SAAC Forum

BoB,
As always thanks for your knowledge on the starter for the nov 1st 67.
Question about the ink stamp, who might produce the best repop ink stamp or decal, I prefer ink stamp.
I imagine the date code would prohibit a decal?
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The C 3 nose cone pictured is a 63 up to 68, if I read correctly.
I have many starters and alternators , coopers and my own, decades worth of the old ones, most autolite.
I am getting ready to offer a bunch of parts, and don't want to get rid of anything that is correct for the Shelby.

I have a noise cone with the number C6OF _ A with a large 2 besides it.
Correct or put in the pile to sell.
Thanks,
John

The C3OF-A nose cone was used until the D0OF-A nose cone replaced it sometime in the 1970 model year.  The C3 cone is used with small block automatic transmissions and a small block, manual transmission flywheel that is small diameter, like used in Mustangs prior to 1968. Some ‘65-‘66 small block Galaxies used the large diameter manual transmission flywheel and they used the C5TF-A nose cone, which was used on large diameter manual transmissions flywheels in later Mustangs.

The C6OF-A nose cone is for ‘66-‘67, 170cid and 200cid engines with manual trans. only.
Chris

Bob, the only three C9 casting numbered starters are the BOSS 429 C9AF-A, 390cid C9AF-B, and the 250cid six cylinder C9ZF-A.  The 250 starter would work but is not technically listed for a 351cid, like the C7AF-B.  The other two, as you know, won’t work at all.  Even the ‘69 BOSS 302 used a C7AF-F, which was carried over into the 1970 model year when replaced by the D0AF-C around January 1970.

I'll add my 2 cents here.  I've driven the same car with both a close ratio 2.32 to 1 first gear toploader as well as a wide ratio 2.78 to 1st gear.  I much preferred the the 2.78 gearbox on the street.

If you wish to convert a close ration box to a wide ration these are the parts you'll be swapping: 2nd gear, 3rd gear, the cluster gear, and the input shaft.  There are no factory 2.78 big spline 1st gear inputs, you'll have to have it made which requires two inputs, the original big spline input and a donor wide ratio input.  Liberty Gear in Michigan used to do that kind of work but I don't know if they still offer that service.  I was very happy with the work they did for me and it would still be in the car except I switched to a TKO600 (happy with that transmission too).

New, one piece, 2.78 large input shafts are available through David Kee and other drivetrain parts places.  They even make the longer version, big input for a small block.   

I do very little with 427 Cobra specific parts but I have collected some information over the years. I have the original Shelby American office copy of the purchase order numbers by part they had to buy to complete the street chassis A.C. Cars sent them and some information on recommended spares for competition cars.

Caution: If the 427 Cobra parts lists are no more accurate than the Cobra ones, users should take every part number as a starting point for their own research.




The units listed by chassis number are owner provided assembly tag details.

Interesting parts lists.  The C5AR-7003-G is a big input, small output, long tail housing, HEH-R, which was replaced/serviced by the C6AZ-7003-B, which is a big input, big output, long tail housing.   The RUG-S is the big input, big output short tailhousing used in the ‘67 GT500s.  Not much info/luck yet on the HEH-BY transmission.

Is this what your looking for?

Here it is, he just dropped it off.  Obviously the shifter is aftermarket.

Did the Cobra cast iron T-10’s have any partial Ford part number stenciled on the side, similar to the yellow ID stamps on top loaders?