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It has had all of the brake components replaced including wheel cylinders, rubber lines and master cylinder, new carburetor, valve cover gaskets, voltage regulator, alternator, starter solenoid, radiator, fuel pump, tires and wheels, new belts and... The factory Philco-Ford 8 track radio still works well.
We have set the idle speed at about 750 rpm with the curb idle speed about 200 rpm below that. We can also modulate the engine RPM with depressing the brake pedal, which will lessen the RPM a little bit.