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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:00 pm    Post subject: 85-86 HEaders Reply with quote

Has anyone got any more comments on the following?

http://www.foureyedpride.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16078

I need to check which headers I have....I have like 3-4 sets for 85.

-Mike
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike,
I have to say, I never thought there were that many types. My 3 86s all had the same type, but I don't remember the build dates on all. I DO KNOW that one of mine had a date of 1/86. And my 85's were the normal 85's. Possibly another non-chronilogical order thingy. Maybe just picking "stuff" off the shelf to get rid of the "old spare parts."

Jason
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 1:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

WAIT
Somewhere I have the header installation breakout~ !! Shocked
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 2:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sandy wrote:
WAIT
Somewhere I have the header installation breakout~ !! Shocked


Uhhhh

That would be weird.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:27 pm    Post subject: 85/86 Headers Reply with quote

I would be interested in checking the engineering numbers on each of those headers. If memory severes me correctly, Mustangs/Capri's and Lincoln LSC's all got the tube style header. I bet at first, Ford had unique headers for each application, then as a cost cutting measure reduced them to one part number, and as they did this, swapped the part numbers they had in stock to deplete inventory. For example, put a Lincoln header on a Capri, because it would fit. Then as more headers came in, they all shared the same number. Here is a hypothetical part number change over:


85 Mustang/Capri E4ZZ-9430-A Right side header

85 Lincoln LSC E4LY-9430-A Right side header

New cost cutting inventory reducing part number : E5ZZ-9430-A Right side header

Then from that date on the part number of the header for both cars would be : E5ZZ-9430-A

So once that was announced about the part number change, they merge inventory, for a short time you could get either number on either application. Hope I wasn't to complicated on my explaination.

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