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Thanks guys for the referral.  Sending Tony a PM.

Sorry to learn this.  He had established a great reputation for himself in the hobby.

There isn't a topper for Gr. 27 battery.

Not a Shelby, but on my early 66 SJ car you can clearly see the VIN stamping from underneath as well, so it could have been verified from that angle IMO.  

Howard Turner's car?  I don't remember the color - probably not red...white?

The one in my Lotus 7 was "boxier".  And I think it was Smiths?

IMO no way the curve results will ID a distributor.  Most of the ones I work on have been messed with.

A C5OF-E uses the 13/18 reluctor.  If it is assembled correctly, the maximum mechanical advance at the crankshaft will be 2 X 13 = 26 degrees.

I have worked on a C5AF-E FoMoCo with a 8E date code which would have to be a pretty late 1968 model year application.  I would think if you find a C5AF-E with a good date code for the car's build date you shouldn't pay much attention to whether it is FoMoCo or Autolite.

Thanks for the polite comment Barry.  I think you will find that some moderator deleted a reply to your request that stated something like "my friend xxx has one, contact him at yyy@scam.com to buy it".  This is classic scammer lingo and I posted scam in response to it to alert you to what was going on.  I don't know where that post went, but my comment was not directed at you.  It was directed at the scam post in response that has now disappeared.

Scam

Williams Radiator ask for Jake
706-778-6141
He did my 428CJ Radiator fantastic job.

Pete

It won't be fast, it won't be cheap, but it will be perfect.

I have done carburetors in mine but I used just water - no solvent.  I clean bearings and plastic parts and use LA Awesome from Dollar General - works great.  I think the heat is probably as much of the formula for success as the solvent.  However - I used the LA Awesome on some aluminum once and it darkened the finish.  I was told by someone who should know that I just had too strong a solution and that it works fine if very diluted.  I haven't experimented since.
There are specific cleaners available - such as the one below - that say they are for aluminum.

https://www.amazon.com/Master-CLEAN2030-Corrosion-Inhibitor-Ultrasonic/dp/B012GQOJIE/ref=pd_ci_mcx_pspc_dp_d_2_t_1?pd_rd_w=LwyT5&content-id=amzn1.sym.568f3b6b-5aad-4bfd-98ee-d827f03151e4&pf_rd_p=568f3b6b-5aad-4bfd-98ee-d827f03151e4&pf_rd_r=XHD6CP5637TPDY5CQDDB&pd_rd_wg=rdgdz&pd_rd_r=ff1f3475-22b3-49b9-a151-7270f8268195&pd_rd_i=B012GQOJIE

I have the 15L size Chinese one you find on eBay.  Works great, but be sure to buy one from a seller that accepts returns.  My first one was DOA and it turned into a disagreement between eBay and the seller.

Sent you a PM.