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Up For Auction / Re: Classic Shelby Race cars for sale overseas.
« on: February 28, 2020, 01:52:28 PM »
I remember that the seller of 5S177, Michiel Smits asked a few questions on this forum when he had just bought it.

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1965 GT350/R-Model / Re: Awaken your Ken Miles in you.
« on: February 25, 2020, 04:18:34 PM »
I seem to recall Carling was in one of the videos about these cars talking about the IRS, so assumed it was the Ford design that he has been offering. I can't tell from the picture, but it doesn't look like the center section is a shortened 9 inch. If I were to build an IRS, I'd use a Ford 8.8 IRS center section (as used in 90's Lincolns, Thunderbirds, Explorers, etc.)


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1965 GT350/R-Model / Re: Awaken your Ken Miles in you.
« on: February 24, 2020, 02:22:02 PM »
Did Peter Brock really design the IRS? As far as I know, it was developed at Ford by Klaus Arning and co.

"One of the cars will have a 9-inch fixed axle rear end. The other two will feature the pioneering Peter Brock-penned independent rear suspension system. Brock designed the IRS setup for the 1965 season, but the car won without it and it was not put into production at that time."



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I addition to that, I usually use a bleeder valve cap to put on the brake line if I take the hose off. A flared brake line end has about the same diameter and the cap will seal it off nicely. Of course, you will spill a little, even if you do it quickly.


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1965 GT350/R-Model / Re: Who installed the lockers in 65 Shelbys?
« on: April 09, 2019, 05:39:44 AM »
  Magazine information has a tendency to "evolve" from what actually happened. 

I agree. Whenever I read something about a topic that I know a lot about, and find the different errors, it reminds that those articles on topics that are new to me also must be full of errors :)

SO the axle assemblies were NOT station wagon assemblies but did have station wagon sourced brakes.
    Hope that clears it up a bit . Ask more if you are still unclear.
      Randy

That was my understanding too, but thought I'd ask to make sure now that the topic was up.

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1965 GT350/R-Model / Re: Who installed the lockers in 65 Shelbys?
« on: April 05, 2019, 12:58:03 AM »
Speaking of rear axles: where the wider drums also installed at Ford?

In magazine articles they sometimes speak of "the cars got station wagon rear axles". Is there any truth to that? I mean, did they  installe a complete 65 Fairlane stationwagon 9 inch assembly instead of the regular Mustang K code 9 inch or did they just swap the brakes and install a new center section in the Musang axle?

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I replied in the 65 section that I had already translated that article and posted the results on the (old) forum but it was probably this one instead. Not sure though. I kooked in my old files but couldn’t find it. I can try again, but as menyioned above, it’s hard to read.

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I believe I posted this a few years ago, including a translation. I'll see if I can find it.

If not, I can translate it again but would then need copies with larger text. THis is hard to read.

IIRC, they were quite impressed by it!

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1966 Shelby GT350/GT350H / Re: Steering box lube
« on: July 10, 2018, 02:41:59 AM »
On the long shaft boxes, the input shaft is not sealed, which means that excess grease will end up in the steering column tube. In other words, there's no risk of blowing out the lower seal.

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1966 Shelby GT350/GT350H / Re: Steering box lube
« on: July 09, 2018, 08:23:24 AM »
A rebuilt box ,tight inner and outer tie rods, and a proper idler arm with bushings intact make all of the difference in the world. Don't waste your money or even consider one of those Flaming River Rack and pinion setups until you have experienced what a proper restored box and fresh front steering components feels like. 

I agree. I made an effort rebuilding mine, but didn't get it right, because the pitman arm and worm gear were too worn. I then rebuilt another one with NOS and good used components, adjusted it to the correct specs with a torque wrench and filled it with moly grease (I'll have a look into the #1 and #2 spec as mentioned above, not sure what I used). Together with a proper alignment and good Pirelli tires, steering is now a joy. Not like a modern car, but just good.

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