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FYI I just saw a bogus Ebay auction for a C8AF-11001-A 428CJ Starter. A genuine starter will have the engineering number metal stamped in the center barrel along with the metal stamped AUTOLITE trademark. This rebuilder puts a ink stamp (which was phased out in later 67 production). Stay away from these guys
 https://www.ebay.com/itm/284302210702

Just so that you have realistic expectations. Those are extremely hard to find given the applications it was used on . Finding one will be hard enough but the odds of finding one with just the right date code is getting into lottery comparable odds  . With all that said if you find one you may consider getting it regardless of date code if not right and use it as a place holder until and or if another better more appropriate one comes along. The last one I saw for sale was in the 700.00 neighborhood a few years back. I didn't keep track so I don't know if it sold for that or not. If you can find one in the 500.00 range restored I think that would be a good deal. Best of luck on your search.   

I have some more done.

Price reduced to 450.00 for the pair plus shipping.

Best offer considered.

I have a L+R pair of fronts which I will only sell as a pair. PM sent.

Years ago there was a puff piece done I think in Mustang Monthly on Jerry's (Telestar Motors) restorations . Special Ed remembers. They showed a picture of a junk pile of misc parts and the caption bragged if Jerry couldn't find a part he needed then he just made it! hmmmmm?

Quote from: SCJSTU on April 23, 2024, 03:05:10 PM

Quote from: TLea on April 23, 2024, 02:17:46 PMI saw this car in person maybe 7-8 years ago. Its a restamped 351W car. Stay away

as in fender aprons?

-and most likely everything else. Tlea first hand observations confirms that.   

If wanting information for a world of wheels custom look then expect if the car that the exhaust manifolds are on is driven much at all the look not to last. Chrome would turn blue because of the heat in short order and things like oil or grease would burn black and stick to chrome or silver jet hot paint. A very high maintenance look that is typically not acceptable by most. 

With the 65/66 cars being close to 60 years old a lot of the proportioning valves have been replaced. One way to tell if a proportioning is most likely replaced with a service unit is by looking at the top surface where the fittings are. It seems like that starting in the later 60's the mfg machining process changed. The later proportioning valve had that top machined flat. The assemblyline and probably early service units had a machined circle centered around each fitting opening . The circular machining left a ridge around the outside perimeter of the circle which is visibly pronounced. The picture shows the later NOS service valve with flat top on the left and the assemblyline unit with the pronounced witness ridge from the circular machining process on the right. 

Quote from: 68krrrr on April 22, 2024, 09:40:05 PMI'm liking these wheels on this fastback looks like the Pantera Campagnolo wheels I'm guessing

You guessed correctly.

Quote from: Road Reptile on April 22, 2024, 03:22:34 PMHi Roddster,
Just matched this with a few other early cars and so far all 3 have Rockford hardware
which appears to be phosphate/oil finish. Looks like Rockford is still in business so
they should be fairly easy to find. Hope this helps.
R.R. 

I have also seen the no marking bolts and RBW used. I have not seen the 3 slash grade 5 or dorman marked bolts in the examples that I have observed that appeared undisturbed.

Quote from: Mikelj5S230 on April 22, 2024, 04:39:49 PMOK, what would have been in the glove box of a newly delivered '65 GT350 from the dealer? Thanks.

Some of the items in the packet are not reproduced like the detroit locker manual and the Koni shock brochure. Others are reproduced like the regular Mustang owners manual and 65 high performance manual and 65 GT350 owners manual. I have never seen or heard of a NOS unused 65 owners manual. It is actually a supplement and the regular Mustang owners manual would be expected to be in the glovebox too.  Nice used original 65 GT350 owners manauls can sell for 5,000.00 + each . The Koni manual is hard to find too but not in the same price category as the owner's manual. Next hardest is the detroit locker manual. Your friend Vern would be the go to guy if wanting to find some of the original items. Keep in mind that repro items can make good place holders for originals as you find them .    

Quote from: silverton_ford on April 22, 2024, 05:45:35 PMHere is a good example. - http://1965gt350mustang.com/litmem/lm12.html

"Not all 1965 GT350's had owners packets. If you received one with your car, this is what was included: Detroit Locker GT350 booklet, GT350 owners manual, Koni shocks information sheet, how to care for plexiglas sheet (not sure why this was in the 1965 packet - I have seen these in the 1966 GT350 packet to care for the quarter windows), 1965 Mustang owners manual, and a 1965 High Performance Equipment manual."

I have not heard of the plexiglass sheet being included in a 65 owners packet . As you mentioned it wouldn't make sense like it would for a 66 GT 350.

You do need to determine if the Z bar is twisted or not before you go and buy parts. If not the Z bar look at pedal support bracket for oblong or destroyed pivot (where pedal is secured) as has been mentioned . The clutch fork can also be a source if the rod has worn a hole into the fork allowing it to dig into the fork metal as has been mentioned . If all of those things are OK and intact it is time for a new or rebuilt clutch and pressure plate.Your go to Mustang restoration shop should be of help determine which course of action to take if all of this is over your head.