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Blue is currently running Torq-Thrust D's; 15x7 w/ -6mm offset and 215/60R15 upfront; 15x8 w/ 0mm offset and 235/60R15 in the rear. BFG Radial T/A's all around
I have the front A arms lowered 1". The fender lips have been rolled and I have no rubbing issues. It took a bit of massaging to get to this but well worth the effort.

Jim

15x7 - 215/60R15 BFG Radial TA's upfront; 15x8 -235/60R15 BFG Radial TA's in rear - all American Racing Torq-Thrust D's
Yes it has the 1" lowered A Arms - the suspension parts are OpenTracker roller bearing units

Jim

I ran my 66 from Jersey, down the Blue Ridge Parkway, to the Tail of the Dragon this past June. The entire trip was a 10 day event covering 1800 miles and 7 states. and While I suspect there will always be a concern of an accident or theft, I cannot let that keep us off the road. I've had this car over 50 years and the joy of driving (along with the serious exercise <g>) makes it worthwhile for me. My wife won't drive Blue, but we compromise by finding nice places along the route for R&R.  It's always a challenge, but then again, that's one of the reasons we do things like this. Add to that my own insanity - I'm running a 347 Stroker with Webers - and it makes the challenge that much more interesting...

Jim

1801 running the Tail of the Dragon this past June...

With the current raft of ugly news in the World, I felt some good news for this day in history would be uplifting. While I cannot vouch for it's accuracy, it seemed authentic enough and was a nice item to pass along:

On January 27, 1965, the Shelby GT 350, a version of a Ford Mustang sports car developed by the American auto racer and car designer Carroll Shelby, is launched. The Shelby GT 350, which featured a 306 horsepower V-8 engine, remained in production through the end of the 1960s and today is a valuable collector's item.

j

I recently wrote about a trip I took in Blue down the Blue Ridge Parkway. My take on my 66 GT350 is:
It's not that the new cars can't replicate what he does. The newer powerhouses on the road offer more power than I can possibly wring out of him. They offer comfort and civility. And maybe that's why I'm happy with what I've got. Blue is noisy, smells and is obnoxiously twitchy. There's a primal force at work here and there are no intermediary systems managing it for you. You take control of it and direct it. Fail at it and bad things happen... very quickly. I find it challenging and enjoyable.

j

Bob,

All the best to you and the missus.
May your road of life be a blast to drive on down.
New Jersey will be the poorer for it.

jim

Hoping for a fast, complete recovery Rick.
Best wishes & prayers.

Jim

First a *huge* thank you to SFM5S000 for those detailed docs. I am very grateful for your efforts. Just one lurkers opinion.
To gt350bp - I  expanded the images (one at a time) copied and pasted them into a directory - renaming them SWpump1.jpg thru 11. By printing them as full page pictures, I get around a 5x7 service instruction that is readable and can probably expand that if necessary.

j

I have a 347, roller cam with Webers. I run Amsoil synthetic Z-Rod 10W-30 with Archoil AR9100 friction modifier additive. I'm in Jersey so my seasons are slightly limited but that combo suits the car for all my driving.
I made the change to the high Zinc formula after I mushed three flat tappets (that's when I changed to the roller cam too). Both the car and I are happy with this mix.

jim

Original means lots of things to lots of different people.   There is not a big market for 1963-65 'original' pans. The only cars they were 'original' for as factory installed options were Cobras. Long term owners did what they wanted a long time ago. Recent buyers use to like to dress their Cobras up until about 2006. It was around 2006 the trend of removing anything not on the original invoice started, including roll bars, custom wheels, wide custom fender flares, custom engine parts of all kinds, and etc. I have helped an owner go from an aftermarket induction system back to engineering number and acceptable date "assembly line" induction system from the iron intake manifold up.

Dan
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Thank you for that insightful observation Dan. I see the polar shift in attitudes, particularly on sites like this one. It's difficult at times for me to understand the desire to "go back" to stock, but I have been messin' around with  Blue (1801) for 50 years - I've owned 2021 47 years. In many ways I cut my Hot Rodding teeth on Blue so while I can appreciate folks working to recreate the originals that Carroll built, mine was the starting point of a life's journey. I try not to make any modifications that will hamper the next "caretaker" but I'm still going at it.

jim

Many thanks to all for the education! What I have appears to be the OTC pan Tom described with a section at the rear fins being different. My apologies for the dirty condition but this was a case of "ridden hard and put away wet" many years ago.

jim

Thanks, Randy. This is just one of those problems like a birds nest in your fishing reel. You've gotta keep pulling all the little ends to try and get the whole mess straightened out. I'm not sure why I've got what I have but after almost 50 years a lot gets lost in the haze.

jim

I am in the process of digging out 2021 and it is like an archaeological dig... just in my garage. Anyway, I came across the oilpan that came with the vehicle when I got it in '72. It is the slab-sided COBRA pan, not the one with the wings & baffles. I have checked the various Registries I have and could not find any specific info on this so I thought I would throw the question out. Is this possibly an original pan?
The car was setup for SCCA B Prod racing when I bought it. The question of course is why would the guy change from a T type pan to a slab sided pan? 

I'm not sure if I'd sent this info previously but...
1801 has 1A -2B combination (underside not accessible at present).
2021 had an aftermarket manifold (it was setup for B Prod SCCA) so it remains unknown.

j