Author Topic: 68 Shelby Fog Light Mounting - Lucas vs. Marchal  (Read 3192 times)

Offline Oz390

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68 Shelby Fog Light Mounting - Lucas vs. Marchal
« on: November 14, 2011, 05:31:13 AM »
Did both use the pedestal type (mounted to the grill opening trim) or did the Marchal's mount on a bracket as on the Cal Specials and "float" in the grille opening?
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8R03S : 76A I 2A 15M 72 5 U
8R01S : 65A B 2A 28M 72 7 5 - Factory GT
8R01C : 65A M 2A 01E 72 2 W - Cal Special
8F01X : 65A I 2A 2G 20E 24 1 U - EXP500 repli-bute

Offline Bob Gaines

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Re: 68 Shelby Fog Light Mounting - Lucas vs. Marchal
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2011, 03:01:50 PM »
Did both use the pedestal type (mounted to the grill opening trim) or did the Marchal's mount on a bracket as on the Cal Specials and "float" in the grille opening?
Lucas used a rectangular mount and the Marchal a tube shaped mount. Bob
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Re: 68 Shelby Fog Light Mounting - Lucas vs. Marchal
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2011, 03:50:15 PM »
Lucas used a rectangular mount and the Marchal a tube shaped mount. Bob
+1 sometimes the Marchals had a large flat washer under the tube used "as needed" (translation= if fiberglass fit was so bad that it would crack if tightened then use washer) Someone on this forum reproduces the marchal spacers  ::)
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Re: 68 Shelby Fog Light Mounting - Lucas vs. Marchal
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2011, 06:34:37 AM »
Ok, let's ask it another way, 30 second hack sketch below based on what I have seen on Cal Specials, I'd like to have a lot of Shelby's to go look at but not in the cards...

"A" - Lucas, left sketch (mounted to grille trim, on pedestal)

"B" - Marchal, right sketch (mounted to bracket, not grille trim on pedestal)



Did '68 Shelby's use A or B or both depending on date for Marchal's ?
8R03S : 76A I 2A 15M 72 5 U
8R01S : 65A B 2A 28M 72 7 5 - Factory GT
8R01C : 65A M 2A 01E 72 2 W - Cal Special
8F01X : 65A I 2A 2G 20E 24 1 U - EXP500 repli-bute

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Re: 68 Shelby Fog Light Mounting - Lucas vs. Marchal
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2011, 08:35:00 AM »
Everything you wanted to know
http://www.thecoralsnake.com/FogLight
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Re: 68 Shelby Fog Light Mounting - Lucas vs. Marchal
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2011, 05:12:13 PM »
Thanks, just what I was looking for.
8R03S : 76A I 2A 15M 72 5 U
8R01S : 65A B 2A 28M 72 7 5 - Factory GT
8R01C : 65A M 2A 01E 72 2 W - Cal Special
8F01X : 65A I 2A 2G 20E 24 1 U - EXP500 repli-bute