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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1968 Mustang => Topic started by: Anghelrestorations on August 16, 2024, 03:31:38 PM
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Trying to verify from survivor or original cars if the 68 Cobra Jet engines used a different style heater hose elbow on the intake manifold then what I have pictured here. There was a C8AZ-18599-A part number for 68 and then a different part number for 69/70 so assume there is a major difference.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53927421728_8e9a2a1a02_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qao8Ff)20240816_093936_resized (https://flic.kr/p/2qao8Ff) by Marcus Anghel (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154714213@N02/), on Flickr
If you search on the internet I see there is a reproduction of what people are calling the C8AZ-18599-A part that looks like this....
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53926283912_0097f40fba.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qahirJ)2024-08-16_11-26-28 (https://flic.kr/p/2qahirJ) by Marcus Anghel (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154714213@N02/), on Flickr
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The curved fitting looks just like mine, except with a much nicer finish.
Keith
8F02R185XXX Purchased 12/68, Bucked 4/29/68
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Mansfield Mustang has a comparison http://mansfieldmustang.com/03-67.jpg . The tall hex shaped fitting was used on 67 GT500's.
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Looked through my pictures of unrestored 68 FE powered examples. The vast majority (over 80%) had the bent or curved pipe design on them. Next step would be to see if this was a running change where the part was changed part way through engine production for that model year
Would take a fair amount of effort to post all the pictures of old, crusty and in some cases partial views. Maybe if I can find time a list of VIN's might help convey what I found
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Thanks Jeff...I think for now thats all I need. Seems with everyone I have been speaking with the general consensus is what I show installed on the engine is the most common.