Posts by C6ZZKGT

This Kar is back on Ebay again with no changes:

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-Fred

Back on Ebay again with a Buy-It Now of $64,900 or best offer.

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-Fred-

The typical VIN locations are either near the drain plug or at the rear of the main case on the protrusion on the bottom where the lower tail housing bolt is located. San Jose generally uses the rear location.

-Fred-

.020 oversize rings and pistons are definitely available from aftermarket sources and I have had several Hipo 289 engines with that configuration. This gives you a chance for another rebuild at a later time without going too far oversize on your bores. Interestingly Ford never offered an oversize piston or undersize rod bearings for a Hipo 289.

-Fred-

The HEH-T is specifically a K code transmission. The lack of a VIN does not change that. There are a few service part transmissions out there that would not have had a VIN. There are also a fair number of originals that did not receive a VIN for unknown reasons. I have not personally observed a VIN on a Metucheon transmission as yet. I have seen several original Metucheon Kars that did not have a VIN on either the transmission or the engine. This does not mean that Metucheon Kars did not receive the VIN stamp, only that I have never seen one.

-Fred-

I always use forged pistons for my rebuilds as they are superior. The only drawback for a street engine is that they are slightly noisier when cold due to the greater piston to wall clearance required for forged pistons. I keep remembering that Chevrolet always used forged pistons in their high performance 302, 327, 350, 396, 427 and 454 engines. Those engines have not, from what I have experienced, had any piston problems. Chevrolet also used forged cranks which would have been a nice touch for our Hipo 289 engines. A friend of mine did use a Boss 302 crank in his Hipo 289 race engine and kept the 289 configuration by offset grinding the crank to the 289 stroke. I am pretty sure that he said that he used some sort of a Chevrolet rod due to the smaller bearing size from the offset grind.

-Fred-

Before you send off your balancer you might want to check and see it it is even the correct one. You may possibly have a C8ZE replacement balancer which would not be worth fixing.

-Fred-

Mark, I just sent you an email regarding the block.

-Fred-

Charles, I will stand corrected and defer to your knowledge.

-Fred-

Jack, your pump is a generic replacement. The original will be a button top with a CARbureTER Made in USA casting and a 3939-S stamping. That pump is unique to 65 Hipo 289 engines only.

Your dipstick tube should be black and the handle should be chrome.

-Fred-

Paul, I just sent you an email on these.

-Fred-

The bolt heads are considered to be a clutch head. There are both clutch head screwdrivers and sockets available.

-Fred-

Welcome aboard George. You will find a lot of helpful people here. You have a great stable of cars there.

-Fred-

Welcome aboard Yann!! You will find a lot of helpful people here.

-Fred-

As far as I can tell from your description, the oblong hole is the one used for the odd shaped tie downs that tow trucks use that are not actual hooks.

-Fred-

Jon, I am unclear as to what you are seeing in the NPD catalog on this. I could not find anything on this particular bumper. Maybe you can clue me in. To my knowledge, there is no reproduction of this snubber bumper. The one that you need has a C3AA number on it with a fine thread stud. The C9OA number from later cars is basically the same bumper but has coarse threads.

-Fred-

The Good Year Thunderbolt tire name in the last video is a new one on me. I do not recall ever hearing about them back in the day. I somehow missed this tire name. I am surprised that they did not become a standard tire on some high performance car.

-Fred-

Welcome to the forum Abudi. You will find a lot of friendly and helpful people here. That is an impressive collection of Mustangs for being in Europe!

-Fred-

Back on Ebay again as a regular auction and with a lower Buy-It-Now of $64,900.

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-Fred-

Troy, Did you ever reach a resolution to your shifting problem? Enquiring minds want to know.

-Fred-