Resources

Here are some Mustang Forums that our members frequent.  Very useful in looking up or asking about problems with our cars:

• Mustang Forums
• The Mustang Source Forums
• Vintage Mustang Forums

Here  are some links to pages that Mustangers may find useful:

• • Arning/Shelby Drop – this is what Shelby did to improve the handling of the original 65 and early 66 Shelby’s
  • How to recurve a Duraspark distributor – easy way to add performance if you have one of these distributors on your Mustang or other Ford
  • How to determine the age of a tire – depending on who you believe, most tires made today only last 7 – 10 years.  How old are yours?
  • How to identify FOMOCO radios and 8-Track players – the background is annoying but the information is good.
  • Mustang Tire Size chart – 1965 through 1970 – what will fit inside the wheel wells
  • Another Wheel and Tire Size chart – 1965 through 1973 – more size charts
  • Steering Box lubrication – How to lubricate your stock non-integral Ford steering box.
  • How to decode Ford parts numbers – what they really mean
  • 1965 – 1973 Ford and Mustang Exterior paint codes – stock colors by year
  • VIN and Data Plate decoder for 1965 – 1973 – what the VIN and Data Plate can tell you about your Mustang (or one you are considering buying).
  • Wheel alignment specs – Alignment specs for 1965 through 1970 Mustangs and Shelbys
  • Body Buck Tag Decoder – hasn’t been updated since 2008 so some info may be outdated
  • Calculator – calculates RPM, Transmission Ratio and Tire Height
  • Calculator 2 – shows you RPM in each gear
  • Lemans Stripes – the correct dimensions of Lemans Stripes on Shelby’s
  • Wheel Alignment – an article from Mustang Monthly on how to do it at home.