Posts by zray

  • NOS vintage parts dealers

    Quote from round2K

    It seems that mixed results are the norm when it comes to finding NOS parts. Based on my experiences over the last couple of years with a half a dozen companies I would like to give a thumbs up to Fred Ballard for supply me with a number of NOS parts and dealing ethically.


    On a second note: the cam timing on Marv's HiPo cam was right on the money and sounds fantastic.


    anybody have contact info for Fred Ballard?


    Z. Ray

    '66 GT-350

  • T10 trans info

    Quote from J_Speegle

    quote:just the case i have seen a few with the case aluminum and the tailshaft cast iron


    Someone just mixing and match parts durign a rebuild I would bet


    don't know about the '65's. But numerous '66 GT-350's, including mine, came from the factory with an aluminum maincase & cast iron tailshaft.


    Z. Ray

    '66 GT-350

  • Need Autolite Carb

    Quote from Milpitas

    I just got one for FREE!! It helps making friends around the world..A guy I know in the UK who is a big Shelby/Cobra Guy has a couple of them on his shelf and ones on the way to me..NO Charge!! Woohoo...


    care to share any of your tips on making friends ?


    Z. Ray

    '66 GT-350

  • Shelby vs. Shelby

    Quote from noelfisher

    quote:

    a rebodied shelby, by all accounts, is still a Mustang [ anyone disagree?] a CSX or Kirkham is a streetrod, newly fabricated, with nothing historically going for it, and the honest owner can say its rebodied and still claim a historical thread to the original. Honesty would still bear value to the car. The others have nothing but kit car value. IHO.

    Right on, Duncan!


    I agree with the re-bodied Shelby statement completely. Can anyone explain why they sell for more than a "regular" Mustang. I know the title has the Shelby VIN, but all it takes is a call to SAAC to expose the car as a re-body job. Even when they are advertised as a re-body, they still bring more $$$ than a comparable Mustang


    Z. Ray

    '66 GT-350

  • Intake

    Quote from BoS

    Neither of my Shelbys with the pipe used for

    PCV have erratic idle and very steady vacuum,

    16 on the 65 and 17 on the 67.

    /Bo


    According to Jon @ Pony Carbs, many aftermarket intakes, including the Hi-Rise Cobra, are prone to air leaks when used with the Autolite 4100. I'm just pointing out that if you are having this problem, a thin steel spacer plate will help.


    Z. Ray

    '66 GT-350

  • Intake

    Quote from 66FastbackGT

    Is it possible to easily replace the oem C6OE ford intake on my k code engine with a repop 289 Cobra Aluminum Intake Manifold Part# S2MS 9424A? My carburetor is a C6ZF-C and I do not want the Holley 715. Anyone done this ? should i have trouble or need a different spacer than the original one on the engine? thanks


    their are several problems with this combination (Autolite 4100 w/ Cobra intake) I have personally experienced:


    1) You will have vacuum leaks unless you use some kind of plate between the intake & the carb. A 1/16" metal plate works OK. Available at Moroso or Summit. The Ford stock one inch spacer may or may not fit. A half inch phenolic block spacer will fit most stock or Shelby style hoods.


    2) If you don't use a spacer with a fitting for the PCV hose, use will need to make a fitting. Using one of the tapped holes in the Shelby intake will not distribute the PCV gasses evenly, resulting in an erratic idle and other problems.


    check out this thread:


    http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/showtopic.php?…+zrayr/#1542535

  • Bellhousings

    thanks Ken, now I can, er, connect the dots... (not necessarily a political message)


    Z. Ray


    Quote from KPHartley

    The date can be located on the flat spot usually to the lower left of the hole for the transmission. There will be a circle with the year cast into the bellhousing. Along the outside of the circle will be one to 12 raised dots which represent the months of the year. One being January etc.


    Ken

  • Bellhousings

    where are you finding the month date code? I am only seeing the year on mine.


    Z.


  • Carb Question - 66k


    How do you know the secondarys are not working?


    secondary venturis will not open when the engine is revved in neutral, there must be a load on the engine.

  • anybody used this clutch in a 289 Hi-Po?

    Yup - I have it in my car (though I seem to recall they told me there was only a 10", not a 10.4 or .5 inch) and love it.


    I have been told the centerforce part number ref. above is for 5.0 flywheel (has locating dowels, not for the (early) 289's. I did purchace the centerforce dual friction for the 289. Centerforce part # CTF-DF490030. It's a 10" not 10.4" though.


    works OK, but probably overkill for a stock Hi-Po or GT-350

  • anybody used this clutch in a 289 Hi-Po?

    CTF-DF021048

    Centerforce Dual Friction Clutches

    Clutch Kit, Metallic, 1 1/ 16 in. Diameter Shaft, 10-Spline, 10.4 in. Diameter Disc, Ford/ Mercury, Kit


    10.4 inch was stock in the '65-'67 Hi-Po, so this would work, right? . However, Summit lists it as fitting the 84 to 93 Fords


    I'm using the stock flywheel which I believe is 157 tooth


    thanks,


    Z. Ray