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  1. TheRktmn

    Recommended car haulers

    I know this has been asked in the past, but I wanted to get current views on what company people have used to transport a car. Both of my parents passed the end of 2023 and Dad's '66 Mustang is now mine. Problem is, they retired in NH and I need to get the car back down here to Texas. The...
  2. TheRktmn

    Girl Power: Send your carburetor to Riley’s Rebuilds, the teenage tuners

    A gated neighborhood in an upscale Tampa suburb is a strange place to send your carburetors for rebuilding. The shop sits in the three-car garage of a lovely home, alongside a similarly lovely turquoise 1957 Chevrolet Nomad wagon. There is a long table with some chairs, and a workbench is parked...
  3. TheRktmn

    Any Torino folks?

    Not a Mustang, but I just have to brag about my newest offering. A tach for non tach 68 Torinos. Replaces the clock or clock delete. I used a factory tach to design the artwork.
  4. TheRktmn

    What's fair market on this?

    I have a shop that wants to buy an accessory (Temp/Amps/Oil) gauge pod from me.  I have no idea what I paid or traded for it.  The pod is complete, in very good shape and has the OEM harness. Problem is, I have no idea what it's worth.  Anyone care to place a value on it?
  5. TheRktmn

    Getting a new wire into the engine compartment

    Run down to Hobby Lobby (or your local equivalent) and grab some K&S Brass tubing.  The tubes are about a foot long and they have many diameters. You should measure your wire diameter or bring a piece with you to get the smallest one that the wire will slide in smoothly. I have found that...
  6. TheRktmn

    Tech Tip: Larger Oil Filter

    Here's a quick tip for using a larger oil filter on Ford V8s: If you currently use the standard FL1-A1 1 quart oil filter, you can also use the larger 'truck' filter that Ford used on the '89 F700 429 truck engine. The FL1-A1 is ~4.75" long the truck filter is ~6.4". The truck filter has the...
  7. TheRktmn

    Gauges 101

    This applies to the 'accessory' gauges: OIL, FUEL, TEMP.  It does not apply to speedometers, tachometers or warning (idiot) lights.  I wrote it in plain, simple English so you don't need to be an Electrical Engineer to understand it.  It is a basic overview, not a technical bible.  Ford kept...
  8. TheRktmn

    Ignition question

    I am looking for some input regarding ignition systems. Anyone with a running car, a volt meter and a Pertronix or points ignition can answer this... I want to know what the voltages are on the + and - posts of the coil when the car is running. That's it. Easy, right?   If you could post...
  9. TheRktmn

    1968Fastback Introduction

    I found this in the alternative clock thread in my Marketplace so I am moving it over here as 1968Fastback's introduction.
  10. TheRktmn

    Alternative clock movement

    I originally posted an 'Any Interest' thread in another section, but now that I have this neat little Marketplace I will post in here instead. For reference, this is my original post (https://www.7173mustangs.com/thread-three-wire-clock) :
  11. TheRktmn

    Three wire Clock?

    Many of you are familiar with my 'three wire' tachometer conversions.  Many of you also know that I repair clocks.  Some of you may have noticed that I had to stop offering clock servce to the General Time (GT) movements used in the console clocks due to a lack of usable parts. Well, I have...
  12. TheRktmn

    71 2? 3? on Fox & Friends this morning

    They did a segment on stunt driving this morning on Fox & Friends. I'm not sure what year the Mustang was - 71, 72 or 73... The video is about 3.5 minutes long. F&F Secrets of Stunt Driving
  13. TheRktmn

    Free tach

    Looks like Doc at Mustang Restorations near Chicago is looking for someone to star in his newest video - installing my M7123S tachometer. If anyone has a 71-73 non-tach car and wants a freebee - get in touch with him at www.mustangrestoration.net.
  14. TheRktmn

    Tachs in 6 cyl cars?

    Did 6 cylinder Mustangs (any year) come with factory tachometers? I am wondering if I need to include an option to specify a 6 cylinder when converting a factory tachometer. :huh:
  15. TheRktmn

    Another Newbie

    Hi everyone. I grew up in a Ford / Mustang family - as a kid my Dad would take me (in his 59 Ford) down to the Ford dealership to drool over the Mustangs when they came out. Dad is pushing 80 now and still drives and still works on the '66 Mustang 'family car' he bought in '67. I wasn't...
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