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[12/20/2022]

 12/20/2022
  Recall that post from back in August of this year about cams for a 428?
Just last Saturday I received the special ground hydraulic roller camshaft for my 428 CJ build.  It is going into my 67 Tribute car.
    I used Brent Lykins motorsports to order the cam.  He must have ordered it through Competition cams as that is the box it came in.  Street grind with hydraulic roller lifters.
  Ordered it back in August.  And it seems there were no cam "blanks" to be had.  This is why the extra time was required.  Happy building is about to start.

   I'm a little surprised this hasn't been posted already.
   This year's MCACN will feature a invitational Shelby display of 6 out of the 10 built 65 GT 350's known as the "Prototype Street Cars" according to MCACN's pre-event magazine. Car #10 and #13 will be displayed along with 4 other 65 Shelby prototypes.
   Chuck Cantwell is also to be at the display.

   More information can be found at www.MCACN.com

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  Ran into this a few weeks back.  If you have received a Melling 57HV (big block Ford FE 352-390-406-427-428) oil pump, look at the plug that holds the pressure relief parts in.  IF it has a hole in the end, that hole will suck air in.  It is a defective oil pump.  I got this from a posting on the Ford FE forum.
  The good plug is blank - NO hole.

  The pump I returned to Rock Auto had this hole and had a date code of July 2022, the box stated "made in Mexico".

  Melling did not give me any date range of defective pumps.

  Just posting this so if you are having issues, look there first.  Luckily for me, I was not past the part where this would have been inside the engine already.
  By the way, this pump at this time has been dropped off the list of available pumps at Rock Auto.  Good move eh?

  Check out the photos.
    I bought this shifter handle a few years back to install on my tribute car.  But, the handle you depress is not there, and, if you look at the photo of the Ford shifter, the Fomoco piece is not going to fit inside the new cool handle.
   So, is there an additional piece I can buy?  Any help is appreciated.

  Note: Unlike like my camshaft question a month ago, lets keep this "ON TOPIC" please.

  I'll ask here before looking elsewhere:  Anyone know if a fuel injection type carb will fit inside our favorite "Cobra" Paxton carb box without a pile of cutting and welding?

  7/22/2020
   Within a month or so I will be building a 428 for my tribute car.  The question is, what cam to order?
the criteria:
   428 CJ block.  Stock stroke Scat crank, H beam rods, Trick Flow aluminum heads, Harlan sharp roller rocker are shafts. Forged 10:1 pistons
   Single 4 bbl Fuel injection carb.  This does not have to be the fastest car in town. Smooth idle desired.  The car has power brakes so vacuum to run that.  Likely 3:50 or 3:77 rear gears with automatic trans.
  The easy thing would be to run the 67 GT 390 cam like Tasca Ford used back then, BUT, I'd like to use a roller cam.
  So, any advice will be welcome.  Thanks

[NEW ENTRY TIME; 11AM 'til 6PM.]

  The annual Chicago vintage Mustang club show will be on Sunday Sept 25th.
   All Ford powered cars allowed.

   NEW ENTRY TIME; 11AM 'til 6PM.  There will be no noon parade laps.  Instead, there will be a time allowed after 5PM for touring laps

  If I arrive Wednesday afternoon will I be able to get in, and leave the car overnight at the track?

  The story: My 67 GTA was sitting out dead in western Oklahoma for more than 30 years.  Mice ate into the headliner, seats, carpeting, and both these AC outlet air adjusters.  OK, looked into a Nationally known Mustang parts catalog for these easily replaced rubberish disks.  None to be found.
   Yep, you can buy the entire outlets for more than $200 for each side.
   well, my Purdue engineering grad nephew has the solution: 3-D printer!
  As you see in the photo, the mouse eaten pair, and the new printed ones.  Need a set?  PM me for the address etc.
    $40.00 a pair

  Like it says, if you want to sell them, PM me.  I will pick them up at SAAC 47 -Indy.
Bare, used, just not cracked or otherwise useless.  Thanks, Rod T

  Just wondering, what is the design on the T-shirt this convention?

  First off, great job.  Next week they'll be asking about when the 2032 registry will arrive, watch.

  Questions:
1) On page 18 I've never noticed or heard of this before about the door window upper seal.  Does anyone (Jeff?) have photos of what this is talking about? I'd like to see it.
2) Noticed more than a couple of cars where the text states "not built with tinted glass".  Is this just the rear fastback glass, or all of the glass?  Curious about this.

  There might be more questions coming but that is all for now.

[Shelby Automobiles]

  While at MCACN I noticed the display for this show.  This was about 50 feet away from the Hertz display.  The event will be at the M1 Concourse, 1 Concourse Dr, Pontiac MI, 48341.
     What drew me was the featured make: Shelby Automobiles.
   So, in chatting with the two representative there, they wanted every year and type of Shelbys, Cobras, Ford GTs. I mostly talked with David Sherman.
   I am not a representative of this event.
The website for more information is:   www.M1Concourse.com


(posted 11/25/2021)

  Autobahn Country Club show.  October 10th.  Great show plus some free parade laps.  Woot-woot.
   Put on by the Chicago Vintage Mustang Club.  All Ford powered vehicles welcome.

  I'm assembling my tribute to lil Red. Using a Scott Drake repop
w/strip, seems I need 1_ton weight to get the deck lid to close with out any force.

  I recall some one else had this same issue, but, doing a search J can not find the solution.  Seems slicing a quarter out of the w/strip or more might be the answer. 
Anything else?

Posting this so if any coupe or convertible owner find this same problem.

[1/30/1971]

 1/30/1971:  Yep, that was the day I bought 67 GT 350 #0036.  And I still have it.  I suppose I should join the trend of other 50 year owners and write something for the Shelby American.  OK, when I get around to that in the future.

  Meanwhile, I'm wondering who has owned a 67 Shelby longer than I?   Well, there was 3 or 4 mentioned in the 2020 Shelby American annual.  And I ran into a 67 GT 500 owner back at SAAC 42 (a Vietnam vet from Indiana).  Also, although I haven't been to the Indiana SAAC Spring Fling in the past 5-6 years, there was an original 67 Shelby owner there almost every year.  So, if you are an original owner, or, bought your 67 Shelby between November of 1966 until, lets say 1975, and still own it, lets hear from you.  At 50 years now, I figure I might be at least in the top 25 of long-term owners
  And then who is the youngest owner?  I recall from one of the annuals that there are just a few who bought their 67 younger than I.  I was 18 years and 345 days old on January 30th 1971.  Who else might be younger?

  Recall the thread a couple of months back about somebody needing a 67 GT 500 for display?   So, it seems Fomoco had four diffent track days for new GT 500 owners (and others) and at these track events they also displayed a 67 GT 500.
   One track event was in Charlotte NC (I think) and they displayed a brittany blue GT 500.
In my neighborhood, this event was held at the Autobahn Country Club, out side of Joliet IL.
  There were two other track events.
     So, I don't know if they used the same car, or, did they find one locally near each track event. 
Just want to know who's car they were, car numbers, and a little info on the experience.

  This is going in my 67 clone so take it easy eh?  428 with a C-6  (That is NOT changing), It'll be a cruiser, not a race car.
   Kind of the plan: 3:50 gears, all new bearings, equa-lock center section with 31 spline side gears, new Moser axles.
   Not locked on the 3:50 gears, don't want to do 3:89 or 4:11's
   Summit sells the Yukon type center section.  It has the rebuildable plates for the equal lock.
  OK, suggestions welcome

  You read is correectly.  Just got the E-mail from Ashton.  The show has been cancelled due to the Governor's "no more than 100 people" rule.  See, elections have consquences.
  See you at the show in 2021

    I just ordered a new Cloyes timing chain set for my 67 GT 350 from Summit.  Seems it isn't going to work due to the extra crankshaft counter weight the Hi-Po's have.  Summit lists 29 different sets.  None say specifically for the 289 Hi-PO.  Yes, they do say small block Ford.
  OK, now what?  Any part number assistance is appreciated.