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Sad, but winter is almost here in Ohio.  Tomorrow 2 to 6 inches of snow is forecast.  So yesterday I took my Mach out for one last spin before bedding it down for the winter.  Time to get back on restoring my '66 convertible. One item of interest here in Ohio, this past year a front plate is no...

Brad lived in California and was a lifelong environmentalist.  He was sick of the world; of Covid-19, Brexit, Russian belligerence, global warming, racial tensions, and the rest of the disturbing stories that occupy media headlines. Brad drove his car into his garage and then sealed every...

David, Do you remember what you paid for your Maverick back then?   I know what you mean about feeling old, I bought my '71 Mach in the spring of '72.  It was a demo with 5,000 miles on it for $2,995.  Still have it, now with about 40,000 miles on it. I did see a tee shirt a while back that...

Hard to believe that the '71 Mustang will be 50 years old in a couple of months, but its true!  Attached is a short 50th anniv article from Mustang Times (MCA monthly magazine) FYI. Mac

Two things come to mind: 1) If the wrong gage battery cable wires are used, they could be undersized, become over heated and must cool down before they will allow current to flow properly again to start. 2) Vapor lock.  The gas in carb can boil if a spacer block is not used between the intake...

First off, I do not know any details of this car or the owner.  The following info was taken from an ad in out local newspaper, The Vindicator today, Oct 22, 2020.  I am not interested in it (for health reasons....my wife will kill me), but the milage is extremely low so it is tempting.  Any...

Nice!  Good job!  It is my opinion that our common interest in our cars bring us together and the friendships formed then keep our hobby going. Mac

Very nice convertible.  Before I retired, I would travel to Europe 3 or 4 times a year for work.  Always kept my eye open for American cars / trucks.  Never seen an American truck and very few Mustangs.  Are Mustangs popular in Germany?  How is costs and obtaining spare parts? German beer is...

Kilgon, Congrat's on your award.  The first award is always something to look forward to.  Can't help but notice you're from N.E. Ohio, so am I (Canfield - just outside Youngstown), where are you located?  Where was the show? Mac

Welcome aboard from N.E. Ohio.  Sounds like you've been around the block a few times. There is a lot of good info on this web site.  Any and all info you can provide about engine "do's and don't" will be most welcome! 

Created a set of instructions for removing a water pump from a 351C for myself this past summer. Contains a lot of pictures, wrench sizes and Ford part numbers. Hopefully it will help other members as well. Mac Waterpump Combined.pdf

I agree, no spoiler.  One suggestion though is maybe get a new rear valence with twin exhaust cutouts.

A word of caution, sand blasting is also a stress relieving process.  It can warp body panels as most are long stretches of light gage and unsupported.  Had a good friend totally destroy a perfectly good hood by sand blasting.

FYI - Latet NPD catalog has Motorcraft Transmission Fluid Type F in one quart bottles for $5.27 each (part #19582-2) Mac

Up to this point, there has been a good discussion on members understanding / view points on the MCA Concours class.  However keep in mind that there is actually an addition class to consider, i.e. Thoroughbred class.  This is a very tough class.  MCA definition as such: "The Thoroughbred Class...

As far as your transmission, if it is an FMX, chances are it is leaking from the shifter seal.  There is a complete step by step on how to replace this seal and respective o-ring in the maintenance section of this web site. Mac

I have often been curious about which oil filter is best.  Cut apart a few myself over the years and read a few articles on the subject as well.  So good points are brought up here.  With that said I'll add my two cents worth for that matter.   1) The design as well as the construction are...

Truely appreciate your looking, but being the original owner of my car, I'd like keep it the way it came from the factory with the trans dip stick tube mounted to back of the head not off of the trans case.  I still have the original one installed, however when I recently replaced my trans...

....Appreciate it! Mac