New member in south jersey

    Hi guys, my name is joe. My father has a 1966 mustang convertible that we are restoring. I am going to build a motor out of a 1967 289 4 barrel (a code) the non hipo 4 barrell. I would like to make a hipo clone out of it though. already picked up a 1.12 autolite 4100 that i am going ot have pony carbs rebuild. I am here to ask some advise, find some parts, just help make the motor what we want. I was thinking instead of an exact clone, just start from a close to if not original hipo cam and build from there with a proper carb/ some nice heads, maybe aftermarket, or just a port job on the factory 67 heads. a nice aluminum intake. and so on. so hopefully from what i read, this site will help a lot

    thanks

    Welcome, Joe. Your idea of building a "clone" engine should make driving your droptop a lot more fun. An exact reproduction of the original solid lifter cam has been produced, and you can contact Marv to buy one. Marv is the 289 HiPo "Registry Steward", and you can contact him directly from the email link on his profile. He is also your direct source for the Fourth Edition of <i>The 289 High Performance Mustang</i>. You should consider purchasing this book if you don't already own it. Your stock 289 heads can be reworked to HiPo specs by a qualified machine shop. Used dual point distributors are readily available. Your original crankshaft is durable and should be fine for the project. Pistons and rods are where you can make many choices depending on your budget.

    thanks for the advise. what needs to be done to the heads to convert them. is it just taping for the screw in rocker mounts? anything else


    what other parts should i make sure to get for the conversion. i am not worried about being exact. but other than the cam, what other parts really make it work. rods? pistons? main caps? damper weight?

    Welcome, and good luck. You need a dampner, which is available after market, and hipo/boss rods, which can be found on ebay or this site; exhaust manifolds, fan, shroud, pulley, and waterpump [aftermarket]. These are easy to be found. enjoy and keep us in the loop. <img src=images/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

    thanks for the suggestions, i am probably going to run headers in the car when the time comes to pu the motor in. So the damper, couterweight, rods, pisotns, are the main caps important? i dont want to try and make a true clone, just an engine that peroforms/ sounds like a true hipo. any suggestions appreciated.

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