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Wanted to Buy / Re: Scammer on this site…
« on: March 20, 2024, 01:03:59 AM »
Hello everyone,
“Millard.k” just asked me this morning to. Contact his friend if I was still looking fir “the part”.
 B E W A R E !!

Mike,

I too received the same message.

Didn't know either of them so didn't respond.


John

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Times like this is when I really miss Randy Gillis RIP aka gt350hr. He would have known.

~Earl J



That is where I got the info on the 385 series and the 400 'turds' (Randy's exact words!) experiments. According to Randy, there were de-stroked 400s and some form of the 429 wedge versions also. Eventually, the 351 Cleveland was used.

Scott is absolutely correct Randy was not impressed with the other "experiments.

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For real FoMoCo racing the NASCAR engine of choice for the Superspeedways was the BOSS 429. The short track engine remained the Tunnel port 427. Roy is correct there may have been a low buck privateer that ran the 429 SCJ, however my guess is that the Holman Moody SK intake was in the pipeline in case the France family outlawed the BOSS 429.


John

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Cars For Sale / Re: 1968 Fastback GT S Code 8F02S181754
« on: March 01, 2024, 04:28:08 PM »
That would indeed be a nice package to combine.

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Wanted to Buy / 1970 BOSS 302 Throttle Plate - Primary
« on: February 24, 2024, 06:46:48 PM »
I'm searching for a pair of unmodified, not corroded, Primary Throttle Plates for a D0ZF-9510-Z, List 4653 Holley carburetor for a 1970 BOSS 302. They are Holley number 9R-224 and will have the 224 stamped right above the 0.103" diameter hole in the throttle plate.

What have you got?


John

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The Lounge / Re: Post count removed
« on: February 21, 2024, 03:24:17 PM »
Okay really, last one. Even though the loss of the post count could possibly have an effect on my overvalued self worth.


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Misc. For Sale / Re: For Sale or Trade: 1987 SAAC Registry
« on: February 08, 2024, 12:49:56 PM »
Hi,
Just a quick history lesson on the Merlin. By largest count they were assembled by Packard so even with the RR connection they
are still somewhat domestic. Also way above the Generous Mistake Allison for power-reliability-and most say the Merlin is the best
QUALITY 12 EVER. Packard was the supplier of engines for tanks as well as marine vessels of WW2. They never get the credit they
deserve, and so much of what we use in today's cars can be traced back to them. Sorry for the rant, it is not meant to upset anyone
just to keep history accurate.
R.R.
Thanks, R.R. I was about to make that point that the Merlins in Mustangs were produced by Packard. You beat me to it and were more informative in any case. Good job!

Single stage Merlin engines also powered some Hurricanes, some Spitfires and a bunch of Lancaster bombers. Two stage Packard Merlin engines powered some Spitfires.

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Misc. For Sale / Re: For Sale or Trade: 1987 SAAC Registry
« on: February 08, 2024, 12:46:36 PM »
Hi,
Just a quick history lesson on the Merlin. By largest count they were assembeled by Packard so even with the RR connection they
are still somewhat domestic. Also way above the Generous Mistake Allison for power-reliability-and most say the Merlin is the best
QUALITY 12 EVER. Packard was the supplier of engines for tanks as well as marine vessels of WW2. They never get the credit they
deserve, and so much of what we use in todays cars can be traced back to them. Sorry for the rant, it is not meant to upset anyone
just to keep history accurate.
R.R.

To be historically accurate Packard made hundreds of changes to the Rolls Royce Merlin. Packard ditched the problematic and unreliable clutch system that Rolls designed for the supercharger and replaced that system with a roller clutch system adapted from Curtiss Wright's design. While that may not sound like much in fact it was huge. In addition Packard ultimately designed the end to end oiling system for the crankshaft. There were multitudes of other better features that Packard designed into the Merlin engine.

Packard was so far ahead in producing parts for the Merlin that they had hundreds of engines worth when the big switch shut them down at the war's end. The reason that later model U.S. V12s went back to Allison engines was the royalty that Packard had to pay to Rolls Royce was $1,000.00 per engine. Across the 55,000 plus engines that Packard built is $55,000,000.00 in royalties.

As a young man I was taught that a Merlin in a box was faster than an Allison in an airplane.

Now I've been historically accurate.


John

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Misc. For Sale / Re: For Sale or Trade: 1987 SAAC Registry
« on: February 07, 2024, 01:38:26 PM »
Well, the ol' '70 Shelby's moment of fame in SAAC, being on the cover jacket!  8)

 Wait..............is that a non original O.E.M., as it left the factory hood scoop (like these didn't have enough scoops & vents to start with! ::))?  And man, those rear tires sure do hang outside of those fender wells a bunch!  :o

 Well, I guess we would of course probably have to acknowledge the value of having the P51 in the back-drop!  ::)

 Scott.

Scott,
A P-51 in the background is always a good thing.


John

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Misc. For Sale / Re: 1/8 scale 1967 Shelby GT 500 by Deagostini
« on: January 17, 2024, 12:59:41 AM »
Pictures or it didn't happen😃

     Roy

Aye, we need pictures.



John

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1969-1970 Shelby GT350/500 / Re: Shelby GT500 trans repairs
« on: January 04, 2024, 04:24:05 PM »
For the street, I would not suggest a HiPo shift kit, while it firms the shifts up, it may ruin the experience for your friend since he is driving it strictly on the street. Especially given the stock "R" servo already offering a firmer "feel" while shifting gears
https://www.raybestospowertrain.com/transmission-rebuild-kits/az36008a
Call them to confirm, but this is what a good friend just used for his 428CJ 69 Mach I and he and his loving wife both love the end results.


Bill

Plus one on the Raybestos kit.


John

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Up For Auction / Re: Holley 4224-S dual quad tunnel ram carbureters
« on: January 02, 2024, 07:40:56 PM »
Cory, Cory, Cory,
Why do you have to put those out where an addict can see them?


John

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The Holley List 1850-2 is a Universal Off Road Carburetor, when I worked for a speed shop back in the late 1970s we sold them by the pallet load.
The original List 1850-A and 1850-AAS was used in the 1958-1961 Lincoln with the 430 engine, also the 1958-1959 Mercury on the 430 engine and the 1959-1961 Thunderbird 430 engine.


John

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1967 Shelby GT350/500 / Re: Sleeping Beauty wakes up
« on: December 28, 2023, 12:50:08 PM »
Thanks Tony well wishes to you and yours... Heard the news, you guys got the 66 you were wanting, enjoy it like they were meant to be enjoyed!!! ;)

Thank you Sir !

Meant to be driven and it will be , shame about those low miles......

You can cure low miles! More Gas needed! Go drive.


John

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SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: 1969 BOSS 302 GT 350 Prototype
« on: December 17, 2023, 04:42:29 PM »
I think that the end statement that is the one that will resonate loudest is that on December 17,2023 with four days left in the auction there are still zero bids. The starting point is $350,000.00.

So not a lot of people willing at this point to jump into the pool.

The car is a really interesting, cool looking, conversation piece. It has had a lot of high end atta-boys but is still not generating the fiscal interest in the deep end of the pool.

As a car I like it, at that price point, I don't.


John
another thing people like to consider is how much of the original car is left? I saw it with original quarters done and appeared to have bodywork done as in bondo flairs at the top of the quarters. I grew up a few miles from Dearborn and have owned a lot of Mich Mustangs and in a few short years these cars were rusting out. I have owned my share of rusty Mi Mustangs to where we broke a rusty shock tower on a 69 in 1978 doing donuts and hitting the curb with the pass wheel breaking the DS shock tower(I wasn't driving nor was it my car). 1980 I owned a 44Kmile  one owner 70 with a rusted floor to the point the DS seat rocked a little. So this car being in my neck of the woods being swiss cheese when dipped decades later wouldn't surprise me. The original engine was out there but not in the car nor owned by the second owner in 1984. So how did the original engine find its way back into the car(did it?). So you have a unique 1 of 1 car but how much of the original car is there? I'm sure some buyers would be considering that also but others not? Time will tell.


I have been reading through this post without comment. I have quite a few of these same thoughts, not because I grew up surrounded by rust and cars that live on salted roads. However I have had relatives that had pick up trucks that were Swiss Cheese. I've been enjoying the banter back and forth on this particular car. It's been entertaining.

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