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166
Suspension/Steering / car leaning
Ive noticed the past few days my car sits lower on the drivers side rear.  I measured up to the fender lip from the ground.

drivers  side  is  27.5 inches
passenger side is 28.25 inches

I havent changed anything?
168
Suspension/Steering / NOisey PS pump
My pump is so noisey, and is SO loud when turning, it is almost embarrassing to drive the car.

I sucked the fluid out of the pump and replaced it with lucas PS treatment.  It didnt help, maybe made it louder.

Anything else cheap I can try, I thought I saw a post on here about Honda PS fluid, but I cant find it now.

Any advise?


Anyone put a manual rack in a daily driver in one of these cars?
169
Drivetrain Tech / speedo gear replacement
Ive got the full digital cluster and AOD tranny.

Eventually I will swap gears in the reareand, is there anything special with the getting speedo gear swapped to make it read correctly with the digital dash?  Ive only done it on 5spd cars buttstuffog dashes.
170
Electrical Tech / horn not working, steering wheel swap
Just swapped in a 87 mustang steering wheel. 

All went well, hooked the 2 wires to the cap, but no horn, no relay click, nothing

If I touch the 2 wires together- no horn

I looked in my manual and it said the horn is on the same circuit as the cig lighter and fuel door release.  Those all work fine.

Horn worked fine before the swap.

Need some help??????????????????????????
172
Suspension/Steering / strut/shock choice
Lemme see if I got this right.

When I upgrade my front brakes to 87+, 11".

My strut choices:
 87+ mustang, till what year?
                                      ? 87-88 turbocoupe
                                      ? would sn95 stuff be a better choice?
173
LEADS on T-Bird/Cougar Stuff For Sale / older style digital cluster
I bet these are rare, sure would make a good spare for somebody.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__1983-FORD-Thunderbird-Digital-Instrument-Cluster_W0QQitemZ250334767661QQadiZ2865QQadnZCarQ20Q26Q20TruckQ20PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item250334767661&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A543%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
174
Engine Tech / Those who have done the HO conversion
Did you check the piston/valve clearance?

If so, how did you do it. (clay method)?

Ive been getting conflicting information on the net, about the e7's only being safe about 50% of the time, with the flat top pistons.

Mike
175
Engine Tech / 302 upgrade decisions
Need some help with my 88 SO 5.0

Currently is all stock with 113K.  My goal is mostly driver with good performance, must have ALOT of torque and stock drivability.

I have most pieces for the HO upgrade, but E7 heads,

Do I  1. Use SO block and put on E7 heads (stock Mustang headers)  Do I do some home porting on the heads? Will this benefit with the stock HO cam?  Do I do any porting of the HO intakes? Again, will this benefit with the HO cam?

(I will be swapping to a 2.5" offroad H-pipe and some aftermarket lers also.)

Do I  2.  Buy a used 5.0 HO motor (notched forged pistons) and upgrade the heads to GT40/GT40P along with Cobra/Explorer intakes?

Should I spend money on shorty headers, or use the stock Mustang?

I guess it comes down to......what is the most torque/dollar way to go?  I plan on keeping this car for a long time and dont antite forced induction any time soon. LOL, but I would like to do it right the first time.

I plan on eventually going to 3.27 or 3.45 gears in the 7.5 rear.

I know this thread is long, I just need some advise from you guys who have done this before with these cars.  Thank you

Mike
176
Electrical Tech / full digital cluster ?'s
Ive got a few of the sections of the numbers not lighting up.  The computer economy side is fully lit, but one segment of the number is missing. 

Also have a few "white" specs showing through on the gauge side of the cluster.

What can be done to fix this?  Or is it just something you have to live with??

I have never taken these clusters apart.

Mike
177
Engine Tech / Air inlet tube questions
When doing the H.O. swap, will the Mustang air tube bolt up to the cougar air box?

Can I use a cold air intake setup for a SD mustang?