Is this normal acceleration for a GT?
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The axle housing was painted black from the factory. The axle tubes weren't painted, so I slathered on some Rustoleum matte black. The axle cover came from the factory like that.
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Wierd. Cover in black looks good though!
All these little differences between model years... hard to keep up!
All these little differences between model years... hard to keep up!
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Bill, here's another weird one for you......my '07 with the 3.55 has the shiny cover. The only thing I can figure is that since mine was built the first week of '07 production (1st week of June), they probably used the leftover silver ones from the '06's. My engine is date coded May '06 also.
Same sort of weird thing with our old '97 Expedition. Mine was built the first month of Expedition production. My Laser Red Expo had mirrored rear and side privacy glass. A few months into the the '97 production, they switched to the black glass color instead. Strange.
Same sort of weird thing with our old '97 Expedition. Mine was built the first month of Expedition production. My Laser Red Expo had mirrored rear and side privacy glass. A few months into the the '97 production, they switched to the black glass color instead. Strange.
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Bill, here's another weird one for you......my '07 with the 3.55 has the shiny cover. The only thing I can figure is that since mine was built the first week of '07 production (1st week of June), they probably used the leftover silver ones from the '06's. My engine is date coded May '06 also.
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My 07 is a Job 1.9 Stang I bet the Job 2's all have the same style cover as well.
BTW I noticed the pumpkin is of a different design. There is an extruded "platform" right underneath the pumpkin where one normally places the jack pad (part of the cast iron assembly). I've worked on two Ford 8.8"s and neither saw this platform. Either it is standard on rear-ends that came with 31 spline axles and/or Ford changed the design to beef it up.
BTW I noticed the pumpkin is of a different design. There is an extruded "platform" right underneath the pumpkin where one normally places the jack pad (part of the cast iron assembly). I've worked on two Ford 8.8"s and neither saw this platform. Either it is standard on rear-ends that came with 31 spline axles and/or Ford changed the design to beef it up.
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Bill, the part of the pumpkin above the wood is normal. I was referring to a shape that is part of the cast iron assembly above and to the right of the wood (not quite visible in your photo).
When I was jacking up the rear of the Stang, I thought there was a strip of plastic at first until I realized it was part of the pumpkin. AFAIK it was never part of the original 8.8" design.
When I was jacking up the rear of the Stang, I thought there was a strip of plastic at first until I realized it was part of the pumpkin. AFAIK it was never part of the original 8.8" design.
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