Posts by raccol

raccol · Hipo Block Question raccol March 7, 2007 at 9:52 PM

I've been told it was a Shelby only thing.

raccol · 5F09K362491 NIR raccol March 5, 2007 at 10:26 AM

What's up with the seal along the top of the radiator support?

raccol · Intake Manifolds, S2MS vs S1MS raccol March 4, 2007 at 7:15 PM

This post talked about intakes. May shed some light.

http://www.hipomustang.com/hpmx/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6263

raccol · Greetings Bob Mannel raccol February 27, 2007 at 11:24 PM

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Bob Mannel,

Welcome to the HiPo exchange. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote> Ditto!

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Your book is the encyclopedia of small blocks and an invaluable reference.

<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>Agreed. Here's the link for anyone who doesn't already have one. It's a must have for us SBF nuts.

http://www.fordsmallblock.com/index.html

raccol · HIPO Main Caps on Ebay raccol February 4, 2007 at 1:20 PM

That's with 5 days left. Last couple of sets sold for around $1k.

raccol · Help Finding Owner 5F07K279166 NIR raccol February 1, 2007 at 10:57 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>I can understand why HPM is reluctant to add this to their site.

<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>Because I'm not convinced it happens often enough.

It's probably a good idea, we just need to determine the most effective way to implement.

Creating a separate section would probably result in a lot of duplicate posts with the items in pricing section. We get enough duplicates already because people don’t use the search before posting. Members could post that they're looking for their block or tranny, but I'm not convinced that would generate a lot of results. A car/owner search when a VIN stamped part is discovered I believe will be more fruitful.

I keep pretty good tabs on posts. Including the blocks and trannys listed in pricing section plus the emails we've received, it's probably only happened about 3 dozen times in almost five years. And maybe half of those have managed to connect a part with the car. When I see a VIN stamped part show up, I ALWAYS check the registry for contact info.

Another option would be to add the capability to contact a member when you do a VIN search to tell them you have their part. But to do that I would have to give the members the option to select whether they want to receive emails. I won’t be able to do that until I set up profiles in the registry. Even then I would be concerned that we stand the chance of some frauds taking place when the communications become private. I think the parts showing up in the eKschange, being scrutinized by the members, and the admins contacting the members is still the best way for now.

raccol · Help Finding Owner 5F07K279166 NIR raccol February 1, 2007 at 6:26 AM

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Why doesn't the registry entry for 5R07K242883 list it as engine only? It shows all the codes, minus the trim code. I thought this was only done when the complete body exists. Engine only is noted as "@-engine only".

<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>Nearly 700 VINs were listed in the registry prior to putting it online. If the VIN is one of the prior cars, we don't have that info.

raccol · HiPo crank raccol January 31, 2007 at 9:43 PM

price reduced. $550 shipped.

If you're going to make an offer, make it a reasonable one. Half what I'm asking is not reasonable. Otherwise, low ball offers will be ignored.

raccol · Help Finding Owner 5F07K279166 NIR raccol January 30, 2007 at 6:17 AM

First thing to do is a VIN search to see if the car is in the registry. If it is, then the administrators look to see if we have the owner’s contact info so we can pass along the discovery of the part. We generally receive emails off the main site telling us of a part. We’ve done this several times for engines and transmissions. We've even had someone contact us about a build sheet for a car and luckily we had the owner's email. Talking about the surprise of someone telling you they have your build sheet.

Anyway, when parts with VINs show up, we try to reunite the part with the car. Sometimes people will pay for the part, other times they don’t.

BTW, this VIN is not in the registry.

raccol · dynacorn raccol January 27, 2007 at 8:06 PM

http://www.dynacornclassicbodies.com/models.html

raccol · SITE DATA LOSS raccol January 24, 2007 at 8:15 PM

As many of you know, the eKschange db got corrupted today somehow. We lost a couple of day's worth of posts. The registry was not affected.

So sorry.<img src=images/icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>

raccol

Ask him to order a copy of the registry, it has all the info he needs <img src=images/icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

raccol · 7T02K266839 NIR raccol January 21, 2007 at 8:05 PM

I just double-checked the actual registry database, not the book. 11 Aug 67 (a fastback, 7F02K232xxx) is the latest scheduled build date in the registry. There is only one car (a coupe, 7F01K233xxx) with a higher production number but we don't have its date.

The latest scheduled build date for a NJ car in the registry is 1 Jun 67 (7T02K260xxx) so this car could be the last NJ car built when added to the registry. Remember, this is just what's in the registry and the dates are scheduled build dates, not actual build dates. Marti would have the records to prove which is the last car built.

raccol · 7T02K266839 NIR raccol January 20, 2007 at 6:06 PM

If he has a Marti report, wouldn't that notable stat be included? <BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>On Jan-20-07 at 07:38:42 PST, seller added the following information:

The production date on this car is June 28, 1967 which is very late. This could be the LAST 289 HiPo Fastback produced <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

raccol · Need Autolite Carb raccol January 18, 2007 at 4:07 PM

Check this picture for arrow pointing to the choke stop.

[Blocked Image: http://hipomustang.com/images/manChokeStop.jpg]

raccol · puzzle K raccol January 18, 2007 at 2:17 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>6T09K100514 <img src=images/icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>

raccol · 5R08K181348 NIR raccol January 7, 2007 at 10:18 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>autohauslosgatos <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

I love the username. Is that Germanish?

BTW, los gatos means "The Cats" or probably more apropos "The Jacks" (car type jacks) <img src=images/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

raccol · Merry Christmas everyone raccol December 25, 2006 at 9:53 AM

Hope you all have a safe and memorable time with your family and loved ones.

HDD

raccol · HiPo crank raccol December 23, 2006 at 11:44 AM

Fresh from machine shop 10/10. C3AE-N, 1M, X, AAA circle, Brinnel test rating of 57 in triange.

$600 shipped to lower 48.

raccol · HEH-BX TRANNY raccol December 15, 2006 at 4:46 PM