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Congrats!  Another match made in heaven!  I'm 7 years away from 50 with my wife and am at 20 years with my '66 Shelby.

Craig R.

Thanks, Cory, for confirming.  You're da man!

Craig R.

I have a quick question.  Is there any difference between dipstick/tube assembly for the HiPo C4 vs the non-hipo version.  I'm pretty sure there's no difference but just wanted to double check.  The original was provided when I purchased the trans but I seem to have misplaced it!  My shed is overloaded!  Thanks!

Craig R.

Thanks very much for offering this book!  Just ordered mine.

Craig R.

Thanks everyone!  Since functionality is the key for me I'll probably go with the FelPro.  My car is "leak city" as I'm faced with a stripped oil pan plug hole, leaking rear main seal, and leaky trans due to what I believe to be a bad shifter shaft seal.  It should all be taken care of within a couple of months.  Turns out this will be the perfect time to get my correct HiPo trans finally installed in my car.  I came across a freshly rebuilt trans several years ago that actually came out of a '66 Hertz!

Craig R.

Is there a preferred oil pan gasket for the '66 Shelby?  I'll be having some work done on my Hertz and may need to source a part or two.  Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Craig R.

It's far from perfect, but you can eliminate some of it by playing with it.  Try searching titles only. A lot of sellers have hundreds of keywords down at the bottom of their listing.

I just tried to find a way to do that but it appears it can no longer be done without including the description.  Do you have a trick?  I have my eBay searches linked to PicClick. That way it's easier to weed out the "junk" as you're only viewing images of the items for sale.

Craig R.

Here are some pics of the inner wheel markings.     SOLD

Craig R.

I have 4 correct 14x6 chrome Magnum 500 rims for a '66 Hertz Shelby.  This is what remains from the stash of correct Hertz rims that I was able to accumulate over the last 20 years!  Three are driver quality at best and the 4th will need restoring.  The latter I believe to be a '66 rim while the other 3 are most likely  slightly later production, possibly '67 or '68.  All rims have the proper 3-1/2" backspacing.  See the following SAAC thread regarding the later issue rims.   

https://www.saac.com/forum/index.php?topic=26302.msg194386#msg194386

I washed and cleaned the rims with some steel wool.  One rim is quite nice, another has some rust in the area where the center is welded to the rim, and one has some rust in that same area along with some just above that area.  The 4th rim has much more rust and needs to be re-plated. PM me with any questions or photo requests.  Price is $500 plus shipping for the set.   SOLD

Craig R.

Sent you an email, Bret.

Craig R.

I have this up for auction in case anyone is looking for one of these radios.  It will need some work but presents nice and does work well on FM.  View auction description for details.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/156350358085

Craig R.

I picked this up off the Bay only because of the interesting stampings.  I'm always on the lookout for the obscure.

Craig R.

I'll bet that was a pleasant surprise.  It is pretty well preserved.  Are you going to try to remove the black tape?

Craig R.

Please correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that if one chooses to use Mopar magnums a spacer needs to be used on either the front or rear for clearance.  I remember a Shelby that had such spacers and magnums at the SAAC convention maybe 10+ years ago.

Craig R.

This just popped up on the Hemming's auction site.

https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1967-shelby-gt350-wichita-ks-455291?utm_medium=email&utm_source=auctions_newsletter&uemlid=261e9d83162e84682fe816b94d78673c92468c34888a1ec82bbd0d2f7195eb2e

Craig R.