Poppy65
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Hi all
First of what I'm sure will be many posts as I get working on my 65 Mustang coupe with a 200. The car sat for the past 10+ years and the last 8 months I've worked on getting it back on the road. In the early 90's I remember the car getting a new motor (def. a new block and probably a diff head) and since then the car has no more than 5k on it. The head is a 68 code and the block is from a 78 Fairmont and it's currently got a auto in it...soon to be a 3.03 Toploader from 67 (it was a 2.77 originally)
I've done so much reading my head is still spinning. Basically I'm learning as I go with all this but it's been a great experience. I've got the Falcon Performance HAndbook coming and I'm stoked to start reading. My goal once I'm done overhauling the front end (csrp brakes, v8 spindles, and all new suspension/steering) I'm going to hit the 200. The head has a broken exhaust mount and I figured instead of trying to fix that, I would look at a new head...esp not knowing what was actually done to this poor car in the past. (way too many previous owner discoveries lately) SO, I have a lead on a 78 250 head for dirt cheap. It looks good and supposedly came off a running 200. My question I guess is...is there any particular reason to go that route or not? I've read somewhere that a late 200 block and a later 250 head is a great way to go. I know I can pick up a 200 head from several places but it was nice that the 250 popped up and is 1) cheap and 2) local. I guess I'm just not sure what I'm getting myself into.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!!
Jeremy
First of what I'm sure will be many posts as I get working on my 65 Mustang coupe with a 200. The car sat for the past 10+ years and the last 8 months I've worked on getting it back on the road. In the early 90's I remember the car getting a new motor (def. a new block and probably a diff head) and since then the car has no more than 5k on it. The head is a 68 code and the block is from a 78 Fairmont and it's currently got a auto in it...soon to be a 3.03 Toploader from 67 (it was a 2.77 originally)
I've done so much reading my head is still spinning. Basically I'm learning as I go with all this but it's been a great experience. I've got the Falcon Performance HAndbook coming and I'm stoked to start reading. My goal once I'm done overhauling the front end (csrp brakes, v8 spindles, and all new suspension/steering) I'm going to hit the 200. The head has a broken exhaust mount and I figured instead of trying to fix that, I would look at a new head...esp not knowing what was actually done to this poor car in the past. (way too many previous owner discoveries lately) SO, I have a lead on a 78 250 head for dirt cheap. It looks good and supposedly came off a running 200. My question I guess is...is there any particular reason to go that route or not? I've read somewhere that a late 200 block and a later 250 head is a great way to go. I know I can pick up a 200 head from several places but it was nice that the 250 popped up and is 1) cheap and 2) local. I guess I'm just not sure what I'm getting myself into.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!!
Jeremy