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What are the correct pieces needed on the top for the line going to the gaugees? Are they just plain brass connectors? Is there a kit u can get anywhere?

The fittings are steel plated zinc silver not brass. The fittings consists typically of 3 pieces. You can not get a kit just anywhere. As an alternative you could plate the brass fittings zinc silver to mimic what the steel fitting looks like.

Anyone know which magazine this article is from? Probably from the 80s.

Thanks

FYI at least the engine shots in the article are not vintage and should not be used for historical accuracy in case someone reading may get that impression.

Hi All,
  I picked up this early 289 hipo carb and I believe matching intake over the winter. The carb and tag read C40F-AL.  The date code is 4D on both carb and intake. I noticed the carb has tube sticking down into right front venturi, which is different than other C40F-AL carbs I have seen. Can anyone tell me what this carb and intake came off of as I believe its too early for a mustang. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Ed

You may want to check the Bob Manell book.

Any recommendations to get my hinges restored on my 68 500? The driverside has play and the corners wont pull down anymore.

Thank you
Bill

This is only tightened and not restoring but slop can sometimes be taken out of the hinge by tightening up the rivet. The short answer is to take off the hinge then place the loose rivet portion on a strong steel backing surface like an anvil or similar and hammer the remit tighter. I use a tool the shape of the cross rivet design.


Cross hatch depot the remit tohammer

A viable alternative IMO

PM sent on sway bar brackets and bushing.

Where is this car posted for sale?

Here's an image from early catalogue showing the Tri-Y headers with gaskets. The gaskets appear to be different than White, however, a white gasket probably wouldn't photograph very well. They may have altered the gasket so they could photograph it. I'm mostly looking at the shape.

That is the classic shape. There was a dark gray material too but white was more typical from all that I have seen and the general consensus.

SOLD pending payment at Carlisle.  Up for sale is a recently restored 1967 early casting date hipo block. I have owned this block for a couple years anticipating using it for a early double digit Shelby VIN project that didn't materialize. The casting date is 6 J 12 which decodes as September 12 of 1966. I had a will thought of Midwest engine building shop,  Eagle Machine INC. near  Buffalo Missouri restore the block . The block had all 8 cylinders sleeved back to standard bore, line bored, cam bearings and freeze plugs installed. The engine block is ready for final assembly. The previous owner of the block had poorly restamped the sequential portion of the Ford VIN for some reason and since it was not done well and wouldn't match my prospective car anyway I had Eagle machine eliminate the complete VIN which they did a extremely good job of doing. I live in Kansas City for pick up however I can delivery free to Carlisle All Ford show or Tulsa MCA National in late July or MCA grand National/SAAC national convention in late August. 3500.00 is what I have in the purchase of the block and all of the machine work so that no haggling on the  price. PM me for any questions. Thank you for looking.

A fellow member sent me the judging sheet for 66GT350.  The rule says to check for "white" header gasket.

That is because they were historically typically white.

The things you learn.... I am still finding crazy obscure things all the time.

So they are different....

Yes the two packages are different. Yes I'm still learning everyday.

I think I found some of my answers in that the improved handling package included different front sway bar ,front coil springs and rear leaf springs. As it had to do with the Shelby research I was doing The Improved handling package used a 13/16 front sway bar. Different from the 15/16 competition sway bar specified for 67/68 Shelby's. The contoured shape of the 15/16 sway bar is different from the 13/16 sway bar . The end link kit for the 13/16 sway bar is the same as regular Mustang. A longer end link spacer tube and bolt is only used for the different contoured competition suspension 15/16 sway bar. It was brought to my attention that a 67 Shelby owner claimed the rear leaf spring marked C7ZA 5560-AT was original to his car which differed from what I and others have observed. The AT marked leaf spring is only associated with the improved handling package option in the Master Parts Catalog and not the competition handling package which is specified for the Shelby's.  AM, AR, are the typical used marked leafs on Shelby's. AG,AL,AJ,and AN are also listed for competition handling packages but rarely if ever seen on a Shelby. Given that the front sway bar and rear leaf springs are different in the improved handling package compared to the competition handling package specified for 67 and 68 Shelby's I can conclude that If a 67/68 Shelby's had a leaf spring other than listed as competition handling package (which all 67 and 68 Shelby's were specified with) than it is most likely ether a factory mistake or has been replaced.

ok I hope I dont mess it up with my translation etc.

"Improved Handling Package" in a Mustang was this not just another name for the GT handling Package or lets say a sentence used for changes in the suspension?

Parts included in that option are called out in the Master Parts Catalog as included in the specific option consequently not just a sentence describing a change in suspension. 

Transgo, and consider a shift kit.

TransGo https://share.google/oWGrkCyZxA3m6ldW6

    Roy

I remember TransGo is who our friend Randy Gillis RIP liked.

The steering wheel wrap on that car with its smooth texture is what I remember the original wraps to look like unlike the ones most people try and sell.