Posts by jwc66k

  • Child Seat Restraint for Fastback

    I've had a set of front three point belts in my 66 hardtop for about 9 or 10 years, I was one of the first customers of the So Cal shop that put the kit together. One of my neighbors has an 'approved' child's car seat and we tried to figure a way to use it. Couldn't do it. But (but he said), that seat would go in the rear using the standard rear belts. I imagine that the same seat could be used in a 66 Fastback with factory rear belts, and a 65 Fastback with the optional ones installed. Remember, in California we got more laws to protect us from ourselves than anywhere else in the world.

    Jim

  • Child Seat Restraint for Fastback

    Only in the front seat, until the law required kids in safety seats to be sitting in the rear. I do not know of any manufacturer that catered to 1965 or 66 Mustang Fastbacks in the design of kids seats under the new laws. I'm not being rotten or arbitrary, the 'kid' I had to worry about is taller than me (6 foot plus) and gets his learners permit sometime next week. He WILL not drive my 'K' car until he is 35.

    Jim

  • Child Seat Restraint for Fastback

    Rene,

    You apparently have never had to deal with California, and I suspect Texas, lawyers. The answers for both Texas and California is different, so how can a resident of either State answer an Australian question. It's your laws you have to contend with. If you are, or were, required to have right hand drive (I still shutter), how can we answer a down under seat belt question. My 65 fastback still has no rear belts - legally, and a friend's 64 1/2 convertible was retrofitted by California laws to get front belts because the laws were changed somewhere when along the line. All I can say is, check with local law enforcement (I can't believe I'm saying that).

    Jim

  • 66 k code Australia

    It's in the registry so contact the seller and get more pictures sent to you direct. I've never heard of the 'National K-Code of America' so unless someone else has heard of it, who knows. In the registry it's a 65A Y (silver blue) 22 (blue vinyl) 07B (built 7 Feb 1966) 72 (delivered to San Jose area) 5 (3.50:1) 5 (close ratio 4 speed). Notice that there are no claims as to the original engine, transmission or rear axle and 'new' headers, intake, carb, disc, radio also might cause some to hesitate. I know the laws down under are strict as to 'classic' cars so be careful. I guess you know that.

    Jim

  • Brake Handle Replacement

    I have four loose: one still mounted on its shaft that came off a 66 San Jose hardtop and the pin comes in from the left (long arm side of the handle); two out of bag (I assume they are aftermarket) and the pins come in from the right; and one Ford NOS, C0DZ-2768-B, still sealed in the bag with no hole. It has a code 'Q29AA' on the bag but I don't think that it is a date code. On the hole for the shaft, there is a slot (key slot?) that is in the same place, 45 degs down on the left side, on all four. The only other feature is an alignment hole on the left inside of the handle.

    On the one car I can get to, a 65 San Jose Fastback, the pin comes in from the right. I know it's an original. The white is gone from 'BRAKE'.

    Jim

  • Tie Rods For 1964 to 66

    I guess the best place to start on Mustang tie rods ends, sleeves, clamps and hardware is what I do know, or suspect. I am looking for information on original factory items.

    - The 6 cylinder ends and sleeves are Falcon based, and 8 cylinder ends and sleeves are Mustang based. All sleeves have a RH and LH thread component.

    - 6cy - ends are 1/2-20 thread with 5/16-18 GR5 hardware on clamps;

    - 6cy w p/s - ends are 9/16-18 thread with 5/16-18 GR5 hardware on clamps;

    - 8cy - ends are 9/16 thread with 5/16-18 GR5 hardware on clamps;

    - 8cy w p/s RH - same as without p/s;

    - 8cy w p/s LH - 3/4-18 thread with 3/8-24 GR5 hardware on clamps;

    Somewhere I came up with a 3/8-24 bolt with a square shoulder for the power steering clamps, and I also found 5/16 grade 8 bolts mixed in.

    All items are more or less natural in finish with paint dabs.

    The questions:

    Are my above statements correct?

    Is there any difference in years?

    Were grade 2 or 8 bolts used, what size and where?

    Did the assembly line use 5/16-24 threads, and where?

    Did 'K' Mustangs and Shelbys use the standard Mustang 8 cylinder setup?

    I looked at the pictures of Charles' convertible and it's a bit difficult to make out hardware size. The hardware does look natural. Were any phosphate and oil (-S2), cad or zinc plated?

    Jim

  • FoMoCo in oval circle or square??

    Jimmy,

    With the exception of 'ADD' and 'FULL', this is what I find:

    1965 GT Fastback dipstick - no identification. Original engine has never been opened.

    1966 GT Fastback dipstick - FoMoCo in an oval. Original engine rebuilt in 1990.

    1966 hardtop, 289 'A' code, dipstick - no identification. I don't know the history of the car prior to 1986 when I bought it.

    Spare dipstick hanging on cabinet door - no identification.

    Jim

  • 6T09K285286 1966 Mustang Fastback K code project

    Quote from C6ZZKGT

    In response to Jim regarding Ebays new feedback policy, it seems that you actually have it reversed. The seller can no longer leave negative feedback for a buyer. If the buyer was unable to leave negative feedback for a seller, the negative feedback on this last sale could not have been left by oldcarnutty. Personally I would have preferred for Ebay to have left things the way they were with all types of feedback posted for both buyer and seller. At least that way you get a somewhat better picture of who you are dealing with.

    -Fred-

    Not reversed -twisted. I requested a return and a refund from the seller on the basis of parts delivered were not as advertised. I got no response. I then went thru the PayPal system and had to wait for a specific amount of time, make my claim in a specific amount of time, send several additional e-mails to the seller, document my claim, send additional information to PayPal, call PayPal, ship the item, provide on-line tracking of the package to PayPal, tell PayPal the item had been delivered - twice, request a review from PayPal, and finally after seven weeks, I got an e-mail that I would get a refund - in five to seven days. The seller NEVER communicated with me. I did all the leg work (typing on a keyboard). I assume that PayPal told the seller what the real world was like and what the PayPal/e-Bay agreement was from a legal aspect. And Feedback, I ain't there yet - I got to cram a lot of words into a few letters.

    Jim

  • 6T09K285286 1966 Mustang Fastback K code project

    It's buyer beware, and every man for himself. I'm in the final stages of retrieving my money for an e-bay purchase and it's a pain in the ass. PayPal runs you thru a wringer and it's designed to prevent fraud - on the buyers part. The seller almost always gets off 'scott free'. E-bay policy now prevents a buyer from being warned about a fradulent seller, and we've seen a prime example right here.

    Jim

  • How rare is my K kode?

    No Ford Motor Company assembly line or production records exist for 64 thru 66 Mustangs so your question cannot be truthfully answered. The best you can hope for is data accumulated in the Mustang Production Guide that show about 4 pct of total production of 1965 Mustangs were painted Praire Bronze. Palimino vinyl was the most common interior trim at 47 pct, black at 28 pct and 11 pct were Palimino vinyl.

    Jim

  • Tire size...

    All this restomod talk prompted me to go look at my kid's 66 hardtop and its got Cooper P225/60R14 all the way around. Of course the rest is pure stock (almost) 'A' code. Sorry, no 'Shelby' drop for reference.

    Jim

  • Autolite air cleaner stud help

    The stud is Ford p/n 370971-S8. It has a 5/16-18 thread at one end, a 1/4-20 thread at the other, is 3 13/16 inch long overall and has a 1/2 hex drive 'nut' towards the 1/4-20 end. You can get it at NPD, AMK Products or most other Mustang stores for $5 to $7.

    Jim

  • Found my Build Sheet! K GT's vs Non GT

    No info exists as to 66 K+GT; only percentages of the total build for GT's cars (which includes 'A' codes) for the entire year, and those are marketing figures, not actual assembly line data. The numbers 'talked' about are about 4.2 pct of the total of the 1966 build which was reported to be 607,568 cars. That would be about 25,518 cars with the GT option. You can figure the rest.

    Jim