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June 29th, 2017 06:47 PM | |
Destination S197 |
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Lol, I love these old cars. Thats why I bought the fastback. I haven't started a thread on it yet, but it's coming. All the lessons learned on the coupe are being implemented with the fastback.
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November 5th, 2016 12:30 PM | |
Harris79 | Sweet ride! |
November 1st, 2016 12:34 AM | |
mustanggarage | looking good Edgethis |
October 14th, 2016 11:28 PM | |
Edgethis |
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Your car makes me miss mine and for the most part I don't actually miss it lol.
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October 14th, 2016 09:52 PM | |
TCStang | Your car makes me miss mine and for the most part I don't actually miss it lol. |
October 7th, 2016 12:18 PM | |
Blue67coupe | That fastback is gonna be sweet, looks like a great start to the project. I'm jealous. Can't wait to see what all you do with it. |
October 4th, 2016 10:46 PM | |
Edgethis | Yeah, I needed some wheels quick and love the way these look, both in Chrome and Gunmetal, especially after seeing them on your car. |
October 4th, 2016 09:13 AM | |
ajzride |
Those wheels.... They look familiar. |
September 28th, 2016 01:07 PM | |
Destination S197 |
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Put some new wheels on the coupe. Same style, MB Old School, but in gun metal with a polished lip.
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September 24th, 2016 09:43 PM | |
Edgethis |
Put some new wheels on the coupe. Same style, MB Old School, but in gun metal with a polished lip.![]() |
August 17th, 2016 01:43 AM | |
Edgethis |
Hopefully this winter. I am slowly gathering the various other bits the nose will need to go on. I will need to get the hood still. All while building a 408w. |
August 9th, 2016 09:46 PM | |
TCStang | When is the MTF front end going on? |
August 7th, 2016 07:55 PM | |
ghunt | Gotcha, didn't know there was a base in Bluefield! |
August 5th, 2016 10:59 PM | |
Edgethis |
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I just happened to see this, are/were you stationed at camp dawson?
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August 2nd, 2016 09:35 AM | |
ghunt |
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I found this beautiful 68 coupe in Arizona and had it shipped out here to WV where I'm currently stationed.
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July 31st, 2016 11:49 PM | |
Edgethis |
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Originally Posted by Destination S197
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How has the fuel injection gone so far since it's been a few months. Hows the computer learned your driving well enough at this point to tell a difference?
I haven't had alot of time to work on it lately, been out of town the last few weeks. But I have been daily driving it to work since the EFI install. |
July 26th, 2016 01:55 PM | |
Destination S197 |
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I took the car out today for it maiden voyage with the EFI. Just went around the complex here and then took it out around the block. The exhaust made some pops here and there. I think it got a bit better as I drive, so maybe the EFI learning is part to blame. The car had a slight hesitation when I was just puttering around the lot. This may also be due to the linkage not being as smooth as a cable set-up (future project lol)
When I got the car out on the access road and punched the throttle, I was amazed. The car took off like a rocket with no hesitation, I couldn't believe how smooth the rpms climbed. With the Edelbrock carb it always had a bit of a bog as the secondaries opened then it went. I still need to keep an eye on it and take it for a few longer drives but right now I'd say the conversion was worth every bit of head ache I ran into. |
April 10th, 2016 01:21 PM | |
Edgethis |
I took the car out today for it maiden voyage with the EFI. Just went around the complex here and then took it out around the block. The exhaust made some pops here and there. I think it got a bit better as I drive, so maybe the EFI learning is part to blame. The car had a slight hesitation when I was just puttering around the lot. This may also be due to the linkage not being as smooth as a cable set-up (future project lol) When I got the car out on the access road and punched the throttle, I was amazed. The car took off like a rocket with no hesitation, I couldn't believe how smooth the rpms climbed. With the Edelbrock carb it always had a bit of a bog as the secondaries opened then it went. I still need to keep an eye on it and take it for a few longer drives but right now I'd say the conversion was worth every bit of head ache I ran into. |
April 7th, 2016 11:42 PM | |
Edgethis |
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I had rubbing issues with a plug wire on my MSD distributor and the Edelbrock air cleaner. One of the reason I switched to a slightly smaller air cleaner.
I noticed while chasing down a popping in the exhaust that I was missing a header bolt and a number of others were loose. I picked up some Ford Racing Stage 8 locking bolts. They look nice, however, I will need to trim the lock washer before any of them will fit with my headers. Another awesome plus is they have an allen key on the top, makes tightening them a breeze. ![]() ![]() |
April 6th, 2016 11:10 AM | |
Destination S197 |
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Ran into a few snags while doing the EFI install. I decided to replace the distributor with a nice unit. I nabbed an MSD Billet distributor:
MSD Pro-Billet Street Distributors 84791 - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing It looks great and went it without too many issues. However, it is quite a bit larger then the OEM distributors. Here's a few shots showing the clearance I have with a standard air cleaner size. ![]() ![]() I was also having an issue with the cleaner base hitting the fuel line, so I got a nice 1/2" billet spacer. ![]() For those that haven't seen the other thread, here's a shot of the engine bay (minus the shiny new distributor) ![]() |
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