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These Cobra valve covers on my '66 Hertz were there when I purchased the car in 2004.  They have the rounded, not squared, bolt hole areas and are not correct.  I have a question regarding the inner baffle where the oil fill tube is.  If you look at the picture there is the smallest of openings at the bottom area and it takes FOREVER to add oil.  I'll be switching valve covers in the near future but just wondered if anyone has come across this before.  I don't have the other set of valve covers readily available for comparison.

Craig R.

Quote from: FL SAAC on October 28, 2023, 02:56:33 PM
This is the original size

Actually the original tire size for a '66 Hertz was 6.95 x 14 which just happens to have the same diameter as my 205/70R14 tires (25.3").

Craig R.

Wound up getting BF Goodrich radial TA's (205-70's) all the way around, including spare.  All is good!  I entered the car in a show last weekend benefitting Alzheimer's disease. I entered a raffle of several bottles of Carroll Shelby wine in a nice wooden case.  All of my 42 tickets went into that drawing with the idea that I'd be taking that wine home with me.  No such luck!  Oh well.  It was a nice event with quite the variety of cars on display.

Craig R.

I can see where that could easily happen.  Fortunately, my weights are away from the line of fire!  Thanks for the info!

Craig R.

Here are some pictures.

Craig R.

Quote from: shelbymann1970 on October 16, 2023, 01:49:40 PM

Quote from: deathsled on October 15, 2023, 07:32:02 PM
The measurement on the rim is 15. The tire size says 14.

Tire says 14 then a 14" rim. It is weird how they are measured in size.

Same with wheel width as that is measured from where the tire bead seats on each side.  Many people still measure from outer edge to outer edge.  There's usually about a 1" difference.

Craig R.

Look at the tire size on the tire itself.  There will be your answer.  Hertz Magnums are 14".  I'm sure that when cleaned up they will look much better.  Nice chrome Magnums can bring a few bucks.

Craig R.

Just from the pics they APPEAR to be Mopar rims with the greater negative offset when compared to Hertz Shelby rims.

Craig R.

I finally got around to buying 5 new tires (BF Goodrich T/A's) for my '66 Hertz and having them installed on a set of correct chrome Magnum 500 wheels.  When I purchased my Shelby in 2004 it came with Ford chrome Magnums in a 14 x 7 size.  Tires were 195-70's all the way around.  Now I'll be using 205-70's.  I opted to have just 2 of the tires mounted on rims so that I could check to see if there were any issues up front with rubbing.  Well I installed both fronts and sure enough there was rubbing!  However, the noise was a grinding noise and not from the tires.  Turns out it was the caliper crossover tube that was rubbing lightly on the inside of the wheel only on the driver's side.  Fortunately I didn't drive beyond our cul-de-sac!  I used a little gentle persuasion and all is good.  The calipers & rotors are not original but new repo ones recently installed.  Now I can have the other tires mounted and finish this project.  Always something!

Craig R.

Most of us know that the Motor Wheel Co manufactured the chrome Magnum 500 wheels for the '66 Hertz Shelby.  The wheels are usually marked with 795c or 795 which is one of the indicators for a correct wheel.  Mopars use a similar wheel with that marking but with a different backspacing.  There's a current eBay auction for some Olds wheels with a 833c marking.  I obtained some 14x6 chrome Magnum 500 wheels many years ago with a different profile and a 842c marking.  Does anyone know the application for wheels with this number?  Thanks!

Craig R.

I purchased brake parts from Virginia Classic Mustang (as I do for most of my needed parts).  Classic Tube is what I received and they're great!  Quality and fit for my '66 was excellent!

Craig R.

I joined the forum to learn more about my Shelby and Shelby's in general.  It's nice to have a go-to site for maybe getting a question answered, learn something new, or contribute something that might be of interest to others.  I personally place little credence in post counts.  They are just numbers and are only an indication of member activity, both useful and useless.  I can live with or without them as I am able to navigate the site and extract the information that I'm in search of without being distracted by non-contributory posts.  Just my thoughts on the matter.

Craig R.

Hints??  I don't have as much patience as I once did!

Craig R.

Most definitely!!

Craig R.

Number 23 on the "slipping clutch" scale of 10!

Craig R.