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    1968 Few Pictures

    Hello, Just wanted to share a few pictures from the recently completed restoration. Still needs a few more things to tweak, including engine bay wiring looms, fixing the sloppy power steering, A/C recharge, and finally get the tilt mechanism to work properly. First picture is how I...
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    1968 Speedometer gear teeth

    Hello, I have a 3.40 gear ratio posi-trac rear end with C4 auto transmission. The speedometer MPH hour is way off when driving. For example, the gauge reads about 42 MPH when going at 35 MPH (measured via GPS). I have the standard C4 transmission speedometer gear in there. I was...
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    1968 GT/CS Stripes - Centered across the scoop?

    We followed Paul's book as well the following link to line up the stripes. We would like to confirm if the GT/CS logo should be centered across the side scoop or the GT/CS logo should be closer to edge (by the door)? The picture in the book shows the logo being closer to the edge of the door...
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    1968 Jack with 14" tires

    I was going to use my original 14" wheels so I had them powder coated and mounted to BF Goodrich tires. But then at the last minute switched to 15" Alloy Magnum wheels. I would like to use on of the 14" wheels as my spare tire but the original jack is too big to fit inside. What type of...
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    1968 Red wire on the solenoid (remains hot)

    I am hoping to get some help with one of the few remaining items to be able to get my car on the road again, after a 4-year extensive restoration. We buttoned up everything and noticed the red wire (655) coming from the solenoid stays hot even with the ignition off. We disconnected the wire...
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    1968 Small coolant recovery tank

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone has a recommendation on a very small coolant tank that I could mount to catch the overflow coolant? Unfortunately, with the larger 26" radiator and AC condenser/drier, etc. there is not much room in the area to mount the tubular recovery tank (similar to the one...
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    1968 Deluxe interior emblem - dash panel

    I am trying to figure out the correct emblem that goes on the deluxe interior dash panel above the glove compartment. I have seen some with the horse emblem by itself and some with the round horse emblem. I have also seen cars with the GT/CS California Special emblem. My woodgrain interior...
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    1968 Emblems

    Hello, Unfortunately part of my NOS "California Special" emblem broke off in the box and I remember some old posts here talking about the differences in the script style (raised edge?) between the original emblems vs. reproduction. I noticed on the NPD site that they state their emblem is...
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    1968 Grille molding mount to grille

    I am wondering how the grille molding is mounted to the grille on the top corners? Also, what type of hardware to use. I am worried about adding stress to the grille or possibly even damage it. Any info would be helpful. Thank you. PS. I spent at least 20 minutes looking through all the...
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    1968 AC hose routing by the firewall

    Hello, We are trying to hook up the AC hoses from the AC compressor (Factory AC) to the pieces coming through the firewall. Having issues with the routing. The hoses are from Vintage Air and most of the diagrams I saw online shows the hose from the compressor being routed thru the export...
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    1968 Windshield & Back Glass

    Hello, I am looking for new Carlite logo windshield and back glass. I saw an old posting from Neil asking for sources but unfortunately, Mustangs Unlimited where he ended up buying the windshield is no longer in business. Not sure about PS Auto Glass in Janesville WI... They did not come up...
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    1968 Radio Bracket Installation (console)

    I am trying to figure out where the radio bracket attaches to on a console car. My car didn't come with the console but I am adding one so I don't know if that makes a difference. Also, my car has factory A/C. I already searched online trying to find a picture or diagram but no luck. Any...
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    1968 Tilt connector - Neutral Safety Switch & starter Relay

    Hello, I am adding a tilt steering column to my car and wondering if anyone could help confirm whether I am connecting the two ends of the tilt harness to the correct connectors (to the neutral safety switch and to the starter relay). I found a 4 prong squared connector (see pic) from the main...
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    . The 25 Greatest Mustangs, per Hagerty

    I just received an email from Hagerty with a link to The 25 Greatest Mustangs. I am not going to add the link here but the following are their top 25 rankings. Shocked that our cars are not listed on the list. Nothing against Hagerty and I love them for my insurance needs but I was hoping...
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    1968 Qtr panel holes

    Hello, Would anyone be able to confirm if the two holes that circled on the interior quarter panel are used or if someone just drilled it for something else? I searched quite a bit and couldn't find any pictures or any postings about the topic. Thank you RT
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    1968 Grille Identification

    Hi, Would someone be able to confirm whether the attached pictures of the grille are from a 67? Also, just to clarify, I would remove the existing support bars and rivet up the bracket from Delta Bay Mustang, right?. I know there are few other threads here detailing out the steps involved...
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    . Rogue post

    I had accidentally clicked on a link from a spam or malicious post on this site from last night (2/21). Looks like that post is no longer on this site. I don't know what I was thinking.. but I clicked on the link. I immediately realized my mistake and closed out the tab, cleared my cache...
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    1968 double sided roofrail tape

    Hello, I am looking for the double sided adhesive backed foam tape that goes into the roofrail channel. So far I've seen only the following tape from CJ but it looks like it has adhesive only on one side. When we took took the old tape out it had adhesive on both sides... Any suggestion...
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    1968 Another Seat Cover / Headrest question

    I searched the online forums for an answer but did not have much luck, hence the post here. I had my seat covers re-upholstered couple of years back with the standard seat cover. Now I am in the process of upgrading the interior to Deluxe and also adding a 69 headrest. In looking at NPD...
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    1968 Tail light mounting area

    I was looking at the tail light mounting area on my GT/CS and wondering if they had taken standard tail light panels and cut it out to mount the CS tail panel filler plates from the factory? Please refer to the circled section in the attached picture. It looks like they cut it off with a saw...
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