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No reason to remove the heater box if you simply slice the heater hose after moving the clamps forward. That's a big job doing it that way!

I've done it before and it is a 2-person job that way and will tear up the firewall pad doing it, plus it also risks breaking the solder on the heater core fittings.  Not to mention lots of swearing and skint up knuckles!

4 nuts on the engine bay side, unplug the heater motor wires, disconnect the cables and the long screw up top and the box pulls right out.

I did this job 7 years ago on my 1968 GT coupe, non-A/C car.  I agree with Charles' assessment.  I had a helper and the job went smoothly.  I replaced the heater core, heater box, blower motor and hoses all at the same time.  No issues whatsoever since then.

Terry

Thanks Dave for the update!  Really looking forward to the updated 67 Registry. Much appreciation for all the work that went into this. 

Thank you Pete!  I always look forward to the Coralsnake updates.

Would anyone be willing to share a photo showing how the choke knob is positioned inside the car and how the cable comes out of the firewall and is routed to the carburetor?  I will be adding a manual choke carburetor to my 1968 Mustang GT this spring and would welcome tips for ensuring a smooth operating manual choke. Thanks so much in advance. 

Here are some pictures of my choke setup.  This is how everything was in 1987, when I purchased the car after sitting for 9 years. Others may have a different routing.  Hope this helps.

Sorry, I do not have a picture of the choke knob, but is on the far left by the kick panel.

Yes great, thank you very much!  Huge help. Much appreciated!

Would anyone be willing to share a photo showing how the choke knob is positioned inside the car and how the cable comes out of the firewall and is routed to the carburetor?  I will be adding a manual choke carburetor to my 1968 Mustang GT this spring and would welcome tips for ensuring a smooth operating manual choke. Thanks so much in advance. 

The green spring is 20 coils, 1 inch long (w/o hooks) about 1 7/8" overall and approximately 9/16" diameter

I would appreciate confirmation from anyone with a green oem spring or info on the blue spring

I found a photo of the spring that I had snapped several mos ago.  I count 20 coils as well.  I had painted the spring light blue based on what I thought was correct information at the time.  Unfortunately I don't have a "before" photo. 

The production 302 spring is not the same as the Cobra Jet cars. The service part maybe.

Original springs are green and they are not reproduced in the correct size as the oem spring. I have some references to a blue spring, which presumably is different but never seen a documented original.

The bracket pictured in the reply by Corey B. is IMHO the correct original bracket for a '68 J-code Mustang, Cougar or Shelby GT-350 with automatic and Autolite 4300 4V carburetor.  I removed one from the previously untouched '68 J-code 302 that went in my car and used it for a while before switching up the carb (among other things) and making other changes to the engine.  As for the spring, I have also seen reference to a light blue spring, I believe Bob Mannel's SBF book mentions it.  Unfortunately I did not snap a photo of what I believe was the original spring I used on my car prior to the engine being restored but I do recall a trace of what looked like light blue paint remaining. 

As others have mentioned, neither the bracket nor the spring are correctly reproduced at this time.     

Terry

The Quick Jack Lift is new to me, but so far, I really like it.  I'm faced with a space problem and didn't want a permanent lift that I always had to work around and or get a drive on that moves......it still gets in the way and you can't do tires/wheels very easily.
So, this one is very stable, very easy to operate and lifts it up where you could pull a transmission or detail the underside pretty easily. 
They make them in 5000 lb and 7000 lb capacity and they hang on the wall when not in use.  Mine are the 5000 lb and are very stable and raise the car easily.  I believe the 7000 lb versions are the same price..........just heavier to lift and move around.

Very good.  Thanks for the info. Think I'll look into one.

Just thought this was a cool picture.   #23 Up off its' Hooves getting ready for a light refurb on some parts over the winter.
Been driving and enjoying for a couple of years and will be doing some detailing and fixing the Damn horns that won't blow!

How do you like that lift, not to change the subject.  I don't have a high ceiling garage and want a better option than ramps and jack stands.  Thanks!  Car looks nice BTW

Terry

I wonder if this is the fuel pump that would have been used on the 1968 302 Tunnel Port street engine that never materialized. 

I got to wonder....
How would the Cobra owner's deal with no registry?
How would the 65 Shelby owner's deal with no registry?
How would the 68 Shelby owner's deal with no registry?
How would the 69+ Shelby owner's deal with no registry?
So, we are led to think that the 67 registry was sent to the printer last? I will assume the best and think that there was a larger amount of info, thus it was sent in after every other year was? Yes, I am making noise....I will hold back. I would not want to be thought of poorly.

Maybe the above last line is a hint that it will come out the week after Thanksgiving???

The 1967 Registry is not the last one.  The newest version of the 1969-1970 Registry has yet to be released.  And the 1968 Registry likely contains far more information than the 1967 Registry as there were many more cars built for 1968.  I'm not sure why the 1968 Registry was released prior to the 1967 Registry, that's a question for the higher ups.

The "Happy Thanksgiving" was just that.  Nothing more than a closing remark to my post, not speculation nor hinting.

I've chimed in on this topic a couple times over the last year.  Here's my current observation:

The 1967 Shelby Registry is done as far as SAAC is concerned and is in the hands of the printer.  To my knowledge, no one at SAAC works for the printing company that was selected to produce the printed Registry.  As such, no one at SAAC is in a position to urge things along, other than inquiring regularly what the timeline is for availability from the printer.  With revised date information, interested SAAC members could then be updated regularly as to when one might expect the announcement regarding the For Sale date of said Registry.  This would likely alleviate many of the inquiries related to the availability.

I agree that there is the widespread appearance globally of "It's because of Covid", and there is likely overuse of said "excuse".  I think it's safe to say that the entity who printed the 2021 SAAC Annual is not the one chosen to produce the 1967 Registry. 

I own every printed SAAC Registry dating to 1976, so obviously I'm a consumer of information, particularly that concerning anything produced by Shelby during the 1960s.  I'm as eager as anyone to receive the email saying that the 1967 Registry is available for purchase.  But I've learned that there are circumstances beyond my control in terms of this project, and that the constant "Are we there yet?" banter is obviously grating on certain individual's nerves, and I understand that.

Having said that, I am just grateful for what I do have in terms of reference material related to these automobiles.  These cars wouldn't be what they are today without this club and all who have contributed to its success.

Santa can't always deliver on wishes, but I am certain he always does his best.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.


Terry in NH

   

Received mine today in NH.  Thanks so much, well done!

Awesome find.  I like the color combination. 

I'll be there both days, looking forward to it!