Step 1: Suspension.

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Reply #75 – July 07, 2007, 07:18:51 PM

I went and got autozone mounts and they worked fine on the 88.

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Reply #76 – July 08, 2007, 08:12:49 AM

I used washers no problem,5/8 I think.

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Reply #77 – July 08, 2007, 08:14:04 AM

I've made this whole 11" brake thing way more complicated than it needs to be... sheesh.

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Reply #78 – July 08, 2007, 08:19:45 AM

I bought them mounts pictured they wouldn't work for me,they didn't seem to tighten enough.Used my old ones,still have them if anybody wants them.

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Reply #79 – July 08, 2007, 09:11:09 AM

My whole big mistake was buying Mustang struts. I forgot to mention that the lady at the parts store belittled and scolded me when I went to return the mounts. "Why would you buy the incorrect parts? What are you trying to do, exactly?" When I explained to her that the T-bird and Mustang shared a chassis/platform, she shook her head and asked her co-workers and they all disagreed. It's unfortunate the first guy I spoke with wasn't there. He was kind enough to punch up any fox car I could think of & compare part numbers. Even pulled and opened the Mustang strut so I could show him the issue I was having with the strut mount.... oh well. I'm done with that store.

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Reply #80 – July 08, 2007, 10:06:20 AM

Advance Auto FTL on this one. So all you have to do is get 88 struts and problem solved?

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Reply #81 – July 30, 2007, 02:43:42 AM

Alright, now that CJ's come and gone and I'm regretting not having a car there, I'm motivated to get this t-bird done before the winter descends upon us.

Gonna go ahead and revive this thread with another stupid question or two:
Which of the ports on the steering rack is the pressure and which is the return? I didn't pay attention when I took the lines off of the old one. Also, it looks like the short section of return hardline doesn't have the o-ring or a provision for one like the new pressure line does. This normal? I've got late-night motivation to get some shiznit done so I'm gonna go out and crack on it right now.

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Reply #82 – July 30, 2007, 05:28:48 AM

Nevermind my last post. I went out and tinkered with it and I realized that the pressure and return are different sizes, so it's idiot-proof in that respect. Also found out that there were actually o-rings hidden inside, too and I got those replaced, with the exception of the rack-side pressure line. The new line came with 3 o-rings, two small ones and one much larger one. One of the small ones fits the pump side of the hose, but none of 'em fit the rack-side fitting, so I'm stuck there.

I'm also stuck on the fact that I can't figure out how the **** the short return hardline on the rack is oriented. I put it on the way I thought it went ended up pointing against and touching the DS strut tower. THIS is why no one should take a car apart, then try and put it back together FIVE MONTHS later.

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Reply #83 – July 30, 2007, 08:28:56 AM

My retun line pints almost straight out.Good luck on the car.Now that I FINALLY have everything I need for the cam swap and mass air conversion,I'm getting a little more motivated myself.Get to it !!!