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I'll save my money then. I'm actually thinking of taking my steering wheel off and putting a wooden Grant style on with the Mustang center cap horn button.

I need one myself, and I'm thinking I'll have to order the Scott Drake one so we can complete your table so our members have the best information. You know this will come up again.

I'm running the reproduction 1969 fan and using the Hayden 2765 clutch. Works great, and no problem with the fit. If you are having clearance issues with these, make sure you have the correct size water pump. Some pumps have a longer snout.

I paid $17,500 for my running 1969 Q code Mach 1 in November 2010 in Western Washington, Seattle area. Here's what was wrong with the car when I bought it: - The car has a non-original 1966 428 "A scratch" block. - The car has a GT or Grande interior I think because it doesn't have the red stripe on the seats or red panel in the carpet. - The car ran, but very rough. I found out later when I tore down the engine that the balance job done on a recent rebuild done by a previous owner was crap, and it was in need of a valve job. - The Toploader tranny would get stuck between gears, and has a non-original Hurst shifter. - The cars original color is Black Jade, but was (and still is) in black primer. - The car was missing other valuable, hard to find parts: distributor, intake manifold, carburetor, air cleaner assembly, smog, shifter. - The car also needed a full brake rebuild, but at the time of purchase I only noticed one brake grabbing. Here's the good: - It was a running , original Cobra Jet car when I got it that could be driven, but only short distances. - Original Mach 1 rims with good tires. - Good interior, but not original type. - Has original exhaust manifolds. - Has original cylinder heads. Hope this helps, but it is about 6 year old market. Also, I bought it from a guy who owner a roofing company, and the housing market crash was really hurting him. I was in the market for a big block project car to build with my kids. I think that may be the market that is your best bet. If your not in a hurry, start high and gradually come down on price. Craigslist is good for finding local buyers, but you will have no-shows and tire kickers. Same with Autotrader. Ebay can be good, but you have to have lots of pictures, and make sure every single thing wrong and right with the car is in your description. Good luck with the sale. Ultimately, it's not what your willing to sell the car for, it's what someone is willing to spend on it.

Do you mean 428 instead of 429? 1970 Mustangs didn't have 429s unless it is a Boss 429 engine. 429 Cobra Jets in Mustangs was only 1971 from the factory.

I remember Sunoco gas stations in Ohio had 94.

I would get quotes from other companies, then call your present company back and ask to speak to someone in charge. Explain your 40 years of loyalty, what the other companies quoted for rates if better than what they quoted you, then say something to the effect of "I want to stay with your company. I've been a loyal customer for 40 years. However, if you don't beat the rates and coverage of these other companies, you will lose me as a customer." I have American Collectors Insurance on my 1969 Mach 1. They insure it for what I think it's worth (within reason.) So I call and update when I get done with major components. For example, once I was done rebuilding the engine, I called and had them up the value by $5000.

Is your car an automatic or 4 speed? If it's a 4 speed, to give you an idea of what your gear change will do to launches and low end performance, try launching the car in 2nd gear.

You might be more happy with a 3.25 or 3.50. Depending on your cam (and you say it is fairly aggressive), it might become somewhat of a dog at launch and low RPM with a 3.00.

Depends on your plans for the car. If you plan a numbers matching restoration, sell them and they should more than pay for original 390 GT 14 bolt heads and an S code intake manifold. If you are after a fun car to drive and want some more power, keep them, sell just the intake manifold, and buy a Blue Thunder or Edelbrock Streetmaster intake manifold for more power than the Police Interceptor manifold. As others have said, stay away from the Edelbrock Performer RPM is you have or have plans for a shaker. Also, don't get the standard Edelbrock Performer. It's a good torque intake for a truck, but the runners are too small for a performance engine to breath.

I like the oval air cleaners. They have the Ford look, and they will fit, but if you run a Monte Carlo Bar, you will need the one with the curve in the middle. That curve also helps with distributor clearance.

Mach 1s don't leak. They are just marking their territory! I'm partial to the old school look. I like the stock GT style wheels, Magnums, Cragers, Keystone Classics, and slotted aluminum mags. Solid brushed or polished Centerlines can look good also, especially for the racer look with big meats in the back and pizza cutters up front. Do not care for the tall rims with thin tire.

Putting Cobra Jet heads is a performance upgrade done to many a 390 back before aluminum heads were available. Since you say your car was raced, it makes sense. Police Interceptor intake was also done back in the day. While it weighs less than the iron intake, the Cobra jet intake actually flows better. Add this two book to your FE read list in addition to those Max Power posted. http://fepower.net/GFEIC.html Jay Brown did extensive intake manifold and exhaust manifold/header dyno testing, and published his results in this book.

This is how I do it on my 428 with headers. Works like a charm, but like Brian said, best to do this bolt first since you won't be in a position to catch the starter when it falls.

Call Barry at Survival Motorsports. All he does is FE engines. http://survivalmotorsports.com/

Not yet Bob. I'm in a little country town, so mail usually runs a day or two later than what a shipper is told.

I got best project car award Sunday at the Thurston County WA. Mustang Club car show on Sunday! My friend got best Ford other than Mustang with her 64 Galaxie convertable with a 390 under the hood.

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Just remember that a shaker will limit your intake manifold choices. I have an early Mach 1 style hood with the 4 pie cut outs. Hopefully by next month I'll have my 427 medium riser dual quad set up on and dialed in. It all fits under the hood and nobody knows until the hood is opened!

Take some new pictures outside and post them for us. I'll try to remember to post some pictures of the inside of my doors and truck with the original paint after work tonight.

Looks pretty darn close to me. My car was black primer when I bought it, but the Black Jade is still in the trunk and doors.

Agree with others. They are switches to turn power on/off for add ons. Could be for trailer lights, electric fuel pump, alternator, brake and tail lights shut off (I used to know an old moonshine runner that had those.)

Shakers don't have the two oval shaped holes in the back by the windshield. The standard Mustang "Cobra Jet" style hood scoop that was normally not functional had turn signal lamps in the back, and those oval holes are for the lamps and wires. Looks to me like you used the template for that scoop, which just shows where to drill the holes for the hood scoop studs. Or, did your hood already have the holes for the standard scoop, and you decided to convert to shaker?

Have you thought about using furnace vents for the louvers? Might be a much more economical way to do it. Trim to fit what your looking for, weld in, grind smooth, and paint with the whole hood. Something like this I think would be just the right size, and give you enough louvers for your needs if I'm following your concept right. https://www.amazon.com/30-12-RETURN-GRILLE-Stamped/dp/B0064QIDWQ

This car show raised approximately $9000 dollars, which will be given to the commander of the Warrior Transition Battalion, the unit at Fort Lewis that has the wounded troops in it. This money in the past has been used to pay for therapeutic horseback riding (supposed to help with PTSD,) fishing trips, and other recreation activities that normal Department of the Defense funding doesn't cover.