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So… I went silent on my carb issues until I had something to say that wasn’t just complaining lol. I have been working hard behind the scenes to address my Q-Jet woes on this car.    As I have learned and really, I already knew when I first purchased the carb in 2017, it is always a crapshoot...

Hmmm. Those four round plugs in the middle of your diagram look like the correct ones?

Yes. Ginger.

I have one that’s sits around and looks pretty. Thanks Q-Jet Carburetor… I have another one I drive on occasion. 

If you look close enough, you can see it is connected to manifold vacuum via the three (four?) way manifold connection. Pretty straight forward. Keep in mind this is a 73 351 4300D carb and factory installed California emission set up. 

Good car’s bring good $$$. Has always been my belief and motto. I don’t pay attention to everyday prices of cars for sale. I do pay attention when I find a car I want and then hone in on a price I feel comfortable with and that I feel I can purchase it for. Prices for 71-3’s are still all over...

Mr Gleason…

This is my original routing of those hoses on my 73 Q Code ( California car).

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Never had a cable break in 40+ years of numerous 71-3 Mustang ownership. I did have a “frayed” 429cj cable that I used for 20 years on my car in the 90’s and 2000’s. Could never find a factory replacement for that car... 

A local company here in Toronto called Speciality Carburetor. I haven’t driven it enough yet to know if the rebuild was successful. I did find it easy to adjust after the rebuild, ie: the idle mixture screws reacted appropriately when I was adjusting using a vacuum gauge. So far so good.

Hmmm. I've seen his name mentioned before also in a good way. I had mine recently rebuilt locally by a carb guy that did my Q-Jet carb for my J-Code back in 1994. Cost me $350, but not finished to show quality, which I was not looking for on my 73 Q Code. So far so good, as the car is running...

Other then small parts with a rattle can... I learned the hard way years ago. I wussed out and paid to have my car and engine bay painted. A man has got to know his limitations...  sometimes we are destined to learn through our mistakes. Good luck with the re-do.

A couple housekeeping things: I mention in the video changing the tie rod end links... meant to say the stabilizer bar end links. )) I also hinted at changing out the front end, in fact, it is the original front end except for the aforementioned stabilizer end links, and new brakes. The rear end...

The quality of those pieces from NPD is excellent, or at least it was a couple years ago.

Brings back some bad memories... In 1994, I just had my J Code Mach freshly painted in its original Light Pewter Metallic. I only had a single car garage at the time and there was a work bench at the back with a bench vice installed. You know where this is going... To fit the car in the garage...

Well..., that changes the context of my earlier comment. But, you get gist👍

Wow. Tucson was the 429 Vert Capital, or the  Pastel Blue Capital... Of the 42 - 71 429 convertibles produced, 4 were Pastel Blue. That’s a pretty high % for a colour that wasn’t really that popular. Yes, the blackout on the hood and the hood locks were part of the J Code ( Ram Air option)...

I did contact the AZ Dept of Motor Vehicles. No dice... Similar privacy issues as here in Ontario, Canada. Didn’t try the WA State office, figured it would be the same. You hope someone sees the car like Sheriff41 above did and they provide their recollection.

Interesting. I would suspect this would be that car then. Very few made and the odds of another Pastel Blue 429cjr convertible in Tucson at that time would be high... The car was apparently taken by his son who moved it to The Spokane, WA area and stored in the barn for years as seen in the...