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It would have been much better if it turned out like many of us where "i got this car with a six in it and was planning on putting in a v8 but I started messing with the 6 and found out its a great little engine SO IM GOING TO KEEP IT'".
 
Too bad the 'stang in the article is destined to be yet another generic V8 muscle car billet/crate/22's/repop "conversion" like the bland rows of 'Stangs, 'Camrearo's, etc that enthusiasts and casual observers wander past to check out interesting and unique performance creations with hot sixes, twelves, streight's, fours etc...



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Last time I went to a show with my car, I was meeting a friend at a show and shine. He brought his 68 GT 500, beautifully restored. I parked right beside him with my 10 foot, daily driven 6. While I was drooling over his car, I got more people looking at mine.

My favorite is when you go to a show and can literally as you walk by the cars say:

"Mustang Monthly, July 2008"

"Fast Fords, December 1999"

"Mustangs and Fords, April 2005"

That the builds are either concours or copied from a build from a magazine.

But then again, I get bored at car shows as a result. I'll stop at the 6's or other odd ball creations. Otherwise I just yawn as I wonder by. Might also be part of the reason I can't stand to do anything other than show and shines when I can leave after an hour or two.
 
Saw this on ebay, and it reminded me of the article...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 0704508169

So I had to ask...."By any chance was this the distributor used in that stangtv article?"

Seller/jdmclub response: "Yes it was - and the proceeds will go into the 427ci project for it. The distributor worked awesome, just don't need it anymore since we have the big motor going in."

So, if you don't mind your money going to such a cause :twisted: It could be yours...apparently includes the livewires, but I also noticed they listed it as the "144" part no. :?
 
Just an update, I did ask him about the oil shaft size...

Reply: "I just measured it and it's the 1/4 inch drive"

Wonder if that oil pump and dizzy bore change around '65 was mid-year? I could swear my FFPH said all 65's and later 170 & 200's were the same...maybe it was an early 170 previously swapped in :shrug:

EDIT: The load-o w/pertronix from the article is also up for sale.
 
I asked him the same question and he said it was the smaller 1/4" drive. He said it was used in his 170 Mustang. I wondered the same about his 170 block, since the 170 I have (C4DE code & casting date Nov 12, '63) has the larger distributor bore hole and is machined for hydraulic lifters. Who knows???

Darrell
 
Just so I get what you're saying, they listed the item as a 1/2 inch drive for a 144/170 (which didn't have 1/2 inch drive for the most part), but on measurement he said it's really the 1/4 in for the 144/170?

...and per the falcon handbook, the six doesn't have a 1/2, but rather a 5/16ths diameter driveshaft?
 
Invectivus,

You are correct. He says in the auction that the distributor is for the 144 & early 170 with a 1/2" dia drive. When he answered my question, he said it was a 1/4" dia drive and that he had just measured it. It is apparently for an early engine with a 1/4" dia drive for the oil pump and the smaller dia bore hole in the block.

The later 170, plus the 200 & 250 have a larger dia bore hole in the block and use the distributor with a 5/16" dia oil pump drive as you stated and as it says in the Falcon Handbook.

Darrell
 
super4ord":mkds4lh0 said:
It is apparently for an early engine with a 1/4" dia drive for the oil pump and the smaller dia bore hole in the block.

The later 170, plus the 200 & 250 have a larger dia bore hole in the block and use the distributor with a 5/16" dia oil pump drive as you stated and as it says in the Falcon Handbook.
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Yep, based on the fact he replied "1/4inch" to me as well, I'd agree with Darrell's conclusion; the 1/2inch is a typo, and it's a 144 early 170...wierd thing is he made the same typo (1/2 inch) when he updated the info on the load-o-matic that he is also selling. :bang:
The one that was originally in the 170 (see article pics...at least that's how I gathered this guy is somehow connected to that project/article)

EDIT: I think it's still possible it's the larger 5/16" shaft & larger bore dizzy (seems strange that a PO would have put in an earlier engine, not that it's impossible)...I can't tell though by looking at the pics, and am also not sure of the bore size on the earlier 170's (ie just how small it is :?: )

super4ord":mkds4lh0 said:
since the 170 I have (C4DE code & casting date Nov 12, '63) has the larger distributor bore hole and is machined for hydraulic lifters. Who knows???
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It's definitely a puzzler, and it also seems obvious the guy is not paying that close of attention to this
"six cylinder stuff :roll: "
Kinda hard to be sure what engine it even is with the limited pics/info...I once drove 2hr+ to the 'well' north side of FW to look at a cheap '200' engine being pulled for a bent8 swap...it was a 170, asked him, "what made you think it was a 200?"...'says so on the air cleaner' :bang: As mentioned earlier in this thread regarding the article, they just don't get it, and don't care.

Maybe another way to skin the cat (and know for sure) would be to ask for the part number on the load-o-matic dizzy.
 
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