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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: '67 f250 repaint... roof right now
« on: March 01, 2023, 09:25:56 PM »
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Non-FE Discussion Forum / '67 f250 repaint... roof right now (Done!)
« on: March 01, 2023, 09:24:29 PM »
I finally got the roof repainted on my '67 F250. When I started I thought it might take a week or two and it's been a little over a month so I am right on schedule, LOL.
Here are a few before pics:
Here are a few before pics:
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Olds power swapped for FE
« on: February 27, 2023, 02:37:08 PM »
I think Mr. Shelby used the Olds motor because they paid him. Along with other things Mr. Shelby was very good at making money and he took it from whomever was handing it out.
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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: EPS (electric power steering) in my '65 Mustang
« on: January 07, 2023, 01:05:20 AM »I know some one who did this in a early Mustang as well.They used Toyota Prius stuff..I am thinking of doing it to my 67 T/A replica..A pump and hoses will just look wrong under the hood..Prius and Corolla are basically the same. Here is a link to the website where I got most of my information.
https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/toyota_electric_power_steering_conversion.shtml
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Non-FE Discussion Forum / EPS (electric power steering) in my '65 Mustang
« on: January 06, 2023, 05:16:15 PM »
Ever since I got this car together the manual r/p steering has been really hard to turn. I even replaced the rack & pinion once thinking there was something wrong with it but it didn't help. It was hard enough I could not keep up with my little drag-n-drive trailer when I was backing up. So power steering was the next option. However, I didn't really have room anymore to put a hydraulic power steering pump on the motor and putting a power rack and pinion was going to pose clearance problems too. So I started looking into electric power steering. There are ready to go kits out there for around $1500+ but I am too cheap for that. Another option was to graft an OEM EPS unit in to my car. A good friend of mine did that on his '67 F250 4x4 with good results so I thought I'd give it a shot.
I ended up using the EPS from a 2009 Toyota Corolla. I chose it because it did not require any external feedback to operate. When it loses it's signal from the CAN bus it goes into a "fail-safe" mode that feels much like early OEM hydraulic power steering. So for about $400 I now have power steering in my race car.
I ended up using the EPS from a 2009 Toyota Corolla. I chose it because it did not require any external feedback to operate. When it loses it's signal from the CAN bus it goes into a "fail-safe" mode that feels much like early OEM hydraulic power steering. So for about $400 I now have power steering in my race car.
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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: 1964 Factory lightweight Galaxie at Ford Dealership near me
« on: December 29, 2022, 06:45:48 PM »
Oh well. Either they sold it or they took the ad down. Here is the link from when it was on bring-a-trailer
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-ford-galaxie-500-54/
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-ford-galaxie-500-54/
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Non-FE Discussion Forum / 1964 Factory lightweight Galaxie at Ford Dealership near me
« on: December 05, 2022, 09:22:50 PM »
At least that's what their ad says. Does anyone know this car? I bought my last new vehicle from them.
https://www.long-mcarthur.com/used-Salina-1964-Ford-Galaxie+500-Lightweight-0000004A66R133125
https://www.long-mcarthur.com/used-Salina-1964-Ford-Galaxie+500-Lightweight-0000004A66R133125
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FE Technical Forum / Re: 1968 427 Cougar block date range question
« on: December 05, 2022, 05:29:27 PM »That’s cool. Seems like a very early C8. I wonder what the earliest date is of those blocks. Does it have any casting numbers on side of block? What makes it a marine block? The oil galley survived but it has been said not all marine versions were cast as side but run as top oilers due to galley being machined away for mounting needs in boat. Could it be a service block for a passenger car?The only reason I have for thinking it is a marine block is the previous owner thought it came out of a boat and that it has brass screw in freeze plugs which I guess were put in marine blocks. It has a casting number C8AE-A on the right side of the block along with the 7 G 1 casting date near the oil filter pad.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: 1968 427 Cougar block date range question
« on: December 04, 2022, 10:30:48 PM »Alan, is the block machined as a center oiler? If it is a true marine block that is most often the case.My block is an actual side oiler and is machined for hydraulic lifters. That is what kind of piqued my curiosity. Here is a pic of the left side.
Did Royce comment on a marine block being utilized in GTEs?
Good luck with project!
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FE Technical Forum / Re: 1968 427 Cougar block date range question
« on: December 04, 2022, 10:26:35 PM »It is my understanding that a GTE would have the VIN stamped on the block. If it dosen't have the correct VIN, then does the date code really matter?Since my block started life as a marine block it has no VIN number stamped into it. While not original, it might be the next best thing for someone.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: 1968 427 Cougar block date range question
« on: November 28, 2022, 02:50:56 PM »
Thanks for the replies. I got in contact with Royce Peterson, "THE" authority on '68 Cougars 
and he said it fell within the range to be a correct block for a 427 Cougar. Not that that matters all that much. Just something neat to know.
and he said it fell within the range to be a correct block for a 427 Cougar. Not that that matters all that much. Just something neat to know.
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FE Technical Forum / 1968 427 Cougar block date range question
« on: November 27, 2022, 04:13:15 PM »
I was wondering if anyone could tell what the block casting date range would be good for a '68 427 Cougar? I have a 427 side oiler block that is also machined for hydraulic lifters. It has a crack in the deck I am looking at getting repaired. Although I am pretty sure it is a marine block since it has brass screw in freeze plugs I was wondering if it could be used as a proper 427 block for a Cougar restoration. Mine has a casting date of 7 G 1 or July 1 1967.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: 428CJ exhaust manifolds in 67-72 F250?
« on: November 11, 2022, 08:57:11 PM »Chart:Thank you sir! Were there footnotes that went with this chart? I saw some of the "yeses" had numbers beside them.
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FE Technical Forum / 428CJ exhaust manifolds in 67-72 F250?
« on: November 07, 2022, 03:53:35 PM »
As I slowly return to utilizing my '67 F250 2wd as my towing truck I am looking at pulling the 390 and putting the 428CJ motor in it that I have had forever. While considering this I thought it might be cool to make it look like someone had swapped a CJ motor in it back in the day, manifolds and all. So I was wondering if anyone has tried to use those exhaust manifolds in their F100/250 and how they fit.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Need Advice on Fox Body FE Project
« on: September 25, 2022, 11:04:07 PM »
I see that Drag Week has added an "all motor" class for small and big block cars. It is more lenient than the street race BB N/A class as far as suspension. That might be a possibility unless you are dead set on SR BB N/A. On a side note a BBF Fox Mustang won that class this year averaging 8.70 with a 600" 385 series motor.