Jump to content

TexasEd

Certifiably Surly
  • Posts

    5838
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

Posts posted by TexasEd

  1. 17 hours ago, Anastasis said:

    At same time, am still having issues with the fuel gauge pegging past full. The temperature gauge is fine, so that would seem to rule out the instrument panel voltage regulator. I am seeing the fuel gauge pegged intermittently past full even with the key out and everything off.  I believe that the pegged gauge means that there the line to the sending unit is grounding somewhere, and I am wondering if it was wired up to somehow to be charged when the car is off, and the short might be causing the drain. Did I mention fuck electronics.  

    Is it always pegged even with empty tank?  Pull the wire off the sender at the tank and see if it goes to E.

  2. 1 hour ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

    Toothed gear at the transmission end that screws in, and a square shaft that inserts into the back of the speedometer in the dash.

    I was going to ask if that plastic gear is bad. 

  3. 5 hours ago, RMac5 said:

    Those are cool! I actually looked at a couple of these online last night. I’m pretty sure his is a 4 lug and not a 5 lug wheel. I was told you can tell a 6 cylinder from an 8 by the number of lugs, his is definitely a 6 cylinder.  Which brings up another hit to the stang fund. I’m thinking it would be smart to replace the existing brakes with disc all around, if I’m doing that, I will want to replace the rotors too, which will be 5 lug. 

    Are you in Austin?  I have a friend who did the I6 to V8 conversion on a 65 if you have questions.

    Nothing wrong with keeping it an I6 except it limits wheel choices.

  4. 31 minutes ago, RMac5 said:

    My high school son has a 65 mustang with the original hubcaps. Any suggestions on an appropriate wheel for this car?  I’m dying to put some bad ass wheels on it, just not sure what would be a natural fit. Any Surly help?

    The upgrades available then were the Styled Steel Wheels

    Coker Tire 65SS156 - Coker 1965-67 Ford Styled Wheel Series

    but a few others would look period correct like the Magnum 500s (what I have and a friend has them on his 65 too)

    Scott Drake D1ZZ-1007-C - Scott Drake Magnum 500 Wheels

    and Shelby 10 Spoke.

    Original 67-68 Shelby Style 10 Spoke Alloy Rim

    That said, wheels are a personal preference.

    • Hook 'Em 1
    • Like 1
  5. 19 hours ago, Mach 1 said:

    Pony vs Muscle definitely a different car.  But  69/70 are only 1/2 inch wider and 4 inches longer than 67/68.  There is something in the body lines that gives the impression 69/70 is much larger, but it isn't.  I posted up thread how surprised I was when I got my 70 in the garage - took up much less space than I expected.

     

    Wheelbase is also the same 67-70

  6. 1 hour ago, davidg said:

    I’ve seen pictures with gun safes half full with boxes of ammo.  I don’t why you would want to lock up your ammo. am I alone in this?

    Nope. 
     

    on shelves in ammo cans. 
     

     

    • Hook 'Em 2
  7. This debate has me getting thirsty for a beer.  🍻

    And my avatar lets you know where my opinion falls.

     

    edit: my wife got me this hippie beer to go with my car. 

    4B3042B5-9BCF-4D94-898A-941629121F3D.jpeg

    • Hook 'Em 1
  8. 13 hours ago, mulletpelini said:

    That early 70's red TA is fucking gorgeous.  '68 Z probably pretty rare I would guess.  68 SS/RS light blue looked great as well.  You can see where my alliance lies.

    I think the color kind of makes it stealth but the 69 Olds 442 with W-32 package was sweet.

    • Hook 'Em 1
  9. New to the thread but when I looked up where this was it looks like it was in the same neighborhood or street as the childcare home where the Greg Kelly case originated.  Is there any connection with the childcare home here?

     

    Edit:  I thought this is where the police were looking for Kelley back in the day.  The address of the Day Care may have been in a different neighborhood.

  10. 40 minutes ago, Mother mopar said:

    I can't see the image if that's what it is.

    512 strokers are very popular and about as big as you can go on a stock block w/o crazy-expensive machine work.

    There is a video attached.   I think you need to click something to open the video.

     

  11. 44 minutes ago, Speedtrucker said:

    Of everything pictured that Sig piston 556-variant will be the most valuable. If it’s a complete sig piston ar that isn’t the 516, he could probably get $1500

    The stag ar15 next $900+

    The beretta storm would probably be about $450-600 depending on condition and the likes.

    Those are today’s market prices... meaning last year it’s probably be 25-50% less valuable at times.

    That PX4 is a Sub-Compact.  They run a little less than the Compact or Full size

    • Like 1
  12. 10 hours ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

    I think this shower talk is all just 3D chess moves in order to get back to Trump's crusade against low pressure shower heads.  They is so smart.

    The shower pressure obsession makes more sense now that Cohen's book explains the Golden Shower stuff.

×
×
  • Create New...