Hi guys, I’m still slowly rebuilding my project. not a lot of original sheet metal left on it but I’m getting close to the end of the nightmare 

I have a weird thing going on with the suspension 
the shackles have damaged the frame rails… I’m going to patch and replace everything  but I’m wondering how this happened and if this is really normal. What d’you guys think?

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Good !
(As I have 2 pairs of clear fogs that’s very good news)

So, for led?
Simple led bulbs or rectangular plate with led lights everywhere ?

So when you say LED, you’re talking about the big LED board C5ZZ-LED ?
Or about the LED bulbs SD-1157-RFB-RD?
Is that the way to go?

Another question for specialists:
About Fog lights... why are there some white ones and some amber ones?
What’s the difference?
What’s factory installed on an early GT?

Do you have another ignition coil that you could try?
I would start by simple...

What ignition system do you have ?
Could be capacitor also.

I had a 66 coupe so I have some lights available...
But as I got rearended my valance is dead.
Now that I’m rebuilding a 65, I don’t know what valance to buy.
If my April 65 FB GT is not supposed to have them I will not add them. I’d rather hide something invisible underneath as a backup help... but then I need à valance with just 2 holes for the trumpets, not 4 holes.

So you guys confirm that my car should not have these lights?

That’s the beginning !
We’re replacing all trunk floor. Keeping the shock mount structure and cutting just after.
Than the quarters will follow.

I must admit than I had not planned to go that far when I bought it!
But you gotta do what you gotta do...

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Of course, there’s always a guy to tell you the opposite : this time it’s me :-D

I use an Autometer needle gauge.
I think it is very useful.
It allows me to make sure my idle is set as I like it,
It allows me to check that everything is ok when I drive at steady speed on the highway...
Of course if you’re doing 1/4 mile race you can’t keep your eyes on it, but on the highway it’s a good security check, I look at it the same way I keep an eye on my water temp.
If you know how to read it, I recommend it.

Stainless questions will probably come after paint!
For stainless I didn’t have the long thin stainless trim but I found it new (not sure how well it will go)
I have bought the foam
I have the original thicker trim
I bought new weatherstripping
I still need to buy the drip rail trim.

But for the moment my problem is onto sheet metal.
I found new drip rails in weld through primer.
We’re trying to remove the existing.
My problem concerns a flat metal part where the trim screws into.



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Damn,
What’s the process for replacing drip rails?
(Fastback 65)

I thought it was just a straight forward drill the welds, remove old metal, position new metal, spotweld, seamseal, done!

Apparently not that simple.
In the upper part there’s an extra piece of sheet metal, like flat 28x2 with a 90’ bend all the way...
Can I buy this part somewhere?

What’s the trick?

Thanks a lot for your warm welcome!
I have been looking forward finding a group of happy people to share with!

I fell in love with every single one of your cars... and I have so many new questions.

I noticed that 1/2 of you are using a large radiator, probably 21x17.
Should I do that too? With AC, even with a champion 4 row my needle climbs...
What are you guys using?

I’m so jealous of aluminum version of mag 500 I saw on a moss green coupe... that’s what I should have bought instead of my heavy chromed version.

A 427 in a 65??? Really??? incredible!

Who makes elbow cushions that fits over a central console? I want one!

I have not seen any cars with Shelby style traction bars... I was surprised because I greatly appreciated that on my coupe, giving me more stability at higher speed.
I guess I’m doing something wrong.

I wish I would have seen a Caspian blue, that’s the color I chose for my fb but I have never seen one in real...

:-)

No Shims 1350PSI
1 Shim 1200PSI
2 Shims 1100PSI
3 Shims 1000PSI
4 Shims 850PSI
5 Shims 700PSI

Love you guys! Finally a REAL forum!!!
So, what pressure works best ?

I do feel an excessive steering assistance but there is more:
My Borgeson System “whistles” when I’m not moving, at idle, wheels straight and I don’t have my hands on the steering wheel.
Noise goes away as soon as I apply a bit of pressure on the steering wheel.
The whistle sound is kind of what you hear on any car when you keep forcing on the steering wheel in a locked right of left position.
When I told Borgeson they replied that they had never heard anything like that... and advised to adjust the box set screw (which had absolutely no effect).

I’m French, I drive my car the hard way.

Can I come say hi in Glen Rose?
Even if none of my 2 Mustang are actually running...

When is it best for me to come?
Where is it?

MP so I send my number