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  1. 1red87

    Smoothing Shock Towers

    Thanks guys for the advice. To the parts store!!!! Tiger hair and finishing putty.
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    Smoothing Shock Towers

    :confused:Has anyone here smoothed their shock towers? What is the preferred method of doing this. Ive had some trouble welding some of the sheet metal due to inconsistent material thickness, if I owned a TIG welder this wouldn't be an issue. Thanks guys for any advise.:confused:
  3. 1red87

    2011 5.0L

    horse power and a nice sound always make up for more weight!
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    lights problem

    Does it have aftermarket fog lights? If the wires for the fog lights are just spliced into the low beams that will over load the relay for the headlights. causiing them to go out and will eventully burn out the relay and the connections on you headlight switch. Also just plain check the relay...
  5. 1red87

    24lb injectors and 75mm maf ***NO LONGER AVAILABLE***

    Re: 24lb injectors and 75mm maf how much and can you ship?
  6. 1red87

    k frame help

    Go big or go home! Tubular K member all the way. Is it a Cleveland or a Windsor?
  7. 1red87

    Drum Brakes Suck

    There should be 2 retainer springs that hold the shoes to the backing plate. The pin that these springs are attached to go through the backing plate, the heads of the pins are about 1/4inch in diameter, you get new ones in the hardware kit. grind the back of the pin off and that will let the...
  8. 1red87

    newest addtion to my crew

    Save the 4 eyes!!! I'll Trade you my 87 GT to save it!!!!!
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    Free PI intake manifold

    Freebees are the BEST! Good eyes and a cool shop most places wont even let you take dirt off there floor without paying them something. LOL
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    Camshaft and spring replacement

    Ive never done an ohc replacment I'm not sure they can be done without pulling the timing cover. I know the tensioner is under the cover, but I know with some cars there is enough slack in the chain to allow you to pull the cams off the gears. Thats not usually the option with belt systems...
  11. 1red87

    Need Help again

    I'm with you something isnt right with balancer to crankshaft attachment. If its not turning when the engine is running its not attached properly or at all. Smart thing to do is take it to a shop or a buddy thats a good wrench. If your mechanicly inclined a bit by a hanes or chilton manual...
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    1red87 tagged 06mach1 in a photo.

    1red87 tagged 06mach1 in a photo.
  13. 1red87

    Camshaft and spring replacement

    Thats all good. I know how to put them in, I just really need to know how much time required so I can give a rough idea on what I'm going to have to charge for labor.
  14. 1red87

    Meth Injection

    I think you will find that the meth injection will only be good at the track. Im assuming that you use it on the street a lot more then at the track otherwise you would have the intercooler. If you must run more boost up your octane rating. There are gas stations in Ny that sell 100 octane...
  15. 1red87

    Camshaft and spring replacement

    Hey guys! A buddy of mine want me to install a camshaft in his 2000 GT. What I need to know is how many hours are required to get the job done? If any of you have had this done at a shop let me know what they whacked you for on the labor, I can figure out the labor time with that figure. He is...
  16. 1red87

    tuning

    I would say yeas its possible but why would you? If you got the money for the supercharger might as well spend the 200 dollars to swap to mass air flow. It makes tuning a lot easier and the computer runs faster. I think the PMS computer from Anderson Motor Sports will control a speed density...
  17. 1red87

    rear end

    Check door tag for the axel code and look at a 7.5 axel cover and a 8.8 they are a very If it was a v-8 car originaly it will have an 8.8 trac loc.
  18. 1red87

    Explorer Engine questions

    The only reason I say that is Ive been able to get those motors out a bone yard for around 400 complete. So call around and see what the yards are offering. Most yards don't know what makes them special, to them its just another 5.0. Also with stripped down parts you paying for labor too. I...
  19. 1red87

    Explorer Engine questions

    Too much money if its just the engines, a bit cheaper would make them a good bargin. If thats the price for the whole truck then I might consider it cause you can take the parts and scrap the rest and recoup some of the cost.
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    Rear end ??

    Classic tube offers stainless steel brake kits for fox bodies and other mustangs as well. They can also do custom work as well. (Ie. a 9 minch rearend swap:))