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Ron,

My condolences to you and your family during this difficult time.

Erik

Looks like 67 K-H four piston front Mustang calipers to me?

The adapter is probably just 1/4" steel plate bolted in place of the drum backing plates? Everyone just presumes that it was taken off of an existing production vehicle but it's simpler to use a piece of plate steel in many cases.

The front adapter was a Kar Kraft part machined for the application out of a piece of billet steel.

As a previous request of the OP, I'll refrain from mentioning Concourse correct parts.

Doug ,no denying that the 67 Mustang front calipers also worked as I mentioned in my previous post.I believe the single piston was used for the majority of the 68 ,69 and 70 TA cars .

You need to qualify what T/A cars you are talking about. There are only  two '68 Shelby cars. The ones that were renumbered to show the Tunnel Port, engine code D, and a 68 production.

One of them is in that picture and it clearly shows a '67 4 piston caliper. The other car is called a "backup car" and really is the sister car to the Titus car.

If we're talking Bud Moore or someone else, I wouldn't know what they ran.

I suppose it all depends on what was homologated for them?

The '69 Boss 302 Chassis Book(let) is showing the "big Ford" front calipers and pretty sure, 67 Mustang fronts on the rear?

It doesn't really matter to me. I've got no dog in this race but as far as making a comment about "pretty much documented", ok. Where? Is there a secret document book somewhere? 

]I might be remembering the Boss 302 TA sheet. My 68 TA car #5 was restored with the 4 piston brakes in the rear. This makes me feel better as I thought the 4 piston ones on the car  were out of place .  http://www.ponysite.de/67_68_notchbacks.htm

According to spec sheet Trans Ed posted, the rear discs were optional. So why should anything to do with Shelby cars be easy or not full of asterisks? I think I'd rather have the drums. Rear discs are a Royal PITA. On a club racer like these T/A cars you don't have enough time to screw with everything on the car. Least of all, tempermental rear discs?

Doug,

Would you care to expound on why you term a rear disc setup as "tempermental"?

Thank you,

Erik

John,

Good to see you back. Best wishes to you and your wife and brighter days ahead.

Neat car and an interesting story. I have a couple of questions.
What does the transition look like from the twin hoses to the radiator?
The bellcrank for the throttle linkage is attached to the firewall?

Thanks and have fun with it!

Info with the photo says, Paul Busta, 1980 Brainard Raceway.

Any one know the car ?

Looks like Dirk Gasterland's BOSS.

Sad news. My condolences to his family and friends.

I remember Russ well from the open track events at Road America and Blackhawk. I always picture him behind the wheel of his silver BOSS 351.