Wow! A bit easier to understand... that's pretty cool!

-Mike

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A happy kid behind the wheel of a 98 Mustang GT
Cold air intake
FRPP 3.73 gears
Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter
Flowmaster 40 Series mufflers (self-installed woohoo)
Hi-speed fan switch
255/60R-15 rear tires
Subframe connectors
Aluminum adjustable clutch quadrant


"Anthony" wrote in message
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I was reading another thread mentioning lathes... and which one to
buy. I'm so new to metalworking (I'm just beginning welding hehe) that
I had to go look up what a lathe even was. I see that it's for
shaping/carving/whatever metals to make a desired shape... but can
anybody provide an example or 2 of what a lathe is used for? Thanks!
Curiousity got the best of me . Happy Holidays!


About anything round that has a shape to it.
A bolt or screw.
Your car wheels.
Your FRPP 3.73 gears.


-Mike

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A happy kid behind the wheel of a 98 Mustang GT
Cold air intake
FRPP 3.73 gears
Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter
Flowmaster 40 Series mufflers (self-installed woohoo)
Hi-speed fan switch
255/60R-15 rear tires
Subframe connectors
Aluminum adjustable clutch quadrant

Now all you need is to jerk out that puny motor, and put in a real one

How about an old 406FE.
63-1/2 Galaxy 500
406 FE
Factory 3-2bbl
Balanced, blueprinted
Forged pistons
Crower dual-pattern Cam, Crower dual springs
Harland Sharp roller rockers
Mild port clean up
Top-Loader 4-speed
31 spline 9-inch with 4:11 gears - limited slip with hi-rate springs
Dyno Results: 565 hp @ 5820, 710 lb-ft of torque @ 3790
Car weight: ~2 tons + (It is made of real STEEL)
Drag strip results: Best of 7.99 ET-1/8 mile on P265/60-R15 Eagle ST
street tires (never tried slicks..hard enough to keep axles in it as it
was).
Number of 9-inch 31-spline axles wrung in two: 4 (short side all 4 times
in 2nd gear, at ~3800 RPM)
Current state of vehicle:
Mostly disassembled for restoration/modification (slight tubbing -
shorter/larger axles to deal with the breakage problem), and it will go
on a serious diet. Should be able to remove up to 1500 lbs via fiberglass
replacement panels, etc (the bumpers alone weight well over 100 lbs
each).
Gotta get the garage finished first tho :/









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Anthony

You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make
better idiots.

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