Posts by SPECIAL ED_old

Brought the Kar to my buddy Pat at Midas Sat. morn. Dissasembled the exhaust system and reinstalled it correctly. Now the brake line is safely away from the pipe without the help of a tie wrap. Only problem was that the mufflers don't have the brackets on them for the hangers. Temporarily spot welded the hanger to the muffler. hope I can buy just the brackets and weld them on. If not, gotta get new mufflers with correct brackets. Hate to have to do that though. Current mufflers are new. Thanks for your feedback...Ed

Exhaust kit is a stock replacement that was bought from CJ Pony by the previous owner. The drivers side tailpipe is at an angle to the point where the stock trumpet hanger could not be used. Some dumbo welded a bracket to the trumpet pipe and attached it to a gas tank mounting screw. Also, the pipes coming from the H pipe are too close to the driveshaft.

Will mufflers only work one way or will the work if installed backwards? On my new hipo, the muffler offset opening faces the engine and the center opening goes to the rear. From pictures I have seen this is not right. As a result the rear rubber brake line is too close to the pipe. The previous owner used a tie wrap around the hose and emergency cable to bring the hose away from the pipe. The engine runs well and the exhaust seems to be operating ok. Do I need to turn the mufflers around? Thanks, Ed

Thanks for your supportive feedback. Just got word the K is in transit to me and I should get delivery this weekend. When I inspect this pony what do you think I should look for in regard to possible shoddy resto work,authenticity of the drivetrain, GT origanality, etc.

Thanks...Ed

Hi all,

You may remember I came to this site a few weeks ago stating I had a 66 A code convertible with a 67 hipo carb. Wanted to know if anyone was interested in the carb. Well, lots has happened since then. Sold the convertible with the hipo carb. I then unexpectedly won the bid for a 65 K-CODE GT FASTBACK on e-bay. I was not expecting to win thinking my top offer was too low. I think I got a good deal but I will let you pros be the judge of that. This is my first K-code and I am thrilled! Some of you may have watched this auction that ended on Monday, 8/28. Ebay item # is 300019016183. Please check it out. Look forward to your feedback. Thanks, Ed