69stang_250":26l0kiru said:
I know I have not been on here in a while. It's been crazy busy the past few months.
Quick update on the car:
Engine will be going in this week and plan on doing cam break-in by Friday.
The only things I need to workout is the final wiring for the MSD ignition control mod to the battery, running the fuel lines from the pump to the Carb, and the exhaust system. Still have the single exhaust hanging under, but I will be cutting that off this week and will be looking into installing some FM 40s, however, I need to get the engine in first.
A quick question on the fuel system for you guys. What is a good regulator to install and where is the best location to install it? I still have the metal fuel line for the 1bbl. I am thinking about just keeping that line on for ease and cutting it to length to work with the Holley street avenger.
I will make some videos and post them up when I am doing the break in for all you guys.
chad":26l0kiru said:
I assume the stang has an under hood fuse bx - Y not plant it there?
Keep as much of the metal fuel line as U can due to engine heat issues.
It's less flamable than rubber, is already the right shape and place...
Yep, factory tube all the way.
Go to a Mr Gasket or Holley or Malplasi close to carb regulator later on, or none at all if your running a 4-bbl Holley.
Hey, don't We get busy, and doesn't stuff happen?
Were all rootin for ya.
I love White L code Mustangs...My grandad and I did our first custom painted Mustang in 1974 from a previously Candy Apple Blue Matchbox dinky toy.
Mom taught I was mad, painting a dinky Polar White, but that's what we did.
I'm a Fox Mustang diehard, but grew up around the X shell Mustangs, and really cant stand to see one of them disrespected. Ford had some killer stuff planned for 1969, but they had to pay for Le Mans wins and a potential gas crunch which they new about in advance, and had planned for in the Pinto and Maverick...cars which saved Fords tush. The Fatter, Flatter Mustangs were a move into the Lamborghini Marzal, Jarama and Espada and De Tomaso LongChamps style of car, more dollars per pound.
One guy here from Ghent in Belgium had one, and like all who have really tried, conveted his 69 to the standard 351C 4v...
I lost my contracts, my work was out of kilter, I lost my Dutch speeking friends, it all came down...
For everyone in Ford, the in line sixes were a dead end development in the Ford Motor Company world, for such a simple engine, they sure require a special kind of something to master. And first time you get hit with a some dollar issues, they are the first to go.
See this car on his photobucket
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee3 ... 141279.jpg
Ken Van Accolyen
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http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee3 ... 141279.jpg
Its just kick ass tough now, and such a cedit to Ken, even though its now a Cleveland 351
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Right that year, Ford had budget constraints, and the whole producion line got dowgraded for cost reasons, thin wall C9 head castings, thin wall shell moulded blocks, the Toploader was soon to be downgraded, then the cast iron rods and the whole raft of changes to the Mustang X shell effectively killed anyones aspirations to bould a killer 250. Remember, 11 years of development gave us things like the 99 brake horsepower 21 second quarter mile 1980 Code Granada, a realiable, safe to crash vehicle, but one that that wouldn't kick a hole in a wet Kleen-X.
But even through they were potential death traps trying to pass anything on an interstate, I love them too,
http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthread. ... a-question
but for Ford, the whole In line six thing was a 1941 anachronism, and never got the support it needed to florish. 60% or more of all Mustangs that have sold in volume have been SIX CYLINDERS...
What you are doing is simply melodic.
I wish you the very best...and enjoy meeting your goals. You are on the right track!
And spare a thought for us, our biggest selling vehicles are no longer tough as teak Aussie made US 200 and 250 based in lines, but Thailand built in line diesel 5 cylinder Australian Designed Rangers.
What happened with your car market in 1988 with the F truck supremacy happened in New Zealand in 1983 with little SR5 Tojo Trucks. But it killed off our industry. So Ford still rules, but no longer from an Aussie or Kiwi work force platform, and all our I6 advice and stories are just that, Historical accounts, no longer a fincial powerhouse when selling 145000 Fords a year. You just get over it, and find some cool people like yourself and 6226 of our members here.
I'd say eveyone of them would be giving you a thumbs up.
And thanks for buying some US stuff, and helping your industry. Its what its
all about...
Support your US Ford industry, Matt Cox in Motor City Michigan on
http://www.vintageinlines.com
And Enjoy your Stang!
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