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If you're looking for durability and ease of maintenance, as well as stock appearing, you can get a DuraSpark distributor and control module from RockAuto...

It's a capacitor, and yes, they work for EMI caused by the ignition, generator/alternator, flasher, windshield wiper motor, and heater fan motor. They were a popular add-on aftermarket item back when most people listened to AM radios and their car didn't come with one from the manufacturer.

I had originally posted this in the general forum section. I made a couple of minor corrections and added a picture of the instrument voltage regulator and decided to post it in the tutorial section (where I should have posted it in the first place).

There was also a medium blue metallic on '72 Mustangs, paint code 3D.

You need a puller that will clamp around the groove on the pulley hub. This one should work: https://www.harborfreight.com/pulley-remover-and-installer-set-12-piece-63068.html This one seems a little better rated and even looks better in the pictures...

With that camshaft your dynamic compression ratio is probably around 8:1, so that shouldn't be causing pinging. I don't have the cam specs, so this is a guess. I agree with the others, read your spark plugs, check for intake manifold leaks and other vacuum leaks. Make sure your carburetor isn't...

Some of the 9-inch housings had the fill plug in the back of the housing. I believe these were the earlier housings. The carriers that came with these did not have a fill plug on the front driver's side. It's possible to wind up with a later housing and an early carrier and neither one has a...

Thanks for these pictures, they confirm what I thought, the 2V and 4V pans are the same size, with the 4V getting the scraper. This also explains why both pans use the same dipstick.

Yes, that is correct. Here are the part numbers from the MPC. The 4 barrel 351Cs used the same pan, the Boss (351 Spec) used a different length dipstick

Have you thought about a 6R80 transmission? A lot stronger than an AOD and adapters are now available. That's what I'm leaning towards now that AODs and AODE/4R70Ws are getting hard to find. https://transmissionadapters.com/collections/ford/products/fo1002501-429-460-to-modular-transmission

Many years ago I had a '64 F100 that I swapped a '72 390 and C6 into (the 292 Y block and T98 went into a '55 Willys 4x4 wagon). When it started running like crap, after 5 or 6 years, I pulled the heads. The valve seats had recessed so much the valves couldn't seat. This engine had never been...

Before you spend too much time wishing for a 3" exhaust you might want to look at this Engine Masters episode where they compared 2-1/2" and 3" exhausts. Not much difference for a 350 c.i. engine. The mufflers make a huge difference...

Get it up as high as you can, that way it'll have more momentum when it hits you. Then it won't maim you and put you in a wheelchair the rest of your life, but will put you out of your misery.

This subject was just covered a couple of weeks ago. Just about anything you need to know has already been covered by the forum numerous times, just perform a search. Here's the one from a couple of weeks ago: https://7173mustangs.com/threads/lower-engine-seals-and-gaskets.44327/#post-446171

I agree with Hemi, do a complete rebuild. Worn bearings can cause the same symptoms as worn synchro rings. Plus, it just makes good sense to do it while it's apart. The extra cost of the bearings is cheap insurance.

If stretching the spring doesn't work, use either blue or green Loctite, they will be easy enough to break the bond when you need to adjust it, and have a high enough operating range for under hood use. The advantage to using green is that it penetrates into the connection, doesn't require...

I believe that because use conical lug nuts is another indication they are lug centric. You might try scrolling down to the question-and-answer section for that wheel and asking them.

Everything I have shows the '70 and '71 4V heads with the same volume, 62.8cc. However, I have always questioned this, because the same resources show the 351C Boss head having 66.1cc, which doesn't make sense that the Boss head, with a lower dynamic compression ratio due to the more aggressive...

The other day a post referenced an older thread that had questions about the physical sizes of Ford engines. Here is a chart that I got from Hot Rod several years ago that appears to be fairly accurate. I compared these dimensions to others that I have and they seem to be consistent. The width...

Also, here are the cam profiles for the 351C engines. These were compiled from various resources, so accuracy is not guaranteed