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I'm looking at stripe kits and there are a few different suppliers that the major Mustang shops carry, and pricing is all over the place, so hard to judge quality. Anyone have experience with any of them? NPD sells kits by "Decal Magic" for $128 -...

When I had my HCS media blasted it looks like the hood got warped a bit. It's not terrible, but In the right light you can see slight indentations in all the spots where there isn't structural frame on the underside. Talking to a paint/bodywork guy, he's suggesting getting a new hood instead of...

I'm getting ready to fire up my rebuilt 289-2V for the first time and want a sanity check to be sure I'm not missing any steps: Fuel Carb was running fine when I pulled the engine, but I cleaned out the bowl, float, jets, needle and seat with liberal sprays of carb cleaner to get rid of any...

I opened up my PS pump to rebuild it (gaskets, seals, O rings) and got a little surprise when I took off the pump housing. The pressure plate was cracked clean in half? It's been a few years since I drove it, but at the time there were no issues with the power steering. Worked fine, no weird...

Just some photos of the driveshaft paint stripes on my '68 HCS as I'm cleaning it off. My green and pink stripes look pretty wide and smeared compared to some of the other photos I've seen people post. And then the big smeared, overlapping mess of colors in photo 3. :rolleyes:

I've been steadily making progress on my HCS, but have been really bad about posting, so here's a thread to catch everyone up. Before and after photos of disassembly and media blasting. No big surprises on where the rust was. It was obvious before blasting. But it was good to not see any...

I'm reassembling my 289 and am at the point where I've primed the engine for oil and have adjusted my rocker arms. The issue I'm having is that all my rocker arms are getting good oil flow except one. The #5 exhaust valve (passenger side, furthest forward) rocker is not getting oil. (I'm priming...

I'm rebuilding my 1968 289 and the Felpro gasket set I got (#260-1125T) comes with 2 seals for the crank. I believe I use one or the other, but not both. Unless I'm totally missing where one of the seals goes. Is there a difference between "front crankshaft seal" and "timing cover seal"? Or is...

As part of my engine disassembly and reassembly, I was happy to confirm my 289-2V engine and C4 transmission are original to my HCS. I was 99% sure because I'm the 2nd owner and the first owner told me he never did any engine work, but it's always nice to have it verified. Passenger side fender...

I'm getting ready to paint my 289-2v after getting it back from the machine shop. I just want to confirm that everything currently installed in these photos is supposed to be painted Ford Corporate Blue. I know the valve cover bolts should be cadmium plated, so I'll remove those before...

The 2024 CaliforniaSpecial Calendars are now on sale! PLEASE READ: You are buying directly from the printer rather than me ordering them in bulk and then shipping to you. The calendar price is $14.00 + shipping... BUT... the printer sometimes has discounts. I will try to keep this thread...

What's the best way to strip paint off our factory fiberglass parts like the trunk lid, trunk extensions, tail light panel and side scoops? I've been browsing some Corvette forums since they have all fiberglass panels, but I'm seeing some conflicting info. Some say to stay away from chemical...

Hard to believe, but it's already time to start submitting photos for the next CS.com wall calendar! So here's the official call for entries. Please submit your photo no later than Sat Oct 14, 2023. We'll all vote on the photos and the top 12 will be used. They'll be on sale in time to get...

The last time I bought a new Ford (my F-150 back in 2014) I had a Ford employee generously give me a PIN for "X-plan" pricing. He's since retired, but I'm wondering if the "X-plan" process still works the same. The special pricing wasn't a huge discount, but eliminated all negotiations and cut...

What's the current wisdom on sources for the power steering pump paint? I'm talking the "dark blue" (sometimes called "teal") color. There are several threads here on the forum, but most are several years old. I've been able to find only 2 options, at least in a spray bomb. Anyone have...

This is for the engine paint on the 289-2V in my '68 HCS. So there are a few past discussions on this, but they are from years and years ago, and paint manufacturers have changed since then. From earlier threads here on the forums I've seen recommendations to use the following: Duplicolor...

So what's the current wisdom on replacing stock front suspension parts? Are there certain brands to look for? Is Moog still making decent parts? How about Drake? For the upper control arms, is there anything wrong with keeping my stock arms and just replacing the control arm shaft and ball...

My son and I are getting the HCS ready for media blasting. We're not completely disassembling to put on a rotisserie. We'll trailer it to the shop on 4 wheels with all the drive train installed and in running condition. The plan is to remove the hood, front fenders, front valance, grille, etc...

I'm disassembling the front end of my '68 HCS so I can do some sheet metal repair under the battery tray (where it's corroded/rusted away to swiss cheese). As I was unplugging the Lucas fog lights I was a little surprised that the wiring connector wasn't the typical single piece rubber on both...

My son and I have once again started working on my '68 HCS. We finished installing the rebuilt power brake booster from Booster Steve (formerly Booster Dewey?), which has been sitting in it's box now for 2 years. (see my earlier brake thread) We got the new brass distribution block and all...