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Heavy lifting planned for the weekend 💪. Any ideas for eeking out a little better performance from a F engine aside from a v8 swap? Considered a clutch fan but sounds like the hassle is barely worth the work. The motor does have a holly carb on it so gonna give that a go for starters and its tuned, valves adjusted, seals & wp new. new bottle of Super Clean ready to crack open before install.
 
Tomba said:
Heavy lifting planned for the weekend 💪. Any ideas for eeking out a little better performance from a F engine aside from a v8 swap? Considered a clutch fan but sounds like the hassle is barely worth the work. The motor does have a holly carb on it so gonna give that a go for starters and its tuned, valves adjusted, seals & wp new. new bottle of Super Clean ready to crack open before install.
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i’m thinking you cut a hole in hood, install a big blower!
 
Cold air induction or Hot air out

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RUSH55 said:
Nice job @Tomba !
I had some really good results using vinegar and a Scotch Brite pad to clean the inner fenders. There’s also supposed to be some white Rustoleum or Krylon spray paint that is pretty close to the original white color.
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Thanks. Hmmm. I started w Super Clean but maybe I should add a scotch brite pad to that combo. If that doesn't do the trick I'll try vinegar.

Yeah the paint color is a tough one,. I found the cygnus white from CC is to cream colored. How can I find out what resto or krylon color that is..??
 
Is every thing a PIA? Cleaning up moving along. Ordered new motor mounts which are completely different then OEM, in addition when I purchased them there were no addl hardware mentioned just the mounts which, clearly are missing some hardware. Am I missing a few long bolts nuts and washers for these 4 rear mounts? Are they just stacked fat sides together as in the pic attached and then bolted w washers on each end?

Thanks-

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It looks like my new motor mounts were the same way, without the metal insert collar
 
On my motor rebuild, I too purchased what were labeled as compatible motor mounts. I ended up keeping the original rear mounts and I believe I used the new front ones. Dimensionally the new rear mounts were not even close.
 
MudDauber said:
On my motor rebuild, I too purchased what were labeled as compatible motor mounts. I ended up keeping the original rear mounts and I believe I used the new front ones. Dimensionally the new rear mounts were not even close.
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yes, they are significantly smaller. I am thinking of returning them all (fronts and rears) as mine look to be in decent shape. Fronts completely different shape too.
 
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