Rudi wrote:

Instead of buying all those sockets just eliminate the buckets and hardwire the LED's. Thats what I did.
That cleans up the trunk and gets a bit more space.

Looks nice.
 

It is easy to pull the carb and do the work on the bench.  Consider pulling it, cleaning it good and putting it back.  Probably your needles and seats are fine, just inspect them and clean them.  If your carb to intake gasket is stuck, then coat the new gasket with grease on both sides before installing it to prevent it from sticking in the future.

That car is located in CA according to the ad.  Car prices in CA are higher pretty much across the board.  I think that coupe is priced for the CA market.  I'm guessing there is a buyer there for it that just needs to find the ad. 

Edit:  I see it also has the CA duck tail on it.  For me, that is more of a '60s camaro detail and not for a mustang.

Edit 2:  Why does it have a Shelby signature?

What exactly would you like to hear that is different from installing an instrument that will provide real time AFR data?  I've had mine in for years now and I always know how the carburetor is doing.  They are an inexpensive way of actually knowing the AFR.  The only reason I would not put one in would be if I were not going to be running a carburetor.  And even then an O2 sensor would need to be installed for the EFI.
(By the way, mine is an AEM 30-0300 X-Series)

Edit:  In December of 2017, mine cost $179.  The current price on Amazon for the same one is $189.  Only $10 higher after 7 years.

If any of you are bored and want to see an old movie with a Mustang, YouTube has it now.



 

When you're doing 70 on the highway, let us know if you can hear yourself speak out loud at a normal volume.  There were old glass packs on my 302 when I bought it in 2013 and I could not hear myself at 70mph.  I changed them for a pair of Thrush Turbos in 2015 and I'm still happy with them.  With the Turbos, there is still engine noise at 70 but a normal volume conversation is fine.  No A/C in the car so the windows are also down but the Mustang doesn't produce that much noise from the wind either.  I've always liked that about the Mustang.  My other cars and my truck are terrible at highway speed with the windows down.

Use a 3/8 bolt for the SAE wrench...  and an M10 bolt for the Metric version.

RTM wrote:

Rufus68 wrote:

Are you including any sort of crossover in your dual system?

 
No I'm not adding any crossover.

I was just curious.  I have only changed the mufflers in the exhaust system that was on my mustang when I bought it in 2013.  It does not include a crossover either.  I only asked because of how often it is recommended to include a crossover.

Perhaps less my age and more about my Pop.  He never had a car with a flat head engine after I was born.  (By the way, my dad was born in 1911.  And he was 50 when I was born.)  Practically all of the flat heads I have ever owned and worked on were made by Briggs and Stratton.

6sally6 wrote:

A little inspiration ! All this pipe on a flathead Ford engine. Why cool look !!!!
6sally6

Very strange looking....   can you send a photo of the vehicle?

RTM wrote:

I don't have mufflers yet but I have the headers extensions and some pre bent 2.5" pipe. I'm actually a little intimidated by this job. I'm not so sure I'm going to get it to look professional or even decent looking. I've been laying under the mustang trying to get a visual of how I can do this with the best look and ease of work. It's hard when you can really put pieces where you want to check for fit unless you start cutting. I see extra dollars being spent on a learning curve.

Referring to extra expenses going to learning curve, I've been there many times myself on various projects.  Education is seldom free so I've always excepted a certain amount of wasted expenses as being totally worth it when I gain knowledge in a new area.  You are right to prepare yourself for some extra expenses when working in new areas.  No worries.
 

It might be just me...   but the shiny tires and flat paint just make that plain car look wrong

Thank you