Topic: Fuel Tank Wire Retainer - Long Plastic Version - 68 fastback 390GT San Jose

[ruppstang]

I have an idea that the sleeve may have been used to protect the wire from heat. I found no part numbers or mark on the one that I restored.

[preaction]

Over the years I have parted and restored over 60 67-68 Mustangs, the only one that I have had that had the plastic sleeve was a 68 GT J code. The few I have seen on judged cars were on S and R code cars. I am not sure if there is any pattern but most of the cars I parted were T and C codes and no sleeves were found on them. The original poster on this thread has a S code.  What was the base engine on the 68 Cougar and did those get the sleeve?

No first generation cougar ever came with a straight 6 so for each year the smallest V8 was standard.

[J_Speegle]

............. The original poster on this thread has a S code.  What was the base engine on the 68 Cougar and did those get the sleeve?

Base would have been a C code if I recall correctly. Don't have many undercarriages shots of 68 Cougars to offer finding from

The fact that they show up on 68 NJ built Shelbys and in turn possibly Mustangs seems to suggest this is likely not a mistake of putting Cougar parts on a Mustang in those plants that built both if the NJ observations came from unrestored cars

[midlife]

Any chance this item may be due to dual exhaust?  In 1970, there were variants of fuel line wires due to the presence of single or dual exhaust.

[J_Speegle]

Any chance this item may be due to dual exhaust?  In 1970, there were variants of fuel line wires due to the presence of single or dual exhaust.

Chance? Yes but maybe not all dual exhaust cars sine we have allot of dual exhaust examples with the typical rubber coated clips. Though that style may have been used for that application for a specific period of time. Have to remember that using the sleeve style required additional effort and work for one or more workers 

Hopefully the survey will help narrow down the possibilities as it already has done eliminating it as a Cougar only or workers commonly installing the wrong one on the wrong car model

As for the holes I asked about above. Have come to the conclusion that no the holes in the passenger side lip are not a prestamped feature so I can used those to count those cars with them in the long plastic strip/sleeve category in my searches 

[VXH]

I found one of these on my 68 GT J code this weekend. It is a Dec 1967 Dearborn car.

[bullitt68]

My car '68 Mustang GT fastback had it. San Jose May '68. Trying to fond a replacement as mine is not reusable. To my knowledge they are not reproduced.