Posts by stevea_old

stevea_old · hipo fan id? stevea_old June 30, 2011 at 5:48 PM

What numbers are on the hipo fan? I got one with the 66 GT A code I picked up and it looks a lot like my K code fan. Is it something like B10?

stevea_old · OK big decision to make, need imput stevea_old June 26, 2011 at 2:38 PM

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If you plan to sell either car, why paint it? (unless you do this kind of work yourself) A bad (cheap) paint job done to quickly SELL a car can usually be spotted, and if so leads to a lot of questions about the integrity of the rest of the car. Why not come up with a price you can't refuse for either of the cars and list them both at the same time and see what happens?

Yes I can paint the car and no it won't look bad:) The GT is quite the project needing both quarters and is completely taken apart and partially sand blasted (no running gear). The K code is in good shape with a paint job and putting the interior in and it will be done.

I would like to get 22K for the K code as it sits, but probably not going to happen in this market honestly. If I paint it and put the interior back in I could get over 22K.

stevea_old · OK big decision to make, need imput stevea_old June 25, 2011 at 8:41 PM

It's a tough choice. I have had the K code for about 5 years now and have done a lot to it., but in the end it's still just a car. A GT is a very nice car too when done. Part of it's just a bragging right to owning a numbers matching K code, but in the end I could brag up the GT. The money would come in handy for getting the property and I will only have 6K into the GT.

stevea_old · OK big decision to make, need imput stevea_old June 25, 2011 at 8:06 PM

I'm at a cross road with life and some decisions need to be made. I just picked up this 66 GT Fastback. It has the disc brakes and power steering and I like that. My wife and I are thinking of moving and building another house and shop, but we need cash.

What if I paint my K code and sell it for lets say 30k. It is a numbers matching motor/trans/ correct rearend car with almost all correct parts. I could keep the 66 GT and then take say 20K and put it down on a couple acres and keep enough to start building a shop? The GT would be worth nearly 30K when done and I would have a great car.

What do you think?

Posting this on one other site, or two.

stevea_old · steering wheel repair ? stevea_old June 24, 2011 at 9:02 AM

Thanks guys, I will contact them and see about one of them fixing the wheel. Another friend also has a 70 Shelby steering wheel that needs attention.

stevea_old · steering wheel repair ? stevea_old June 23, 2011 at 6:27 PM

I looked for a post from earlier about steering wheel restoration and I could not find it. Who is the guy who does them? My friend has a 69 Mach1 rim blow that needs repaired.

stevea_old · top loader transmission restoration? stevea_old June 16, 2011 at 9:59 PM

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Would he like to trade for my wide ratio tl?

I talked to him and he wants to keep his. Sorry

stevea_old · top loader transmission restoration? stevea_old June 12, 2011 at 9:40 AM

I'm doing two toploader transmissions. One is mine and the other is a friends for his C code car. His is HEH BW 012682

stevea_old · top loader transmission restoration? stevea_old June 11, 2011 at 9:07 AM

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The case and tail shaft would be a dark gray, shift rods about the same. Inspection plate was natural steel with dark heat-treated bolts. Shift levers and gate assembly were originally zinc plated, so you want those to look silver color.

This pic should give a general idea of the colors:

http://www.early-mustang.com/charles/vert/3…26_05%20007.jpg

Did you put the yellow writing and dabs of paint back on this one and do you have pictures of the whole thing?

Thanks

stevea_old · top loader transmission restoration? stevea_old June 6, 2011 at 10:19 PM

Just driver quality. It's for a friends driver 66 convertible. Not super worried about correct colors.

stevea_old · top loader transmission restoration? stevea_old June 6, 2011 at 9:18 PM

I am not rebuilding it, just restoring the casing and shift linkage.

What is your process, paints, or anything else you do to yours while restoring it?

Thanks

stevea_old · shifter repair. stevea_old May 29, 2011 at 12:43 AM

I have a friend who broke the T lever on his four speed shifter. He has an new T lever and needs to install it, but is not sure of the best way to get the cable that is one piece still through the T bar. I was told it's silver soldered at the top, so is there a way to take the top off and slip the T lever on and re-connect the top of the cable?

stevea_old · Wondering if these are hipo numbers? stevea_old May 25, 2011 at 11:59 PM

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I'm in need of a '66 HiPo carb depending on the condition of the carb/price for my own car.

When I get more info I will send you an email. I need a 65 carb eventually.

stevea_old · Wondering if these are hipo numbers? stevea_old May 25, 2011 at 8:26 AM

I have not gotten a price from the guy, but he says he has a lot of other stuff and he may be selling the stuff to me. Any idea of what the things are worth?

Thanks

stevea_old · Wondering if these are hipo numbers? stevea_old May 24, 2011 at 6:30 PM

I am in contact with a guy who has some hipo parts and he sent me these numbers and I was wondering if they are correct numbers for a hipo. I don't currently have the correct carb for my 65, but this may be the correct one for a 66 and are they the same?

Thanks

we have a FOMOCO 4bbl carb with manual choke and choke cable P/N C6ZFC A5HC.

also have Hipo Dual Point Distributer Motorcraft C5OF12127 8027

Edited by - SixT5HiPo on 05/27/2011 00:39:24

stevea_old · After 35 years, HiPo is running again stevea_old May 23, 2011 at 4:37 PM

Sounds awesome!! Congrats!

stevea_old · Steering wheel lube? stevea_old May 16, 2011 at 11:19 AM

Ok the lithium grease is what I was thinking of using. I know the bearings are not expensive, but the ones in it felt good when I cleaned them up and put a little bit of grease on them. How important do you think it is to replace them? I'm talking about the one at the top of the column.

stevea_old · Steering wheel lube? stevea_old May 16, 2011 at 8:26 AM

I took my steering wheel and column apart to paint it. I checked my bearings and they seem nice and smooth, so I was wondering what lube is best for the bearings and sometimes I see lube on the shaft too. What do you guys put on it for lubrication?

Thanks

stevea_old · K rebody?? stevea_old May 15, 2011 at 2:42 PM

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FYI... the original post in this thread was started 4 years ago...

Ha, That's funny. Well how did the car turn out I wonder:)

stevea_old · K rebody?? stevea_old May 15, 2011 at 2:13 PM

How many cars were re-bodied before they became collector cars? When I was younger, I took a car and replaced the back half of the car with another car. This was done in autobody school. We thought nothing of it. So,at what price range or desirability level does it become such a horrible thing? How many of you may have a re-body and you don't even know it?

I would not do this to a car personally, but I think Brett was very open and up-front in what he planned to do. If he was really out to screw someone, then he would not have said anything to anyone.

I had some issues with my original engine block that has the vin stamped on it and several people told me to just get another block and stamp the vin in it, but I could not do that. I ended up putting another $1,000 into the block to fix it, but some people would think nothing of re-stamping it.

I think it's a personal thing and people get upset, because they think it corrupts the market value of the collector cars. I'm somewhat a purist with my own car, but not so much with others cars.

Thanks for being open about your car Brett and good luck with the project.