427 MANUAL SUPPLEMENTS
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Supplements for the FIA and GT.
- Air cleaner, K&N
- Aluminum trunk pictures
- Alternator dimensions
- Alternator wiring (with dash indicator)
- Alternator wiring, high-amp/one-wire conversion
- Alternator wiring for SOHC engine
- Antifreeze - What color?
- Antifreeze mixtures
- Battery faqs, general
- Battery, trunk mounted
- Bell housing alignment
- Body
details
paint stripes
emblems - Body shop, prep for
- Brakes
Bedding pads and rotors
Brake balance bar adjustment
Dragging brakes (VW master cylinders)
Converting to 12" Wilwood calipers and rotors on early upright
Bracket for above
Updating to larger GM replacements (SS Brake calipers)
Fluid specifications Pad replacement, front GM
Pad replacement, rear outboard-brakes (GM)
Replacing the brake fluid (flushing)
Squeal (Coleman/Sierra/Wilwood calipers)
Brake light switch, updating
Updating the master cylinders
VW master cylinder service
Wilwood Pad Selection for Coleman/Sierra/Wilwood calipers - Brake lights, LED
- Brake service, Jag
- Cables, speedometer
- Carburetor linkage
- Carburetor (Holley) service
- Carpet installation pictures
- Charging system
- Chassis number
- Clutch
Fork modifications (chas 731-on)
Fork placement in bell-housing
Master cylinder (BMW) replacement
Master cylinder (BMW to Tilton) replacement
Pressure plate bolt circle patterns
Release system - concentric throwout bearing
New slave cylinder assembly
Slave cylinder installation
Troubleshooting - Colors, original paint
- Cooling system hose interchange
- Cooling system hose trim update
- Cooling system improvements from Arrowhead Radiator
- Cooling system: Overheating
- Crotch strap installation
- Damper
specifications
Front
Rear - Dolly wheels - Make your own?
- Door Pull-strap installation
- Drive-shaft drawings (PDF)
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Electrolysis (of aluminum)
- Emblem placement
- Emergency brake rebuilding (Jag)
- Engine block and head casting numbers
- Engine mount mods, FE
- Engine mount mods, SB Ford
- Engine internal specifications
- ERA rear suspension alignment
- ERA rear suspension retrofit
- Fender chip protection with Invinca-shield
- Fender spats, Installing
- Flaming River gear installation
- Fresh air fans installation
- Front fan installation
- Front wheel well vents
- Fuel gauge inaccuracies
- Fuel injection pump (in tank)
- Fuel return line - Tank modifications
- Fuse box cover installation (pdf illustration)
- Gauge part numbers (Stewart-Warner only)
- Gearing, differential/trans
- Headlight relay addition for extra-draw lights
- Headlight plug
- Heat past door hinge
- Heater retrofit (pdf template)
- Hood rivets and scoop
- Hose fittings torque specs
- Hose interchange, cooling system
- Hose trim update page
- Hot start problems
- Hurst shift linkage adjustment
- Ignition problems, troubleshooting
- Insurance
- Jag-based
rear
suspension
Axle/hub-bearing adjustment
Brake caliper (including handbrake) service
Damper specifications
Rear axle shaft from scratch
Differential - Identifying vintage
Differential ratcheting noise around sharp corners: See Lubrication in the manual.
Emergency brake service
Hub lower-pivot-bearing adjustment
Grease fittings (half-shaft)
Mounting dimensions for rear assembly
Pinion seal replacement
Parts list (exploded diagram) - Parts (ERA list)
Ratcheting (noise) around sharp corners: See the manual index under Lubrication
Remove and replace assembly
Trailing arm (early)
Wheel hop under hard acceleration
Heavy duty parts from CWI - Keys
Ignition: Std Motor Products Series Y11
Trunk: Lucas FS Series - Lights, DOT legal (and LEDs)
- Motor mount modifications
- MSD troubleshooting
- MSD/Stewart Warner tach problems
- Oil line routing, with and without remote filter
- Oil pans (link to Canton)
- Oil pan - max dimensions
- Oil pressure (low) on a Center-oiler FE
- Oil pressure line onto small block engine
- Oil pressure line, Replacing plastic with copper (S/W gauge only)
- Overheating (troubleshooting)
- Overheating hints from Arrowhead Radiator
- Paint colors
- Painting preparation
- Rear-mounted battery
- Rear
Suspension,
ERA
Alignment
Retrofitting into an early chassis - Rear
Suspension,
Jag-based
(see "Jag..." above)
Registration and titling - Relay (fan and horn) updating, GM to universal (pdf)
- Relay connections, early and late
- Retrofitting the aluminum radiator
- Roll bar installation template (zipped file)
- Rug installation pictures
- Sealing the door hinge area
- Seat belt mounting dimensions
- Seat belt crotch strap
- Seat track dimensions (PDF drawing)
- Sender connections, fuel level
- Sender (S/W) setup
- Sender (Bosch/Sunpro) setup
- Shift lever to Hurst shifter
- Shift linkage adjustment (Hurst)
- Shocks - See Dampers
- Signal lights - See "Wiring"
- Slave cylinder installation, clutch
- Soft top, Fitting
- Spats, Installing
- Speedometer cables
- Speedometer cable connection, TKO 600 Cable Routing
- Speedometer gear selection
- Squeaking (brakes) in front
- Starter (Tilton) setup
- Steering column bushings
- Steering column, early (Datsun rack)
- Stripe dimensions
- Suspension/Spring rate calculator (Excel spreadsheet)
- Suspension setup, competition
- Tail light reflector drawing
- Tail lights, rectangular (Legal)
- Thermostat modifications
- Throttle
linkage
Turkey pan - Tilton starter setup
- Tires
Balance
Recommended sizes for ERA cars - Top-Loader rebuilding (Mustang Monthly article)
- Transmission gearing
- Vents, Front wheel wheel well
- Wheels
-
Recommended offsets
Balance
Hub specifications for bolt-on wheels
Pin-drive hub dimensions (PDF)
Safety wiring - Wiring
*New! A preliminary wiring "primer" and troubleshooting guide.
Alternator connections and basic alternator schematics
Alternator wiring for the SOHC
Brake lights
Charging - Troubleshooting
Emergency flashers
Fans, Troubleshooting the radiator
Fan relay
Headlight plug
Horn relay
Ignition problems, troubleshooting Unilite(Mallory) testing
Mallory Hyfire 6A connections
MSD Installation
MSD Troubleshooting
Quad tail lights (Amber/red)
Signal and headlight switch hookup
Signal troubleshooting
Starter button, adding
Starter with integral solenoid
Stewart Warner/MSD/tachometer problems
Tachometer (Caerbont) wiring
Tachometer (Nisonger) wiring
Tail lights, Amber/red quad
Troubleshooting brake and signal lights
Voltmeter instead of ammeter, up to chassis 634
Voltmeter instead of ammeter, chassis 635-on
VW headlight/signal switch wiring schematic
