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A friend of mine has this carb. Trying to help him identify it. Figured I would start with the experts. Any help is appreciated. Motorcraft D3AF LA See pics below.

I am wanting to get my tail lights cleaned up. as you can see they are chalky looking, especially on the textured areas. I have scrubbed with dawn and tooth brush. Tried scrubbing bubbles and a bunch of other things to no avail. Any suggestions. Pic is attached.

Was losing coolant. Found it was leaking from one of the water pump bolts on the lower driver side. Thought maybe the thread sealant failed. Removed bolt to find a small portion of the threads still on the bolt. See pics below. What are my options.

Ok. I have finally got around to scheduling a Dyno session with a highly recommended tuner. Scheduled for July 29. I've never done one of these. Any suggestions or advice on what expect? I'm running progression ignition distributor so changing the timing tables is easy and quick. He stocks an...

Was pressure washing a guys pool last night when the sirens went off.

So I finally bit the bullet and ordered the distributor from Progression Ignition. First off, great quality and customer service. Install was easy. Just rotate the engine to be at 10 degrees BTDC. Stab the distributor with the rotor painting at #1. Wire and start and verify timing at 10 BTDC...

Went for a cruise yesterday. Pulled into gas station and as I was pulling I started spraying coolant. It was coming from the front of the water pump below the pulley. It was spraying out. I filled rad back up at the parking lot and drove about a mile down the road and stopped to check. It was...

Anyone have any experience with the aftermarket sport mirrors? The base on my Passenger side is cracked and it does not hold any type of adjustment. My drivers mirror is all scratched up and the remote does not work at all (it is connected) and does not hold any adjustment either.

Ok. need some suggestions here. Engine is 408 Cleveland Stroker kit from Tim Meyer Cam is 229/239 @ .050", 114 LSA, 108 ICL, .614"/.623" lift. Full Roller (spec'd by Brent at Lykins) Air Gap Intake Trick Flow 225 CC Alum Heads Static Compression at 10.9 Dynamic is about 8.4 Carb is QF 750 DP...

I finally bit the bullet and ordered new rear shocks for the 73. I ordered the Aldon single adjustable. I will say these are a very nice set up. I have been working with different combinations of shock adjustment along with me caltracs. Basically trying to find my ideal set up for cruising...

I have the chance to score a set of Leather front seats from a 2015 GT premium in perfect condition. Car had 12,000 miles on it when it got rear ended. Price is hard to pass up. Under $400 for the set. Anyone try to adapt these to a 71-73?

I am finally getting around to swapping out the crappy KYB rear shocks. I pulled the old shock last night and noticed some metal fatigue on the passenger side upper shock mount. As far as I am aware this car has never had air shocks. See pic. Solutions? Suggestions. I was thinking about getting...

Help/Suggestions needed. 73 Mustang. Running 4 Piston Wilwood up front drums in the rear. Original disc brake car. After approx 500-750 miles on this set up the front right caliper hangs up after about 20-40 miles of driving. Park for a bit and it is fine until after another shortish drive. This...

Looking for a Radiator Hold Down Bracket for the right side? (The Shorter one).

OK. I am not good at reading and understanding wire diagrams. The pic below is of the wiring instructions. I need help identifying which wire in the car is the power supply to fuse box from under the hood. Thanks in advance.

Looking for recommendation for plugs (heat range) and gap for this set up. 408 C Stroker Bore 4.03 Stroke 4.00 static compression 10.9:1 Trickflow Aluminum 225 CC Heads Custom DUI ignition from Performance Distributors Edelbrock Air Gap Intake Headman headers Cam Specs 229/239 @...

Building a 408 Cleveland with the Stroker kit from Tim Meyer using the Molinar SVO crank. The timing set I have is Rollmaster CS3130, which is correct for this application, but there is an issue with the manufacturing. They Key ways are cut too small. Being a hardened gear filing is not really...

I know the prothane mounts work with the 71-72 perches. Will they work with headers?

I know this is not a typical engine amongst the forum but thought I would put a feeler out and see if anyone has something in their stash they want to get rid of. Looking for a 4bbl intake for FE 390. This is going on a 68 F100. Let me know if anyone has anything. Thanks in advance.

Picked up this 68 F100 Ranger. Clean truck, 390 with three on the tree. Haven't decided what I am going to do with it yet. Needs some interior work and tuning but it runs, drives, shifts, and stops good.