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    has anyone used a torque strap?

    The previous owner of my 72 coupe put new motor mounts on just a few months before I bought the car. However, when I pulled the engine out the drivers side mount was already broken. I was looking at different kinds of motor mounts and someone suggested using a torque strap. Has anyone here...
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    WTB: 351C/2V exhaust manifolds

    Does anyone have a good set of exhaust manifolds for a 351C/2v engine? I was going to have mine ceramic coated, but once I got them out I realized they are full of cracks. Some of them you can even see light thru the cracks.
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    Engine help in San Antonio, TX

    Hey everybody, It's been awhile since I have posted anything.   A year ago I pulled the engine (351C v2) out of my 72 hardtop as the car went off to get painted.  It was a running engine at the time so I was just planning on cleaning it up and getting a fresh coat of paint on it,  However...
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    Identifying and possibly finding this part

    I can't seem to find a description or part number for it anywhere.  I'm not even sure what to call it.  It's the tall vertical support that is under the Hood latch and bracket.  This pic is from the "72 car shop manual volume IV Body".  I am in need of a replacement.  If anyone could assist me...
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    passenger rear qtr & passenger front fender

    I have two body panels up for sale. Re-pop front passenger fender was bent in shipping, (four inches of the top back corner are bent at a 90deg angle and the front corner from the bottom of the wheel well to the upper front corner are creased badly. Maybe the rest of the sheet metal is the...
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    surging while cruising

    Hey all, I'm having a problem with my car surging while at highway cruising speeds.  I think it's anything above 40mph or so.  I have read other posts about surging and haven't really found anything describing what I have.  It's not threatening to die or cut out.  It sounds great at idle.  It...
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    72 hardtop Hcode "Geraldine" Build

    Hello all, This is Geraldine and her build thread.  My name is Lance, my wife Janet and I have always wanted a classic muscle car.  My wife decided to bite the bullet and spend some of her savings on a 72 Mustang hardtop 351C 2v (and who am I to argue :D ).  Her car her preference, hence the...
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    Burns Flat, OK

    I had been on the road for about 7 hours on my way to my parents for Christmas.  As I was driving thru a little town called Burns Flat Oklahoma, late on Dec 21st,  I saw a white Fastback (might have been a Mach 1). I turned around and went back to get a better look.  It looked pretty pristine by...
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    Factory A/C System

    Hey Guys, New around here.  I have a newly acquired 72 with a 351C and a factory AC.  The compressor and brackets are in a box in the trunk and the AC hoses have been cut off.  The previous owner said the hoses were missing when he bought the car a couple years earlier. Therefore I don't know...
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    power adjustable pedals

    Hi,  I'm new around here.  My wife an I have just bought our first classic car (72 hardtop) and are looking forward to fixing it up and making it our own.  I have been trolling this forum and love all the information and advice I have found here.   I'm 6'2" and my wife is considerably shorter. ...
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