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Thanks Steve, I hadn't considered the roundness issue with the cylinder bores. Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!!! -Jeff

Hi all, My son and I pulled the engine on the CS Friday evening. All went well. After mounting the engine to the stand, then getting the heads and oil pan pulled off. It was time to see what size bores were on this ol' (69 casting date) 302. They ended up being .030" over. This wasn't too...

Arlie/David/Steve, Thanks for the input. The engine bay has what looks like several layers of paint. It' s got quite a bit of orange peel texture. For you guys that went with the media blasting- What media did you use? Looks like there is a variety of blasting media from plastic beads to...

Hi all, I'll be pulling the engine out of the CS tomorrow night. Hmmm, probabaly would be a good time to detail the engine bay. This got me to thinking about what approach to take regarding detailing it. What I'd like to have for a finished product is a nice looking (doesn't have to be...

Thanks for info guys. I'm getting ready to either rebuild the existing engine or get something new. If my car could talk!! Here's what I've found- The casting and VIN numbers on my engine indicate some interesting goings-on in the past... I thought I had a 289 all this time!!! 302 Block...

Hi all, Does anyone know (roughly) what a stock 289/302 engine weighs in at? (with or without the accessories on the front)? Less than or more than 500 pounds? Thanks, Jeff

Check it out- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVUiI-sYstc

Horse on the fender- I've seen this quite a bit on CSs I suspect these are replacement fenders that have the holes for the running pony and bars pre-punched on the sheet metal. And people (maybe the body shop way back when) decide that rather than fill in the holes, it's easier to get the...

Not sure if this has already been previously posted- The person is asking $17,000 http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/245295837.html

Hey Mike, I was up near your neck o' the woods in Lincoln visiting my Dad today. We were at Home Depot and I spied a Suburban Ford license plate frame on a car in the parking lot. A "bad" thought popped into my head...but I didn't have a screwdriver on me ;-) It wasn't the right type...

Hey all, FYI- Found this on www.mustangdreams.com in the online ads- 1968 Ford Mustang Coupe Asking: 8500.00 Color:WHITE Engine:V8 Transmission:automatic ORIGINAL 68 CALIFORNIA SPECIAL 289 V8 AUTOMATIC MUST SEE WITH LUCAS FOG LIGHTS IT IS COLLECTORS DREAM CAR FIBERGLAS REAR WILL...

Looks like Marchal housings and a "custom" insert of a different fog light type. Kind of clever, but it just doesn't look quite right.

All, I purchased the 1/18 scale diecast model of the HCS in Tahoe Turquiose a few weeks back (I know I don't have an HCS...but they offered it in my color, so I bought it). It showed up in the mail yesterday. Looks pretty nice. I'll post a pic when I get a chance. Back to part of Jon's...

My CS with deluxe interior came with shortys in the back with the set screws. The front passenger side had a shorty with center phillips head screw and no place for the set screw. The driver side has a longy with the center phillips head screw. It makes sense that the shortys may have come on...

Mike, Did you contact Future Ford Service Dept.? Not sure how long ago it changed names. Maybe the Parts guys have some old frames laying around. Or they can maybe ask when people with the old Suburban Ford frames come in for service if they want new Future Ford frames...might be a lot to ask...

Thanks Arlie. -Jeff

Just searched for "Marv Tonkin" on ebay...Anyone still have a turntable? http://cgi.ebay.com/Mary-Ford-1966-Lp-Marv-Tonkin-Ford-Portland-Oregon_W0QQitemZ300045437400QQihZ020QQcategoryZ306QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem How do you make the ebay links tiny?

Joe, What is your current engine? And what kind of HP does it put out with the supercharger? Let me know who you go through to buy the 347 stroker. I saw these on summit racing's and ford racing's web sites. Sounds very tempting. I'm thinking of an engine somewhere in the 300HP to 350HP...

Another tidbit- I finished the rear suspension on the CS last night...leaf springs and shocks. I felt like a little kid trying to climb into the trunk to get at the upper shock nuts. Took it for a spin today. Wow, the difference in ride quality is remarkable. I don't think that most of...

Thanks Steve. Since the lower control arm uses that eccentric bolt and washer setup, that would make sense. It's the only part that I changed out that has any adjustment to it. I'll have the alignment place straighten the steering wheel while it's at the shop. -Jeff