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  • Over-ride traction bars

    Yeah, that's kind of what I figured. The existing brackets are well under the seat, over a foot in from the side panel. And the holes for the bars are through the floor, not the wheelhouse. I don't have a real need for traction bars since I'm restoring to original specs. I thought if they would be unobtrusive I'd put 'em in, but it doesn't matter that much to me.


    I also have to decide if I should remove and grind down all traces of the brackets from the rear axle, or maybe just leave them there like old war scars.

  • Over-ride traction bars

    Thanks Beagle,


    That's what I've been looking for. I'd imagine I would have to open up the small end of the boot a little to fit over the ends of the traction bars though.


    You just gave me an idea- maybe a CV joint boot of some kind might work too.

  • Is this a HiPo Engine?

    Unless I'm mistaken, both styles of harmonic balancer have the same imbalance (28 oz. if I recall). The hatchet counterweight is what is used to make up for the weight of the thicker rod bolts in a hipo.


    I think you can use a hipo balancer on a regular 289 without any problems/vibration.

  • Is this a HiPo Engine?

    Sure, it could be a hipo. It might be a full blueprinted, ported, polished, high compression small-block for all I know without tearing it down and looking at its guts. But more likely than not it's a C-code that somebody put a thick balancer on.


    All of the original fuel pumps looked like that - both hipo and lopo.

  • Four K-Codes at a cruise night!!!

    Steady progress on the Kar, maybe it will be ready for next summer's cruise. I've been driving the wheels off the six cylinder though.


    Yes, Kman's coupe and the poppy fastback were the only authentically restored K-codes. The other 2 didn't have any of the K parts left on them as far as I could see, unless they still had the rear ends.


    I think the fastback was the one that was posted on ebay awhile back.


    Jack, I hope to see you at the Time Machines show in Durham!

  • Four K-Codes at a cruise night!!!

    Last night I spotted four K-codes at a cruise night (including Kman's). I was really suprised since we usually only have a turnout of one or two at most of the local car shows.


    It was a great cruise; they actually shut down Main Street Middletown and FILLED it with cars - in parking spots on both sides, two abreast down the center lanes, the full lenghth of Main Street. Over 700 cars.

  • 5F09K732438

    I saw this car at cruise night yesterday, and it looked really nice and complete. It has all the right parts, and is a high quality restoration. I didn't catch the owner though.

  • 5F08K665415 on eBay NIR

    If it has all its parts it could be worth 10K in the hipo parts alone, especially if you sold everything individually. Think about how much motor mounts, carbs, rear end parts, individual motor parts (rods, blocks, caps) fans have all been going for. It might be better to part the car out from a financial standpoint.

  • Over-ride traction bars

    Does anyone know if you can use over-ride traction bars in a 65 coupe and still have the back seat installed?


    My kar still has the brackets welded in place on the rear end and under the back seat from its SCCA days, and if the bars won't interfere with the back seat, I think I'll put in a set.


    And if they do fit, any ideas for a boot to seal up the holes in the floor? When I dissassembled the car, it looked like they had used some type of large, accordian ribbed shifter boot. Like something out of a dumptruck maybe.


    Anyone know what Shelby used for GT350s?