The 66 Project Mustang for my Wife
01-22-2009, 07:23 PM
#26
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Posts: 377
So you really paid about 5600 with engine/tranny work included if it really needed it. Thats a good price considering all it has and the piece of mind knowing you have a newly built motor/tranny for wife and baby.
01-22-2009, 08:22 PM
#27
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Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: AZ
Posts: 58
The guy I bought the car from came by to drop off extra stuff for it and said the heater motor was making some racket, so I took that as I need to buy a new one, lol.
He dropped off the OEM hood that I won't need, it has a small dent protruding up from the under side because they put a K&N air filter on the carb and I guess it stuck up to high when they closed the hood and put a popped up dent in the hood. He dropped off the original hub caps, some new headlights and 4 boxes of random parts and other hardware.
Wait! If I'm putting in a Vintage Air A/C system then I will be ripping out the old heater box and everything else to put in the new A/C system right? I just looked at the Vintage Air website and the kit for the car and it looks like there is a whole new heater box and ducting. Am I right or am I seeing things?
Last edited by AllStar80; 01-23-2009 at 08:28 AM.
01-23-2009, 09:52 AM
#30
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Goodyear, AZ
Posts: 1,674
allstar80
i live close to you. i sent you an email. I can help you with whatever you need. It is important that you read the following thread. It is in regaurds to using you stock heads. I did exactly what you did. It caused me problems.
I ported and polished my stock heads and they were completely gone through. Since i installed an agressive cam, i also had the builder install a matched set of springs and spring retainers. the problem is the rockers on the 66 were non rail type rockers. with the added lift and the added spring tension my rockers gave way and they also damages the vavle stems.
I currently have the engine back out with the heads off. I am installing new valves, along with pushrod guide plates and hardened pushrods, and a set of full roller rockers.
this is costing me almost $400 which includes parts and additional machining. I already spent over $500 on the heads when i had the engine built. So now i have about $1000 into a set of heads that although they will perform great, they are no match for a set of AFR or even Eddy aluminum heads for the price. Ughhhhhhhhh.
Dont make the mistake i just did. Buy Aluminum heads now. figure out how to pay for them and get them. If you dont, you will regret it with that roller block. You wouldnt want to push a valve into a new piston.
READ THIS THREAD. I ALSO FOLLOWED UP A ADDITIONAL THREAD TO THIS ONE WITH MORE INFO.
https://mustangforums.com/forum/clas...yone-help.html
i live close to you. i sent you an email. I can help you with whatever you need. It is important that you read the following thread. It is in regaurds to using you stock heads. I did exactly what you did. It caused me problems.
I ported and polished my stock heads and they were completely gone through. Since i installed an agressive cam, i also had the builder install a matched set of springs and spring retainers. the problem is the rockers on the 66 were non rail type rockers. with the added lift and the added spring tension my rockers gave way and they also damages the vavle stems.
I currently have the engine back out with the heads off. I am installing new valves, along with pushrod guide plates and hardened pushrods, and a set of full roller rockers.
this is costing me almost $400 which includes parts and additional machining. I already spent over $500 on the heads when i had the engine built. So now i have about $1000 into a set of heads that although they will perform great, they are no match for a set of AFR or even Eddy aluminum heads for the price. Ughhhhhhhhh.
Dont make the mistake i just did. Buy Aluminum heads now. figure out how to pay for them and get them. If you dont, you will regret it with that roller block. You wouldnt want to push a valve into a new piston.
READ THIS THREAD. I ALSO FOLLOWED UP A ADDITIONAL THREAD TO THIS ONE WITH MORE INFO.
https://mustangforums.com/forum/clas...yone-help.html