Mustang Chrome Air Cleaner Assemblies

Our show quality Mustang open element chrome air cleaner assemblies feature a correct chrome lid, correct reproduction air filer and correct base.
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Our Chrome Air Cleaner Assemblies are very popular items, and we often get several questions about these parts.  The questions often involve the bases, so we wanted to take a closer look at these today.  We will be talking specifically about the Exact Reproductions.  These are our part numbers EG-124 and EG-145.  These air cleaners were originally installed on all of the 65-66 HiPo Mustangs and GT350.  They were also part of the Engine Dress Up Kits that were available as over-the-counter accessories at Ford dealers.

The base on our EG-124 Mustang chrome air cleaner assembly.
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Close up shot of the original style air filter.
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Both of these styles come with a very nice chrome plated top lid that is very, very close in configuration to the original air cleaner lid.  These assemblies also include the reproduction of the original air filter.  The difference in the two parts is the base.

Our EG-124 Chrome Air Cleaner has the blue base with the nipple for the hose the runs to the oil filler cap.  This emission system with the oil cap and hose was used on cars built for delivery to California, including all GT350 Shelbys.  Most of the 65 models and early 66's had a gold painted base, so if you have one of these cars, you will have to repaint the blue base with the gold paint.  This nipple was sometimes originally capped off for Mustangs that may have not used this system.

The base on our EG-145 Mustang chrome air cleaner assembly does not have the nipple for the oil cap hose.
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Our EG-145 Chrome Air Cleaner, of course, features the same great quality, chrome lid and air filter, but the base is painted gold and does not include the nipple for the oil cap/emissions hose.

Just the Details....Date Codes on Mustang Rear Leaf Springs

Mustang Leaf Spring Date Code Stamping Location on a 1965 Mustang

We have received a few recent inquiries about where to find and how to decode date codes on Mustang rear leaf springs.  Here are a few examples from a 1965 Mustang.

The first picture shows the location of the Ford engineering number and date code stamping.  The date coding uses a Julian Date, which is the day of the year.  For example:  In the picture below, the "123E5" stamping represents the 123rd day of 1965.  That is May 3, 1965.  

Here are two handy links for a calendar and Julian Date chart:

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1965

http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/julian-calendar.pdf

1965 Mustang Rear Leaf Spring Stamping

The spring shown above has the number for a K Code / High Performance Fastback or Convertible model.

By the way, we have had very good luck with the rear leaf springs that we handle.  We have sold hundreds of sets, and they even have the correct tapered and rounded leaves like the originals, unlike many replacement ones on the market.  The ride height works out very well on all models too.

65-66 Mustang AM - FM Radio

1965 and 1966 Mustang AM-FM Radio

We have been carrying Custom Autosound's reproduction of the original 65-66 Mustang AM-FM Radio for years.  It is a super nice stereo and once installed, looks just like the rare original radio.

Unfortunately, the analog dials are no longer available, and this part is being discontinued.  We do have a few more of them in stock, so order quickly!!!

Here is the link:

http://www.virginiaclassicmustang.com/65-66-AMFM-RADIO-LIKE-ORIGINAL-P4057.aspx#

By the way, if you are reading this a bit later and the link doesn't work, we have run out of them!!!

This radio will soon be replaced by a nice looking '60's style digital radio.  Watch right here on our Blog for this and other new Mustang parts.

Mustang and Ford Radio Suppressors Mounted at the Voltage Regulator

Mustang and Ford Radio Noise Suppressor / Capacitor mounted at Voltage Regulator.
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We have reproduced the radio suppressors that mount at the voltage regulator on all Mustangs and Fords equipped with radios.  As the pictures show, we have made the style found on the '65's with the C3SA-18832-A number stamping, '66's with the C6OA-18832-A number and FoMoCo Script, and '67-71 with the C6OA-18832-A number and Autolite logo.  I'm aware that there were several versions of the Autolite stamped part.  We chose the one shown. These are correct, working parts with the proper plating, markings, wire and connector as shown.  I hope to have them ready to offer for sale within a few weeks.  I'll post them right here as soon as they are available for sale.  I'm very pleased with how they turned out.  Take a look!

Mustang and Ford Radio Noise Suppressor / Capacitor mounted at Voltage Regulator.
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Mustang and Ford Radio Noise Suppressor / Capacitor mounted at Voltage Regulator.  This is the 1965 style.
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Mustang and Ford Radio Noise Suppressor / Capacitor mounted at Voltage Regulator.  This is the 1966 style.
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Mustang and Ford Radio Noise Suppressor / Capacitor mounted at Voltage Regulator.  This is the 1967-71 style.
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65-66 GT350 Shelby Mustang One Inch Sway Bar Bushing Brackets - Pair

1965 and 1966 Shelby Sway Bar Bushing Brackets - Pair Original Ford Part Number is C0DD-5486-A
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1965-66 GT350 Shelby Mustang One Inch Sway Bar Bushing Mounting Brackets.
Made exactly like the originals from assembly line parts.
Made in the original .103 inch thickness like the assembly line brackets rather than the NOS ones that are only .091 inch thick.
Virtually impossible to tell from the original.
Original Ford part number is C0DD-5486-A.
Come in the original bare metal finish with a hard (undetectable) protective coating to protect the finish.  
Sold as a pair.
Virginia Classic Mustang Exclusive.

In stock and ready to ship!

Our Part Number is SU-3211. 

Perfect compliment to our SU-321 Exact Reproduction Bushings.

Another Great Customer Car! 1966 Mustang Convertible

 Sweet as Candy

Fix Motorsports builds an awesome ride with Shelby Fix

A few years ago Fix Motorsports owner Paul Fix started on this project with daughter Shelby Fix. Disassembling every nut and bolt, Shelby started the process with intentions to build a show car to be driven. Over breaks in her schedule at Marist College, Shelby would help assemble the car after it came back from the paint shop. The goal was to finish in time for her graduation in May 2014. It was finished a few months early and just in time for the annual indoor car show in Buffalo NY. The Calvalcade of Cars, Classic and Custom Car Show. Shelby’s car won Outstanding Modified Classic. Next it’ll be shown at the Mustang 50^thBirthday Celebration in Charlotte NC.

The car started life in 1966 at the San Jose assembly plant and was delivered to Sunrise Ford in Fontana CA. It lived there with it's original owner until 2009. Needless to say it was a virgin body without any rust or needing any body repair.

Paul Fix has restored over 55 Mustangs, always striving for authenticity, but this time Shelby was making the decisions on how it would be built and she wanted to do something different. So it was modified with a bit of pro touring suspension for ride and handling. Then mixing in a few ‘65 parts for better looks.

Here are some highlights of the build:

Body:

The paint color is 2012 Ford Mustang, Candy Apple Red Metallic Clear Coat.

Drivetrain:

-Engine is a built 289 cid, 350 hp. with ported and polished heads and a Hipo Hydraulic, Comp Cams Nostalgia cam.

-Cobra engine dress up Kit with Cobra dual plane intake, Cobra open letter valve covers and Cobra T-Pan.

-March Performance Billet Aluminum Pulley set.

-Autolite Dual Point distributor.

-Holley 600 cfm 4 barrel carburetor.

-Tri Y headers into a custom H pipe and Flowmaster Dual exhaust.

-Tremec World Class T-5, 5 speed conversion (M-7003-Z).

-8” rear end with 3.80 ring and pinion and an Auburn Gear Limited Slip differential.

Wheels and tires:

American Racing Torque Thrust II, 2 pc. wheels, 17”x8” with a 4 ¾ ” backspacing and Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires, 235/45ZR17. So we didn’t need to roll the fender lips. Custom machined center caps.

Brakes:

-Baer Brakes SS4+ 13” front and rear Brake kits with cross drilled and slotted zinc washed rotors and etched Shelby logos.

-Classic Tube Stainless Steel brake and fuel lines incorporating a dual chamber master cylinder and adjustable proportioning valve.

-StopFlex Stainless Steel braided DOT brake hoses.

Suspension and steering:

-Front coil springs are 620 lb. Powder coated black with the Shelby 1” lowering modification to the upper control arm. Rear leaf springs are mid eye 4 ½ leaf rated at 175#’s..

Borgeson Power steering conversion kit using the Shelby quick steering idler and pitman arm.

-1” Shelby front sway bar.

-Koni shocks.

About: Fix Motorsports LLC was founded in 1989 as a restoration and road race preparation company in Lancaster NY. They have had success on and off the track, winning concourse shows at ISCA, AACA, SAAC and other events as well as Winning in SVRA and SCCA Trans Am Road Racing Series.  Visit www.fixmotorsports.com

Donald Farr - Former Editor of Mustang Monthly

Donald Farr is certainly a great friend.  The now former editor of Mustang Monthly Magazine is the author of the great Mustang Fifty Years book.  We will miss him at Mustang Monthly and look forward to his next endeavor.

Here's a link to a nice article from Donald's local Lakeland, Fl newspaper:

http://www.theledger.com/article/20140308/NEWS/140309245?p=1&tc=pg