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Real Name: Craig Willis
Occupation: Aircraft Mechanic
Location: Miami
State or Province: Florida
Country: United States
Interests: Car restro, radio control airplanes, motorcycle flat track racing
Pet Peeves: miami thing-no turn signals being used, even by cops, cutting across several lanes for turn
Favorite Saying: ophs
My Dream Mustang: 65 fastback with 427 side oiler-straight axle front
About Me: Commerical aircraft mechanic from 1984 to 2006, laid off then multi jobs since with another lay off- great industry!! Never ran at a track yet played on street often. Used to race flat track motorcylces 125cc on nitro in 250 class- that was fun. Used to stud motorcycle tires and run on ice on frozen lakes up in north east. more fun.
Mustang Rides: Current car is 1965 Mercuy Comet Cyclone. 1973 ford 302 bored .030 over with Speedpro hyperutectic pistons- 9 to 1 compression. stock lower end with ARP rod bolts. 1970 DO0E heads with 1.84/1.54 valves, mojor exhaust port work. Roller tip rockers with Lunati single spring and dampner, retainer, keepers. Howards Cam .459 lift, 280 duration- 214 @ .050 lift. Double roller comp timing chain. Edelbrock 289 performer manifold and Edelbrock 600 cfm carb. Modifed 1970 c-4 with 2100 stall. 8 inch 3.00 open rear, B&M star shifter, Fuel pressure gauge outside on cowling, have tach, vacuum, tranny temp, volt, water temp ,oil pressure aftermarket gauges, SUN/ autometer .Electric cooling fan aiding 3 core stock radiator, seperate tranny cooler mounted in grill feeding thru radiator first.
First car at 15 was 65 GTO convertable 4 speed. Shoe horned in 455 buick, stupid but great learning experience. 1965 comet cyclone hipo 289 ,4-speed. 1970 olds 442 with 455. 1979 Hurst olds. Numerous other clunkers. Rember taking a 4 door 1970 olds cutlass and cutting body off behind front door pillars. Man it would smoke tires thru all 3 gears with hi mileage motor ,highway gears .Fabricated homemade hi rise from header exhaust collector. 4 ipes into one. The 4 pipes fit a holley 750 double pumper butterflys pefectly. welded up top and bottom plate- another stupid learing curve.

Age: 47

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1970 ford 302 overheat/ timing issues

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