Interesting piece for sure. Anyone with a period correct Trans-Am car ?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/original-ford-cross-boss-intake-matching-autolite-850-carburator/
They were never used on Trans Am cars. Sold over the counter only.
Quote from: 1109RWHP on January 13, 2019, 02:17:54 PM
They were never used on Trans Am cars. Sold over the counter only.
Then the listing needs to be corrected to reflect that because they claim otherwise.
I had a carb & manifold top. Sorry I let them go it was a great wall hanger after I sold my Boss2.
Quote from: CSX 4133 on January 13, 2019, 02:50:45 PM
Quote from: 1109RWHP on January 13, 2019, 02:17:54 PM
They were never used on Trans Am cars. Sold over the counter only.
Then the listing needs to be corrected to reflect that because they claim otherwise.
1109RWHP is correct the CROSS BOSS was outlawed at the first testing session for the 1970 Trans Am season due to the unique Autlolite inline carburetors. SCCA did not trust FoMoCo to follow through with producing them in the numbers to make them available to the AMC, GM, and Mopar teams. Who really blames the SCCA after the Tunnel port and Dominator carburetor debacles.
John
P.S. The FoMoCo family of BOSS 302 intakes;
The first intake on the left is the Ultra-rare standard flange Holley 2x4 that was mentioned in the SCCA homologation papers, but rarely seen anywhere. The center intake manifold is the factory team (Shelby and Bud Moore) intake manifold using special sandcast Dominator carburetors. Both of those intakes require a special offset distributor. The intake manifold on the right is the 1970 team and well connected privateer team intake manifold, the legendary Bud Moore Mini-Plenum. Those were pretty much it in SCCA Trans Am racing for the BOSS 302.
(http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=13717.0;attach=62808;image)
I had a boss that worked for Ford engine development back in the day. He remembers seeing dumpster full of these Cross-Bosses for recycling. If he had only known.
Don't tell Hovander. He goes crazy for these things. LOL
Cory
Quote from: 6s1640 on March 15, 2021, 11:55:00 PM
I had a boss that worked for Ford engine development back in the day. He remembers seeing dumpster full of these Cross-Bosses for recycling. If he had only known.
Don't tell Hovander. He goes crazy for these things. LOL
Cory
The Hov and I have spent hours not literally... actually hours talking about the "special intakes" for the BOSS 302.
Thanks for the posts regarding the intakes ! I think this was up on forum 1, is there any more info on it ?
I hope I'm not diverting the thread ::)
Mike