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    Blue Flame, All Out

    thats a gorgeous car, im starting to chassis a 97 this winter, building twin turbo set up, only thing will be the body shell as they were designed to be stable at high speeds. will be candy apple red over solar gold base, close to stock color only richer. thats a beautiful car and i love those...
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    got myself in deeeeeeeeep this time!

    good for you....i was always told not to put all my eggs in one basket...if you can detail boats ...look into the fiberglass repair..it pays soooo much more...detailing boats is very lucrative too. look up hi- temp products if youre not worried about body shop safe stuff....best shine and...
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    6-71 blower

    sorry bout the 02 head thing...meant 03 04 heads...parts guy at the ford dealer near me told me about the upper half swap as far as the newer heads and intake bolting up to the older block. It will be another couple months before i can really tear into anything...i have to cars of my own to...
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    6-71 blower

    what does everyone thinik of this cash for clunkers thing....there are gonna be alot of these cars thoroughly screwed and i honestly feel it will have a big impact on the custom car market just not for ford powered stuff but for everything ....especially with all the rest mods you see going on...
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    6-71 blower

    ok..i ran into a friend at a cruise last nite who told me his cousin cracked a teksid block and supposedly knew someone else who did the same thing. has anyone heard of this? i saw the karkraft deal. There is a company that makes a blower adapter and called around for the 97-98 engine...
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    6-71 blower

    you are right..the mark is a unibody...so are camaros and mustangs , novas and superbees..takes a rocket scientist to figure that one out. obviously alot of people dont like blowers sticking out of the hood i just happen to be one of the people who do...there was a chassied out mark on racing...
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    6-71 blower

    i fabricate lots of sheet metal stuff and restore older muscle cars..i can handle anything sheetmetal or frame wise on the mark...thought i would check here for some advice before i tear into the mechanical aspects..as far as blower intake...stuff like that....didnt think i would get a bunch of...
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    6-71 blower

    i bought a 97 mark 8 three years ago and have been kicking around the idea of making it a door slammer ever since...im a very good fabricator ...just wondering if anyone has seen a teksid 6-71 or 8-71 supercharged engine..i have a 6-71 i was gonna put in my ls1 powered 68 gto convert project but...
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    Good Buffer

    www.smartshoppersinc.com has a good supply of pads and polishes or your local autobody distributor would be a good source too....i have a throw away harbor freght buffer that has lasted about four years now...my brother likes to borrow them for fiberglass grinding..and i got tired of him burning...
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    Electric Buffer

    the mercedes and european cars have a harder clear that is supplied by either spies hecker, herberts standox, or glasurit....a lot of them are harder to buff and more resistant to scratches from car washes and stuff...i used to use some polishes from a company in chicago il, called a and r...
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    electric auto polisher waxer buffer ?

    any one that spins 700 to 2500 rpm will do just fine, just remember to keep the chord looped over your shoulder so it dont scuff the car and always make sure the edge of the wheel spins away from you panel edges or you will burn the edge of you fender , hood etc...to get the hood edges real good...
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    electric auto polisher waxer buffer ?

    correct way to polish a mark the best way to polish a mark is to do this: step 1: wash car with soap and water. step 2: dry car and get one of those claybar kits by meguiars or the like, this will remove any embedded debris in the paint..you will be surprised at what comes off. step 3: buff...
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