The pics provided are of a 38A alternator from an A code 289, August '64 scheduled build date car.
Posts by CharlesTurner
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There is also a 5TPZ that was introduced sometime during the '65 production year. It also starts with a '5'.
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Not a V8 starter, but a good example of what the stamp should look like.
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Pull up a chair and a drink and drop 'Arvinode' into the search box on the left!
GT production for '65 didn't start until sometime in mid-late March.
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The 65-66 shields are solid, not vented like later versions. There is a slot where the caliper bracket passes through.
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I also have a blue/blue K fastback, built very close in production to yours. 5F09K393684
You should add to your description that your car was originally an Arvinode exhaust K code.
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Thanks JR. While I may not necessarily agree with the way the K was done, that is my personal opinion and I respect the choices you made. All the photos you took and the time spent looking for details are priceless and adds credibility to the car.
While the actual time spent actually working on the car can be measured to a certain degree, there is an enormous amount of time that is often overlooked. Time spent looking for and acquiring parts can often approach or exceed actual wrench turning time. I can't even imagine how many hundreds of hours I have spent surfing the web, going to swap meets, etc... Of course, we wouldn't do it unless it was a passion and something we enjoy. Lots of folks prefer to buy cars already done and "enjoy" them, but for a lot of us, the restoration journey is just as or more enjoyable!
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Quote from lscman
So I take from reading this last post the mass back carpeting is no better then standard carpet?
Based on my experience with mass-back, it was very poor quality and not worth the extra expense.
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Quote from bobmannel
Has anyone confirmed the use of a 38-amp alternator on a 289 (HiPo or otherwise)? If a stamping has survived, it would start with C5DF.
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Quote from 6hypo5conv
OK, Great!!! Thanks! thats what I'll do then.
Did the gold one show up later-say in 1966 production? I think that I've seen the gold ones on several '66s...
I don't know when the aluminum started in production, off-hand. Would have to look through docs and photos.
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I can't say for sure, but would install the steel one unless you find compelling evidence that the other was used.
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If it's solid steel, it should be like a brownish-black plating. If it has a slot on the bottom and is aluminum, it would have been a yellowish gold, like zinc dichromate or gold cadmium.
AMK has a pretty nice repro of the steel spacer.
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$2500 start and still a reserve.
If the seller is serious about selling, they would remove it from the woods, clean all the debris out of it and put up some decent pictures. As the car sits, I doubt very many folks would even give $500 for it.
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Not too many originals to use as a guide and any of the press photos/dealer brochures have to be taken with a grain of salt.
I think this pic shows the tips pretty close as they were originally:
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The price was fair for the condition. They've become a desirable item since we know these were used as far into '65 production as January/February. Until a reproduction comes along, restoring originals is the only way to get this detail right.
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It wouldn't be the first time we've seen something like this, but just so you know, the car was supposed to have the reinforcement places in the rear seat area and also have a square corner snubber plate. 65-66 GT A codes had the same rear build-up as a K code, since dual exhaust was a requirement.
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Quote from supershifter2
just come back from helping a freind recarpet his 65 fastback GT. its an A code his dad bought new and gave it to him years ago. pulled the rear seat out and it aint got the reinforcement plates where the muffler hangers are. i asked if i colud look the car over and look underneath. i has the crush tubes in the rear frame rail. it has the same foglight wiring harness as my 65 gt's but no holes in the core support but it does have the foglight wire in the light harness and the parkin and tail light come on with the fog.
What type snubber plate is under it?
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Friendly FYI... the date stamp on an early starter would have been an ink stamp. So long as you get the correct housing, you can put whatever date you want on it (assuming you have the correct stamp.)
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I think you will find some variance in assembly plants. The San Jose examples I have seen appear to have had larger characters used to stamp the trans. Dearborn looks to be about the same. Don't have any Metuchen examples handy.
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Quote from rds289k
Where on the unibody would these stampings be?
On pretty much every piece of sheet metal throughout the car.
