66 San Jose Undercarriage Finishing - A Guide

[J_Speegle]

Been asked a number of times since the new site has gotten back on its feet to repost so here it is

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Not specifically 66 Shelby's only document but our cars share the same details as a Mustang produced there if you pay attention to production periods. Hope this helps others


This is an article I've written and rewritten a dozen times over 20 years. Found it was easier to have a prepared document when I got questions related to the subject rather than going through the whole thing every time. It proved to be a challenge as your always discovering new details, sub patterns and such along the way so it has only been share privately in the past since I never felt it was finished. Not sure anything I do is completely

Also just limiting the coverage to one area of the car was sort of difficult when you want to help and describe everything that was going on at that point at the car plant.  See allot of related requests here so thought it would be a good time to try and wrap it up then focus on some of the other years and plants. Hope some here find it useful in there related endeavors.

Will be updates as new information is discovered and accepted as well as mistakes, typos and such are found

https://www.docdroid.net/LXyvhMS/66-san-jose-underopenaccess1-2018v9.pdf


For those that are also members of CMF the article is also located in the Library there with all the other articles listed by model year

Its a Big file with plenty of pictures so will take some time to load. Be patient 

Hope it helps others

Thanks for looking

[GT350Lad]

Thanks Jeff

[outlawincorporated]

Jeff

I respect your dedication to the hobby and your dedication to the details no matter how small.....
amazing file

regards.

PHILL BERESFORD.
MELBOURNE.
AUSTRALIA.

[EdwardGT350]

without a doubt, Jeff has earn a PhD on the subject. maybe we should address him as the "Professor" from now on  😎

[Don Johnston]

He would be the undercarriage concourse judge who likes to lay down on the job.

[2112]

Wow, great resource.

Is it safe to carry over much of the bigger details to the '67 model run?

[Shelby_r_b]

Outstanding!  Thanks a ton, Jeff!   

[J_Speegle]

Wow, great resource.

Is it safe to carry over much of the bigger details to the '67 model run?

Better that you don't. Just as easy to choose to "carry over" the wrong detail  as the right one. Many things are similar but there are many differences especially considering I got off the path a bit adding in a bit of interior, engine compartment and trunk area to something that was suppose to be for the undercarriage but its difficult to draw a straight line around the car since so much is a result of other things that were done elsewhere.

Guess its the teacher in me

Next out will be one for 65  San Jose then the next easiest will be 67 San Jose since both have been used over and over , improving each time over the last 20 years so its more fine tuning, adding this months new details and inserting the best pictures I have to illustrate the key points

[Chad]

Thanks

[DennyD]

Fantastic work Jeff, thank you for sharing your research. Denny

[jamesfee]

You have put together a truly impressive amount of knowledge and laid it out so even guys like me can understand.  Thank you for your dedication and sharing, Jeff.

jim