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

Maybe that's the point though. When you are trying to escape death, the rules of the road don't matter. The Shelby is coming out of an apex turn so it would appear. I highly doubt that the a.i. took any of the forgoing into consideration. A.i. makes a lot of mistakes but this image is about as good as it could produce. Plus, don't the turn signals turn off when the headlights are turned on? Overall, it's pretty good for a free image produced in what, four seconds that might take a human artist a day or two and a $300 or $400 commission, maybe more.

I was playing around on Google Gemini last night, looking to make a t shirt with my car on it and came up with this image after a few tries.  Strangely, it put the exhaust out the side just like it is currently on 843 even though that was not part of the prompt.  This one has distinct possibilities for either a t shirt or on a mug or both.

I noticed something while washing the Hertz and this may be true of all mustangs in general. On the driver's side, the window crank goes counter clockwise when raising the window. On the passenger side, the crank goes clockwise when raising the window. It seems consistent though if one thinks about the cranks rolling toward the seated driver and/ or passenger rather than away from them. It doesn't take much to amuse me.

Great presentation by Bigfoot.  (I take it he is the same Bigfoot on this site though I cannot be certain.)

Worth the watch?  You decide.

[It's always been cheaper to make horsepower and race a Chevy instead of a Ford. Take a look at GM crate engines today compared to the Motorsport catalog.]

I remember "Hank the Crank" rather then the "Crankshaft Company",

There is likely nothing that was not available to "qualified racers" through Ford's "XE Indy Program". Just not available to you and me whereas even as an 18 year old I could walk into a Chevy dealers parts department and buy a race ready engine immediately.

Crankshaft Co. was the "discount" place. Hank the Crank had the name and seemed to use that to charge more money.
It's always been cheaper to make horsepower and race a Chevy instead of a Ford. Take a look at GM crate engines today compared to the Motorsport catalog.

My father was of the same opinion and told me so once a long long time ago though he was mostly a dyed in the wool Ford guy.

Engine is a go.

Thanks for the advice, Roy. I am using thread sealant this time but I believe so long as I don't coat the first two or three threads at the beginning I should be safe. But hey, at least the problem was as at the fuel pump and was replaced. Makes me wonder how long it was failing. Also makes me wonder if I incorrectly blamed Pertronix for the car cutting out when it got hot when, instead, it was a failing fuel pump all along.

Turned out to be a bad fuel pump.  I have a couple of leaks, one around the rail to carburetor and the outlet fitting, but I will perform a redo using sealant thread to replace the Permatex gasket maker as recommended by Summit Racing.  I also bought an Autometer under-the-hood fuel pressure gauge (liquid in casing) to switch out the dead Aeromotive gauge. Ironically Autometer is located in Sycamore, Illinois, a not-to-far drive from me and they still make gauges in the US.  They have been around since 1957.  Thank you all for your help and suggestions!

If the cam is in the up position, the pump will slide in fairly easily.. Sounds like you did it right and got lucky with a position of the cam upon install.

     Roy

Thanks Roy. Start up is tomorrow when the Permatex fuel resistant gasket maker has cured. If the float bowls are still not filling then the only thing it could be is a blocked fuel rail direct to carb.

Don't forget about what I wrote about the gas cap.

Will not forget. Thanks Bob!

If the cam is in the up position, the pump will slide in fairly easily.. Sounds like you did it right and got lucky with a position of the cam upon install.

     Roy

Thanks Roy. Start up is tomorrow when the Permatex fuel resistant gasket maker has cured. If the float bowls are still not filling then the only thing it could be is a blocked fuel rail direct to carb.

Everything is hooked up and ready for a start tomorrow. I went with an Edelbrock with all due respect to Bob Gaines because I did a lot of research on Carter versus Edelbrock and Carter can be hit and miss whereas Edelbrock delivers a constant 6 psi without a fuel regulator. Carter in recent years had farmed out their stuff to Asia and the quality has taken a hit. Edelbrock is made in the USA as far as their fuel pumps go and I'd rather buy American where I can. I had to clock the fuel pump but learned that only the outlet can be clocked and not the inlet. I ended up using a 90 degree elbow for the inlet otherwise the hose would be too close to the oil filter which gets hot and also the hose at the fuel line was starting to crimp.

I have everything hooked up for a first start on the Shelby with the new pump, but wondering if there is any possibility of misaligning the fuel pump arm inside the housing. I pointed the arm down installing but it went in easy and the bolts lined up on the pump. I read something about an eccentric on a 302 engine bolted to the cam gear that doesn't allow the cam to fall out of place.  Maybe the cam is pointed away that allowed for such an easy install or is there something amiss? Any suggestions welcome.

Enjoy

'Be that as it may we think he may be too pure."