Shasta Mustang Supply

08/26/2025

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03/29/2025

When the first blossoms open and birds begin to chirp, the classic cars begin to swarm the streets, as a sense of urgency overcomes the unprepared.
With beautiful Spring weather comes the car shows, which so accurately defines the efforts and expertise involved to produce another fresh flock of precious possessions.
Panic and irritability for the unfinished builders intensify, as that big car show draws near. Having set a goal for completion always seems to result in compromised quality as work tends to be done hastily. Deadline dilemmas are often aggravating when the final parts are not available or carelessness causes complications.
When you feel quality will be sacrificed, step back and re-assess your project. Reflect on the many hours invested in your attempt to produce the best product possible. Is it worth the stress, purely for the sake of the first opportunity to display your achievements, if they don't match your true full potential ?
Time draws near, my friend. Don't be the one that must explain either why the car is not done, or the cause of it's lowered standards.
Surprise the pack at the next show with meticulous workmanship and attention to detail. Realize that good things take time as well as a dedicated effort.

03/02/2025

03/01/2025

Ok Dave ignition coil blew up in my car What makes a ignition coil blow?

WOW! Coils will overheat if there is no external resistance, which every classic mustang is equipped.
I've seen a couple of Mustang coils overheat and explode, but only when the key was turned on without the engine running for an extended period of time. which is why there is ''acc'' position on the ign. switch.
A wire connects to the ignition switch and runs forward to the firewall, then out to the coil.. There is more than one type of coil. some don't use a resistor and need a full 12v to work. The voltage to your coil is regulated by this resistor wire. Faster engine is running, the more electricity it lets through in proportion to the engine's RPM. More out= more into coil to feed the more RPM, and less (more resistance) at idle.
Having too wide of a spark plug gap or bad plug wires will cause the coil to hold more electricity to provide a spark strong enough to jump the spark plug gap could also cause excessive coil saturation and subsequent overheating, which may have caused it to develop an internal short causing it to overheat to the point of explosion, but I've never seen it happen.

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02/28/2025

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02/22/2025

The painstakingly polished Thrush side pipes barked their authority as the engine roared to life.
With the hand choke pulled halfway out, the Holley double pumper rocked side to side in cadence with the erratic heartbeat that was conducted by the Mallory dual point distributer.
The Edelbrock ''Torker'' single plane intake manifold featured a canted carburetor mounting angle and tuned runners that offered little resistance to airflow at mid to high rpm range.
Unburned Hi-test hydrocarbons filled the air as the sloppy rich mixture stumbled from poor atomization and lack of adequate vacuum and compression. This engine was definitely not designed to develop its peak torque at the low end. The mechanical bumpstick's rockers rattled, clattered and clicked as if to shiver, from the cold engine's excessive tolerances.
Begging for rpms, the temperamental powerplant felt as a caged tiger awakened and clawing his confinement, yearning for the opportunity to run wild with strength and power. It was obvious this engine was built to perform.
The stiff clutch pedal assured the driver of it's capability to handle the twisting force imposed upon it at any given moment.
Under ride traction bars braced the rear axle to help prevent that violent wheel hopping when the low geared no-slip differential fed power to the excessively wide rear meats.
Truly there was no mistaking this vehicles attitude or intent.
Creeping out of the driveway, the wild stallion bucked and snarled as hydrocarbons were purged from within by the barefoot accelerator pedal.
Deep and monotonous thundering bass filled the cockpit while the whole vehicle vibrated and rocked.
With his adrenalin production off the scale, the driver suddenly unleashes the cam's potential! The rear tires begin to scream in agony from the pavements shredding and burning of their skin in their futile attempt to gain traction.
G forces imposed on the driver were considerable, he felt pinned to his seat. The pungent stench of burning rubber encroached the interior as the vehicle accelerated at an amazing pace.
Thirty-five miles an hour was exceeded quickly, the officer cruising just down the next cross street noted, when the hot rod went carelessly and recklessly screaming past.
''Oh crap, not again'', the driver thought to himself, as he pulled slowly to the curb.

01/17/2025

David Taylor has owned and operated Shasta Mustang Supply in Redding, California for nearly 39 years which equates to about 444,000 hours of experience and still counting .
Thank you to all my loyal customers!

01/13/2025

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