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  1. sr71

    clutch

    Does anyone know if Stillen still makes a clutch for the 2006 GT?
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    Claiming Longest trip

    I was snowbirding in Arizona, had a direct flight to return to Canada from Phoenix June 2 2020. They cancelled the flight. Air Canada sucks. Other options were explored, but it came down to driving the Ford back. I've made this trip several times before, but always had the chance to make the...
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    Mustang documentary

    A rather excellent documentary on the history of the Mustang, and the development of the new one. Available on Netflix or youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um4XsH5ymiw One thing I found interesting..film produced 2015, and absolutely no mention of the NGT. Quotes - "everybody at Ford...
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    Le Mans trip

    Have I been napping and missed info on the trip to Le Mans June 2016, or are plans still in the works?
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    If you could name the new Ford Supercar...

    Any thoughts on a name for the successor? My vote goes to: .................................................GT 50 Carries on the lineage of the GT40, differentiates it...
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    Frozen Fountains in Phoenix

    Chip, I googled frozen fountains and saw the pictures. Sure hope you run antifreeze in the GT. Do you need some snow brush/ice scrapers?
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    Driving Glasses

    I have for many years required distance corrective lenses. Great for things far away but I have never been able to read with them on. One day driving without them I noticed how remarkably clear the gauges were in my daily driver. Decided to try bifocals, then progressives, trifocals etc. Too...
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    tire dressing

    Does anyone know if the black tire dressing foam can be used on hoses and the air intake rubber, or if it will speed the breakdown of the rubber. Any other downsides? It would be a nice spiff-up for some of the components back in the engine room, but I thought I'd check first.
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    understeer defined

    ran across this on another forum and thought it made everything clear UNDERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the FRONT of your car OVERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the REAR of your car HORSEPOWER is how fast you hit the wall TORQUE is how much of the wall you take with you
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    the last GT

    I recently saw a television documentary on the last Sting Ray....Corvettes are still with us but the Corvette Stingray was last produced about 67, and the last one off the assembly line was recently re-discovered and restored. An interesting piece of automotive history. So do we...