Much thanks to 71 gold for his nice x member! I'm halfway done installing it. Car has come very far...from a beat up old beast (mother bought...
that's possible..>I haven't worked on my maverick for over a decade now. I did unbolt the c4 mount completely and just have it hanging in the x...
Thanks! BTW, you're piece is made really well...I don't think i've ever had a trans x member in any older car just "fall" into place..these cars...
ok...it is the c4 mount that I'm supposed to use...I found an old aod mount vs the c4 mount... In order to get this to fit I'm going to likely...
ok, well I dug up an old picture from dave boyers install and he's def not running the c4 mount.....so it seems that I have the wrong mount as I...
here is the one that I'm using...the c4 mount...it actually looks a little shorter than the aod one, so perhaps this is the right one to use?...
thanks..I appreciate it.>> the combo has changed slightly since I put that sig down..it's now got a ford racing crate motor with the gt40 aluminum...
OK, first thing I noticed is that the tv cable bracket interferes with install of the x member..no biggie, I can clearance that. However, once I...
i'm in corona..don't get to LA much...maverick is not running, though it will be soon, I'm making some real progress lately
I figured out the source of my giant vacuum leak...was my new egr valve leaking as soon as vacuum was applied. I pulled the vacuum line and that...
OK, I went out and looked at it more. The shaft wiggles very little if at all. I'm thinking the throttle shaft bore isn't loose as suspected....
Hey all, I've got a 2150 autolite 2bbl carb and I can see it leaking fuel out of the throttle shaft on the pass side of the carb. I suspect it's...
2010 grabber blue? Is that a different paint code than the original? I figured it was an exact match, they look the same oh yea........OLD...
you guys are a bunch of slow moving bores, lol. Ever hear of anyone building a vehicle with the specific intentions of racing it? Not everyone...
i'd have to go back and read my post a few post back, but whatever I said isn't contrary to what I just said, especially since the info is already...
i have gt40y alum heads, a b303 camshaft, duraspark ignition, 130 amp taurus alternator and a hot coil. when it's warm, it runs like efi. I've...
lol, yea it blew me away...what's funny is it was the n/a engine too.. Our next car was also a jetta (the wife was on a jetta phase) but that time...
that's what I've been told.. but I can say that over the past 15 years I've had, owned, or have had experience in the family or immediate...
it's probably different with the vintage motors... I'm speaking of the 5.0 roller motors. they had weak oil rings...all the factory 5.0 engines...
I hear you about being broke....I went out and spent the rest of my maverick cash on this last week I'm sadly addicted to the vintage fords, and...
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