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Re: Engine ID
"John" <mooresjc@chartermi.removethisandonedot.net> wrote in message
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> "Maximillian Rennquist" <WDSPoontang@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1133826008.151344.267360@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> John wrote:
>>> "Maximillian Rennquist" <WDSPoontang@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1133752597.463250.73070@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>> >
>>> > John wrote:
>>> >> $20K
>>> >
>>> > Back in the 70' there was a comapny named Speidel that used to make a
>>> > watch band called the Twist-o-Flex. This what we used to call the pre
>>> > 71 Mustangs. At 400 horsepower, you will begin to crack and separate
>>> > several areas in the chassis. This is where you begin.
>>>
>>> Sage advice. I seem to recall similar advice from a friend a couple
>>> years
>>> ago. Thanks. Something like sub-frame connectors, a G-load brace, and
>>> a
>>> strut tower brace should help.
>>>
>>> I'm not 100% sure what I'll do yet. I want to keep looking into what
>>> parts
>>> went into what I got first. Hey, didn't Ford start stamping the VIN
>>> number
>>> on the back of the block on the drivers side just below where the heads
>>> bolt
>>> on in 1968?
>>
>> I don't recall. You can look for that but I still think the date code
>> near the oil filter adapter is much easier. I have no idea what a
>> G-load brace is for the old cars. Maybe that's what they call an export
>> brace these days. Is this a stick? What gears?
>>>
>
> The date code at the oil filter is not readable. It was either a poor job
> at the factory from day one, or someone didn't want me to know what it is.
> I'll try to do a pencil rubbing across it to see if that brings anything
> out I can decipher.
>
> The car was produced on April 11, 1969.
>
> Yep, it's a stick. It has a 4 speed, wide ratio toploader transmission.
> The rearend is a 3.25 Traction-Lok (Detroit Locker ). See my signature.
>
Let me add, that's what it's supposed to have anyway!
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John - ThunderSnake #59
'69 Mach 1 w/ 390 4V
Wide Ratio Toploader
3.25 Traction-Lok (Detroit Locker)
Acapulco Blue
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