Posts by J_Speegle_old

Quote from s2ms

IMO it makes more sense for a (presumed) shortage like this to have more of an effect if it was at San Jose rather that if it was a Shelby specific modification. Plus Bo mentioned he has owned Export Mustangs with the reinforced towers.

Guess more digging is needed on this one.

We would expect that if they were installed at San Jose they would have been mentioned in the Add-Delete sheets that Ford used to build the cars. From what I recall they are not listed there.

As for export cars there may have been running changes during the years or have to do with the country the car was being shipped to, as the original ones I've seen and friends have owned did not have them as mentioned earlier.

Don't remember seeing them ( been a fair number of years though) any on Mustangs in Germany and Switzerland in the 70's. Most recent one I ran across was a NJ car (kind of odd) built for Japan. Most Pacific Rim exports I've seen were built at SJ but it may have more to do from where/how it was ordered

Quote from 289route66

Does the sway bar have a ford part number stamped on it? Do the brackets and rubber bushings have part numbers on them?

Thanks, Alex

Sway bar and brackets do not have ant markings. Can't recall if the bushings do but if they do they are not visible once installed

Quote from s2ms

I used to think that too until learning recently the brace, reinforcement plate, and washer reinforced shock towers were all part of the export package.

The reinforced (washers) front upper shock mounts were something done at Shelby. Seen a fair amount of export cars and none of them had the reinforced shock mounts.

As for the export braces - even spaced for 65-66 staggered spacing (saved time and money) started in 67 though Ford continued to use th earlier part number.

I would offer that I have never seen an original engine with a balancer (Ford small block) that had anything but a black (or rusty) balancer.

Can't find any pictures of original engines that were installed in cars (not display or advertisements) that had blue ones

Been in hundreds

Believe you will find that is also what MCA and SAAC are requiring

Just one person's experiance.

Quote from b9folk

I've noticed on photos of kars that the windshield washer bag isn't always in the same place. My kar has 2 sets of dimples, one is farther back and higher, the other is farther forward and down slightly. Is there some reason for the 2 sets, and is there a correct set to use?

Please understand there were factory and dealer versions and installations. This normally explains the difference in location and the size of the bag and mounting bracket

Quote from b9folk

Also I've noticed that many use a black top coil (probably Pertronix)instead of yellow top. Anyway, where on the coil does the sticker go on '65 models?

No stickers were used on coils they were ink stamped - and the stamp was normally placed on the lower third of the coil

Hope this helps

Quote from rwoerz

Sorry to say but none of the orignal engine or trans came with the car. Can I tell the build date by the Ford VIN or the body parts?

Yes (but do not post it publically)

And do not go by another Shelby built around the same (Shelby number) as yours. Cars were delievered to LA from San Jose and from the parkign lot cars were taken to be converted to Shelbys. Since there was normally a supply there cars built close or far appart (sequentail Ford VINs) would have close or very far apart. Add on top of thie that cars completed at San Jose (and other plants) could have different VINS(not sequential) by as much as 3000 numbers.

Buying a complete motor (if you can find one) is much better in cost and in the fact that it can get very difficult to find casting dates for all the parts grouped as nice as original

Hope this helps