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PostPosted:Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:35 am 
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Hey all,

This is the only photo I have on this computer of the 1968 Mustang fastback I used to own. Originally a 390GT, when I bought it, it was running a 351c 4-barrel Cleveland engine and had been converted to a Shelby Clone.


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1968 Shelby Mustang GT350

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PostPosted:Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:35 pm 
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That's a tidy looking Mustang you had :)


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PostPosted:Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:46 pm 
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That's a tidy looking Mustang you had :)
Thanks! She was indeed very tidy, had been restored in America and then exported over here. Didn't have to do too much really, but was incredibly thirsty even for a classic American!


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PostPosted:Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:40 am 
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It would have better if you had shoehorned a Chevy lump up front :-)

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PostPosted:Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:01 am 
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It would have better if you had shoehorned a Chevy lump up front :-)
Lol, as much as I love the Chevy small-block, I certainly wouldn't have changed the engine to a non-ford part!

If i'd have had the choice the original 6.3L engine would have been best, but since it came with the Cleveland I couldn't complain. It was also running an Edelbrock Performa manifold and 750cfm carb (too big really for the engine), mated to a 4-speed Toploader and a Ford 9" rear with 4.10:1 gearing and an LSD.

That all probably explains why I only got 5-8 mpg and had to be gentle on the loud pedal away from lights otherwise the 285 tyres were just overwhelmed.


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PostPosted:Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:21 am 
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5-8mpg!! Jeeezuz..... Stunning looking car though

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PostPosted:Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:53 am 
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5-8mpg!! Jeeezuz..... Stunning looking car though
Aye, a real beauty!

Yeah, terrible mpg, a combination of the modifications to the engine, too large a carb, and a rear axle ratio more at home on the drag strip gave it a drinking problem!

Still a lot better than the 1-2 mpg from a 10L big block I once saw in a Charger at the Ace Cafe - he needed two fuel tanks!


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