1968 Shock Tower Covers... inne's or outies?

[Grouper Trooper]

Years ago when I was putting the car together I could swear I found that shock tower cover bolts go from wheel side of apron into engine compartment with nuts on the inside. Now I cant find the info and I question my memory on the validity of my bolt placement. For something so obvious at a casual glance... = I've got to know! Head of bolts on inside of engine compartment or nuts?

Thanks!

[Coralsnake]

Nuts is by far the most common on 1968 NJ built cars

[Grouper Trooper]

Thanks!
As I sit waiting for hurricane Ian, I'm just wandering the garage looking for stuff to do. I can mark this off my list!

[J_Speegle]

Nuts is by far the most common on 1968 NJ built cars

+1 Its a car plant specific thing. Not sure if it was due to the way the line was organized or parts positioned at each.

[gt350bp]

It would make the most sense that the bolt threads and nuts be protected by installing to the engine compartment side.

Don
gt350bp

[Bob Gaines]

It would make the most sense that the bolt threads and nuts be protected by installing to the engine compartment side.

Don
gt350bp

Maybe so but the vast majority are done the opposite way regardless of year.  Apparently not a issue ether way. Ford is not known to be a bunch of dummies. 

[Coralsnake]

I dont think they really needed the threads protected, with planned obsolescence and all...

[shelbydoug]

Functionally it doesn't matter which way they go. I'm sure that it is done for the sequence of assembly purposes of the line.

[KR500]

My observation over many years; 1968 Mustang/Shelby's assembled at the Metuchen NJ plant had the nuts on the inboard (engine) side. Dearborn and San Jose built 1968 Mustangs had the nuts outboard. Just one of the many differences between the 3 assembly plants. I have no idea why Metuchen did it that way, but that is the way they did it.

Rodney

[Grouper Trooper]

thanks to all for the confirmation