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I came across this article the other day:
Nostalgia - 351C 4V Street Motors in the 1970s | The De Tomaso Forums (infopop.cc)
A couple of comments, he mentions a clearance problem with using regular bolts on the Shelby manifolds for 351C. The solution to this is to either use socket (allen) head bolts (which were on mine when I bought it) or the ARP flanged hex head bolts that I used.
Another thing he mentioned is that the staggered shocks cause the cars to "crab-walk" over bumps and he recommends converting to normal shocks if traction bars have been installed. Has anyone noticed their cars, with staggered shocks, crab walking over speed bumps?
Nostalgia - 351C 4V Street Motors in the 1970s | The De Tomaso Forums (infopop.cc)
A couple of comments, he mentions a clearance problem with using regular bolts on the Shelby manifolds for 351C. The solution to this is to either use socket (allen) head bolts (which were on mine when I bought it) or the ARP flanged hex head bolts that I used.
Another thing he mentioned is that the staggered shocks cause the cars to "crab-walk" over bumps and he recommends converting to normal shocks if traction bars have been installed. Has anyone noticed their cars, with staggered shocks, crab walking over speed bumps?
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