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FE Technical Forum / Re: Warped Holley carburetor body repair and carb rebuild questions
« on: September 06, 2015, 08:43:00 AM »
Thanks for the replies and advice. The picture of the filed surface does not correctly show the filed finish. It is not as crude as the picture would suggest. To set the record straight, Ross DID strongly recommend having a machine shop perform the milling operation.

This car is a driver and not a show car. I like the idea of using an original Holley-Ford C8OF carburetor. After 18 years of setting around it is externally reasonably clean.  I will forget about the lacquer thinner and use spray carb cleaner. Hopefully the spray stuff will dissolve the honey colored/stinky residue in the bottom of the fuel bowls.  Thanks again, guys.......you are always helpful.

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FE Technical Forum / Warped Holley carburetor body repair and carb rebuild questions
« on: September 05, 2015, 11:00:46 PM »
Today, Ross ( my427mustang ) warned me to make sure the faces of my Holley C8OF-9510-D 600 cfm  carburetor were flat. Went home and disassembled the carb and found that the Primary was .009” warped and the Secondary was .008”. This carb/Mustang has not been used since 1997 and it is time to get it back on the road. 



It took 30 minutes with a new file to cut the Secondary surface flat. Tomorrow I will file down the Primary side. I found that the more material to be removed, the slower the progress was. This would not be complex operation for a machine shop, but I want to get this carb rebuild quickly and move on to other tasks.



Question 1: Is the .009” warped mating surface enough to make trouble with how this carb would perform? Seems like the Holley gaskets would easily make up this difference. Am I fixing something that is not bad enough to be messing with?

Question 2: What is the recommended product to soak and clean out the dried / stinky gasoline film from the inside of the carburetor? Decades ago I used caustic carb cleaner that would burn your skin, but did it cut through the crud. That stuff worked so good, I am sure it has been outlawed. Would soaking in lacquer thinner, followed with carb cleaner aerosol spray and compressed air blow out be adequate?

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Jay or anyone else, PI intake
« on: March 23, 2015, 09:08:45 AM »
Ross,
I could get FE Streetmaster intake measurements for you.....carb is still removed.
If you are still in the Omaha area, you are welcome to come out to Elkhorn for a look.
Notice that I have removed the Edelbrock – Streetmaster from the manifold.
Clark

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The Road to Drag Week 2014 / Re: Drag Week 2014, Registration and Test 'n Tune
« on: September 07, 2014, 10:45:33 PM »
Ah Crap! what sour luck....you deserve better results than this given your efforts and work ethic....better luck next year.
That Shelby IS bad ass.
Wishing you a safe trip home.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Question about a Tremec TKO
« on: May 10, 2013, 04:37:59 PM »
Which TKO 600 aftermarket transmission mount maintains the correct driveshaft angle and fits a Mustang application direct out of the box?  It has been posted on other forums that the Dark Horse trans mount positions the transmission too low and brings the fan too close to the radiator.

McLeod steel flywheels are 28 pounds and 35 pounds. Which one would be best for a 3500 pound, TKO-600 equipped street driven Mustang?

This is a great thread. Hope all the details and requirements can be detailed so this can be hassle free conversion. I really want a TKO for my “S” code 1968 Fastback, but do not want to cut the car up too bad or purchase two or three shifter plates to discover the shifter that properly fits the factory hole in the tunnel.

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Let's see those old time performance stickers!
« on: October 22, 2012, 09:46:32 PM »
Dash plaques from local club autocross and road rallys.









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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Let's see those old time performance stickers!
« on: October 12, 2012, 11:31:36 PM »
Installed in the early 1970's....these stickers are under the hood of my '68 Fastback. . Never wanted to complicate the exterior of my car.


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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Let's see those old time performance stickers!
« on: October 12, 2012, 11:03:58 PM »
In 1970, I mailed one dollar to Carroll Shelby Automotive to receive this Shelby Cobra decal and a Shelby Mustang sales brochure. Stuck the sticker inside the trunk lid of my 68 Fastback.....it is still there.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Logo removal - Edelbrock heads
« on: March 20, 2012, 09:44:42 PM »
On a similar note, Edelbrock logo can be removed from Streetmaster and Edelbrock water pump. Not really trying to fool anyone, just maintain more stock look and lose weight on front. This 9.5 C.R. 390 is not a sleeper….it is mostly asleep.





Used die grinder with aluminum burrs, lots of emery paper on wood stick and retextured with sand blasting.


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