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    Anyone change motor mounts on 351C?

    As far as the difference between 71-72 and 73, they actually did change the mount design. In 73 they went to a safer design, which prevents the engine from tearing loose in the event that the rubber part fails. Instead of two metal parts connected by the rubber under tension, the rubber was...
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    Weekly Fun Question - Test Your 71-73 Mustang Knowledge

    I knew the glass was different, but figured there must be something else I was missing! The windshields are different for the fastbacks, as well (they are shorter).
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    Ram air 460

    The plenum that goes under the hood is the same either way. It's the air cleaner assembly that differs between the cleveland and the 429.
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    mustang illustrated facts and specifications manual

    I've got one for 73 as well, they are handy.
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    Who's Car is this?

    Looks like my memory isn't quite up to snuff. The wheels are actually 8.5" wide now. I don't remember the backspacing, I'd have to measure them.
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    Special Periodic Award Fun Question

    Actually, I should have used the data link at the top, but I used several other sources. DSO codes seem to be somewhat contradictory depending where you look. I've seen some sites that list Pittsburg as 14 for 1964-1968, then 38 until 1971, and then not even showing Pittsburg, so who really...
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    Special Periodic Award Fun Question

    How about this? VIN: 3F05F100020 Body Style Code: 63R Exterior Paint: 6F Interior Trim: GF Axle Ratio: 6 Transmission Code: X District Sales Office Code: 38
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    Who's Car is this?

    I can't really say what the widest wheel and tire combo possible is, but I can tell you what I have/had on mine. I used to run a set of 295-50-15's on 8.5" wide rims, which was fairly close, but did not rub. Currently I have 255-45-18's on 9.5" wide rims, they do not come close to touching. I...
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    Racing Mirrors

    I used to have a cable operated passenger side remote mirror in mine. I took it off of a '70s Tbird, if I remember correctly. It wasn't exactly the same mirror, but you had to really look closely to tell the difference, since I traded out the base with a mustang base. Eventually, I ended up...
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    Cleaning and restoring small parts

    I put a wire brush wheel on my bench grinder, and it works great for getting grime off small parts.
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    Mach 1 Spotter's Guide

    The 73's hood is painted incorrectly, as well.
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    Louvers

    The ones I have do not hit, they were made by Hammond. I got them about four years ago when my last set was torn off in a hurricane. They did not hit, either, but I don't remember what brand they were. I bought that set sometime between 1988 and 1991 out of J.C. Whitney, of all places.
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    Rear wing?

    If you're really concerned about the height of the wing, use the '69-'70 pedestals, they are longer, and will raise the wing higher.
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    Rear Leaf Springs?

    Mach, They are aftermarket louvres I picked up about four years ago, they are very similar to a set I bought twenty years ago. Here's a couple of pics. Just ignore the dust and dirt, it's been sitting and I haven't cleaned it off lately. They were made by Hammond, there aren't very many...
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    Rear Leaf Springs?

    I replaced my sagging springs as well, using stock height springs, but I did the old school thing with longer (and adjustable) spring shackles, as well as staggered tire sizes to achieve the rake I wanted. You can also replace your front coils springs with shorter springs, which I did later as...
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    69 302 vs. Boss 302

    The Boss 302 heads are pretty much the same as the Boss 351 Cleveland heads, except for the water passage... They are closed chamber, with adjustable valvetrain, and they are set up for a Windsor block. By that, I mean that the water passages open on the intake side of the head...on a...
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    Ever seen one of these?

    This is the speedometer in my 73 fastback. Not something you see every day (unless you're one of our Canadian friends, I suppose)! My Mustang came with the typical 120 MPH speedometer with the metric equivilent on the inside diameter of the guage. I got this one off Ebay a few years ago, it...
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    Hi from NC

    Thanks, it's nice to have a forum dedicated to the 71-73 mustangs. I've had this one for 24 years now, and had a 71 and a 73 prior to that. The first 73 was my first car back in high school, it was a red and black Mach 1.
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    Hi from NC

    I just found this site while reading on 460Ford forum, and thought I'd check it out. I have a 73 sports roof with a 4V cleveland. It's pretty tired now and has been built several times, so I am in the process of building a stroker big block with Kaase P51 heads. Heres a pic of it in its...
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