Not very "INVESTMENT GRADE" IMHO from what I see.
I don't like the body color on the doors and dash - PLUS if you look closely at the engine picture it has a Choke heat tube - so the HiPo carb is definitely missing.
Probably a lot more wrong with the car if you had a chance to look closer.
I do like the color combo - just with an all black interior. And the car looks like a nice driver at least.
It all depends upon the buyer!
While the tire may NOT be worth that much to you it MAY to someone else.
Who would have dreamed 20-30 years ago that a HiPo fan or carb would be worth $500 to $1500 dollars?
I met the guy who owned the first Shelby GT350 race car at the Mid-America Shelby meet years ago - he paid a PILE of cash for original Blue Dot Goodyear tires back in the late '80s when he was putting the car back all original. AND he bought them AS and WHEN he could find them - one or two at a time! So buyers for this stuff are out there.
I also stopped and looked at the housings - they are awesome!
If you need one BUY ONE you will not be disappointed. This is a "spot on" remake of an original - without the rust pits or other issues.
That is awesome!
Nice to see someone on eBay that is honest.
Someone "thinks" they have a HiPo fan - NOT!!!
I've got 2 just like it in the basement I'd take $20 for just to get rid of them.
My real HiPo fan on the other hand is not for sale and was expensive!
Hopefully someone doesn;t get taken by this seller.
Talk to a good machine shop and ask them if the can balance each part seperately - you should be able to find the HiPo balance numbers in a previous post. If the shop can balance the flywheel to these specs you should be in the ball park - at least better than using the normal 289 flywheel.
You might also contact a clutch/flywheel supplier and see if they can make one special for you.
Since your engine is already together you can't do the crank, balancer, hatchet, and flywheel together.
Count me in for one.
Both my April '65 K and Sept '66 A have the metal ring / black button switches.
SORRY - '65 is Detroit, '66 is New Jersey
I haven't experienced this on my Fords, but did on a .....dare I say...a 396 and 454 Bowtie! Yikes - I just said the C word!
My brother is a big Chevy guy - go figure - but did result in some great Bench racing as teens.
Using stock valve train with a high lift cam commenly causes the issue you are seeing - especially if all the parts are not brand new.
Here is what I would recommend - use at your own discretion....
1) you definitely need screw in studs - if you don't have them the high lift on the cam will pull the pressed in ones out. 2) get some good aftermarket roller tip rocker arms - WELL worth the money. 3) swap out the stock springs - you can do it with the heads on the car - find the correct tool at the local AutoZone - put the piston at TDB - and you will be fine swaping out the springs. 4) USE HARDENED push rods and retainers - don't scrimp here and don't assume what you have is good. If you have broken an arm it is very likely you have bent a push rod (probably most of them are bent by now).
OR you could go the other way and pull out the cam and swap it for a more reasonable one. Most novices make the mistake of putting a wild cam in to get the lumpity/lump and forget that all the other pieces need to match for it to work reliably.
It will definetly be worth the money in the long run - and doesn;t require a machine shop (except thescrew in studs) or full motor rebuild. Plus it will be a great weekend project - maybe two.
Good luck.
LOOKS AWESOME to me!
Congrats! She looks like a very nice driver (and SLEEPER!) A little TLC and she'll be ready for any show.
My K has been parked (now under resto) since 1989.......I can't wait to have her back! So I know what you mean.
Luckily for me I built a '66 A code Coupe for my daughter and driver a '98 GT daily - so I still get my daily "Mustang fix".
Jim - could you send it to me also?
Thanks
Yep - you missed it - this was posted shortly before NPD had the systems for sale.
This car is a members and was used for prototyping the system.
Sounds good doesn't it!!!!!!!!
The HiPo - or any factory DUAL EXHAUST GT - takes the shorter vent fitting - because the hose has a bracket that holds the "block" for the lines in front of the axle tube.
The single exhaust cars use a longer vent fitting - that goes thru a hole in the line block - with the block being on TOP of the axle tube - the fitting actually keeps the block in place.
It helps that I have 2 cars - one K code dual and one A code single exhaust - so I have seen both versions. Plus I changed this myself when my '66 A code became a dual exhaust car and I used the dual exhaust rear hose.
I was there and met this gentleman and his very charming wife.
I will say as a long time K owner and poster here that he has a GREAT product!
His housings are as close to factory perfect as I have seen. He has taken the time to get all the details right.
If you need a housing for a '65 or '66 and don't want a rust pitted original that will take hours and hours to restore - I would strongly recommend that you look at one of his housings.
He definitely knows what he is doing and they are a high quality part - you will not be disappointed.
What does your door tag say?
I am not aware of a bench seat option on the fastback - as it would have negated the "2+2" badge and marketing.
If my memory is correct - Coupes and Converts had a "C" in the body/interior code to call out the bench seat - but going completely from memory I could be wrong.
I 2nd that.
I ran into a couple of guys wearing their HiPo T-shirts proudly and talked to several K owners not on the site - I hope I encouraged them to get back on! Most everyone had heard of the site, but some didn't participate.
There were a number of nice "K" cars there, but you really had to hunt to find them as there were so many cars mixed together. A "K" section would have been nice - but I understand the format - you have to look at a lot of cars to find what you want - and you see a LOT of nice cars in the process!
It was very cool to see 2 K cars in the original owners corral outside the Museum - especially since there were only about 7 or 8 cars total in the corral!
I only went for the day on Saturday and was totally blown away by how large it was - definitely will spend a couple of days at the 50th!
I hope they hold it in Birmingham again - the facility is awesome!
I have both a short (from my '65 K) and a long (from my '66 A code) fan spacer - neither of them has a casting number - just the oval FoMoCo logo on the button that goes thru the fan hole.
I also have a short later NOS replacement - not really sure what it is correct for - bought it from a big NOS part dealer and he swore it was a correct one - but he wouldn't take it back once I told him it wasn't correct. It doesn't have any numbers on it either as I remember - but I would have to look again.
I'll beleive it when I see a photo of you sitting in the ZR1....with the K driving away in the background.
Nice try - hey want to buy some coastal property in SW Arizona?
Have you checked with AMK?
They have just about every bolt Ford used on the Mustang.
Trust me I work for a living too........my wife thinks I'm CRAZY.........Is there a Mustangs NOS Anonymous? I think for me 12 Steps ain't gonna cut it!
I've got more money in the unique "missing" K parts I've found for my car than I originally purcahsed it for - in 1979.
Wish I had starting looking for the missing part sooner!
