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The P.O. of my 73 mustang convertible did some interior "updates" that I'd like to finish. They recovered the seats from avocado to black, and replaced the door cards with black ones as well. However, they just took the original seat back panels, and passenger quarter panels, and painted them...

Hey everyone, I had an exhaust leak on my stock manifolds, so decided to install headers.  I installed the patriot clipster headers and now the transmission will not shift out of park.  I had to cut off the front of the passenger side exhaust to get the header to fit, but I left the drivers...

I want to start this thread by apologizing in advance.  I'm really a novice when it comes to mechanical issues, but I'm trying to learn.  Unfortunately I don't really have any friends or relatives that are car people, so I'm on my own here. With that being said, my 302 is running like complete...

My very first post to this forum, 5 years ago, was asking opinions about wheels.  I never ended up upgrading them and have been rolling with my dog dishes ever since I bought the car 10+ years ago.  But I finally settled on a set of 17x8 American Racing VN501's (the updated version of the Magnum...

Earlier this spring I had a new carb, intake and electronic distributor installed (along with new plugs and wires, tune-up and oil change). The motor is a 302. When I got the car back, I noticed a ticking noise. After doing some googling, I called my mechanic, told him about the noise, and...

Hey CJ's, I have a 73 convertible that needs new brakes. The car is only used for cruising (no drag racing). I'm looking at the Wilwood upgrades for the front discs and Willwood conversion kits to convert the rears from drums. Can you recommend which kits I should buy? Right now I just have...

Well fellas, my brakes are toast so I've got a repair in my future. I'm having a real struggle deciding on what I should do. I've seen the posts about doing the cobra brake swap, or buying an aftermarket kit to upgrade the size of the front discs. Additionally I've seen the kits to upgrade...

Hey Everyone, I apologize in advance for the novice nature of this post. I'm trying to build up some mechanical knowledge on my engine, and I'm hoping you guys can point me in the right direction. My 73 is long overdue for a tune-up, and I want to give it a go myself. It's a 302 with a 2...

My 73 vert originally had avocado interior. Thankfully the PO started converting the avocado to black, but only painted some pieces instead of replacing them. Now, due to age and the incorrect rear window cranks, some of the paint is chipping away. The pieces i'm really looking for are the...

Hey everyone I've made a couple posts regarding wheels, but still haven't settled on anything. Ultimately I want to end up with a set of 17" Torq-Thrust M's, but until I can get the coin for those, I'm looking at other options. I recently sold my 1997 Cobra, and have a set of wheels left from...

Hey guys, I've been kicking around the idea of getting new wheels for a while now. I was originally thinking of doing the 17" Torq-Thrust M's, but have been thinking about doing the late model Mach 1's, or Torq style (I know I'll need adapters) instead for a sort of updated throw-back look...

I know these consoles are getting harder and harder to come by, and for us guys in green, they can be damn near impossible. But lo and behold, here's one, in pretty damn good condition, sitting on ebay for 300 bones. It's not complete mind you, but definitely a good starting point for someone...

OMG SWEET! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=190500129866&si=SKF6wPSmseq4A1tgMDPo07WGvEs%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT There were a couple more listed on ebay (I've been trying to find one of these...

Hey Everyone, It was unseasonably warm last weekend, so I had a chance to back the mustang out and let it run for a while. Long story short, the car needs a major tune up, and I need to start thinking about rebuilding/replacing the current engine soon. The car isn't special in terms of...

So here's a question for you knowledgeable folks. I'm looking for wheels for my convertible, and would like to do the 17" Torq Thrust M style wheels. I want that staggered look for my car, so I was thinking 17x8 in the front and 17x9.5 in the back. Well I can't get 17x9.5, only 17x9. With...

So I told you guys before that I haven't had my 73 since May because someone pulled out in front of me and I t-boned them. Well I got a call from the body shop today, and they told me I should be able to pick her up either tomorrow or Friday, after they put the rest of the trim on the car...

(I've posted this in Off Topic because it applies to my wife's VW) Maybe you guys can help me out with this. My wife has a VW Cabriolet that we're fixing up for her to put around in during the nice months. When we purchased the car it had a rusted gas tank. I replaced the old, leaking tank...

Hey Everyone, My name is Jeremy and I live in Central Iowa. I've owned my 1973 Mustang Convertible for about 3 years now. It's currently in the body shop being repaired from when I t-boned someone after they pulled out in front of me. My goal with the car is to convert the exterior to look...