Posts by Murf_old

  • Vent glass frame

    Has anyone either used the reproduction vent glass frame/pivot or had their original replated? The frame itself is stainless while the little pivot is steel and usually pitted/rusty/or in some manner not as good as we would like it. Vendors now sell a reproduction of this frame/pivot and I am curious if anyone has used this part. Can the original be replated since it is spot welded to a stainless frame? NPD catalog shows a part number of 21608 if this is not descriptive enough.

  • Transmission rear seal W/boot

    Can anyone provide a source for the rear transmission seal with the little boot that Ford originally used. Most seals I have seen were the more simple type, without the boot. See them listed in NPD catalog for 3 speed and for Borg Warner 4 speed, but not for Ford top loaders. Has anyone located a substitute, or maybe ford still has them available under a new P/N. Thanks

  • Please evaluate the restoration of this carb

    I had Kurt do my carb a couple of years ago. I needed the zinc dichromate plating more than a rebuild since it worked just fine the way it was. It came back looking good, and works just fine. Not a real challenge since there was no real problem to begin with, but I was satisfied. He keeps a person in the dark about when it will come back, communiction skill is not the best and I had doubts if it made it to him, but all ended well. And yes, he did work for Jon at Pony for quite some time but did not make the trip to New Mexico when Pony Carbs moved. He is (or was at that time) difficult to contact, and sometimes crabby when you finally talk to him, so be prepared for that. He had a regular job at the time I contacted him and he of course had to do the carb business in his spare time.

  • Fuel pump rebuilding

    After several weeks of calling, contact was finally made with A-Z fuel pumps in Fairfield, Il. I had talked to Claude on somewhat of a regular basis over the past two years about rebuilding our crimped together fuel pumps. He said he could, and he did rebuild some for a couple of people on this forum. However he was always too busy to do it "right away" and always told me to call back in a couple of months and maybe he would have more time. For the last three months he has not answered his phone, I have called weekly. Today, his wife answered the phone and said tht he had indeed closed his business, that he was 77 years old and it was time for him to slow down. Claude mentioned to me about a year ago that he wold lke for his son to take over the business, but today Claudes wife said that was probably not going to happen, and that they might sell their stock of parts amd machines - but that they were not sure what was in the future. Did not talk to Claude, I had hope of talking him into doing a group of crimped pumps for any one interested on this forum, but that seems to be down the drain now. I also asked if they were keeping a list of possible customers should they sell the business and she said no, they were not. So not too much good news on that front. Sadly, I did not speak directly to Claude, which would have been best, but his wife sounded petty final. Not sure where to go from here. Called everyone who came up on a google search for fuel pump rebuilding, and none either could or in a couple of instances would rebuild the Ford crimped type pumps. Once again a brick wall. There is a rebuilder in Louisville, Ky who also has the tooling to rebuild these type of pumps but says he cannot get parts to do the job and has little interest in looking for the material, even though he says he is a Mustang person. If you have any leads please share them, I have hit a dead end after a couple of years of on again off again searching. Hope that someone has better luck than this.

  • Details of T-5 swap in 65 hipo

    I am curious about a T-5 swap in a 65 hipo. Exactly what all is changed? Does the floor need to be modified, ever a little bit, to accomodate the shifter? Will the reproduction or the stock shafter work with the factory console and factory rubber boot? When keeping the mechanical linkage for the cluth is it necessary to drill and tap the bellhousing? Will the factory crossover h pipe and the stock factory dual exhausts pipes not hit the new crossmember? Does the speedometer cable need to be replaced, and is a change in routing needed. Will the stock clutch and pressure plate still be used,? Stock brass bushing in the flywheel? Which "kit" do all of you find to be the most complete and trouble free? I am interested in any changes that are needed that deviate from stock, no matter how minor. I know that many do this swap and love the results, am interested in what bridges need to be crossed and what problems/solutions others have experienced and overcome.

  • Congratulations!

    Thank you! Also thanks to those who called and those who sent a private email. I was honored. It was fun to watch Jim Smart photograph this and several other cars last July. The 65 Hipo was also the subject of a photo session the same day so keep an eye out in future issues, it too may show up. There are a couple of items mentioned in the article that are incorrect. First, that top retailed for $289.00 in 65, not the $28.00 stated in the article. I have some original sales material, sales records and parts list from Dory Development Corp., and have collected information on these tops for the last 14 years. Simply a typo. Also I purchased the top years after purchasing the car. MM mis- understood my information sheet in this area. The article also leads one to beleive there are only three that exist, when in fact there are only three that to the best of my knowledge are being used. There are certainly more somewhere, hiding in a basement or a barn. In fact one more was discovered due to this article. I think there are less than one dozen known at this time. A very rare part of Mustang history, and if not the most rare accessory, then certainly the largest. I searched twenty years for one of those tops, beginning when I saw them in "Mustang Does It" by Ray Miller (Evergreen Press) the first year that hardcover book was published. Located the top through an ad in Old Cars Weekly in the "Corvette" parts section. How weird is that? Thanks again for the compliments, and Happy Holidays! John Murphy

  • Hipo fuel pump

    Yes, I located a guy who rebuilds the crimped pumps for Corvette owners. He gave me his card at Bloomington Gold and told me to call him when he returned to California. I waited a couple of weeks, called him and asked about Carter crimped pumps that fit a Ford. Talk about the"F" word! FORD was the "F" word tohim, that is for sure, He said he had more than enough business without messing with stuff for people who did not appreciate his work, nada. He was in a word, a jerk. One thing that I have learned after all these years is that one never ever contracts a job to a person who does not want to do that job. So I think we can write him off. The pumps (Carter) that he had on display were stunning, and it seems a pump with one number stamped on it would be as easy to rebuild as a pump with a different list number. He was pretty insulted that I even approached him about rebuilding Ford pumps.

  • Driveshaft markings

    I tend to think that Bo may be correct, and that "vert" is used to denote a color that is not the typical forest green that we commonly picture in our minds eye. My driveshaft had two stripes, more toward the differential end, and I beleive that one was a dark green from what was left of it. The other I always imagined was white - but it could have been yellow, pink, grey or now I wonder if it could have been a light yellowish-green color that I only imagined was white. The stripes were certainly there but as we all know the colors tend to lose their identity over the years. I think we are all interested in this and need to get to some kind of a resolution. I am sure that Ford did not call for two stripes, one green and one vert and intend for them to be the same color. "Vert" must indicate an unusual shade. Tom, in your years looking at theese kinds of specs, have you ever noticed any other specifications that call for marking with VERT? Just thinking out loud on this. I had saved the drawing Tom posted long ago but the resolution was terrible and I really couldn't make anything of it.

  • WANTED Mustang Production Guide Book

    If you would like a shot at a copy of the Mustang Production Guide send him a note at <thesmart67@msn.com> He has a limited number of Volume 1 that are not pristine but very useable, also a number of Volume two as well. I think he would like to sell these as a pair, and the price will be up to you and Jim. I think he will let them go for about the same price as they were in 95 when they were first published, but you will have to make your own deal with him. When these are gone they are gone, so if you are seriously looking for these publications this may be a golden opportunity. Jim might sign your copies if you would like. ( He does not know about that, so we will surprise him) Hope this will help some of you get your copy of a very informative book. In case you are wondering, it seems at this point that there will never be a second printing.

  • Fastback vs Convertiable

    I hae both types, although the conv. is not a "K". The fastback is a much more sturdy car to drive, feels twice as responsive as the conv. I love to have the top down and feel the air, but the conv. itelf drives as if it was made of rubber compared to the fastback.