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Thanks all. The vehicle was insured with Grundy Worldwide collector insurance, so we'll see what they want to do and go from there. The agreed value is quite high at $40K, so I suspect they will probably want to repair it, but who knows. I noticed that NPD has frame rails listed too. I'll...

23 years of ownership and finally, someone ran a red light and smoked my '71. Pretty extensive damage to the passenger rear quarter panel and related structures. Does anyone know if rear frame rails are reproduced? Who makes the best quality repro sheetmetal parts for these cars?

Yeah, my primary feed line is -6AN along with the return. The vapor line looks like it's -4 or smaller. I'm running my vapor line to a late model Crown Vic canister controlled by the EEC-V purge solenoid.

My vapor return is definitely not 3/8 tubing. My car is a '71 however, so perhaps the later years with additional emissions equipment had larger lines?

I'm not sure I would use the fuel vapor line as the return, tempting as it may be. I don't think it's got the diameter you ideally want for a return system.

McLeod Street Extreme, no doubt.

I run Hawk HPS pads in all of my Mustangs, very happy with their performance given my driving style.

Definitely PTFE lined hose. The Summit stuff is cheap and high quality PTFE. If you don't run PTFE you'll eventually have fuel permeation through the hose and an odor to match. I used AN fittings throughout my system.

If I hadn't done the 4R70W, I would've most certainly done a Tremec 3550 or TKO manual transmission. The overdrive gear is one of the best mods you can make to your old Mustang. Just need to make sure that your transmission selection can handle the power and torque! The sheetmetal blocking...

I'd like to think that, but it appears to be factory to me. I'll post some pics of this thing in a day or so.

What about vacuum hose schematics? I have Pro Products, Inc. '71 Mustang wiring diagram booklet that includes the vacuum diagram for the entire vehicle, but my car seems to have an additional vacuum line passing through the firewall. There's 2 vacuum lines that are routed through the firewall...

LOL, they're not THAT wide. They just sound wide because they've got the "3" in the 315s. Here's a shot with the 295s originally on 15s: Here's a shot with the 315s in 17": Not much of a difference.

As far as wear and tear in the engine goes, the crosshatch in the cylinder bores and the microscopic pores in moly piston rings hold enough lubricant to prevent a dry start after sitting for years. If an engine is going to sit for years, however, I would definitely be using a good quality...

My car is old. Very old. It was almost certainly not expected to have survived as long as it has and as a result, the interior rattles when rolling down a bumpy road. The suspension is sport/competition level stiff with custom valved Bilsteins, lowered, lower profile tires, and the chassis...

I've run 295-50-15 in the back, but am currently running 315-35-17 and 245-45-17 in front. Both aforementioned tire sizes (in 17") are 25.68" tall, so a good match for height.

Clogged or simply pinched, it's a very small diameter tube that runs from the tank forward.

Absolutely KISS principle. I'm not familiar with the NASCAR style props you've mentioned, so some pics would be useful. My hood is a US Body Source Dominator fiberglass unit, looks like the stock NACA hood but with a raised cowl. The hood is reinforced at the hinge and latch areas with...

I picked up a 2000 Mountaineer for family duties + light offroad use (compared to my Bronco) and discovered that it's got hood struts as well. They're also very compact. I think the mounting points for a struts need to be made on the existing hinge and then measuring the required length open...

Not sure if originality is a concern, but I ended up using a canister from a '96 Crown Vic. It's nice and compact, fits well in the stock engine bay.

Small block Ford engine family models run best closer to 200*F, so a Motorcraft 192*F thermostat is usually best. This is what is run in all late model EFI small block Fords, including 302 and 351s. I live in Arizona where the summer temperatures exceed 110*F and it's fine, even being leaned...