I was looking at the photo of Pete's Mustang and had a couple of

questions.? Is that Mustang hood scoop the same as the one used on our R

code cars or are they different from each other?? Also, when they came

from the factory were the hood scoops painted the same color as the car

body, were they painted black, or could you order it either way??

Thanks.? Oh, and that's a great photo, by the way.

Tony

I was looking at the photo of Pete's Mustang and had a couple of

questions.? Is that Mustang hood scoop the same as the one used on our R

code cars or are they different from each other?? Also, when they came

from the factory were the hood scoops painted the same color as the car

body, were they painted black, or could you order it either way??

Thanks.? Oh, and that's a great photo, by the way.

Tony

I was looking at the photo of Pete's Mustang and had a couple of
questions.? Is that Mustang hood scoop the same as the one used on our R
code cars or are they different from each other?? Also, when they came
from the factory were the hood scoops painted the same color as the car
body, were they painted black, or could you order it either way?
Thanks.? Oh, and that's a great photo, by the way.

Tony

Yup, ditto here too. Keep em coming. :)

What if any engine performance hop up "tune ups" or "mods" did you do the the Boss 9? And IF any did they help & how much did they help and cost for that matter.

Do you remember how much those tires cost & how much the custom rims cost?

David from WNY

On Saturday, November 28, 2020, 08:28:43 AM EST, kampenout1 via groups.io <kampenout1@...> wrote:

Yeah, I agree.

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Saturday, 28 November 2020, 06:45AM -06:00 from Linc linc@...:

Nice story Pete !

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On Fri, 2020-11-27 at 19:33 -0800, Peter Mahaits wrote:

Linc, very observant, yes, they were L50-15 Concorde Tires.

From here on in, everybody please keep in mind that I owned this car from
age, 19 to 23, and was, to put it politely, "uneducated", in so many things
that I know now.

I was living in Port Moody, B.C. That is a community at the east end of
the main inlet that is the Port of Vancouver, B.C.

I was living in, "the house", on the main drag of Port Moody,
with a bunch of other people who also had nice cars.

Just down St. John's St, the main drag, was, "Talisman Tire".
He told me that the Concorde Tires had just been winners at
the Winter Nationals, or top Superstock, or something like that.

With the stock F60-15 tires on the Boss, I was experiencing some
severe wheel slip from time to time, so, Talisman Tire had some
10 inch wide, plain steel wheels made up, and the Concorde L-50 15
tires made it onto the back of the Boss 429.

As I was experiencing some undesired chaffing of the tires on the upper
inside of the wheel wells, I later installed longer shackles on the back
of the leaf springs. That decreased the chaffing of the tires quite a bit.
Also changed the weight distribution forward a bit.

On launch that was a plus for sure.

Those tires hooked up like crazy compared to the stock tires. At least on
the street they did. I know how slippery the drag strip is, but I never tried
them there. On the street they were great.

Because I had those L50-15's on the back, when I sold the Boss, I still had
the original Boss 429 Magnum 500 wheels in my possession. They now
reside on the back of my 69 Cobra, complete with Mustang Horse center caps.

I'm still being pushed around by Boss 429 wheels.

That will do for today.

More to come.

Pete from the Loops
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On 2020-11-27 12:04 p.m., Linc wrote:

It is unlikely with those vintage L50's on the back. Not really known for traction. :P

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On Fri, 2020-11-27 at 08:43 -0500, jay Rush wrote:

Very cool car. Did it beat the Olds?

Jay

Linc, very observant, yes, they were L50-15 Concorde Tires.

From here on in, everybody please keep in mind that I owned this car from
age, 19 to 23, and was, to put it politely, "uneducated", in so many things
that I know now.

I was living in Port Moody, B.C. That is a community at the east end of
the main inlet that is the Port of Vancouver, B.C.

I was living in, "the house", on the main drag of Port Moody,
with a bunch of other people who also had nice cars.

Just down St. John's St, the main drag, was, "Talisman Tire".
He told me that the Concorde Tires had just been winners at
the Winter Nationals, or top Superstock, or something like that.

With the stock F60-15 tires on the Boss, I was experiencing some
severe wheel slip from time to time, so, Talisman Tire had some
10 inch wide, plain steel wheels made up, and the Concorde L-50 15
tires made it onto the back of the Boss 429.

As I was experiencing some undesired chaffing of the tires on the upper
inside of the wheel wells, I later installed longer shackles on the back
of the leaf springs. That decreased the chaffing of the tires quite a bit.
Also changed the weight distribution forward a bit.

On launch that was a plus for sure.

Those tires hooked up like crazy compared to the stock tires. At least on
the street they did. I know how slippery the drag strip is, but I never tried
them there. On the street they were great.

Because I had those L50-15's on the back, when I sold the Boss, I still had
the original Boss 429 Magnum 500 wheels in my possession. They now
reside on the back of my 69 Cobra, complete with Mustang Horse center caps.

I'm still being pushed around by Boss 429 wheels.

That will do for today.

More to come.

Pete from the Loops
.

On 2020-11-27 12:04 p.m., Linc wrote:

It is unlikely with those vintage L50's on the back. Not really known for traction. :P

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On Fri, 2020-11-27 at 08:43 -0500, jay Rush wrote:

Very cool car. Did it beat the Olds?

Jay

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Nice story Pete !

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On Fri, 2020-11-27 at 19:33 -0800, Peter Mahaits wrote:

Linc, very observant, yes, they were L50-15 Concorde Tires.

From here on in, everybody please keep in mind that I owned this car from
age, 19 to 23, and was, to put it politely, "uneducated", in so many things
that I know now.

I was living in Port Moody, B.C. That is a community at the east end of
the main inlet that is the Port of Vancouver, B.C.

I was living in, "the house", on the main drag of Port Moody,
with a bunch of other people who also had nice cars.

Just down St. John's St, the main drag, was, "Talisman Tire".
He told me that the Concorde Tires had just been winners at
the Winter Nationals, or top Superstock, or something like that.

With the stock F60-15 tires on the Boss, I was experiencing some
severe wheel slip from time to time, so, Talisman Tire had some
10 inch wide, plain steel wheels made up, and the Concorde L-50 15
tires made it onto the back of the Boss 429.

As I was experiencing some undesired chaffing of the tires on the upper
inside of the wheel wells, I later installed longer shackles on the back
of the leaf springs. That decreased the chaffing of the tires quite a bit.
Also changed the weight distribution forward a bit.

On launch that was a plus for sure.

Those tires hooked up like crazy compared to the stock tires. At least on
the street they did. I know how slippery the drag strip is, but I never tried
them there. On the street they were great.

Because I had those L50-15's on the back, when I sold the Boss, I still had
the original Boss 429 Magnum 500 wheels in my possession. They now
reside on the back of my 69 Cobra, complete with Mustang Horse center caps.

I'm still being pushed around by Boss 429 wheels.

That will do for today.

More to come.

Pete from the Loops
.

On 2020-11-27 12:04 p.m., Linc wrote:

It is unlikely with those vintage L50's on the back. Not really known for traction. :P

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  I am Linc..... What more could you possibly need to know?

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On Fri, 2020-11-27 at 08:43 -0500, jay Rush wrote:

Very cool car. Did it beat the Olds?

Jay

Linc, very observant, yes, they were L50-15 Concorde Tires.

From here on in, everybody please keep in mind that I owned this car from
age, 19 to 23, and was, to put it politely, "uneducated", in so many things
that I know now.

I was living in Port Moody, B.C. That is a community at the east end of
the main inlet that is the Port of Vancouver, B.C.

I was living in, "the house", on the main drag of Port Moody,
with a bunch of other people who also had nice cars.

Just down St. John's St, the main drag, was, "Talisman Tire".
He told me that the Concorde Tires had just been winners at
the Winter Nationals, or top Superstock, or something like that.

With the stock F60-15 tires on the Boss, I was experiencing some
severe wheel slip from time to time, so, Talisman Tire had some
10 inch wide, plain steel wheels made up, and the Concorde L-50 15
tires made it onto the back of the Boss 429.

As I was experiencing some undesired chaffing of the tires on the upper
inside of the wheel wells, I later installed longer shackles on the back
of the leaf springs. That decreased the chaffing of the tires quite a bit.
Also changed the weight distribution forward a bit.

On launch that was a plus for sure.

Those tires hooked up like crazy compared to the stock tires. At least on
the street they did. I know how slippery the drag strip is, but I never tried
them there. On the street they were great.

Because I had those L50-15's on the back, when I sold the Boss, I still had
the original Boss 429 Magnum 500 wheels in my possession. They now
reside on the back of my 69 Cobra, complete with Mustang Horse center caps.

I'm still being pushed around by Boss 429 wheels.

That will do for today.

More to come.

Pete from the Loops
.

On 2020-11-27 12:04 p.m., Linc wrote:

It is unlikely with those vintage L50's on the back. Not really known for traction. :P

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  I am Linc..... What more could you possibly need to know?

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On Fri, 2020-11-27 at 08:43 -0500, jay Rush wrote:

Very cool car. Did it beat the Olds?

Jay

It is unlikely with those vintage L50's on the back. Not really known for traction. :P

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On Fri, 2020-11-27 at 08:43 -0500, jay Rush wrote:

Very cool car. Did it beat the Olds?

Jay

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You could always call Booster Dewey.? He would know and most likely would have one in stock, since his business is rebuilding boosters.

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The check valve broke on my brake booster.? I have found out both Bendix and Midland boosters were used on 68 and 69 Fairlanes.? After a little search it appears mine is a Midland, but I have not found a Midland check valve specifically for a 69 Fairlane.? The Midland check valves for a 61-71 Thunderbird look like mine and 67-68 Cougars also look the same as mine. ?

Does anyone know if either of these Midland check valves will fit my Midland booster?

Gary in SoCal

Very cool car. Did it beat the Olds?

Jay

On Thu, Nov 26, 2020, 11:52 PM Peter Mahaits <Astro@...> wrote:

Hi Gang,

I note that we can now attach pics to an? email. How wonderful.

Some years ago I noted some interest in the 1970 Boss 429 Mustang that
I put 25,000 Miles on.

3 pics to whet your interest attached.

Want stories? I have some.

Pete from the Loops

PS: Happy Turkey Day :-)
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Very cool car. Did it beat the Olds?

Jay

On Thu, Nov 26, 2020, 11:52 PM Peter Mahaits <Astro@...> wrote:

Hi Gang,

I note that we can now attach pics to an? email. How wonderful.

Some years ago I noted some interest in the 1970 Boss 429 Mustang that
I put 25,000 Miles on.

3 pics to whet your interest attached.

Want stories? I have some.

Pete from the Loops

PS: Happy Turkey Day :-)
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