Dang! Mustang II stock steering parts NLA??

It’s not this?

From the little pics it looks like maybe your shaft is just under an inch in diameter and not the standard 3/4 inch, right? But the tube/housing is 2.5 inches i.d., correct? If so, maybe this is your huckleberry.

Bonus because “race car.”

You know I like to try things and build stuff…[Read more]

Leave the front tires at 20 or a little below. Back ones should be good at about 25.

30 psi is too much and will make it handle poorly and ride like a rock.

Good news re mileage. Sometimes a little tuneup is all you need.

Good luck & keep us posted.

20-25 is normal. My Spyder with a hotted up 1914 with dual 44 Webers did about 23mpg on average. The TD, when it had the 1600 SP, did a little better than that. Ten is definitely cause for maintenance. If you’re close to five it’s leaking for sure. It’d never run that rich.

I’d start by checking everything per the book. Check and change the oil.…[Read more]

$3500.

Hey thanks, man!

Nice run!

Linky no worky Bill. You pulled your own edit link instead of the published link.

That’s how I would do it.

Great find, Lino. IMHO, a small V6 is just about ideal for these little cars. I look forward to seeing more of this one.

Thankee!

Oh that is cool!

The badge bar is a correct place to mount auxiliary lights on a TD. The Moss badge bar has mounting brackets for the fog and/or driving lights built in. There were several different types of TD badge bars, and you can see some had light brackets and some didn’t. The correct lights are made by Lucas.

The originals are actually quite good. I can’t…[Read more]

Use a very small screwdriver to pry the bezel edge out. Go slow and shallow. After you get about 2/3 around you’ll be able to take it off. Do it carefully; there’s a gasket in there and the face may be glass.

Here’s the one I ran until I put the Subaru engine in the car.

It’s everything you want in a stock(ish) Bug or kit TD: easy on the pocketbook, easy to install, and fairly quiet but with a slightly throaty growl. The bonus for us: it actually looks like a TD exhaust. The tip comes out at exactly the right spot and there’s no viper’s nest of…[Read more]

Blackwalls were more common and were OEM for TDs. I think wide whitewalls can look stunning on them as well. Ultimately it’s gilding the lily though: these cars have so many neat details and features that whitewalls can get lost in the mix.

I think I’ve used both.

That’s why it’s coming out. I mean put taller ramps under the front—even the same height ones will work. With the car level it won’t leak oil from the reverse light port. That said, best to just go ahead and change it though, as mostly no one ever does it, and it should be done at least once per generation.

A lot of guys swear by Swepco. I just b…[Read more]

If you tilt the car back a little you should be OK.