69 Mustang front suspension upgrade

I installed Street or Track tubular upper and lower control arms along with rollerized spring perches made by user “F15Falcon” from the F15Falcon on FordMuscle.com forums, and my Mustang now drives like an entirely different car. I really expected the heim joint based suspension components to make the ride somewhat harsh, but quite the opposite, […]

Mismatched brake rotors

The trouble with ordering auto parts on-line is that you never know what you’ll get, see the photo below.  These are the same part number (my mistake, 2-‘L’s instead of 1-‘L’ and 1-‘R’) on the same order.  2 very different parts.  This was ordered through RockAuto.com.  10 days and counting trying to resolve this.  Neither […]

Brighter 69 Mustang headlights

In the late 1990’s I swapped my headlight bulbs for Halogen bulbs. While this was an improvement, it wasn’t as good as it should have been, and I learned that the headlight switch wasn’t designed to handle that much current. I’m a computer engineer, so I really don’t have any excuse for putting off a […]

GM 3800 P1404 & P0404 error code saga

I’ve been wrestling with P0404 “Gas Cap” and P1404 EGR error codes on my 2001 3800-series-II GP-GT for at least a year.  Replacing the EGR had no effect, nor did the frequently recommended reset procedures (disconnect EGR, clear code, immediately shut key off, then re-connect EGR).  Turns out it was a bad vacuum hose to […]