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I think my harmonic balancer is now the latest part that is going to need replacing. I had an odd knock the other day and it was not rhythmic like a piston knock but a little more random. Guy pulls up next to me and says it sounds like your harmonic balancer is going south. I will check it...

While changing the starter yesterday I noticed the lower cover on the bell housing missing. I am pretty sure it needs to be there to protect the torque converter from crap flying in. Is it safe to say that not having this cover is a really crappy idea. Found one on EBAY for 45 bucks shipped...

I was trying to figure out why it feels like my car is falling over when I really get on it. I was adjusting floats when I noticed the fuel coming in bursts. The fuel pump looks to be pumping in a way I would not expect. With an 8 pound pump I would expect to see continuous flw and not this...

I am thinking stock exhaust is the way to go. My car is loud, the full length headers hang too low, it is hard to tune and the car does not drive as well as it can. I need some headers so I can buy a stock like exhaust with crossovers and sensible mufflers so I can enjoy driving this car...

I have a friend with a C6 laying around the garage ready to install. What would I need to put it in my Mach one. It started life mated to a 351C so I suspect the work would be minimal. What is a fair price for it? Is there any value in the swap considering I think I may need to overhaul my FMX.

I have a wide open air cleaner but I feel like I am smelling too much fuel in the drivers compartment when I drive. So, I thought I would get a traditional a/c and when looking I found 2v a/c's are far better priced than 4v. Are they any different. Is the hole that mounts to the carb a...

Two questions actually question 1 Can bands be adjusted on an FMX. I think mine is slipping during hard acceleration and I want to know I rebuild or adjustment is likely solution. question 2 PO put in 350 gears in back instead of 275 original gears but did not calibrate speedo. Do I need a...

I had my car in the shop and I am finally picking it up tomorrow and the price seems a bit on the high side. The following items were done. Should this cost 3 grand? Top end removed and rebuilt with new valves. Timing chain, cam and lifters replaced(I bought parts) New axel seals on rear...

Several questions about period correct carpet. First. Is the car supposed to have 2 piece or one piece carpet. Two, Should it be 80/20 loop or the fuzzier looking stuff that is not 80/20 three- Does carpet fit well over Dynamat that covers the whole floorboard.

Well, the shop finally called me and told me several lifters are bad and they suspect the cam is either a bad match to my components or something is wrong with it. He says that the cam is acting like it is too big for normal street use or off a tooth. Vacuum reading were really low. Since I...

Here is what the report says. Just curious, was the front spoiler an option as well. Someone got a little happy with the paint color but it just so happens I really like it.

Trying to figure out how my center dash is supposed to look when I am done. Is this one concourse correct with the plasti-chrome on top layers of outline only? Is there any part of this that is not right? Does the plastic chrome edge go all the way to the way to the flat section? Does the...

Heading out on a 200 mile roadtrip to buy a center console, honeycomb panel, taillights, and anything else worth buying. Prices are really good. Any particular parts I should look for that are valuable enough to make the trip worth while. Hoping to get working ram air parts too. Is there...

I am in the process of recovering my seats and I have a few questions. I bought the seat kit from TMI and it looks like the fit is not quite right. I bought foam as well and the seat feels pretty firm now but you would not want to race with these because you would slide yourself out the door...

I plan to put on lowering springs today and want to know if the change on the fronts require an alignment?

What causes the big drop in RPM when shifting into gear and what can cause the drop to be greater than it should be. I am having to increase my idle speed in order not to stall them= engine when I go into gear. What causes the drop and how do you address it?

My new carb is on the table and I am thinking of going to a simpler ignition system. I have a MSD box(not all that up to date on what its purpose is), MSD blaster coil, and an unknown distributor. I received my carb and I am going to put it on this weekend. I think the ignition is no better...

I just bought a fairly clean Bright Lime Green Mach 1 last week and I am sure I will spend a good bit of time here learning the nuances of the 72. I had 2 65 coupes and this is my first Fastback. The car looks great but does not currently run great. I will be asking a ton of questions on...