Posts by BoS_old

  • Shock recommendations

    I am running original (never repaired) Konis on my

    65 Shelby. They are all dated 4 65. Got the front ones

    from a friend and they have the thick upper ring and the

    rear ones I found in a box in my garage. Probably were on my car

    when I bought it in 1988. Very dirty but a good cleaning,

    professional paint job, adjustment and they work and look like new.

    Amazing after 44 years. The Konis on my 67 have been there for 32 years. The early Konis are numbered 1326 and 1327 while the newer

    are 1388 and 1389 respectively for front and rear.

    /Bo

  • Valve Spring Diameters

    I went to my garage and found the box with NOS springs

    and the text says: Valve Damper Spring

    C3OZ-6513-A

    1 PKG of 8 PCS.

    Measured the red marked springs and to me it looks like they are

    2.04". Checked the 65 and 66 Shop Manuals and it specifies

    a Free Length of 2.04" for the 289 High Performance Engine.

    /Bo

  • Valve Spring Diameters

    I checked and the book how to rebuild your small-block Ford

    says in a table: Free length 2.02" and installed height 1.77".

    Sorry, but maybe the information is wrong. I know the load specified

    in the book says 83-89 lbs and I have written 93 as the higher value

    myself.

    Have some NOS but they are the C9 type and the originals should be C3

    correct?

    /Bo

  • Original wire harness protection

    Jerry,

    Here in the Dallas area there used to be a guy by the name

    of Pat White III who restored wire harnesses. He restored my

    tail light and engine feed harnesses and did an excellent job. However, I don't think he is around anymore doing this type of work.

    You are probably best off by buying from the guy specified above and do the job yourself.

    /Bo

  • dies when braking hard

    Yes, You are correct. missed a 0, sorry.

    What I do is as you said open the throttles and

    pull the lever down and put the feeler gauge

    in between the two. Has always worked fine on my

    3259's

    Glad you fixed your problem.

    /Bo

  • switching balancers

    Was every Ford engine including the 289 HP individually

    balanced at the factory? Didn't know that as I read a

    publication in the 70's that you could exchange parts like

    dampers etc. without a re-balancing needed. Two years ago I

    replaced the damper on my 65 and knock on wood, so far no problems and the engine runs very smooth.

    /Bo

  • '65 Windsheild washer hose? (& T)

    Got the radiator overflow hose and choke cable tubing

    yesterday and still have the same question before I

    put the radiator hose on: how long is it originally

    or how far down did the originals protrude. Did over

    flow water hit straight on the 45 degree angle frame

    or did it go below it?

    Also, does anybody have a factory picture showing how

    far the choke cable tubing covered the cable shield

    and where the clamp was located?

    Thanks for your help.

    /Bo

  • Rear Spring Question

    RPM,

    Didn't you ask about the bolt that holds the

    spring leafs together not the clamps?

    If so, please remember that the bolt for HiPo's

    (65 and 66) has a longer head as the center hole

    is deeper than on a 8 inch rear axle.

    If the bolt with the shorter head is used the

    rear axle may move around.

    /Bo

  • '65 Windsheild washer hose? (& T)

    Yesterday, I ordered the Radiator overflow hose and

    the choke cable tubing from Jack. Talked to him for quite

    a while and he is a really nice guy. He told me that the

    windshield washer hoses are supposed to be ribbed but it's much too expensive to get the thinner short hose reproduced.

    /Bo

  • '65 Windsheild washer hose? (& T)

    Checked again early this morning and both (different diameters) washer hoses are ribbed. Don't remember if they are the ones that were on the car when I bought or if I replaced them after buying the car in Feb. 1988. Found a complete windshield washer set in a C5

    marked box in Houston many years ago and I may have used the

    hoses from that kit. Looked for the box with what's left of the kit

    in it this morning but haven't found it yet.

    /Bo

  • its back

    Have a feeling I saw this car yesterday at the Yellow Rose

    car show in Fort Worth. Took some pictures and will look

    through them today to see if this car made an enough impression to take a picture.

    /Bo