Regarding the Mustang II spring insulators, Ford dealers no longer have them.
The easiest source is Speedway Motors (speedwaymotors.com) as these are used
extensively by the hot rod community.
Jere
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Jay Laifman
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 9:50 AM
To: Joel Martin
Cc: Tiger List Serve
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Fw: Questions\Issues
When you put the front end together, did you leave the A arm bushings loose
until you drove the car around the block for a little while?
And also we are going to see pictures of this car, right?
On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Joel Martin <jmartiniii@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The ride height on the front of my 66 MK1A is too high - car slopes
> front to back with stock springs and the CAT rubber insolator which
> are 5/8" thick.
> It
> has been suggested to use Mustang II insolators as well as possibly
> changing to Rick's 450 pound springs, which if I remember right are 1"
> shorter. Any ideas without changing springs or cutting stock springs
> as I do not like to cut any springs?
>
> The front brake dust caps have a small hole in the center - is this
> correct?
> If not source and part number to get new ones - We have taken to NAPA
> to match up new ones to no avail.
>
> Is there suppose to be a rubber seal that goes on the 'inner fender
> where it meets the wing? Possibly like the MGB - cannot seem to
> determine. Little too wide a gap for using sealer. Ideas?
>
> Rebuilt brake calipers or getting yours redone source? I rebuilt both
> calipers with MGB SS pistons and rebuild kit and also put in new split
> caliper seals, though I cannot for the life of me find where I got
> them. One of the rebuilt calipers is leaking at the split seal
> location.
>
> Regards
> Joel Martin
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