New Member - Long time Mustang Owner

Samos3 said:

My 73 was identical to this one, same colors in and out. No long console and I did have the 351c 2v.
https://www.classicdigest.com/cars/ford/mustang/136411

Click to expand...

That was the color of my buddies car as well and I think it had the vinyl roof too. The 351 Cleveland, even a 2v, must have moved that car right along!

Welcome. Showing these guys anything with Push Rods is dangerous. Most don't know what they are. LOL!

Lol soooo TRUE!

Funny how Chevy and Dodge still rely on pushrods to make power.

JC SSP said:

Lol soooo TRUE!

Funny how Chevy and Dodge still rely on pushrods to make power.

Click to expand...

Ford has gone back to it now with there big boy motor.

86GT351 said:

Welcome. Showing these guys anything with Push Rods is dangerous. Most don't know what they are. LOL!

Click to expand...

Who remembers rolling them over a plate of glass and listening for a tic?

Lol been there and done that and have the “bent pushrod” t-shirt.

How about adjusting the lash on poly/locks on a running engine with hot oil splashing all over you? Ahh good times. Lol

JC SSP said:

Lol been there and done that and have the “bent pushrod” t-shirt.

How about adjusting the lash on poly/locks on a running engine with hot oil splashing all over you? Ahh good times. Lol

Click to expand...

No Bueno.

JC SSP said:

Lol been there and done that and have the “bent pushrod” t-shirt.

How about adjusting the lash on poly/locks on a running engine with hot oil splashing all over you? Ahh good times. Lol

Click to expand...

I still have my SBF valve covers with the tops cut out.

MrBhp said:

I still have my SBF valve covers with the tops cut out.

Click to expand...

That's awesome! I always thought that was a clever solution.

Yeah I never had the luxury of having an extra set of Pontiac valve covers. My brother would hold a sheet of cardboard over the top of the rockers but sooner than later I would get burned. Literally… lol

JC SSP said:

Yeah I never had the luxury of having an extra set of Pontiac valve covers. My brother would hold a sheet of cardboard over the top of the rockers but sooner than later I would get burned. Literally… lol

Click to expand...

My recollection of adjusting the hydraulic lifters on a 71 Pontiac 455 was something like, tighten the adjustment nut until the engine starts to bog, back off a specified amount, and then lock it. Maybe that was just a "shade tree" mechanic procedure...

You are spot on but it was ticking then quarter turn to lock it down.

I raced Pontiacs in my youth then switched over to Ford during the 5.0L era of new FI muscle cars. But sure as hell LOVED them Big Blocks!

JC SSP said:

Yeah I never had the luxury of having an extra set of Pontiac valve covers. My brother would hold a sheet of cardboard over the top of the rockers but sooner than later I would get burned. Literally… lol

Click to expand...

I was a junkyard junky by the time I got my driver's license. I scoured the yards for Ford parts. I knew what block to look for, what rods, what heads, what 9 inch chunks. Aftermarket was non existent for Ford's, except for boss stuff and 4v Cleveland's, which were considered exotic. It was a lot of fun trying to bamboozle a yard out of rare parts for cheap. When I would pick up a set of '70 351w heads I would always get the valve covers. Those valve covers wouldn't fit over poly locks. But they were great for setting lash.