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    Here is an Ebay auction for a pair of used C3OE heads by Ebay member "mep1170" with a starting bid of $1,999.00 and a Buy-It-Now of $2,999.00:

    Rare Shelby American-Hipo 289 Heads

    These are not your regular Hipo heads, but be are definitely rare & may be considered historical.

    C3OE heads ported & stamped by Valley Head Service in Canoga, California.

    From my understanding, this was the outfit that did the port work on (at least the early) Shelby American racing Cobras.

    The heads have, besides the obvious port work, beautiful chamber work.

    New Ferrea 6000 series 1.90 & 1.60 valves.

    New Comp Cams Springs-# 987-16 (121 #’s @ 1.800” / 343 #’s @ 1.200”, 370 lbs/inch) For solid flat tappet or mild solid roller use.

    Comp Cams chromoly retainers & machined keepers & of course new valve seals.

    Professional three angle valve job, new stainless valves. New springs (for mild roller or solid cam use) & retainers.

    These were assembled in a motor that was never fired - the matching #’s short block was used for a correct restoration - thus some of the pictures show them painted- they are post removal from the assembled engine.

    One of the heads has a broken boss in the interior (see pictures)- for one of the off center intake bolt-this is fairly common on SBF - happens when bolt installed is of the wrong length and/or over tightening (the factory recommended torque on the intake is only 12 to 15 ft/lbs). Not visible & non consequential as there is enough good thread left in the boss to handle proper torquing.

    Heads are clean & ready to assemble- will be wrapped & protected to keep them that way.

    Great for the restoration/racing of that special 289 Cobra/Fairlane/Falcon/Galaxie, etc

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Shelb…T0AAOSwDpteznGw

    -Fred-

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    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
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    I would normally only list heads that could have been Mustang assembly line era pieces. These heads were slightly before the Mustang era but were available from Shelby during the Mustang era. Valley Head Service was Shelbys first vendor for modified heads. I was inside that Valley Head Service shop back at that time it was in a chicken coop on Sherman Way in Reseda building heads for a chicken farmer in Texas. Larry Ofria started Valley Head Service at that time and has relocated twice since then and I have worked in both of his shops. Valley Head Service is still around doing the same stuff but in a much larger shop. I just spoke with Larry in the last few months.

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

    • Official Post

    This pair of used C3OE heads received no bids by June 11, 2020 and therefore did NOT sell.

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

    • Official Post

    This pair of used C3OE heads is back on Ebay again with no changes:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1843255716…em=184325571681

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

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    This pair of used C3OE heads received no bids by June 18, 2020 and therefore did NOT sell.


    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

    • Official Post

    This pair of used C3OE heads is back on Ebay again with no changes:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1843336117…em=184333611751

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

  • This pair of used C3OE heads received no bids by June 25, 2020 and therefore did NOT sell.


    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

    • Official Post

    Looks like their decks have been milled a lot.

    Good catch, Dan. You are definitely correct on that. Even the 289 casting is a little thin. Since the time of these head modifications, it was learned that angle milling did an excellent job of decreasing the combustion chamber size without overmilling the heads. You would still lose the thumbprint, though.

    -Fred-

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    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

  • Some owners had their block decks milled. Some used Ford steel shim head gaskets. Some had the head decks milled. Some used custom “pop up” pistons. Some folks did these things in some kind of combination in the quest for more power.


    In Shelby American’s exhaustive testing and development they found that as static compression ratios (SCR) were raised above 11.6:1 in 289 engines durability suffered. They also preferred flat top pistons. Shelby developed Cobras and GT40s to be able to race 289 engines 35 hours or more between overhauls. That was good enough for world championships and Le Mans. People forget that actual SCRs can go up as the engine is used because of deposits on valves, piston tops, and combustion chambers. That was truer with the highly leaded fuels of the 1960s than it is today. People often don’t take into account actual cylinder combustion pressures that can vary a lot depending on all kinds of parts design factors that affect volumetric efficiency from air cleaner to exhaust tail pipe(s) plus ignition timing.


    What I don’t like is milled block decks. Ford only left a small amount of “deck height” for quench. It doesn’t take much milling to get it all with O.E. configuration pistons. The engine in our red car had all the stock deck height removed by milling in the 1960s. One of the reasons we had Arias Pistons make custom pistons for this engine was we kept the cylinder bores at 0.003” (three thousandths) over size and a another reason was the block decks had been milled so much.


    Potential buyers of the cylinder head assemblies offered should want to know what the combustion chamber sizes are. With that information they could determine what would be required to get whatever target SCR they have in mind.

    Dan

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    Excellent observations, Dan.

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

  • Here is an Ebay auction for a pair of used C3OE heads by Ebay member "orlandomustang1966 " with a Buy-It-Now of $2,475.00:

    • Description: Cobra or Fairlane 289K Hi-Po Heads. Will work on any 289 vehicle. See Photos for Condition.
    • Fits year(s): 1963-1964
    • Models: Cobra / Fairlane
    • Engine: 289
    • Ford Part # C30E-6049
    • Date Code: (3J19) on Both Heads
    • Condition: USED
    • Tested: NO
    • Quantity: PAIR, Right and Left

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-1964-…6EAAOSwx~dfc3tf

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

  • Here is an Ebay auction for a pair of used C3OE heads by Ebay member "orlandomustang1966 " with a Buy-It-Now of $2,475.00:

    • Description: Cobra or Fairlane 289K Hi-Po Heads. Will work on any 289 vehicle. See Photos for Condition.
    • Fits year(s): 1963-1964
    • Models: Cobra / Fairlane
    • Engine: 289
    • Ford Part # C30E-6049
    • Date Code: (3J19) on Both Heads
    • Condition: USED
    • Tested: NO
    • Quantity: PAIR, Right and Left

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-1964-…6EAAOSwx~dfc3tf

    -Fred-

    The listing for this pair of used C3OE heads was ended by the seller December 21, 2020 with the following explanation "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available".

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

  • Here is an Ebay auction for a pair of used C3OE heads by Ebay member "orlandomustang1966 " with a Buy-It-Now of $2,475.00:

    • Description: Cobra or Fairlane 289K Hi-Po Heads. Will work on any 289 vehicle. See Photos for Condition.
    • Fits year(s): 1963-1964
    • Models: Cobra / Fairlane
    • Engine: 289
    • Ford Part # C30E-6049
    • Date Code: (3J19) on Both Heads
    • Condition: USED
    • Tested: NO
    • Quantity: PAIR, Right and Left

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-1964-…6EAAOSwx~dfc3tf

    -Fred-

    The listing for this pair of used C3OE heads was ended by the seller December 21, 2020 with the following explanation "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available".

    -Fred-

    This pair of used C3OE heads that were "no longer available" are back on Ebay again with a new higher Buy-It-Now of $2,575.00 or make offer:

    1963-1964 Cobra Fairlane Ford 289K Heads Hi-Po 3J19 289 C30E-6049 #3615 | eBay

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

  • Here is single used C3OE head for sale by Ebay member"themustangranch-ii" with a Buy-It-Now of $525.00 or make offer:

    YOU ARE LOOKING AT A ORIGINAL HIPO 289 K CODE CYLINDER HEAD IT HAS BEEN PORTED AND THEY PORTED THROUGH ONE OF THE INTAKE PORTS TO THE EXHAUST CROSS OVER AND THEN BRAZED IT UP IT NEED TO BE CLEANED UP C3OE DATE CODE 3K23 MUSTANG FAIRLANE COBRA SUNBEAM TIGER COMET VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND 1 HEAD ONLY

    1963 ORIGINAL FORD HIPO 289 CYL HEAD C3OE FAIRLANE COBRA COMET TIGER MUSTANG | eBay

    -Fred-

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    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

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    Here is an Ebay auction for a pair of used C3OE heads by Ebay member "natesclassiccars" with a Buy-It-Now of $1,950.00 or make offer:

    For Sale is a Pair of Original Ford 289 HiPo Cylinder Heads. Sold as a Pair. Date Codes are 3C6 and 3D18. Great for Rebuilds, Restorations, and Concours Cars. Very Hard to Find Good Pair of HiPo Heads. No Cracks and are in Good Condition. Feel Free to Ask Questions.
    CHECK OUT OTHER FORD PARTS I HAVE FOR SALE!

    Original 1963 1964 Ford Fairlane Mustang K Code Shelby Cobra 289 HiPo Heads Pair | eBay

    -Fred-

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    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

  • This pair of used C3OE heads sold March 11, 2021 on Ebay for $2,575.00.

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

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    Here is an Ebay auction for a pair of used C3OE heads by Ebay member "natesclassiccars" with a Buy-It-Now of $1,950.00 or make offer:

    For Sale is a Pair of Original Ford 289 HiPo Cylinder Heads. Sold as a Pair. Date Codes are 3C6 and 3D18. Great for Rebuilds, Restorations, and Concours Cars. Very Hard to Find Good Pair of HiPo Heads. No Cracks and are in Good Condition. Feel Free to Ask Questions.
    CHECK OUT OTHER FORD PARTS I HAVE FOR SALE!

    Original 1963 1964 Ford Fairlane Mustang K Code Shelby Cobra 289 HiPo Heads Pair | eBay

    -Fred-

    The listing for this pair of used C3OE heads was ended by the seller April 6, 2021 with the following explanation "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available".

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

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    Here is an Ebay auction for a pair of used C3OE heads by Ebay member "68fordranchero" with a starting bid of $2,200.00:

    1963-1964 Cobra Fairlane Ford 289K Heads Hi-Po 3J19 289 C30E-6049 #3615. Condition is "Used".

    These are hipo heads

    Came off a running driving car

    Rod guides and studs are not included

    A couple of the valves say ford

    The intake side has stainless valves

    Heads are in good shape no cracks or repairs

    1963-1964 Cobra Fairlane Ford 289K Heads Hi-Po 289 C30E | eBay

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

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    This pair of used C3OE heads received no bids by May 9, 2021 and therefore did NOT sell.

    -Fred-

    65 Koupe early San Jose Phoenician Yellow 4 speed
    66 GT Koupe Dearborn Blue 4 speed
    66 KGT San Jose fastback pony interior Silver Frost 4 speed
    64 Falcon sedan delivery 289 4 speed
    65 Ranchero 289 4 speed
    66 Corvette roadster 427/425 4 speed

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