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Dusty and grubby cos hands have been all over last few months but progress being made.

The Shelby adapter takes an o ring from a Fram oil filter. It sits in a machined groove in the adapter itself. The Ford service listing actually shows a Fram number for that o-ring. Just pull one off of a used oil filter. That's all the thing is.

I've never seen anything like the "gasket" posted in the OP's picture.



The "69-70 Boss 302 adapter " uses the rubber coated gasket pictured in Van's post. It won't work on the Shelby adapter.

It also shows an o-ring gasket fitting under the fluid bolt. Mine works without that.

The B2 adapter also fits the 351-c and 429 series of that era but can be backfit onto any 289 type block.

The Shelby part is unique to the FE's. The 427 Cobras have their own version.


The B2 adapter also has a "pressure releif spring" built in. What in fact that is, is a thermal switch to open circulation to the cooler/radiator at a certain temperature. I believe that is around 185°F. The Shelby version has no such device incorporated into it.

Thanks Doug , sounds like a plan....Good news is we have Fram filters in Australia so I will pick one up.Cheers.

Thanks everyone, good to know there is a solution. Will have a play around and see what I can get to work.Appreciate the help 

Whoops forgot to mention , off my GT500KR.

I've looked at all the usual places but can't find a replacement seal, does anyone know if these are available anywhere?
If not any suggestions?
Thanks as always.

Thanks Pete

This cannister was mounted in the LH wheel well and plumbed into the brake power booster vacuum line via the t piece you can see in the hose.
Am I correct in saying this is not original to the car?
Thanks as always.

Thanks Pete my bad yeah circuit breakers not fuses, wasn't sure if the second one was for fog lamps or not, thanks for confirming.

This is the "extras" fuse panel that attaches to the fuse box under the dash.
When I pulled it out I noticed that the wires coming off one of the fuses were not connected to anything and I forgot to take notes or pics of where the other ran to.
I think a 25amp runs from this panel to the aircon, is this correct?

My second fuse is also 25amp but as I said, went nowhere...
Should there be a second fuse on this panel? Should it be 10 amp and to the fog lights?
Thanks as always 

Me again,
This is a pic of the button(not sure if that is the right term) on the front windscreen that the rearview mirror mounts to and pivots on.
As you can see I need to get this off to clean it up, have found some info online that suggested a butane torch was the go but I am fearful the heat may crack the windscreen, which amazingly looks to be the original.
Is there a preferred way to get this button off?
Thanks as always.

Pictures courtesy of Tim Lea

Perfect,thanks very much fellas!

Fantastic thanks Tim.I just need the route of the harness as it comes out of the firewall and where it goes around the shock tower and on to the rad support.

Thanks gents, I do have the manuals and I agree completely , they are a great help but I didn't find them so great on the wiring routing but will have another look.

All done, but i got my ass kicked as suggested, did not put it together only one time maybe 4 or 5 😂big job doing it as a one off learning on the go first time thing but can be done.

Would anyone have pics of wiring harness routing in engine bay with motor out?
Mine was all over the place(main harness was draped over top of shock tower) so not much help to get it correct.
Thanks in advance as always.