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    1968 Sequential tailights

    For those of you who are not yet bored with my posts as we continue to learn more about Sara's CS I have another small oddity. In addition to the interesting ram air set-up, the active brake ducts and the argent painted taillight panel, I forgot to mention that the CS has "partial" sequential...
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    1968 Active brake ducts on Sara's CS

    Spent some time cleaning in the rear wheel wells today. Got some much better pictures of the brake ducts. This one continues to baffle since these look professionally done and also look like the nos Shelby ducts that I have seen on ebay. Looks like they were installed before undercoating...
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    1968 Bit of rust under rocker moldings

    Got around to taking the rocker moldings off this weekend and cleaning the dirt and grime from that area. Overall they looked really good. The only spots where there was any rust was under the leading edge of each molding. Left side was a bit worse as shown here but us only surface level...
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    1968 Date code interpretation on quarters

    I tried to search but could not find something on how to intrerpret date codes on the quarter panels. Would appreciate any help with this that any of you can provide. Thanks These are the front quarters: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7lw46zdgbh0vtad/photo-60.JPG...
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    1968 What does "Ambris" mean?

    I'm continuing to do some cleaning on Sara's CS. Noticed on one front quarter panel and on one headlight bucket that there is a greenish paint stamping on the panel that looks like it says "ambris". Does anyone know what this means? Also noticed some yellow and red paint daubs on the rear...
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    1968 Red Oxide, blue paint and gas tank originality

    Started doing some cleaning on the underside of of the CS yesterday. I am actually surprised how clean the car is! Almost seems TOO clean for a 45 year old car. Makes me think the 44k miles could be actual. Would be great if some of you experts could see and give me your opinion since I know...
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    1968 Door panel and rocker trim removal

    One thing I need to do on the CS is replace the window felts to avoid further scratching of the windows. Worried that I'll damage the door panels when I remove them to install the felts. Is this a difficult project? Is there much risk to damaging the panels or the connectors? Also wondering...
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    1968 GT/CS Celebrity status

    We went out to dinner this weekend with some friends. They are not car nuts but seemed mildly interested, nothing more, in our Gt/CS. Sara insisted we take the mustang. As we were driving we commented that they were likely one of the few people that had ever sat in the back seat since Walter...
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    1968 CJ Pony spark plug wire instalation

    I'm beginning to feel a bit guilty for all the questions I'm asking! Very thankful for all of the input. Can't imagine doing all of this without your help! I just purchased a set of plug wires for the CS. The current ones are fine but are not stock appearing and the bright yellow wires...
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    1968 MCA membership?

    Just wondering if the MCA is something that most of you belong to? I've collected other cars and some of the national clubs were worth it and some were frankly not worth it. Thanks.
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    1968 Testing link to pic of Sara's CS

    A fairly poor pic of sara and her CS. https://www.dropbox.com/s/d4c3p553nj9lmlg/DSC_3475.JPG https://www.dropbox.com/s/0hyw289055cq8hu/DSC_3449.JPG https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ds4wkto28xj7ur/DSC_3455.JPG https://www.dropbox.com/s/4yrwpglq3jcgtg2/DSC_3460.JPG...
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    1968 How do I check originality of engine and related component.

    Would appreciate some advice as to how I check into the originality of my j-code engine, carb, manifold, heads, etc. The Carb is a Holley 4 barrel and its seems these cars came with Autolite carbs. Correct? Would this likely have been a change due to preference? I'm not sure which Holley...
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    1968 Making Progress

    Making progress with engine compartment cleanup
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    1968 Need Carlite drivers side glass

    Continue to work on cleaning up the GT/CS. The drivers side door glass has a few fairly deep scratches which I'm sure are a result of the original and pretty much non-existant door trim felts. Can really good condition original carlite glass be found? I've seen a few on Ebay. They are...
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    1968 Car cover recommendations?

    Tried to do a search but no success. Any recommendations on a good car cover and where to purchase? Just need a good quality dust cover (cotton?) as the car is inside. Thanks
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    1968 Well, I just bought the "7 million in gold and 1 GT/CS" car

    This car has been discussed on this forum. Here is a link to one of the articles. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/7-million-gold-found-house-nevada-recluse-140706645.html I have a few bad pics but took a real risk here in buying it. Have not seen the car. I got a Marti report and the...
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