![]() Before closing the hood, I checked fit some Play-doh. reference weights: base curb weight: 2070 kg / 4563 lbs, more data: 1968 Ford Thunderbird 2-door Hardtop Thunder Jet 429 V-8 Cruise-O-Matic (aut. Auction Vehicle Dealership CC-1772969 1969 Ford Thunderbird FOR SALE AT 500 CLASSIC AUTO - 76 NICE 69 T BIRD LANDAU WITH MATCHING 429 ENGINE REBUILT I. I ended up fashioning a blank from sheet aluminum and securing it with the bolts from the choke stove along with some gasket RTV. characteristic dimensions: outside length: 5255 mm / 206.9 in, width: 1963 mm / 77.3 in, wheelbase: 2913 mm / 114.7 in. Auction CC-1777009 1969 Ford Thunderbird 1969 Ford Thunderbird 43 793 Miles Showing Title Will Be Marked Miles Exempt 429 V8 Thunderj. The most challenging aspect of the replacement, mostly due to lack of proper shop equipment, was blanking off the hole on the manifold when I removed the choke stove. I had to use both the kickdown linkage bracket and the Ford Throttle linkage adapter from Edelbrock to get everything to fit. I purchased the Fuel Line kit and used the filter and the hoses but not the barbed fittings as I already had a barb on my fuel line. I used the banjo fitting for the fuel supply to help with the dress of the install. I changed out the mounting studs as well with the ones include with the spacer. Edelbrock gives you 1 gasket so I bought a second gasket to have one above and below the spacer. I put in a 1" phenolic spacer for heat and throttle linkage clearance. I had to buy a bunch of Edelbrock carb accessories to get things to fit. I just installed an Edelbrock 600 CFM on my stock 1969 Intake. ![]()
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