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Oh boy, look what showed up yesterday! Piece number 1 of 4 for swapping the Sherman Army Tank front bumper out to a 71-72 style, paintable.

How's this for paint the hood springs?

If you're happy with the ride then leave it alone. The metal the leafs are made of will lose tension over time from staying loaded. The spring is just to protect the car and riders from sudden jolting when you hit uneven spots in the road. Most of us change springs because we are looking to...

The rear gears were the first thing to go after I dropped the engine off for the rebuild. Changed from 2.75 by open to 3.5 limited slip. I would also prefer to stay away from traction bars too. Hopefully I am fretting over nothing and don’t have any issues.

Tarp strap works pretty good for changing front shocks when your engine is out of the car as well. I didn't have any fat friends off work to call over to hold the front end down when I was painting the top shock mounts. Sorry, never took pictures. Wrapped the strap through the wheel (factory...

Thanks for the information, if it's not a cure-all then I will likely nix trying to find the parts to stagger mine. I spoke with an old timer that told me they used to strap down every leaf on the front side of the spring with a leaf lock to get rid of wheel hop and axle wrap. He said it made...

Is it a Cleveland? What oil pan are you using? Do the Australian heads hold as much oil as the North American heads?

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What more can a guy ask for on his birthday than to work on a Mustang? How's this for a hood spring remover? got to keep finding new ways to use tools that are collecting dust between engine jobs.

I thought your car had staggered shocks? I thought the staggered shocks prevented axel wrap.

Thanks Stanglover, I remember reading an article before I picked up the 5 leaf HD leafs a couple years ago that talked about stiffening up the back to prevent wheel hop. Since then I have heard several different perspectives on spring rate for leafs and think I may have over-reacted getting the...

Thanks, I gave them a call and they recommended their small block (non-A/C) improved handling MC3718 springs. My car has A/C but their non-A/C springs are meant to provide improved handling with a lighter car. The spring rate for this spring is 362 lb. over a standard rate of 295 lb. so I will...

Finally got some paint in the engine bay. The rust wasn't too bad but I had to strip a lot of paint and sealer to find it. Went with the Por15 system. Degreaser, rust remover and pre-primer then black primer. I don't have a paint booth so it all went on with brush and roller. The primer is so...

Will do!

Thanks, if I ever get this project finished I will reach back to this topic to finish it off. Pretty sure it's going to be too stiff on the back but I might as well try them out.

Thanks again guys. appreciate all the great advice. I called Eaton and they suggested MC 3718's. This is the 'improved suspension' spring for small blocks without A/C. My 73 Vert' does have A/C but he suggested this one because of the other weight reductions on the front end. This spring will...

How do the 5 leaf handle wheel hop? Thanks for the offer, where do you live?

Looks like most estimate the FMX at 170 lbs and the 4R70W at 180 lbs. doesn’t look like I will be saving weight there, but the electronic shifting and extra gear are the real reasons I wanted it anyway.

Yes I included the aluminum intake but the transmission is one piece just like my old FMX. I will have to look into the weight difference between them to make sure I am close on total approximate weight. Thanks

I should also mention, I am not looking to drop the car at all yet. Digging through the instructions for the Global West UCA's I decided to go with the "non drop" version. I have read plenty of stories on here where guys say they fixed the issues with steering in 71 and the drop was not needed...