Posts by s2ms

s2ms · Original Battery Holddown Clamp s2ms May 22, 2006 at 12:40 PM

Charles, have you heard any more yet on when Ford switched to the clamp without the tab?

s2ms · vin number on block s2ms May 19, 2006 at 12:17 PM

Quote from DJames

Now we have a bunch of thirty year old guys that know for a fact that the motor has never been out of their forty year old car....

Hold on there. I know for a fact the motor in my car is not VIN stamped. Wait a sec, I forgot (happens all the time, guess I'm not 30 anymore), that's because the original was blown up. Crap.

At least I know how it happened. The owner at the time threw a rod during a SCCA road race in 1973. The block was destroyed but fortunately everything else except two rods survived and he rebuilt the engine using a D1ZE Boss 302 service block and Boss rods.

s2ms · Original Battery Holddown Clamp s2ms May 11, 2006 at 3:04 PM

Thanks for the info Charles, I'm curious to find out which is correct for my late March, 66 car.

Isn't the clamp in the pic above installed upside down and backwards?

s2ms · Original Battery Holddown Clamp s2ms May 9, 2006 at 12:36 PM

Quote from CharlesTurner

The one with the locater tab is the correct one. The tab actually fits into the original battery. This is something we put in the MCA rulebook this year for concours judging.

I'm surprised to see an NOS one with the tab, it seems like all the service ones I have seen did not have the tab. I have 2 originals with the tab.

Thanks for the info Charles. I bought both of these from a small town Ohio Ford dealer a while back. I don't need both so will probably sell one, now I know which one to keep!

s2ms · Original Battery Holddown Clamp s2ms May 8, 2006 at 9:42 PM

Does anyone out there have an original, production battery holddown clamp? Or at least a pic of one?

I have two NOS ones and they are a little different. One has a small cutout flange, much like you see on the spare wheel holddown plate, that I haven't seen before. It also has an older style part# sticker. Here's a pic:

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s2ms · Hipo Air Filter s2ms February 2, 2006 at 11:30 AM

Wonder what's up with these round mesh Motorcraft FA-41s lately? A few months ago you could get these all day long for ~$75. Dang it, looks like I sold mine too soon.

s2ms · Hipo Air Filter s2ms January 9, 2006 at 3:18 PM

These older Motorcraft FA-41's are a tad smaller than the original FoMoCo filters like Bo has pictured above and as such IMHO look a little goofy inside the HiPo air cleaner housing. The repops now are so good and fit better.

s2ms · Member Gallery s2ms December 29, 2005 at 11:43 AM

Very nice Mike, is that an original mfg plate?

s2ms · Hipo Air Filter s2ms December 2, 2005 at 10:47 PM

And these aren't even the correct one for the 289 HiPo, too tall and too wide. The correct K part# is B7SZ-9601-A (Motorcraft# FA-41). I believe the first application for the FA-41 was the 57 T-Bird 312 4V. Bought several of these when I had that 57 'Bird, now I wish I had bought a few more.

s2ms · 65 HiPo Motor Mounts s2ms October 19, 2005 at 11:15 AM

I also thought the guy was nuts for having a $1000 BIN until a friend pointed out he has seen several complete sets of 65 HiPo motor mounts hit $650 to $750 in past Ebay auctions. I don't think there's been a complete set on there for quite a while so maybe $1000 isn't too crazy. Glad I don't need 'em.