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The cable needs to be tighter to allow the car to start. The adjustment needs to be just right - as tight as possible is normally the way that works.

The Cobra aluminum intake and Holley carb for the '68 GT350 were not approved for production until May 15, 1968.

Look at the build dates for the '68 GT350. Most were already built by then.

Then you have a recall notice sent out to install them by Ford. Read the motice. It authorizes the intake but not the Holley carb and says to reinstall the Ford carb.

Apparently on recall installations, deakers used either what they had in stock for intakes which could have been the S2MS intake or the S7MS. It is unclear what intake Ford Service parts would deliver though.

The earliest of the S8MS Holleys seem to be from March '68 but there are those that are showing 1969 dates. So I would presume those are service carbs?

As Coralsnake states, original factory installed Cobra intakes are not common, as are the Holley carbs.

Compared to the other years of GT350's, the '68s are the most confusing to everyone.

Most confusing at least in regards to the carb intake situation. My 2cents.

Yes. I meant on the GT350 intake and carbs as to what is original or accepted as original.

Typically most GT 350's in 1968 had the stock cast iron intake and Autolite carburetor. A few after the date cited would have an aluminum intake and a Holley but not many.

With everything paid for so to speak I got a kidney stone attack early Thursday morning. A CAT scan revealed a stone not far from my bladder. No problem I thought as I'd pass it in no time . Well at a Hotel in Indiana I woke up 3 in the morning on Saturday puking in extreme pain. Finally got back to sleep at 7. Got up at 8:30. 45 minutes to Rosemont and as luck would have it our room at the Crown Plaza wasn't ready(even at 9-10 it usually is) and a first-we couldn't park in their lot until my room was ready! So parked at the outlet mall and walked over. In pain the whole time. I was wiped by early afternoon and the pain got worse so headed back and got our room. Saw a few people I knew at the show but got very little pics but the red 69 was Shelby's old car that Jim Cowles restored many years ago. I was hoping to go back later that night but the pain prevented it. As luck would have it I passed the stone near the time the show was ending so never went back. Had plans for the next 3 days so didn't go on Sunday. My friend Bill was there and shot a lot of pics so here you go:
non Fords: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bossmustang/albums/72177720322281304/
Fords:    https://www.flickr.com/photos/bossmustang/albums/72177720322251167/

Sounds like you had a tough time. I enjoyed your buddy's pictures. Marty and Finley are in there too!

I have had Booster Steve replace the missing rod during a rebuild of the booster. Their part is held in the booster by several steel fingers. I think they sell the part separately:

https://www.powerbrakebooster.com/shop/rebuild-kits

The same switch is on every 1969-70 Cougar XR-7. You might get lucky calling Don at WCCC.

Does anyone have a source or a contact for the door handle pull  wood grain inserts , I understand that they are different and that is a cougar part, unable to get resolution ,,, Thank you, Bob Wilson

The reproductions are not like any part a Cougar or Shelby ever had. You want original '68 Cougar XR-7/ Shelby inserts - 1967 is not the same.

Full size Fords and Mercurys are totally different as far as structure from the much smaller Shelby Mustangs. None of the earlier manifolds fit or work.

I think your experience was caused by many factors. One you used headers instead of manifolds. Two you went to a subsidiary in another city - they may not have done the best job. It's hard to sandblast headers and get good results. Manifolds are a lot simpler.

I sent the exhaust manifolds on my GT-E 427 to Jet Hot in Oklahoma City around 2005. They came back about three weeks later and I installed them. They still look great. It's been a while. The coating at that time was "Natural Cast Iron".

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Keep it stock with a solid lifter.  Go crazy or in between on another engine.

Best of luck.

Cory

Agreed.

If you cracked one line at the master cylinder it would affect only one set of brakes. Either the front or the rear.

The ones you have circled are not correct for 1967 - 68 Mustang or Cougar. I don't know what the specific application is but some other Ford or Lincoln Mercury product from the era.

Temp sender resistance rotated right side up.

This is the NOS part being tested.

Comparing the two units I read about the same ohms from both units so functionally I think the unit from Dennis Carpenter is OK. Note that both read infinite Ohms when cold.