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Believe you will find that the "small plug" is likely the round seal from the base of the antenna cable retainer that was used there. There is a smaller hole in the center where the opaque retainer sticks through as shown in the first picture. The bottom one shows two examples with the retainer/antenna removed but the seal remained. Most of the time it comes out when you yank the cable and retainer but not always on a Mustang/Shelby

Not sure where the straight axle fit in with what was going on in the rest of the car  Guess just another WAG or idea that faded quickly for the past owner.

The other would have been 6S275

Interesting that you oe AI place the car in the wrong lane also. Thanks for sharing

I've probably got some in the shed - good SoCal stuff. What numbers should they have on them?

Shouldn't have any engineering or ID markings on them

I have seen some very questionable cars with original tags, I am not sure if thats better?

Sure you do     An original tag or even original numbers on a rebody or a Dynocorn isn't better.

Its a combination of facts and evidence that makes a car what it is. Or what it isn't 

NOTE: I'm NOT reference the particular car in the ad/this thread just the part of the discussion on tags and other details in the discussion. Have not seen this car that I'm aware of.

Since this is the 66 Section must at least mention that most 66's didn't come equipped with Konis but adjustable Gabriel shocks instead.

Date codes for originals and early replacements were easy - Example 11-64  decodes as Nov 1964

Fronts - 82-1326
Rears - 82-1327




Some of the threads that search turned up. Used the words "Koni part number"

https://www.saac.com/forum/index.php?topic=3466.msg30353#msg30353

https://www.saac.com/forum/index.php?topic=7448.msg62387#msg62387

Cool - very old school - Thanks

A friend of mine restoring a 69 GT350 sent me pics of what he believes are his original tie rods. Early Jan 8 build. Yellow and green markings on tie rods. Were these marked in 69? I know in 1970 but many years ago was told not done in 69. What is the consensus? Thanks

Yes those look like originals. Finding ones with the paint markings is fairly rare so for a long time they were not suggested since support for there use was not well documented. We've collected more examples over the decades but not sure that we can be assured that all were marked. Odd thing is that there have been NOS units with the markings on them already at that point so don't know how that pair came to be.

As far as the "B" stamped on the cover yes that marking have been documented as being used on V8 tie rods from cars being assembled at Dearborn during the 69 production year. Two examples below.

Now that's interesting       Great conversation piece.

Pete. I've never seen an ad for the sale of these units to the general public. Do you have such an ad in your collection?  Guess I should look at your site   since if you had one it would likely be posted there

I noticed in this thread several of the cars mentioned were in the #800 range.  When did the change to underrides happen in '66?  I thought it applied to the first 252 cars, but overrides occurred past that number range?

Thanks. 

The Registry sets the change over as being around car #920. Of course there was the change to the "kinked" bar during that period prior to the change over between upper and lower styles also

I do have a question about the wrap on the harness. When the harness was returned they also wrapped the fuel harness over to the plug. Should that be the case or should I remove it?

Don't see your "plug" where the wrapped loom connects to the unwrapped wire that connects to the sending unit but here are some pictures of unrestored cars for you to compare and consider

Here are a couple of shots from an early 66 with the original boots that I believe have been shared here before. Like others these were formed in a rectangle shape with crisp sharp edges on the four corners.

Hope these help

I was wondering if you could have a car judged by both SAAC and MCA. Could you, for example, enter the MCA trailer or Occasional Drive and SAAC DII? 

Consider that with at least SAAC there is a limit to the number of the cars that will be judged in each class. In the past at least MCA has not had such limitations. We would love to accommodate all cars that wanted to be judged but given the time limitation and the standard better to judge a smaller number of entrees fully than do twice as many half way.

Also at MCA IMO there is a lot of difference between Occasional Driver and their Concours Trailered. 

Silver hex head, RBW with two washers. One flat one lock

RBW?  Thanks Pete.

"RBW" would represent the head markings of the bolts. There are a number of different patterns used through the years so if your really focused then you'll want the exact pattern used for the application. Additional marking can represent the hardness rating for the bolt