First Start. #861 last ran in 1978.

[rbarkley]

Great to hear it running after so long.  Exhaust still needs to be completed.
Ron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq4J4uluja0

[Greg]

Congratulations!  Awesome car, but say goodbye to power brakes  as thats a pretty good CAM and your vacuum may be too low to operate the booster, been there and done that.  Hopefully not the case.

[S7MS427]

Except for the lack of stripes, that could be my car! Love the hood, I think all 427 powered '67s should have it. Awesome achievement. You must feel good about it!

[67 GT350]

Beautiful!!! Love the midnight or rightmost blue! Beautiful!!! 1978!!!!!

[rbarkley]

Thanks guys.  Yes,  I am proud!  Even in 78 when it was run last, it had a small block.  The original engine was replaced with a small block in 1973. 
And then in 78 the small block blew up and that was the last time it was on the road.  I purchased it in 2015 and began the restoration then.
Ron

[Side-Oilers]

Nice! Congrats.   Love those Side-Oilers.

[The Going Thing]

 Congratulations! I don't think you'll have an issue with that cam and your power brakes as long as you're not driving in a lot of very heavy stop and go traffic.
The cam in my My 67 500 is 236@.050 INT and 246 EXH @ .050 with .578 INT and .589 exh. I guess I should post m vehicle idling.
Did your Shelby come with the exhaust trim or did you decide to add it? I have it on my vehicle but I am a much earlier car.

You'll have to post some footage of your first drive.

[Bob Gaines]

Congratulations! I don't think you'll have an issue with that cam and your power brakes as long as you're not driving in a lot of very heavy stop and go traffic.
The cam in my My 67 500 is 236@.050 INT and 246 EXH @ .050 with .578 INT and .589 exh. I guess I should post m vehicle idling.
Did your Shelby come with the exhaust trim or did you decide to add it? I have it on my vehicle but I am a much earlier car.

You'll have to post some footage of your first drive.

Kieth ,it would be out of the ordinary if 861 didn't have the cut out rear valance with the trim from all I have seen.

[557]

Cool....

[JD]

IT LIVES!! congratulations.

(yes the exhaust trim is what I would expect on your car too)

[pmustang]

Wow, Just Wow

[shelbydoug]

Congratulations! I don't think you'll have an issue with that cam and your power brakes as long as you're not driving in a lot of very heavy stop and go traffic.
The cam in my My 67 500 is 236@.050 INT and 246 EXH @ .050 with .578 INT and .589 exh. I guess I should post m vehicle idling.
Did your Shelby come with the exhaust trim or did you decide to add it? I have it on my vehicle but I am a much earlier car.

You'll have to post some footage of your first drive.

The majic number for vacuum for the Midland booster seems to me around 12 inches.
I know of a couple of cars under that and they are running with a vacuum pump.

You can tell if there is low brake vacuum by the feel of the pedal. It will get hard.

You may also be able to get by without a pump with a vacuum reservoir? Under 12 is going to be trial and error and how you feel about the pedal feel.

Mustangs with manual brakes are not difficult to drive at all. It's really what you are comfortable with.


From what my experiences are, I'd say any hotter (more duration at .050) then what Keith has probably will drop you down to 12 or lower?

[shelbydoug]

Great to hear it running after so long.  Exhaust still needs to be completed.
Ron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq4J4uluja0

AH! It does a body good!

As my son would say. "Dad? What's wrong with your engine?" As I would reply, "no, no, everything is right!" 

What cam is in it?


Sometimes I forget the violent difference between these monsters and current EFI cars. What a difference? Sounds like a marching band. Boom, boom, bada bada, boom, boom?

[1690]

Great video...thank you for sharing.  Congratulations for getting the car running again.  Enjoy.

[deathsled]

Lots of open roads these days to run on. You have the perfect opportunity.