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You ask a tough question.
By Dave Shoe - 09/26/2003 4:26:04 PM; IP 12.2.11.131
One really needs to have a 390IP to properly answer this question, but I'll take a shot at it.

First off, the block will be the same as any 360/390 FE block for 1969. It might have C6ME, C6ME-A, C7ME, C7MEA, C8ME, C8ME-A or no marking at all. It will likely have a date stamping code of 3 months or less before the date the car as built, most often about a week or two earlier.

The intake may be one of the "T" type C9ZE marked intakes, but it might also be an earlier "S" marked intake that sits a bit taller but breathes no better. I don't have a full set of facts on this, but the casting date would likely be more important than the casting number.

Exhaust manifolds: (Man, it's tough to edit these posts nowadays). Check the casting dates to be sure.

Heads would be C8AE-H, and some municipalities in California or NY may have required Thermactor be installed into the bosses.

Timing chain cover would be the C8AE version, fan depends on accessories, etc.

The "other" portion of your question is the mind blower, as I suspect you want to know the correct spark plugs, carb, distributor, and everything else. If I understood the context of your question, it'd be much easier to provide the info you really need.

Man, it's tough to edit these posts with the new interface. I gotta develop a new writing style that doesn't require that I reposition sentences and paragraphs as I'm writing.

Shoe.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=18448&Reply=18448><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor18448" onclick="return false;">1969 Mustang S-Code</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Bill, <i>09/23/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=18448', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor18448') }); </script>  1969 Mustang S-Code -- Bill, 09/23/2003
Collapse <b>You ask a tough question.</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>09/26/2003</i></font>You ask a tough question. -- Dave Shoe, 09/26/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=18477&Reply=18448><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor18477" onclick="return false;">Thanks, Dave...that's what I needed...nm</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Bill, <i>09/26/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=18477', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor18477') }); </script>  Thanks, Dave...that's what I needed...nm -- Bill, 09/26/2003
 More block date info. -- Dave Shoe, 09/26/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=23138&Reply=18448><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor23138" onclick="return false;">1969 390 question</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom Isenhour, <i>10/26/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=23138', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor23138') }); </script>  1969 390 question -- Tom Isenhour, 10/26/2004
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=23142&Reply=18448><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor23142" onclick="return false;">C9 AE 9425B = 2V intake manifold</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Royce, <i>10/27/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=23142', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor23142') }); </script>  C9 AE 9425B = 2V intake manifold -- Royce, 10/27/2004
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=23145&Reply=18448><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor23145" onclick="return false;">RE: C9 AE 9425B = 2V intake manifold</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom Isenhour, <i>10/27/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=23145', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor23145') }); </script>  RE: C9 AE 9425B = 2V intake manifold -- Tom Isenhour, 10/27/2004
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=23146&Reply=18448><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor23146" onclick="return false;">Engine code is part of the car's serial number.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Royce Peterson, <i>10/27/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=23146', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor23146') }); </script>  Engine code is part of the car's serial number. -- Royce Peterson, 10/27/2004
 RE: Engine code is part of the car's serial number. -- Tom Isenhour, 10/27/2004
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