Posts by C6ZZKGT

What body style do the 65-66 quarter panels fit?

-Fred-

Mike,

The extra rubber bumper mounted on the body have been discussed here a few times before. I have personally seen a couple of original cars built this way and it is incorrect. The factory obviously made an error on this due to the fact that A code GT cars shared the same rear platform and they did use the bumper. You are correct anout the rear brake line being incorrect for this application. It is likely that it was replaced some time and whoever did it was unable to procur the correct hose and used a standard hose.

-Fred-

Holley problems are usually repairable on the car. Does your manifold have an open plenum or is it a dual plane manifold? If it is a dual plane manifold the division in good to bad plug readings will not be side to side of the engine but rather staggered based on the planes of the manifold. Power valves are a major issue with Holley carbs and are easily replaced without pulling the carburetor. An 85 Holley power valve is usually available from local parts houses and you will only need one as most Holley carbs like the one that you are describing do not use one in the secondary side. The only other things that you will need are bowl gaskets and metering plate gaskets. Your carburetor probably has a transfer tube and you may need an "O" ring for that. I keep all of this stuff in stock for my own cars that have Holleys so to me this is all normal issues. Best of luck on this.

-Fred-

Geoff,

I will let Charles or Jeff chime in on this one. Your Kar is certainly a long ways out build date wise but on the other side, the pump is not dated after your build date. Being as the K pumps were a very limited build it would not be impossible for a pump to have been sitting around somewhere. With all of the 4201-S pumps that I have done prior to your build date most of them were late 65 build dates. There were a few from January 4, 1966 and one each from February and March 1966. All of the ones after your build date were late 66 dates that would be for 67 models. Finding a 4201-S pump for any date code is tough. This, of course, is your call.

-Fred-

Matt, It might be a good idea to mention the size of the tires.

-Fred-

Back on Ebay again:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/…K%3AMEWAX%3AVRI

-Fred-

I just listed this freshly and correctly restored fuel pump on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/…K%3AMESELX%3AIT

I hope that somebody here can use it.

-Fred-

Back on Ebay again with a lowered reserve:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/…K%3AMEWAX%3AVRI

-Fred-

Reserve not met @ $25.3k this listing

Back on Ebay again:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/…K%3AMEWAX%3AVRI

-Fred-

Reserve Not Met @ $25,170.00 this time around

I just sent you an email.

-Fred-

Keep in mind that the Kar is in Australia and that after the shipping from the U.S. their prices are usually much higher. All U.S. built cars will sell for more money once they are there as the laws of supply and demand are more in effect there. A price paid for a Kar their is not a good indicator for pricing vehicles based within the U.S.

-Fred-

Back on Ebay again with a lower Buy-It-Now of AU $22,500.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d…=STRK:MEWAX:VRI

-Fred-

Back on Ebay again with a lower starting bid:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/For…5fCarsQ5fTrucks

-Fred-

Shane, You have certainly stepped up to the plate in buying this pump. I am sure that Robert originally thought that he was correct on the date code. With all of the information out there and what has been covered in this thread, there should be no doubt in Roberts mind that he is now incorrect in his original assumption of the date code. He has already stated that I, Fred, am wrong regarding this issue however everyone else that has posted on this thread are in agreement about the 1969 rather than a 1965 date code. I would think that with all of this knowledge and support from this public forum that another communication with Robert would now be appropriate. He should do something to make this situation right for you.

-Fred-

I agree with you on that Charles. I was just trying to address it as being part of the GT package as that is more widely recognized.

-Fred-

Shane, How much did you have to pay Robert for this wrongly dated fuel pump?

-Fred-

Dave, The Hipo steering box is the same number as a GT without power steering as they are both HCC-AX.

-Fred-

I am happy to hear that Marv is on the mend. I wish him the best on his recovery.

-Fred-

Shane, Did you ever contact RPM (Robert Price) regarding this error of selling you an incorrectly dated fuel pump?

-Fred-

I have seen another original 66 Kar with the rubber snubber on both the body and rear end. The two pieces were just beating each other up. The dash bezel and glove box door are interesting as they have both been converted to woodgrain by way of inserts as the design of the bezel and glove box door are standard pieces.

-Fred-