Posts by C6ZZKGT

  • Bang...blue smoke

    Duncan, As bad as it was it could have been worse. Being as the front U-joint failed, the driveshaft could have beat holes in your floor pan. Worse than that even, the driveshaft could have hit the ground and acted as a pole vault for your Kar. Not that it would have flipped but you would have had one heck of a wild ride. That is part of the reason for driveshaft loops in race cars. Alls well that ends well in my opinion and I am happy to hear that you and your Kar are both whole.


    -Fred-

  • C6ZF-C Hipo Carburetor Fake

    James, The Motorcraft distributor that you are referring to was Fords last version of the Hipo distributor. Ford used the single point casting after they ran out of the dual point castings. Ford used a small plate to block off the vacuum advance hole and used a tin tag with the C5OF 12127 E number. The housing was a Motorcraft and was not stamped with any ID numbers. Ford uses authorized Ford remanufacturers for distributors and carburetors and they are not Motorcraft. The Motorcraft box really would not have had anything to do with this auction as the last time Ford offered a new C6ZF-C carburetor, it was in an Autolite box.


    -Fred-

  • C6ZF-C Hipo Carburetor Fake

    Here is a fake Hipo carburetor that sold on Ebay as an original:


    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/…AAQ:MOTORS:1123


    It sold for $787.00 on 7-26-2010 and it was represented as an original HIPO carburetor. Although the stamped number indicates that this is a Hipo carburetor, the main body casting and choke shaft are not. The main body does not have the stop that is part of the casting on Hipo manual choke carburetors. It also has the vacuum hole for the automatic choke pulloff which should not be there. The choke shaft lever is for an automatic choke.


    -Fred-

  • 5R09K204480

    Sharp eye on the snubber bumper bolted to the body, Mark. The body snubber plate is correct though and I have seen this error of the body bumper made by Ford on other Kars as well. The snubber bumper rubber that is on the actual third member appears to be loose as the nut appears incorrect and not tightened down more than a few threads. In regards to the engine casting number, there is nowhere in the ad that states that the engine is original to the Kar. The ad does state "Factory Hi-Po appearance (and performance) in every way including chrome open element air cleaner and valve covers." To me that reads "CLONE" engine however if the factory stamped VIN shows up, I will retract that statement. The ad makes no mention of original heads or internals and only mentions the Crane camshaft. It does mention Hi-Po specific items and unfortunately includes the fan in that statement which, as I previously stated, is incorrect. There is a nice close up picture of the passenger door from the lower interior side and the gasket is hanging out of the door lamp. That seems to detract from the detail and quality that the ad mentions.


    -Fred-

  • 5R09K204480

    Gene, Beyond the engine color there are quite a few other discrepancies. It has 66 engine mounts and a srange bellhousing to adapt the 6 bolt block to the narrow bolt pattern transmission. The alternator has a small pulley and the fan and spscer are standard 289 fare. It has an earlier 4100 carburetor and I do not see a choke cable. It has a rubber hose from the incorrect 66 style non button top fuel pump to the carburetor. It has worm gear rather than tower type hose clamps and the generic coil is mounted on the wrong side of the engine feeding a grey distributor cap. It is missing the chrome trim around the brake and clutch pedals. I do not want to look further for details as this Kar should be more perfect than it is based on the sellers description. It would sure be nice if the seller would include a picture of the block VIN.


    -Fred-

  • Export Brace & Monte Carlo Bar

    Ronald, An NOS Monte Carlo bar would be a very tough find. An original off of a GT 350 would be the next best however the aftermarket ones that I have seen all seem to fit and work well. In regards to the export brace, I would highly recommend a Ford piece that is either good used or NOS. The Ford ones are generally heavier gauge and better fitting. You do not need to remove the welded on attachments for the original engine compartment braces at the shock towers as the export brace sits on top of them. That way you can go back to original at any time. I have installed many export braces on these cars and the biggest problem is that the cars sag from old age. The shock towers are constantly trying to move inward toward each other. Most of the time I can jack the car up on the crossmember that bolts on beneath the engine and this will generally spread the shock towers back to where I can install the export brace. Sometimes a Porta Power needs to be used to spread the shock towers further in extreme cases. Keep in mind that any spreading of the shock towers makes for more positive camber on your front end so you will need an alignment after you do this.


    -Fred-

  • pinion snubber bracket

    Bob, The production date of your Kar is confusing by the way you worded it "66 march 65 build car" and I will take it to actually mean that you have a March 66 Kar. If that is the case you will need the 66 style that is shown in the pictures. There are some earlier production 66 Kars that used the 65 style. The 2 5/8" measurement is from the back to front of the bracket and they do vary slightly from that. If you need one, I do have one available.


    -Fred-