73bird: congrats on the new 1/8 mile best. Shave a few more hundredths and you'd be very competitive in the 7.50 Index class [that is very popular around here].
I went to manual steering on the Catalina to eliminate the parasitic drag of the power steering pump. I had to change out the steering box to a manual unit and find a manual steering pittman arm. Certainly not a big deal to change out but that manual pittman arm can be hard to find. I know nothing about F-Birds so I don't know if you'd need to change your pittman arm/steering box out with a manual unit. Just wanted to give you a heads-up.
Good luck,
Jim
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65 Catalina sedan. Allen Thomas Performance 495. KRE Heads at 310cfm ported by SD Performance, ProSystems Dominator carb on ported Victor intake, P-Dude custom grind hydraulic roller, MSD ignition, 3.50 Moser/Ford rear. F-Glass front bumper by son Rob, rear by the old man and joint effort for trunk lid. 3950# w/driver. Best of 9.5761/139 on 175 shot, 6.01 /114 in 1/8.
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