I have 5F09k399***. Pretty close in the #'s. My car does not have the bumper guards, had the same rally pac and shifter when I got it in '76.
conspiracy?
The add says dyno'd at 340 horse? It has cast iron manifolds, doesn't even look to be hipo manifolds.
for what it's worth, there is a fastback on e-bay that has the "rare (c code) 289" the "rare 4 speed" and "highly desired wimbleton white "
they want 33K.
OK, I just turned 50 and don't think I'm over the hill just yet. One of the applications wants to know if 'the primary driver of the car is 60 or over, did he/she take and pass an old fart driver accident avoidance class?' are my skills diminishing that much?
I'm trying to remember if that is the same company that said to be insured you need to be at least 30 AND have 10 years of driving under your belt. pretty selective group.
my son would kill me if I went with the 30 and over crowd.
I think Hagerty and Grundy are used the most, but anyone using something else? I was looking around and found American Collectors for example. Using basic coverages and 30K for car value, the quote on the site is about $30-50 less than Hagerty or Grundy for a year. But, what they offer that the others don't, is a choice of deduct. which can lower the premium another 50. 100 bucks in a year isn't much, but it will buy a couple gallons of gas. That 100 may come with a big price if you ever need to file a claim though.
what are the thoughts out there?
Quote from round2KI have received a number of requests for the video, but want to get better footage of the idle. The exterior shots did not do justice to the system where they were taken and the idle quality is actually much better than it sounded in the film. I'll try and post them this weekend and then get them up on an FTP site for those that want them.
that would be great. I watched it with my son and he mentioned he would like to have more 'drive by' and 'drive away' shots.
by the way, I wish I had a long winding road like that to cruise around on. If we have a road, it's full of potholes.
when I did mine, I used just enough cement to hold the gaskets in place to the head, and I used it on the end gaskets to the block, with RTV in the corners. alot of instructions will say to throw away the cork end gaskets and use RTV, but I have not had any problems. I also pulled my distributor.
did he get a check from the insurance co.? will he have to pay them back?
according to the goodyear site, using the integrity tire, the 195-75 is taller by 1/10"-- 25.5 vs 25.4, but the tread width has the 205-70 at over a 1/2" wider-- 5.5 vs 6.1. you need to check the specs for the tires you are considering. a 1/10 isn't noticed but the wider tread may be better for looks (my .02) and traction.
I have the round top lid on my Jan 65 Detroit built car. Was on the car when I bought it in 76. could not say if or why it would have been changed.
I ran that number on the ford locate tool, found 4 ford dealers that show 1 ea. in stock....
mel clayton az. 1-800-255-3673
watson ms. 1-601-956-7000
lumberton nc. 1-910-738-6281
dealers engine sales ny. 1-800-537-9277
sometimes the info on the locater is not correct, but these were all shown as updated today. let us know how you make out. Bill
ebay item #150218590288. Ad states;
*** however I kept the tags thinking some day I might use them for something. ***
the something was probably going to be a C code car that he thought he would be able to sell for an extra 10-15K after swapping the tag, then figured out he might be bending a law some how, so now just sell the tag, make a few grand and let somebody else stick it on a C code and sell it. he is just selling a piece of auto history memorabilia after all.
Quote from C6ZZKGTI have been using BF42's in my Hipo street driven Kars for many years as they do not tend to foul.
-Fred-
I switched for the same reason. Did you rejet the carb with the hotter plug? I didn't but wondered if I should. I have looked at the 42's after driving, they don't seem like the engine is leaned out.
the motorcraft bf42 is available as a bsf42.
keep in mind the current autolite brand is not fomoco affiliated but autlolite may still make plugs for ford under the motorcraft name? if you want ford parts get motorcraft.
the bf22 still shows up in a price tape may be hard to find (and too cold anyway).
I switched to 42's last year as the 32's were too cold (I thought) for normal driving.
tried to e-mail you, it came back undeliverable. I have some Autolite BF32 plugs, from when Ford owned Autolite. I think I have 8 that have never been used. I used to change them every year and clean up the removed ones for the next year with just a few hundred miles on them. these would be from the 70's, not 60's. there are some on E-bay now (not mine). make me an offer.
you may want to paint those gaskets body color too. that part of the gasket you can see looks like a big rust spot.
item 180213794517 VIN 5F07K708928 on e-bay (not for sale by me, just informing of it)
Quote from KmanI beleive fullburn's gorgeous 66 coupe is Sapphire blue - there may be some pictures of his car on the site. Try doing a search
Jack
it is on page 2 of the gallery. if that is the same blue in the picture as I remember, it gets my vote.
had one similar to change the oil on the boat I used to have. worked alot better than trying to get the drain pan under that V8 engine.
Well, I made one of my many requests to Liberty to check on the 289 K replica and instead of the usual 'thanks for your interest' answer or no answer at all, this one was a little more promising. This time it was from the VP and he said he would send the idea to marketing AND Ford licenseing. I told him the 289K was as loved as the 427, they already had way too many small block Chevy models and we deserved equal time. Also, I promised that all you folks would buy at least 1 each. It may be a Shelby version, but it will be something.
they offer 2 models for Ford, single point conversion, and a dual point conversion. I have the Pertronix I dual point conversion. I assume the newer Pertronix II has the same offerings.
I talked to a guy at Scott Drake, they make the tri-y's you see offered with the Shelby part #. He says the ones they make fit, period. they are patterned after the Shelby design. Shelby used them on 4 speed cars, why would a builder claim they are for auto trans only? some say they don't work with the hipo z-bar, again, why not? He told me he heard of some Patriots that fit, some don't, why he has no clue. The only problem you may run into is with a later bell housing that has the bigger 164 tooth flywheel, and is wider to accomodate, but still the collector can be dinged to clear.
After all that, I still don't know if I want them. If my front pipes are still ok, I may just change the mufflers and tail pipes, if they are borderline, maybe just go 2 1/4 all the way and leave the manifolds.
