Has anyone ever heard of or seen any documentation stating Mex 302 blocks were sold OTC as HiPo replacements?
Sold for <b>??</b> by seller <BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>This auction is for one high nickel large main cap <b>289 service replacement</b> 1968 mexican block. This was used to replace the 289 hipo motors that were in the shelby, ac cobra, and hipo k-code cars. <b>This was available from ford through there early high performance catalog in the late 1960's This was used to replace damaged or worn out 289 hipo blocks, and was part of the LeMans series replacements.</b> This block has the longer bores and stronger high nickel content, if you want to use it for to build a stroker motor. The build date on this block is 18D9 and you can see this in the picture. This block was aquired by me 3 years ago as a back up to my 1966 mustang 289 hipo car, but now I have a extra 289 hipo replacement. This block and caps have been baked, blasted, magnafluxed, and the bore checked by a local machine shop. It has already been bore 30 over and would need bore 40 or maybe 60 per machine shop. The line bore is true and this block only needs to be bored and built. The bellhousing side had the factory green hipo paint before the clean at the machine shop. I have a picture of the green paint before I took it to the machine shop posted on this auction. It now has been cleaned and the factory paint removed when baked by the machine shop. I have several pictures for the buyer upon request of the paint on the rear if needed after the auction. The outside of the block has been painted with cast coat and the inside coated with oil for protection from the machine shop. These blocks are known for being stronger blocks due to the nickel added by the factory, making them a great motor for building strokers. This block has the original main caps which are like the 289 hipo main caps and comes up 1 inch all the way up for added strength. This is the block that ford started to sell over the counter begining in 1968 as a service replacement blocks for the 289 hipo blocks in the shelby and such. This block can be bored and built to 60 over without a problem due to the extra nickel and thickness of the walls. If you want a block to build for a stroker motor, or to replace your original 289 hipo block than this is it. This is a factory service block that came from a old time Nascar racers collection. This is one he used in one of his race cars back in the day. I saw the factory parts catalog that he bought it from in the 1960's.<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana" size=2 id=quote>