289 HIPO QUESTIONS

HELLO,I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANY OF MY FELLOW FORD PEOPLE OUT THERE COULD HELP ME WITH MY FORD 289 HIPO ENGINE?I HAVE A 289 HIPO ENGINE THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR OVER 30 YEARS.I TRACKED IT DOWN FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY MUSTANG FASTBACK 2+2 4SPD THAT I ALSO HAVE OWNED SINCE BEFORE MY TEENAGE YEARS.THE FIRST OWNER OF MY CAR STATED TO ME THAT THE MUSTANG CAME ORIGINALLY WITH THE 289HIPO ENGINE.WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR,HE KEPT THE HIPO ENGINE AND THREW A 69 302 IN IT THEN SOLD THE CAR TO MY AUNT WHICH IN TURN I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM BACK IN THE MID-LATE 70S.WELL I FINALLY TRACKED DOWN THE ENGINE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER BACK THEN ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO.WELL I BOUGHT THE ENGINE OFF OF THE GUY FOR AN ARM AND A LEG[BACK THEN].THE FRONT OF THE HEADS HAVE HIFLO STAMPED ON THEM.THE STUDS ON THE HEADS FOR THE ROCKER ARMS ARE OF THE SCREW-BOLTED ON TYPE.BUT---!IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN HELP ME ID THE REST OF THE ENGINE?THE REST OF THE HEADS,BLOCK,ETC.???I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO POSSIBLY SELLING BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE CAR IN THE EXTREME VERY NEAR FUTURE.I TOOK NOTICE WHEN I SOLD MY MUSTANG[RAGTOP] TO A GUY[A REAL SMOOTH ONE] FROM AULSTRALIA RECENTLY.I ORIGINALLY HAD IT ON EBAY BUT I OPTED TO SELL IT TO THIS GUY INSTEAD.WELL WHEN I SHOWED HIM THE ENGINE[289HIPO]HE DOUBLED HIS OFFER TO ME IN LESS THEN ABOUT 5 MINUTES[FOR THE ENGINE] AFTER HE HAD CHECKED OUT THE HEADS AND THE BLOCK AND THE VIBRATION DAMPER AND MARKED EVERYTHING DOWN AND CALLED HIS BROKER.I DECIDED NOT TO SELL IT TO HIM[HE WENT FROM 100O TO 2000 IN 5 MINUTES].I KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP WHEN AS THE GUY WAS MORE HYPED UP ABOUT THE ENGINE MORE THEN HE WAS ABOUT THE CAR HE JUST BOUGHT.I DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE HOME WORK ON THE 289 HIPO ENGINES.MY HIPO DOES NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL INTAKE,CARB,CAM,EXHAUST,ROCKER ARMS,DISTRIBUTOR OR OIL PAN.IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME WITH THE I-D NUMBERS AND WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED ON THE BLOCK,HEADS,ETC..ANYONE POSSIBLY INTERESTED[IN THE CAR AND THE EINGINE] LET ME KNOW ALSO.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER PLACED ANYTHING OF THIS NATURE ON THE INTERNETSO I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS WILL BARE WITH ME.THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS krautman65@rcn.com regards FORD4EVER

send me your email address.i am not sure how to post pics on here.i will be taking the pics tomorrow.if you wish i could email them to you.thanks

send me your email address.i am not sure how to post pics on here.i will be taking the pics tomorrow.if you wish i could email them to you.thanks