Topic: 68 Running Changes Main Thread - Dearborn Findings

[J_Speegle]

As we've done for other years it appears it time to at least start a thread covering 68 Dearborn running changes. 

Will continue to add suggestions for individual running changes here in this thread while will be the basis for related link threads focused on each individual subject. Remember to keep these 68 Dearborn focused here please not for cars and findings from other plants or years.

To keep the thread from getting too long or out of hand please don't post that you found this version or that on car 8T02C14583x (for example). We can save that for the research period and for the individual running change threads as we have for other years so far. Just trying to identify the features during this first effort. Will break out the findings by plant of course.  Hope we can work through other plants also. Since this is likely to get to be a very long list I think that unlike the 66 version I will break the lists out by general area of the car to keep it a little more organized. We'll see how that works.

We will drop items and discovers if its determined that a detail is not a true running change but was a result of some other finding.

If you post suggestions for items to be included I will delete your posting after it has been incorporated rather than let the add to post run on for pages


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DRIVETRAIN-

Engines-

DE1- 390 4V Intake "S" casting - Large or small - Discussion and examples

DE2- 289/302 Air cleaner snorkel - Vacuum to thermal divert plates - Discussion and examples

DE3- 289/302 Air conditioning brackets and pulleys - May need to break the discussion threads down to multiple ones - Discussion and examples

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Transmissions-

DT1- Manual transmission shift levers trunion size change. - Discussion and examples

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Rear End-

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ENGINE COMPARTMENT-

EC1- Hood hinge - Discussion and examples
       Non-plant focused discussion http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=21649.0

EC2- 289/302 Air conditioning brackets and pulleys - Later built cars have a stamped steel AC compressor bracket, early cars have a cast fixed and adjustable idler brackets,later stamped steel.   

EC3- 390/428 Air conditioning brackets and pulleys -  Early cars have a cast fixed and adjustable idler brackets,later stamped steel.Early and later stamped steel upper lateral compressor bracket.

EC4- Wire loom restainers/loops - Change to the Large "D" shaped retainers for some of these on later cars. To be determined

EC5- Small vacuum hoses - Change from color coded solid stripe pattern to color coded striped and "MX" lettered hoses. To be determined

EC6- Power Brake Check Valve Change. Early to late style change over point

EC7- Long Flat Retaining Strap Drivers Side Upper Corner on Firewall - Change from both ends connecting to metal pin welded to firewall to the use of a plastic push pin for retaining the end of the strap. Approximately Mid April to first week of May 1968
       https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=28832.msg175761#msg175761

EC8-

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EXTERIOR/BODY RELATED-

E1- Rear quarter panels & reflectors - Recessed to surface mounted

E2- Lower door hinges - Cast iron to stamped steel

E3- Quarter drains (rubber) show engineering change numbers.

E4- Coupe vinyl top drip rail strip - Change from "snap in" to riveted at critical points in Oct 1967 production according to TSB #1216 published in the following thread. Reply #51
      https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=8032.msg175969#msg175969

E5- Deluxe hood insert rattle - After cars built October 1967 a small daub of sealant was applied to address rattle complaints of customers. Published in TSB #1217
       https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=8044.msg46279#msg46279

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INTERIOR-

I1- Arm rest - Two hole verses three attaching holes/screws. Discussions and examples
      http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=21730.0

I2- Pillar pads -

I3- Knee pad -

I4- Radio bezel -

I5-Bucket seats- According to TSB #1233 there was a changed made prior to Oct 1967 in the welding of the upper seat frame and a second back stop bumper installed in the base frame/seat section at or around the same time.
       https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=28866.msg175971#msg175971

I6-

I7-

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TRUNK-

T1-

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T5-

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UNDERCARRIAGE & SUSPENSION-

US1- Rubber quarter panel drains in trunk drop panels - Design and engineering (printed on part) change

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Last updated 9/18/2023