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What am I seeing over the freeze plugs?
Martin

Am working on a 65 instrument panel with the 2-wire plastic plugs for the oil light, Turn signal and alternator lamp. Does anyone know if these 2-wire lamp sockets are being reproduced or a good source for them. Ones I am working on are so worn, they fall out of the metal housing at slightest bump. Need three of them.
Thanks
Martin

Not all original bases were stamped 5A. My original is not stamped at all and it is original.

All I can say is Damn....Missing 110V Air Conditioner with pull generator....

Second owner for the past 51 1/2 years.  Purchased with 1,100 miles on meter. Not for sale at any price, ever. Some things just can't be replaced.

When the upper control arm was moved 1 inch, did they do anything to the coil spring as in cut a coil off or was coil replaced and then aligned?

I am looking for a 65 pass side fastback glass with frame. Not particular about date code, but condition of glass and frame is. Going in C-code street car.
PM me with condition and asking price. 

Zray, a forum member, offers a really nice lower cross member support that also has a integrated jack pad that clears the Cobra pan. I think the single piece export brace and Monte Carlo bar are available from Brant (forum member) Virginia Classic Mustangs as well as other aftermatket suppliers. The challenge in installing a Coyote engine are clearing the existing spring towers.

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As I remember it, both horn wires were cut really close to the 4 wire connector at base of column. Then yellow wire was connected to main fuse block on upper kick panel and ran to one side of the dash mounted toggle switch. Another string of yellow wire was connected to other vacant switch connector and l. Other wire, I believe yellow as well, was connected to the existing wire going to the horns. So only one butt connector would be involved. I can crawl under my dash and see if I can find the connector, but cannot guarantee its original to the car.

If memory serves me, wires were cut and 2 yellow wires butt connected to hash mounted switch on 5S228.

Appears dished design was applicable to 65's and design with 3 segments early -mid 65 and 66 with segmented design and Rockfords into 66?

Story was, original owner purchased 5S228 from Adamson Ford in Birmingham Alabama and drove it to his mothers home in Denison or Sherman Texas, A distance of just under 700 miles. Was told he was a member of a Marine Helicopter Squadron and was called to duty to assist rescue of stranded American students in Santo Domingo. The insignia that's still on the rear window says HMM-264 which flew the CH-46 Sea Knight double rotor chopper. Above the HMM-264 lettering on the insignia are the words "Black Knights". HMM-264 was attached to Marine Air Group 26 (MAG-26). That insignia is also on rear window on drivers side.

Excerpt from official Marine records:
On April 28, 1965, HMM-264 conducted the Marine Corps' first night all-helicopter assault into an unsecured landing zone during combat conditions in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic from the deck of the USS BOXER during Operation Power Pack. Between HMM-264 and the LSTs more than 600 civilians were evacuated from the Embajador Hotel.[1] This event marked the first landing of U.S. Marines on Dominican soil since the early 1930s. It was also the first ship-to-shore heliborne lift over a hostile beach without supporting units ashore. Over the course of the operation, the American embassy was secured and over 1,750 American citizens were evacuated from the war-torn Dominican Republic.

In May 1965, HMM-264 was the first Marine helicopter squadron to surpass 25,000 mishap free flight hours. Over the next several years, the squadron maintained its demonstrated high standard of professional excellence by logging 30,000, 40,000, and 50,000 mishap free flight hour milestones.

Was told original owner left car with his mother to drive around block every so often. Bit later, he told her to trade it in on a new Pontiac. And that's where I found it on the Sherrord Motor Company used car lot in Denison Texas with 1,100 miles on the meter. Unfortunately, Sherrord is no longer in business and all records are lost to history. I was able to locate the HMM-264 Commanding Officer during the early to mid-65 period and was able to obtain a picture of his flight jacket, with the exact same insignia on it...Unfortunately, he did not remember anyone with a noisy new Mustang...

That's where the trail of finding the original owner has ended.

Have been trying (unsuccessfully) to locate original owner of 5S228. I know dealership it was shipped to but nothing of the original owner. Any way to track this down.
I have owned 5S228 since early 1967. I know owner was in Marines and flew on choppers. His insignia and squadron are still on the rear window...
Martin

5S228 has alum case, tailshaft and side plate.