Just got my ride back after resto

[opentrackerSteve]

Nice, when are you taking out to the track?

 

[mainemustang]

Just Beautiful!
I don't see a vacuum line hooked to your distributor > carb? Have you run it yet?
Jon

Funny you should ask....I did too. After body work, when engine reinstalled, I brought the restorer a new pertronix distributor. When I picked the car up, I saw the vacuum line missing, but the guy said it was set mechanically and wasn't needed. Never having had this dizzy setup, I took his word. The car was driven home, about 30 miles, ran perfect, idled smooth, no visible problems, however, I still wondered about it. If anyone has info, or a different opinion, please let me know. In the fall, I may have the engine rebuilt, but I don't want it to blow unnecessarily. Can the absence of the vacuum line cause problems if the car is tuned and the advance is set mechanically?

 

[mainemustang]

Very nice! Any pictures of the interior?

Stump: NO pics of interior yet, but all redone except dash bezel guages. Std black, woodgrain wheel, humphugger. Gotta figure out whether I want a rally pac, mounted tach, 6 gauge cluster(restomod), or dakota digital dash. BTW, really like your car. Looks great in grabber green!

 

[monkeystash]

Can the absence of the vacuum line cause problems if the car is tuned and the advance is set mechanically?

No, vacuum advance isn't necessary.

 

[stump]

Stump: NO pics of interior yet, but all redone except dash bezel guages. Std black, woodgrain wheel, humphugger. Gotta figure out whether I want a rally pac, mounted tach, 6 gauge cluster(restomod), or dakota digital dash. BTW, really like your car. Looks great in grabber green!

This is how mine looks in black with the Rally Pac...

 

[jims6t6]

Cool, nice to see a photo of a non-fastback. :thu

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