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So sorry to hear about this!  Rest and get well!

Quote from: Side-Oilers on June 24, 2019, 07:34:43 PM
Mud on the trunklid (circled) or??

Why would the top car on the left transport not have a rear window?  Broken in transit?  Future R-Model?

Some random thoughts.
Scroll up to where you see the photo of both transporters from the side and notice that almost all the cars on the left transporter, are lacking back glass, lacking rear air extractors, and bumpers.  While the one's on the transporter to the right, seem to have back glass, bumpers and the extractors.  Perhaps the one's on the left became R's? 
From reading about the ordering process for the 65/66's, things also evolved as the cars at SI evolved but also they learned more about what could and couldn't be done at the Ford plant.  More done at Fords line = faster out the door at SA.

Quote from: Maduzbe on June 10, 2019, 06:56:36 PM
I know that a man by the name of Nagel owned 5R001  in 1984. I was a judge at the 1984 mustang nationals in Dallas Texas. I remember seeing him with the car at the show I asked him when the show was over if he would give me a ride in it , he said sure no problem ,so when the show was over he asked me if I would like to drive the car back to his warehouse because he had trailered a 427 cobra there earlier and needed someone to drive 5R001 back to his warehouse .I guess whoever helped him get the cars to the show was not available. so I was in the right place at the right time .that was the highlight of my life driving this car  on the highway to the other side of Dallas. to this day I still can't believe I did that .when we got to his warehouse it was full of Shelbys, there was a GT 40 in the corner of the warehouse that was in pieces and he said that it was Mario Andretti's car .he also had numerous other Shelby's ,what an incredible day  .i have often wondered where he and his cars are now . It's like he disappeared with his cars . Nobody seems to know anything . Just curios . I would like to visit him someday and see the famous GT350 that I once drove

Around that same time, our local Mustang club, The North Texas Mustang Club, was holding outdoor shows at the large UT Arlington parking lot.  At the fall meet, I was driving my 1969 coupe over and was stopped at a light above a freeway cloverleaf.  I started hearing a LOUD car.  I looked down and spotted some Shelby stripes exiting onto the clover leaf.  It was early morning so the lane next to me was empty.  Up drove Rick in R001.  He was driving.  He had, I assume his kids, in the car.  They had helmets on.  Rick waved, the light changed and we motored on to the show. 

mine was discolored by the under carpet insulation.  I got an old cookie sheet, placed the build sheet in it and poured on some Wax and Grease remover.  It soaked for a time (over night I think) and came out completely readable and even "softened" up the paper. 

My family has owned our 1969 NJ built Coupe since around 1972.  Never found a build sheet.  Car was built December 1968.
I bought our 1970 Dearborn built Mach 1 in 1991.  Car built December 1969.  Almost complete build sheet was found under the front seat carpet.  Along with a plastic bag with left over interior screws, door switch, clips.  Back seat had about 20 percent of a build sheet under it and was full of 1970 "love beads" (some of us might remember when stringing those was a fad).  But I still chuckle about just WHAT happened in that back seat all those years ago to wind up with 200 tiny beads under the seat.

Build sheets can be found in a lot of places, or not at all (if the line workers actually threw them away as was supposed to be the process).

Quote from: Frankie on March 25, 2019, 08:46:19 AM
A 180 or 190? What about a 160?

Not a good idea. Lot of opinions about why not.  The engines have to reach the designed-to-operate temperature and 160 doesn't allow that to happen.  On a big block, get the distributor set up correctly then time the engine correctly.  A timing issue is sometimes seen in running hot/boil over. 

Quote from: 1109RWHP on March 20, 2019, 09:40:36 PM

"Nobody move!  I dropped my contact!"

++1 on cool photo. 

I've used them for years.  Both old Mustangs and my diesel truck.  I use the clips, with the quick disconnect.  Just unplug and start up and drive.  Plug back in when I return. 

Quote from: Don Johnston on February 26, 2019, 02:36:14 AM
CRC Brake Kleen in red can will melt many plastics as it is a tri-chlor. product.  The alcohol based green can is safe on plastics.

good info.
I've not done an accelerator cable.  My 1970 428 Mach, has the manual choke.  My old brake clean (don't know brand) and the graphite keeps it working for 10 years now and counting (between cleanings). 

Quote from: Don Johnston on February 25, 2019, 01:34:16 PM
Choose wisely to continually use either a wet lube or a dry graphite.  Do not alternate.

Very true!  Clean the cable, take apart.  Use brake cleaner as it dries with no residue.  Then clean it again.

Powdered Graphite.  Find it in the Locks aisle of the big box hardware stores.   Also great for choke cables, which can be taken apart, cleaned with brake cleaner and then use the graphite to lube it.

Quote from: 557 on January 14, 2019, 11:58:39 AM

Quote from: gt350shelb on January 13, 2019, 08:04:33 PM
mt truck

.   Any idea what the story is on that COLUMN of transporters?.?

"MT" = Mickey Thompson.  Looks like his drag race team.  Before they used 18 wheelers, even the large teams were using trucks like that. 

 

A guy told my barber, who told me and my uncle, that they once saw some Ford sell for a million dollars on that there fancy auction place....so I KNOW this one is worth..............

Thanks Bob and others for trying to keep it straight.

Once pointed out, a simple wording change would be great.  Point out the correct application, and "also will fit"....

I've had two done by Damper Doctor.  As noted, good turnaround and price.