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GB899

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well.. some more parts on order... it never ends... lol...
The motor is in... but not quite yet permanently.. fresh motor mounts are not being very forgiving.. still need just a bit more tweaking on the drivers side exhaust header.. darned steering box..lol... will be celebrating my much better halfs birthday this weekend so on break for about a week... tune in same bat time, same bat channel...
 

GB899

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I apologize for not keeping current on this... there was a 2+ month break in there that I really didn't touch the car... life gets in the way sometimes...
Well we got the motor in for good.. set up the cooling system and pulleys.. alternator & battery are in... still need to sort out gauges and fuel system.. and exhaust... and a million little things...
my buddy still thinks it might fire up for the first time in over 20 years... shortly... getting excited about the project again...

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GB899

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ok... spent tonite doing the fuel lines and final wiring... it is now about ready to fire it up.. unfortunately my buddy is going on vacation starting tomorrow for a while until Thanksgiving... and I am taking off Friday for a week too... so possibly Thanksgiving weekend... will see how that pans out... but so much closer...
 

GB899

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ok.. just parts.. but it was an epic challenge to choose wheels... they feel right... now I just need to pick a 200 or so treadwear tire to go with these beauties... running 17x8 square... already have the spacers...

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Any tire suggestions?
200ish treadwear streetable.. 225- 245 40-45 17's

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Bill Pemberton

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Rob, my old friend, give me a call anytime, but you have a plethora of great choices, because almost any of the many great 200 TWR tires out there will work fantastic on your Mustang. Knowing how much you will actually drive the " Project Pony," the tread life is more than adequate for you with all of them, though some have better advantages for rain, noise, turn in , etc. but from Rival 1.5Ss, to RT660s, Conti Extreme Force, Bridgestone RE71RSs, A052, and maybe even Goodyear Supercar F1 3s ( may be too tall ). You are in good shape and all will help the Pony prance with the best of them.
 

GB899

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here is a funny not funny for everyone... most here know small block Fords have 2 different possible firing orders.. well.. the Cam card stated "Standard" on the firing order.. we guessed wrong and it ran anyway.. but had 2 black plugs... 1 & 5... cleaned them up and wired it the "Right way" and she purrs like a kitten with a bad attitude... holds temperature perfectly, oil pressure is strong and flames shoot out of the headers... getting closer
 
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Lol.. been there, done that. Basically rollers was where they changed firing order, about 1984.
FWIW, under the old firing order, if you pretended it was a small block chevy, the 18436572 firing order is the same. It's just that Ford numbers their cylinders different.
 

Bill Pemberton

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Fire one, fire two , ................looking forward to seeing your beast at a local Mustang Club Event! Er, that may be Springtime since the lovely Omaha Winter weather is here with a vengeance starting tomorrow. She sounds great and her singing so sweetly is the best Christmas Carol you could have!
 

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