Posts by Morsel

  • Timing specs for 66 K-Code engine

    Quote from 289kford

    K engines are 12 btdc initial somewhere around 700 rpm. A K code should not have a vacuum advance. Maybe California cars did? Is your distributor a dual point? Normally a car with vacuum advance is set without the hose attached.

    Yeah, the vacuum advance thing was a mistake, haha. Fred set me straight and gave me specs as well. Thanks for the response.

  • The Pony Showroom

    Very cool indeed, and yep, proper 66 C-Servo cover, fantastic. Yeah, without documentation and from what I've been told, none of the fog light stuff can be used as documenting a true factory GT. I had to do this with my car because I was in the same boat. Only way from what I've been told in a 66 is to run a plumbers camera from the inside of the car with the carpets out or pulled back down the inside of the rocker panels, if it's smooth and has no filled holes where rocker panel molding was, then it's a true factory GT. I had to do this with mine and was happy to see no previous holes :)

    Looks like you have a great car for sure.

    Jason

  • The Pony Showroom

    Nice and good looking interior. Have you confirmed it's a factory GT or if the GT look was added later? Also would love to see a shot of your C servo cover if you have one in your archives...

    Thanks,

    Jason

  • The Pony Showroom

    Hey guys, sorry have been busy and haven't been here for a few days.

    Anthony,

    Yes pretty cool and close for sure, my vin is 6R09K16XXXX, with a build date of Feb 10th 66, although we already know mine got delayed during production for some reason. But yes, I have some documentation, but not much. I was able to talk to the original owner on a phone call and recorded him talking about the purchase of the car and his use, and mainly how he hated Pony & Deluxe interior, haha. But yes, bought at Swanson Ford, the plate frames are not original to the car though, I got lucky years and years ago and found a son of one of the managers there that had found brand new plate frames in his dads attic and sold me a set... let me pick the best ones... As far as the car itself, pretty similar, Factory GT automatic Candy Apple Red with Black interior. Lived in Petaluma CA where I bought it from.

    And super nice car as well... It looks like because of the white stripe, yours either has white or red interior? Does yours still carry the original HiPo C4?

    Thanks,

    Jason

  • Fog Light Holes

    On the concours site I read somewhere that for a long time everyone thought they were punched (so with the slight lip) but apparently they have also been drilled from unrestored GT cars and that opinion had changed over the years. On a K-Code from my understanding the only true way to identify if you have a real factory GT is to run a plumbers camera down the inside of rocker panels from the inside of the car and verify that there are no holes filled where the rocker panel moldings would have been if it wasn't a GT. For a real factory GT K-Code it would be perfectly smooth metal, no sign of rocker panel molding holes. I had to do this with my car to confirm it was an actual factory GT K-Code. All of this is of course if you have your original date stamped rocker panels ;)

  • New member from Australia

    Yes, and actually the one from my previous post is correct for 66, the one above in my post is actually a 65, notice the thicker "C" on the 65 version verses the thinner "C" on the 66 version. I believe from the Concours and SAAC site that the thin C version started coming into play around late October 65...

    And also, yes, that list, I remember the huge list I had to fix :)

    Thanks,

    Jason

  • New member from Australia

    Hey Fred,

    I noticed on that Carb that it doesn't have a dash pot, is that something that happened on later C6ZF-F. And yes, there are several internal difference on a HiPo C4, but as mentioned the C Servo cover is quick check, although they can be added and Trans can still be standard. Here's a shot of a real C Servo cover, notice the FORD logo and little marking below it, the Repro's don't have those.

    Jason

  • WTB 1966 K-code Automatic Transmission

    Maybe go over to the SAAC forum and post as well in there wanted section, these are super hard to find and when they do come up, people are looking for big $$$ for an unrestored or rebuilt one, restored I've seen then go for between 7K and 9K. Just warning you :)

  • Oil Pump

    See, this is why I ask you Fred, things like that are good to know ;) Thanks for that information and I'll be sure to pass on that info to my builder. I'll ping you off line about the part...

    Thanks again,

    Jason

  • Oil Pump

    Hey Fred,

    Thanks for the response as always and that's what I figured was the case. Do you think it's another one of those "worth while upgrades" to do a high volume pump, or just leave it stock, as you know I do for the most part cruise my car, but do get on it at times pretty hard.

    Let me know your thoughts.

    Thanks as always,

    Jason

  • Oil Pump

    Hey all, wondering if the oil pump used in a 66 K-Code is different then a standard 289 engines, is the stock one considered a high volume one? I keep seeing posts and such talking about high volume oil pumps when talking about our Kars, or was it the same used for all 289 engines and they are all considered high volume oil pumps?

    Also, what the part number if you have it handy :)

    Thanks as always,
    Jason