Posts by round2K_old

Jerry,

That's asphalt coated fabric wire loom. It's used in certain places in the trunk looms and a short piece is on the tag light. We will need to know what body style you have. There are a couple of suppliers that still make it.

Dave

This is a donor from an unrestored 10/64 SJ coupe.

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Quote from Scott302

Actually the hole should be "D" shaped. The round hole did not appear until 1970.

The three distinct holes (D, square and round) also had a tang size that was unique to each hole.

Scott

Scott - have to respectfully disagree about the round holes on early cars. Have seen them on many early K codes while researching the exhaust mount locations in the frame rails. We had 18 K codes at Ron Bramlett's Mustangs Plus "K" Day show a couple of years ago and I noted many round holes.

Those are AMK. The proper early springs actually should have a round hole, but no one is reproducing them. You can make your own out of bulk stock from Eaton Spring or some other local spring rebuilder, but it takes more time than I have.......

12/64 SJ. This was taken near completion of restoration; the aqua on the shock daubs was too blue, should have been teal. The hunter green dot on the springs was missing too. (Arinovde has replaced the transverse duals!) This should help you get it back together.

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Nice detail; thanks for the heads up on the hose.

The yellow stripe typically found on the rubber is restored and was on the underside of these mounts. Brackets are natural.

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Very nice slabside car! Looks like great fun; how about some more picutres?

Quote from cobraboy

I would want to know what an owners thoughts were after a 100 mile trip at 60 - 70 mph before I bought one. I suspect his ears might be bleeding.

I've put a couple of thousand miles on mine and typically travel at 70-80 turning 3,200-3,400 r.p.m. It's an awesome sound, and not at all uncomfortable (unless you're some kind of weenie who doesn't like a throaty sound)

The manganese phosphate process yields a pretty dark finish, almost jet black when quenched in oil. Did Ford ever use it?

The images of the door jambs may have been in the interest of full disclosure. The seller's narrarative doesn't point it out, but the photos speak volumes. There were clearly some problems there with the metal work.

That's a reachable goal if you put your mind to it. Welcome.

Perhaps that was $100K Canadian. If it was US it is good news for current K code owners and supports the notion that high quality cars are still worth a premium.

How do people react to your car in Britain?? I'd love to see their expressions.

I suggest you call Joe Tonietto at Waldron's Antique Exhaust and see if he can help you find someone.

It would be nice if the awards ceremonies all kicked off at 12 and were limited to 2 hours so folks could get back on the road home at a reasonable hour.

Many of us have had questions that went unanswered, or had items removed that were in the wrong place or inappropriate. You can choose to whine about it or you can have fun with it, the choice is yours.

Ralph is correct.

Before we obtained actual shop drawings of the system we thought that the bar was the node tube, sometimes referred to as the "Quincke" tube (as in Herschel-Quincke sound attenuation). We now know that was incorrect and the bar was actually installed as a mass dampener and stiffener. It is a rectangular piece of steel tubing welded shut on each end and is a cosmetic detail that would be necessary for a concours correct restoration and has no bearing on the sound.

Quote from jr.S

the constant negativity from others creates tension about the whole subject. I post pictures to share with people what i've found on this San Jose car in hopes that someone would find the information useful. I have thousands of pictures of this car including markings found upon disassembly, pictures of reassembly and such. One of the reasons i don't post more than i do is because of the negativity and dislike that i have recieved since first joining this site.

I've looked at the posts regarding your car and don't interpret them as "being constantly negative from others", nor do I see any "negativity and dislike". There is a healthy exchange of information among folks on this site and we occasionally disagree with each other and butt heads, but we keep it friendly and we work through it and the hobby is better as a result. I honestly don't think you've been treated badly or singled out, and choosing to not share information about your car is your choice, but that seems to be unwarranted and negative response.

Jim is a great guy and very knowledgeable, but these cars are unique. I spent time corresponding and talking with him about the Arvinode system and he truthfully wasn't aware of it until it surfaced on this forum. If you look at this month's MM article on HiPo exhausts you'll get the idea; we all worked together to collect the information and we reproduced some long lost K code parts. None of us have a monopoly on knowledge about K codes, and we all want to learn more. A lot of the research that goes into making these cars great is being done right here, and not contributing would be a lose/lose situation for all.

Thanks for posting the driveshaft information as it is particularly helpful and an area where we need more info from unrestored cars.

A general observation on the overall tone of this thread: it is counterproductive for all of us when folks start staking out territory in posts. People will become less inclined to participate and share and we all lose out when that happens.