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Originally posted by dd74
It looks like it would go into what is exactly to the right of the engine. Isn't that the hind quarters of a '73 or so Boss Mustang?
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Well DEEDEE the cover is to keep the dust off the car. U got the body right for a 69/70 Boss cars (302,429 hemi). They made a 71 Boss 351 with the square body. But there never was a 72 or on Boss car.
However I don't own a Boss car but a 69 Mustang Mach1 with a 428SCJ Motor with Ram Air...an orginal R code car.(the R is in the vin, and denotes Ram Air 428CJ...Q would denote non Ram Air 428CJ). The difference between a 428 Super Cobra Jet and Cobra Jet was that the SCJ had Lemans Rods which were the same as the 427s and a different Crank Shaft that required an external Harmonic Balancer. Also SCJ cars had an external Oil Cooler setup...that was part of what was known as a Drag Pack Package...4 spd, 4:11 Differential ratios etc.
My car was a GROUND UP mechanical restoration. Which included. New Gas Tank, Rebuilt 3:55 9" Posi, Rebuilt C6 Auto Trans with Shift Kit and oversized oil pan, Rebuilt Balanced & Bluprinted 428SCJ. 4 Wheel Disc Brakes (complete Rebuild of the system), Global West Competition Suspension (Complete Rebuild of the system), Balanced & Blueprinted Power Steering Box, Recored 4 Row Radiator, Rebuilt AC, a 69 Shelby Gauge Package (8000 RPM Tach etc) etc
The 428 motor has a Milodon Banked Track Oversized Oil Pan, Hooker Headers with 3" pipes to the rear, Studed bottom end, 60lb Rod Bolts, Oversized Stainless Valves, Bronze guides, Ford Power Parts Roller Rockers, Ford Power Parts Hybrid Alumium Sidewinder/Police Inceptor Manifold, Hypo Oil and Fuel Pumps, and 60 HOURS of Polishing and Porting the Heads. Plus a bunch of other good stuff that I can't remember. Back in 1990 when I had it done the Motor cost me $8000 to rebuild.
All the work was done by Bill Thomas. Bill always went to Pomona and LB Swap Meets and was known by his rows of Ford Differentials that he had in Black Plastic Boxes. I could go into a long discussion about Bill and his abilities.
I have put less than 5000 miles on the car since it has been restored. The only thing that I havn't done is repaint the car...it is an Orginal Triple Black Mach1 btw...special order colour.
