Topic: 68 GT 350 tilt vacuum clamps

[krelboyne]

Maybe a 1968 Metutchen factory thing?

[Bob Gaines]

So for 352357-S (GG-323) I found:

1. No hits in the 1965 MPC

2. One hit in the 60-68 MPC
   (picture 2) 1967 Thunderbird wire harness in the engine compartment along the driver's side

3. Hits in the 65-72 Ford MPC
   (picture 1) 1967/68 Ford 14290 wire harness in the engine compartment along the driver's side
   (picture 2) 1967-1969 Thunderbird wire harness in the engine compartment along the driver's side

4. Hits in the 65-72 Mercury MPC
   (picture 3) 1968 Cougar fog lamp and sun roof circuit breaker feed

5. No hits in the 73-77 MPC

I think that picture #3, being a Cougar, and looking at the location which matches the Shelby application, lines up pretty good.

Maybe someone with a fog lamp and/or sun roof equipped 68 Cougar can post some pics?

Does the 68 Shelby assembly drawing show this part and identify the part number?

Nice work on the search. The 3 along the driver side in your first picture is where I typically find them. You are lucky if you can get one out intact. Like I said before they get brittle and are very fragile. Thanks.

[krelboyne]

It was done at AO Smith

Trying to understand this thread. The tilt vacuum hose clip, on a 1968 Shelby Mustang, was changed or added at A.O. Smith?

[CharlesTurner]

Trying to understand this thread. The tilt vacuum hose clip, on a 1968 Shelby Mustang, was changed or added at A.O. Smith?

The oddball clamp was for the Shelby console gauge wiring.

[RoyceP]

Or for the sunroof power feed if it is on a Cougar XR7-G.

The oddball clamp was for the Shelby console gauge wiring.

[67gta289]

Or for the sunroof power feed if it is on a Cougar XR7-G.

Or Ford and Thunderbird applications listed in reply #14 

[rodster]

Nice work on the search. The 3 along the driver side in your first picture is where I typically find them. You are lucky if you can get one out intact. Like I said before they get brittle and are very fragile. Thanks.

I found my clamp already out and intact.  I'd say that was lucky.    I don't often have much to contribute here but am familiar with this clamp. Attached are some photos for reference.

Maybe a project for 3D printing?

[TLea]

67 full size Ford on firewall

[ruppstang]

The oddball clamp was for the Shelby console gauge wiring.

Wiring only or were the tilt vacuum line in it as well?

[TLea]

ammeter wires, tilt hoses (cars built before 12/1/67) and sometimes convertible wire feed

[jwc66k]

Maybe a project for 3D printing?

As a hobby, one of my neighbors has done 3D printing for a couple of years now, and he says - no - with reservations. The media he uses is lactate based (milk). That media will not stand heat, it melts. There are other "medias" available but they require high dollar printers. Still, for low volume production, it would be something to look into.
Jim

[CharlesTurner]

As a hobby, one of my neighbors has done 3D printing for a couple of years now, and he says - no - with reservations. The media he uses is lactate based (milk). That media will not stand heat, it melts. There are other "medias" available but they require high dollar printers. Still, for low volume production, it would be something to look into.
Jim

I heard the same thing when exploring the possibility of 3D printing a group 22 battery case.  They said a different type of media had to be used and at that time the only color was white.

[J_Speegle]

I heard the same thing when exploring the possibility of 3D printing a group 22 battery case.  They said a different type of media had to be used and at that time the only color was white.

We had the same issue back in the late 90's when a friend had some 70 battery shields made. Ended up just painting them and they did the job just had to watch for nicks and chips in the paint and touch them up.

[Colorado56]

My Shelby was  built 12-1-1967. Would the tilt hoses still go through the clip with the ammeter wires?  I also have that style of clip on my car. 

[rodster]

Good info on 3D printing.

Print several and when one melts, just replace it. 

3D printing is the future.