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Old 05-22-2020, 01:56 PM
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Steve, how about a factory 429CJ intake and Q-Jet, 2 1/2 mandrel bent dual exhaust and a 3.25 Traction-Lok for it?
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It has a weird 9-3/8" rear with the prehistoric rear wheel ABS that took its pulse sensing off the pinion. So I doubt anyone makes gears for it.

I'd would like to find some 429 Ford polished aluminum valve covers for it. That would be a cool addition. Or a Boss 429 head conversion...

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The 9 inch chunk fits in place of the 9 3/8 chunk. You can't put a 9 3/8 chunk in a 9 inch housing because the ring gear will not fit into the housing. From the back side the 9 and 9 3/8 housings look the same, but if you look at the opening in the front you will see that the 9 3/8 housing has notches to clear the larger ring gear. So any 31 spline 9 inch chunk will fit into your 9 3/8 housing. I have a 9 3/8 Traction Lock chunk, but I can't remember what the gear ratio is.
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I spent the day pulling apart the steering column to fix the tilt assembly. All late 1960's through the late 1970's Ford tilt units have a flaw in their design. The .25 cent pin that is supposed to be press fitted into the lower tilt housing slides half way out over the years and no longer fully engages with the teeth on the locking pawl assembly. So if you tilt the wheel and apply pressure downward, it will disengage and ratchet down into your lap. Rather disconcerting if it happens while you're driving.

Luckily my Grandfather bought all the repair manuals for the car back in 1971 so I just followed the instructions on how to get to that spot in the column. Three hours later I arrived at the destination.

A Cougar specialty store sells an upgraded pin made from tool steel that has C-clips on both ends so it wont slide out. I had to get mine out to get the correct measurements before buying it.

You can see from the photos, the hanging pin, and the chipped bottom tooth on the pawl. Luckily this is the uppermost tilted position that only Private Detective Frank Cannon needed to drive his car.
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I also disconnected the heater core. Since I only drive this car in the summer there is no need for heat. Plus, it has that Rube Goldberg automatic, hydromatic, thermostaticly controlled climate system that only allows you to pick a temperature between 65 and 80. No fan speed, No vent control. Just High, Low, Off, Vent, Defrost and De-Ice. It is annoying as hell to have the system constantly opening and closing the heater box and A/C vents to maintain a temperature. Kind of like being in the shower when someone flushes the toilet and suddenly you get scalded.

So I did a little searching on the interwebs and found that a company makes a 180 degree, 5/8" to 3/4" heater block off hose for LS engines (for $11) that was the exact radius I needed to route the heater hoses together. I then bought a couple of rubber caps for $3.

It works great. Now the GM Frigidaire, R-12-filled A/C system actually works and doesn't blow intermittent hot air to even out the temperature to an exact 65 degrees when what I want is an exact 45 degrees all the time. Too bad I can't get the fan speeds to boost in to overdrive.
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BTW, I would love to put a cool Shelby style wooden steering wheel in the car in case anyone has any aftermarket/repro ideas out there. Any suggestions Ford guys????
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I spent the day pulling apart the steering column to fix the tilt assembly. All late 1960's through the late 1970's Ford tilt units have a flaw in their design. The .25 cent pin that is supposed to be press fitted into the lower tilt housing slides half way out over the years and no longer fully engages with the teeth on the locking pawl assembly. So if you tilt the wheel and apply pressure downward, it will disengage and ratchet down into your lap. Rather disconcerting if it happens while you're driving.

Luckily my Grandfather bought all the repair manuals for the car back in 1971 so I just followed the instructions on how to get to that spot in the column. Three hours later I arrived at the destination.

A Cougar specialty store sells an upgraded pin made from tool steel that has C-clips on both ends so it wont slide out. I had to get mine out to get the correct measurements before buying it.

You can see from the photos, the hanging pin, and the chipped bottom tooth on the pawl. Luckily this is the uppermost tilted position that only Private Detective Frank Cannon needed to drive his car.

Yep, you were spot on.....LOL

a pic of Frank Canon in full tilt up for the younger crowd.
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Awesome!
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The fancy-shmancy pin with the C-clips arrived yesterday and I put everything back together today in about two hours. And the tilt now works and holds firm in "Huggy Bear," all the way up to "Frank Cannon" positions without ratcheting down. Amazing. All that work to replace the 25 cent pin with a $32 pin with clips.

I can't complain since West Coast Couger identified a problem, created a solution, and sell a part that fixes it exactly.

https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.co...tml?attribs=79

Here's the pin: (it's the thinner one of the two. The thicker own is for the locking lever itself.)
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I have an advantage, having a lathe, mill and heat treat oven in my shop. When I need something like that I can usually make it pretty quick.
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