Here are two more photos of 8MA604. I had it on jackstands in my garage to change the clutch. The Hewland transmission case is from my D Sports Racer, not from the DeTomaso, which had a ZF transmission. The second photo shows the louvered hood.
What a great forum!!!!! Tom, thank-you for the updated photos of yesteryear!!!
You mention a 302 Cleveland.... was this an "Aussie 302" transplant, which "would" have required the Pantera style "hatted" t-stat.....??. If it was a regular Boss 302, there was no special t-stat for that......regular "no-hatted" 289/302/351 and a host of others fit..... Usually, these cars received NO t-stat as there was no provision for it to recess into the mounting portion of the T-stat outlet pipe (90 degree thing)..... MUCH better to put a t-stat in these cars!!!!
Amazing how much the last couple owners did to propagate the lie of Shelby lineage.....!!!!! Thanks for the vintage photos!!! Love it!!!!
Wait until the new owner finds this post (if ever!)!!!! Would like to be in court the day this came to trial!!!!
Cheers!!!!!
Steve
Hi Steve,
The Boss 302 that was in my Mangusta seems to have had Cleveland heads, as the bypass port looked like it needed the thermostat with the "hat" to occlude coolant flow when the engine warmed up. The car initially ran quite hot, but the blocking thermostat made it run cooler; and "burping" the cooling system also helped. I hope there is no litigation over the alleged Shelby connection; that would just be a waste of judicial time.
Best wishes,
Tom
