A lot of you know and remember me awhile back when I used to post over here a lot.
I was the borderline insane redneck from Texas who was passionate about Mustang IIs to a fault (still am).
Well, after about two years of being gone I am back... this time with another pony in the stable, and hopefully a lot more maturity and wisdom than back then.
My '74 has seen virtually everything since I left, different carbs (including running a Holley 600cfm 4-bbl. for awhile), different cams, and now a different engine (still a 2.3, but much more upgraded, using an '88 longblock as the base). It even wears liscense plates and has insurance now.
About a year after I left here, I sold that big old T-bird of mine ($60 fill-ups were too much, and it needed them too often) and bought a 1987 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 Convertible as my new daily driver in the name of gas mileage. I've put a new engine in it since then (a Recon-built 308 Windsor that dyno'ed at 238.9hp and 302.1ft/lbs of torque with a 600cfm carburetor and dual-plane intake on the dyno), had the original AOD rebuilt with a shift kit, improved internals, and a better torque converter. It's got FRPP 19lb injectors, Ford Racing and Motorcraft tune-up parts, Flowtech headers, MAC off-road H-pipe, Flowtech Stinger catback with non-bypass Warlock mufflers, Chrome Pony wheels wrapped in Dayton Daytona ZR rubber, a white leather interior, ultra clear headlights, 155lph in-tank pump, autometer and faze gauges, smog pump delete, Proform electric fan, cold-air intake, police interceptor speedometer, it's getting 3.55:1 gears as we speak, and has a performance chip (I seriously don't know which one, I just know that when the original computer puked, and the only one I found that matched was at a junkyard, the sticker on the end that says "Warranty part, do not remove" was gone and was replaced with a metal plate that screwed on, I didn't even think about it till I started the car and it was running a little richer according to my A/F ratio gauge... then came the test drive.... and the barking of the tires on both the 1-2 and 2-3 upshifts with the 2.73s still in the rear! (Something it would NEVER do before, not even when trying, it'll do it any time, anywhere now!), and a 2-3mpg increase in both city and highway driving... one of these days I'll pull the computer and investigate further, I'm just having too much fun now to do it!
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1976 Ford Mustang II Ghia: 302 with a 600cfm Edelbrock carb, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake, Dynomax Blackjack headers, 2.5" exhaust with Flowmaster Super 44s. RJS 11-gallon fuel cell, C4 tranny, chrome 16" pony wheels, fuzzy dice, brown vinyl half-top, and painted in the tackiest color ever (harvest gold, that's why I call it "The Goldenrod").
Also have a 2003 Dodge Ram (lightly modded daily driver/tow rig/office/dining room/home away from home/workshop... I call it "The Big Blue Dawg".)
Congratulations on your new ride. From your avatar, your new Fox looks great. How about posting a few pictures of your rides to your members gallery. Good to see you back online!
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Scott Halliday
Site Administrator
1992 Red 347 Automatic Limited Edition Convertible
1991 Red 5.0L 5-Speed Hatchback
1989 Black 5.0L 5-Speed Coupe
Welcome back, your real world technical expertise was truly missed. You were one of the best 'hairy knuckle' mechanics on here when I first joined and I'm happy you came back.
A re-introduction of sorts. 
