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    First DIY Service on our GT - Advice?

    Hey guys, I’m planning to do my first service on my GT over the winter and want to make sure I don’t miss anything. The car has 47K miles, and I’ve owned it for about three years, but with the other cars in the stable, it only gets around 600 miles of exercise per year. I originally planned to...
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    Oil -- Valvoline VR1 Racing??

    I use Valvoline VR1 Racing oil in all our older cars mainly for the ZDDP. Wondering if anyone is using in the FGT? I heard that Motorcraft decreased the ZDDP, don't know if it's true.
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    Magnetic Drain plugs

    Getting ready to change oil and will be adding the easy drain set up from the GT Guys and would also like to swap out engine drain plugs for magnetic plugs. Wondering what size magnetic plugs I need and maybe if anyone has a recommendation for where to get them from. Thanks.
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    Wheel cribs for oil change

    Getting ready to change the oil. Bought some wheel cribs from RaceRamps figuring stability and being able to remove under tray easier. A 4-post lift would be nice, but for now... just thought I'd share
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    When storing for winter -- Start it up or let it sit?

    When storing for 4-5 months, is it better to fire it up every 2 weeks and let it idle un-driven for 10-15 minutes, or just let it sit?
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    FYI: The Value of Higher Mileage GTs for Proper Insurance

    Hey everyone, You may have seen my post: Determining Agreed Value on Higher Mileage '05 FGT I wanted to share some recent info that might be helpful for those of us with higher mileage Ford GTs when it comes to ensuring our cars are properly insured with an agreed value. I’ve been in the...
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    Determining Agree Value on Higher Mileage '05 FGT

    We are currently insured through Classic Auto Insurance after seeing the recommendations on this forum. We have an agreed value of $300K and this is the maximum we were told is possible because of the miles on our car. The agent said he spoke with their GT specialist and he said, "miles on these...
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    Any one located near Bellingham WA?

    Just wondering if anyone is located near Bellingham WA? I've never seen any other GT's out on the road, but figured I'd throw this out there.
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    Will there be an allocation of 2022 MKII's ?

    Recently I've been thinking that maybe I'd like to consider a "new" GT to share the garage with our '05. I saw on the internet about an Alan Mann Heritage Edition for 2022 (link below). Anyways, I didn't follow the application process to buy a 2017+ GT very closely, since I wasn't in the market...