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Quote from: tesgt350 on November 09, 2022, 11:15:31 AM
I have seen them use Dry Ice when getting rid of Mold in Attics of Homes many times. It shaves a hair of Wood off and makes everything look new again.  Cool to watch.  I can see how using it on Cars would be better than Media Blasting, it wont heat the metal up or warp it.

Done properly, media blasting will not heat the metal up to the point of warping it or actually damaging it in any way.

The dry ice blasting just has a particular purpose. If you need to remove paint or rust, it's not the way to go.

If you want to preserve and/or uncover what may be the original paint and even markings under dirt or undercoating, it's an incredible tool. I think this idea is becoming quite a bit more popular in our hobby as some owners build "drivers" out of cars that are in fairly nice condition for their age and want to retain much of their originality, rather than go the full blown restoration route.

I'm posting this under the '66 section, since the car in the pictures is a Carryover.

If you are not familiar with dry ice blasting, this is a little quick explanation. It's a cool (no pun intended) process.

Click on the picture or link for more:

http://blog.virginiaclassicmustang.com/2022/11/dry-ice-blasting-for-cleaning-your.html

Quote from: NC TRACKRAT on January 27, 2022, 08:27:45 AM
Brant, that's really the point of my question:  Just how many of the "first batch"?  Surely, not all 100+.  Can we hear from those with the early cars? Please indicate if you have a "bent stick" or a "curved stick".   Sorry, it's just a great way to describe this.

Based upon my observations, those in that Ford VIN range had the early shift handles. That's based on later VINS having the early handle in addition to earlier ones. It's a pretty tight group of the same first three digits as you probably know. Of course, there is no way anyone can say every one had the early handle.

I will say that I have even seen an early handle in a car in the "next batch". Is it original to the car? We will probably never know.

Quote from: NC TRACKRAT on January 25, 2022, 04:44:06 PM
On Brant's recent blog showing the details of the restoration of an early (VIN unknown) '65 GT350, he mentions and shows that this particular car has the early version '64-1/2 abrupt bend shifter handle.  I'm curious as to just when that was phased out.  I've been unable to find any information in cyberspace that answers this question so I'm posting it here.

From my observations, you see them on the "first batch" of '65 GT350s. After that, I'm not so sure that you will see.

Quote from: sg66 on October 22, 2021, 01:20:39 PM

Quote from: Brant on October 22, 2021, 10:00:16 AM

I would be interested to see an original smaller white lettered bag with the hinge style cap. I don't believe that I have seen one except for the reproductions.

Brant,

Here you go. Looking at them side by side, the hinge top bag is a little smaller and I also noticed the bracket is just a little narrower and has a 3rd hole in the center. The
bracket for the wider bag only has 2 holes

Thanks. Do you know if these were found on any San Jose built cars and the approx. build date.

If not, that's fine...just curious.

I have seen the larger gold lettered bags on cars much earlier than I originally thought that they would be used. In my opinion, that bag would be used on a mid-march '66 built car.

It's interesting to note that 6S598, which is featured in the April 1966 Sports Car Graphic appears to have the larger gold lettered bag.

6S933 and 6S1732 had the original bags...they too were the gold lettered larger ones.

I would be interested to see an original smaller white lettered bag with the hinge style cap. I don't believe that I have seen one except for the reproductions.

As a side note, there are two different reproductions of the white lettered bag. One is USA made and just super nice. The other has a longer "neck" and is easily spotted.

The accelerator pedal that was serviced through Ford at least since the late 1970s came with the SS trim installed. I'm guessing that explains why it is seen on lots of cars.
Otherwise, I believe all '65 and '66 GT350s originally had pedals (brake, clutch, and accelerator) without the trim.

The recess in the pedals for the trim is another issue that the OP did not ask, but I have seen the brake and clutch pedal pads without recessses originally in cars up through the carryovers. I've also seen the later pedals with the recess that are believed to be original in many carryovers. It appears that, with most everything, there was no distinct transition from one style to another. It's worth noting that the accelerator pedal without the recess seemed to have been used on only earlier cars in '65, and you will find the ones with the recess originally used much earlier than the other pedal pads.

Quote from: kingchief on July 27, 2021, 09:38:42 AM
Old topic but can someone please confirm which nut to use? Having a hard time trying to locate a photo.

Thanks again,

Steve

I have usually seen the Keps nut on the San Jose (GT350) car.

BTW, we supply both.

I usually see screws. That said, I have seen pop rivets also. I don't think that you can say either way is incorrect.

Here is just one example of screws.



Then pop rivets.

I think that you may find Ray Browns in cars that are later than you think.

There is no reason to believe that 6S1732 doesn't have the original belts. They are Ray Browns.

Prayers and thoughts to the family. What a tough loss for this great hobby too.

Bruce was just a super guy...that's all you can say. He really was.

We are on opposite coasts, but I was fortunate to meet him in person. We emailed back and forth quite a bit as he was currently restoring his little HiPo coupe that he was so excited about. In fact, I just searched my emails to read our last correspondence.

I wish that I could remember when my dad and/or I first met or talked with Jim.  It had to be at least 40 years ago...crazy. I don't have any special stories, but we certainly did a lot of business over the years.

We have lost an important icon in our little Shelby world, and I'm sure the loss is felt in other ways that we are not aware. Everyone needs to get out there and enjoy these cars in the manner that makes them happy...showing, driving, racing, whatever.

I have made another post with lots of pictures to update the restoration of this car. I will be making more posts shortly, as the car is now painted. Amazing work by Jeremy at Maple Hill Restoration.

Click on the link or picture to see lots more.

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http://blog.virginiaclassicmustang.com/2020/11/just-detailsearly-production-1965-gt350.html

Here is a link to a Blog post with pictures that I wrote a while back:

http://blog.virginiaclassicmustang.com/2012/10/65-66-mustang-and-shelby-disc-brake.html

Original with the original center emblem.