Coralsnake Updates

[Coralsnake]

Cheers!

It's time for birthdays...Carroll Shelby and the Coralsnake.com

Ever wonder about those dual serial numbers and why they seem to appear randomly? Do you like vintage ads? (the only type you will ever find on the website)
How about seeing 68 # 101 finished? Do you have a question about GT500 pulleys? or why they are "S" codes?

www.thecoralsnake.com/new

[Bigfoot]

Nice update Pete.

[Chris Thauberger]

Where does he find the time?

Great contribution to the hobby Pete.

[FL SAAC]

Much appreciated,  your the best !

[Royce Peterson]

Looks great - One question I have always meant to ask Pete.

The PI cylinder heads are drilled for 8 bolt holes on the exhaust so they would not work on a Shelby 428. Also, the oil pan needed for the Mustang installation is not the same as the oil pan used for the Shelby. How did those parts get installed when the engine ID was the same as a 428 PI engine?

Cheers!

It's time for birthdays...Carroll Shelby and the Coralsnake.com

Ever wonder about those dual serial numbers and why they seem to appear randomly? Do you like vintage ads? (the only type you will ever find on the website)
How about seeing 68 # 101 finished? Do you have a question about GT500 pulleys? or why they are "S" codes?

www.thecoralsnake.com/new

[Bob Gaines]

Looks great - One question I have always meant to ask Pete.

The PI cylinder heads are drilled for 8 bolt holes on the exhaust so they would not work on a Shelby 428. Also, the oil pan needed for the Mustang installation is not the same as the oil pan used for the Shelby. How did those parts get installed when the engine ID was the same as a 428 PI engine?

[/quote]What do you think was different about the oil pan that was installed from Ford on the PI engine and the one you think was used on the Shelby?

[Coralsnake]

As you know, engines were not built on the vehicle assembly line. They were prebuilt and shipped to New Jersey. The build sheet code for the engine is the key. Each code dictated specifically what parts should be used. I suspect no other Fords used those specific GT500 engine identifiers- 405J04 and 405J05 each probably had a specific build sheet for engine guys to follow

[Corey Bowcutt]

Love your website Pete.  So much priceless info shared as well as great stories.  Thanks for all you do!

Corey

[Royce Peterson]

Bob,

Full size cars - i.e. Police cars - did not use the same oil pan as FE's that were going into either midsize or pony cars.

Looks great - One question I have always meant to ask Pete.

The PI cylinder heads are drilled for 8 bolt holes on the exhaust so they would not work on a Shelby 428. Also, the oil pan needed for the Mustang installation is not the same as the oil pan used for the Shelby. How did those parts get installed when the engine ID was the same as a 428 PI engine?

What do you think was different about the oil pan that was installed from Ford on the PI engine and the one you think was used on the Shelby?
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[Royce Peterson]

I looked in the Master Parts catalog and did not find anything specific regarding the 405J suffixes. Were not 405J04 and 405J05 the same suffixes used on police cars? Google was no help on this question BTW.......

As you know, engines were not built on the vehicle assembly line. They were prebuilt and shipped to New Jersey. The build sheet code for the engine is the key. Each code dictated specifically what parts should be used. I suspect no other Fords used those specific GT500 engine identifiers- 405J04 and 405J05 each probably had a specific build sheet for engine guys to follow

[Coralsnake]

I suspect not.

Did they use a aluminum intake?

[shelbymann1970]

Thanks Pete for your excellent site. I am amazed at how some owners- even long time owners- have never visited the page or would quote "facts" that were contrary to what is found on your site. I love all the vintage photos and info available for anyone to see. Gary

[Coralsnake]

That was the original idea. Provide basic information for everyone as a baseline.

[Dan Case]

That was the original idea. Provide basic information for everyone as a baseline.

Well done I think.

[Special Ed]

Great job as always pete .  Just think of how GREAT it would have been if pete was a 69 Shelby guy and would have started a 69 Shelby site back 20 years ago and he could have called it Purplesnake  HAHA!!!