Author Topic: 1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?  (Read 1592 times)

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1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?
« on: September 27, 2022, 01:30:54 PM »
Years ago when I was putting the car together I could swear I found that shock tower cover bolts go from wheel side of apron into engine compartment with nuts on the inside. Now I cant find the info and I question my memory on the validity of my bolt placement. For something so obvious at a casual glance... = I've got to know! Head of bolts on inside of engine compartment or nuts?

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Re: 1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2022, 01:39:21 PM »
Nuts is by far the most common on 1968 NJ built cars

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Re: 1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2022, 03:43:54 PM »
Thanks!
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Re: 1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2022, 05:13:46 PM »
Nuts is by far the most common on 1968 NJ built cars

+1 Its a car plant specific thing. Not sure if it was due to the way the line was organized or parts positioned at each.
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Re: 1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2022, 10:10:08 AM »
It would make the most sense that the bolt threads and nuts be protected by installing to the engine compartment side.

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Re: 1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2022, 11:32:19 AM »
It would make the most sense that the bolt threads and nuts be protected by installing to the engine compartment side.

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Maybe so but the vast majority are done the opposite way regardless of year.  Apparently not a issue ether way. Ford is not known to be a bunch of dummies.  ;)
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Re: 1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2022, 11:48:01 AM »
I dont think they really needed the threads protected, with planned obsolescence and all...

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Re: 1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2022, 12:12:26 PM »
Functionally it doesn't matter which way they go. I'm sure that it is done for the sequence of assembly purposes of the line.
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Re: 1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2022, 03:24:09 PM »
My observation over many years; 1968 Mustang/Shelby's assembled at the Metuchen NJ plant had the nuts on the inboard (engine) side. Dearborn and San Jose built 1968 Mustangs had the nuts outboard. Just one of the many differences between the 3 assembly plants. I have no idea why Metuchen did it that way, but that is the way they did it.

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Re: 1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2022, 09:38:27 AM »
thanks to all for the confirmation
Jayson Horadam
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