Posts by 289kford

Quote from s2ms

I've never dealt with the aboss guy, and maybe this is an honest mistake on their part, but the description for ebay item# 320177396845 is not true. These are not obsolete from Ford, I bought two from a local Ford dealer just last week for under $4 each.

C3DZ-3517-A $3.33 list. Ford has close to 1000 in stock, not obsolete, not on future obsolete list.

COBRA intake at $1325.00 w/ 2 days left on E-bay now.

For what it's worth, there is a guy selling Ford seat belt extensions on E-bay. He wants 20-25 each plus shipping. You can go to any Ford dealer and get them for FREE.

Quote from 66gtk

What the heck is going on!?!? Are Shelby and SAAC disbanding - sure looks like it. So much for us vintage guys.....

Just like the FUN FORD weekends, late model cars are taking over.

There is probably big money at stake too.

It is the likes of your misfortune that I am trying to learn from. The only size primary tube I have seen is 1 5/8. What size did you get?

Notice they blow up a 66 Hertz Shelby? Probably (just?) a fastback but still....

It's not just the money they spend but to blow up rare cars?

I am toying with the idea of going to tri-y headers if I replace my exhaust and researching potential problems 1st.

I have seen posts or sales adds that say

1) there are 2", 2 1/2", and 3" collectors. I would prefer 2 1/2 to go into a 2 1/4 exhaust.

2) some hit the pitman arm on turns.

3) the z-bar hits. Only works with hipo z-bar?

4) they hit shock tower on right side.

Were the original 2" collectors?

Who has them installed?

Who makes or sells the ones that actually fit?

Any other hints and opinions welcome..

I should have been more specific. What cam was used? Was it the LeMans? Were the pistons changed? I looked around the WEB but couldn't find any specifics. If any one knows of a site please post.

Along those lines, how does the LeMans cam work with stock valve sizes? I guess at the least you would need to gasket match the ports. How about valve clearence. What lift can you get away with with stock pistons?

What was changed for the 'R' version to reach 350HP?

Quote from dunc289

how are the clearances in the front? Rear?

If your asking me, way too close in the front. About 1/4 inch from the upper control arm to the tire, and they rub in full lock turns in reverse. Should have mentioned that in above post. Just another reason to go narrower. I got a great deal on e-bay for these wheels, still in the box, but I wonder if the offset isn't quite what it should have been and that's why these were sold cheap. I paid 400 with centers and shipping for all 4. Later, the seller was at 500 plus shipping. Either he made a mistake the 1st sale or there was a reason for the low price.

I am running 15x7 Magnum 500's with 215/60-15 Goodrich tires. I love the look, but my tires squeal like hell on slow turns in parking lots. I think it may be because of the width of the tread. I have read some where that wide tires contribute to bump steer too. The car was designed for 4" or 5" wide tires wasn't it?. I have a set of 205/65 Eagles that are going on in the spring. My front end is tight except for a little play in the idler arm, so that may contribute to the tire squeal because of toe change, but when I had 14" 70 series tires, I did not have that problem. I know alot of people are running 60 series and even 50 series, it would be good to hear from them also.

Did I read some time ago that some of the Detroit built cars were undercoated? Does that seem logical that the plant would do that? likely I mis read.

Been going to the Norwalk (ohio) FFW event for a few years, mostly to see the Nostalgia class. At one time, there were 50+ cars in that class, real race cars--T-bolts, galaxies, cyclones and of course, mustangs, etc. There was a Focus class that I enjoyed with my son who has a Focus and likes the sport compacts too. this year, 1 focus. There was a host of 6 second cars. this year -0-. the past 2 years have been really lean. this last week was about 15 cars in nostalgia, most just older street cars. there were not enough quick 16 cars in open and closed classes to make 16 cars combined. I will say this, the event is looking more and more like a NMRA event. street stang, ultra stang, fast stang... and most of those are fox or later body cars. I love mustangs, but come on. Is it the economy killing these events for the 'real race cars' or or these cars not showing up at this particular venue? who has been to some of the other events and what's been there?

You don't say if the motor has been apart or anything changed. is the cam original? if replaced, is the gear that meshes with the cam correct? is it the correct distributor and gear? if the dist gear is not loose, the only other thing I can think of besides the gears not meshing, is that the timing chain is wiped, but then you should not have compression either. do you have access to a 2nd dist?

Youngstown (ohio) area mustang nite has produced about a 1/2 dozen K Kars the last few years, some from as far as W.Va and Pa. hopefully may see as many this year. anyone else planning to go? correctd date August 10

I suppose my criticism could have been premature, but I think if you are going to the trouble of rebuilding an engine, you could take the extra steps to make it what you say it is supposed to be. I know that over 40 years alot of thing happen to a car. at the very least, an air cleaner that the 289 hipo sticker fits on would be minimum.

It was red, I never paid attention to the top.

Was at Summit racing for a Ford show today and there was a 66 C code coupe that had a window sticker that read " dealer installed GT and Hipo upgrade..... includes GT stripe, disc brakes.... conversion to full spec 289 hipo" cost was 510.00. there were pics of the car before and after. apparently this full spec conversion didn't include a dual point, fat crank dampner, or correct cylinder heads. Did not hear the car run, don't know about the solid lifter cam, and it had headers on it now, no pic of the original manifolds. supposedly, the car was a factory 4 speed, but in the photo album was a pic of the 2.80 gears that came out for a 3.25 replacement set. I thought that 2.80 gear came behind the C4? was this hipo conversion a popular thing or just offered by a dealer or 2? wouldnt 'full spec' imply all the pieces to you? my guess is this car got a 4V carb and thats about it. by the way, this car was featured in mustang times or monthly some time ago, so the diary says.

CJ pony parts sells a line adaptor kit to do this. it has a couple of lines and a plug. that may be easier than making them up and it was under 20 bucks. .... 1965-1966 Single To Dual Bowl Master Cyl. Con DRUM BRAKE , ORIGINAL METAL ..part number MU14200O also available in stainless for 30

I never heard of it (for a 9") either that's why I posted. All I have ever done is swap 3rd members out, never built one. That guy did get back to me as well and said it wasn't a Ford thing. thanks for the replies.

thinking about changing my 4.56 gears out for something around 3.89 and was told by 1 guy that I may need to replace the carrier (?) because gears over or under a certain ratio have pinion gears of a size that can't be compensated for by the adjustments. Is that true for the 9" or is that a Dana thing?

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