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I've never had good luck with that. Its easier to just buy 5 different belts in half inch increments. Then return the 4 you don't need. :D

That AC compressor doesn't look in line with the water pump pulley. Either too far forward or backward.

If you have discs up front and drums in the back, the brakes on these are perfectly adequate for not having ABS and having like 8" wide tread. You should be able to lock up all 4 corners and leave black marks on the pavement. Even with cheap parts from autozone. The usual issues are having...

Underdrive all the things!

Most people pull power off the sta terminal of the alternator. Thats how ford did it. Or if you car had the anti-diesel solenoid, that isn't used for aftermarket carbs, that is another common choice.

1 and 3 are your PCV system. 3 connects to your air cleaner. 1 needs to be connected to a big central port on the carb. Sometimes in the front, sometimes in the rear. It doesn't matter which one. The little metal piece in 1 is not supposed to be there. Looks like maybe you pulled that...

I can't say I've had a need to try the new style stuff. My block still has the 50yr old OEM one and its working fine with the napa thermostat. I could see a reason to switch over if you were unable to source the cleveland style thermostats without paying an arm and a leg.

That's about as cheap as you could possibly hope to fix this. Most of the parts stores around here, including everybody's favorite Rock Auto will try to sell you a windsor style thermostat and swear up and down it'll fit the cleveland, cause thats what their computer says. The chain store Napa...

Have you verified its getting 12v and its grounded?

I'm also going with the hive, leaning towards something may be wrong. I'm down here in GA with 100F summers. With a built 351 and stock fan, radiator, water pump, and shroud, I can idle all day in traffic and not overheat. I'm just using the cheap autozone pre-mixed 50/50 coolant. Your 393...

I made my own harness that plugs inserts between where the console/heater light connects. There's a 2-wire connector there. I bought some off-the-shelf 2-wire connectors and wired them together, along with 2 more pigtails to break out. That lets me plug my concoction in the factory harness...

The power steering pump bracket and the bolts are something you may have to track down on the used market. West Coast Cougar may have some, or ebay. When you buy a pump, lares is a good brand. Pulleys are a little less hard to track down, because there are more aftermarket options. Or you if...

I went out and got a closer look on mine. It has big writing on it saying the patent number, 3614982. Patent filed 1969, granted in 1971. I would say for the most period correct, mine is probably it. :D Pictures in the patent application show it mounted on the inside of the driver's fender...

My car came with a recovery tank that has been there since the 80s or 90s. IDK if it fits he bill for what you're after or not. Supposedly the ford one was identical to the aftermarket parts store one. It was first available in the parts stores as fitz-all, then ford added it as their own part...

Until his car stopped working. :D From the way he described it, I think when OP removed the rats net of wiring, he may have pulled a wire that caused the alternator to stop charging the battery. From then on, he was driving on just whatever life was left in the battery. Once he drove that...

Are you saying wheel hop is only a concern with an open diff? I just got back from a somewhat "spirited" ride in my car and got some fairly nasty wheel hop. 2.75:1 open diff and the basic, non competition suspension. I'm sure the rear springs are original. I did swap out the shocks for...

This is one of those pictures where the longer you look at it, the worse it gets. :D Did he cut a section out of an orange household extension cord for this? I will bet money you will eventually find a blue plastic electrical box with a 120AC light switch and some red/yellow wire nuts...

If you're gonna buy a new battery cable anyways, you can buy a reproduction one that runs from the battery to the fender apron to the block. I'm running this set. It matched the stock ones I pulled off very closely. Anything past that is gonna be you cobbling something together just like the...

Your after pictures in the OP look like you're missing the voltage regulator. Did he do some sort of 1-wire alternator setup or a 3g swap?

I wouldn't think it would be the battery. Even if the battery is crap, once its running, it'll keep running if you take the battery out and toss it in the river. If everything is working correctly, the alternator will keep it running. I guess the cheapest and easiest is to look at all your...