This post comes with back story, so reader beware
I sold an intake manifold to a local Mustang hobbyist just now, and after bullshitting about the several Mustangs he's restoring and my fastback sitting out front, we figured out that the close-ratio toploader in my fastback may belong to one of his early K code cars.
I picked up the transmission years ago for chump change from an auto shop in Paso Robles, CA, who told me they pulled it out of an F100 hot rod they were working on. At the time, I ran the tag and discovered that the transmission was a close-ratio out of an early K code Mustang (65 or 66, can't recall atm). $250 covered the transmission with freshly rebuilt innards, as well as matching Hurst shifter and linkage, which was an absolute steal.
The guy who just bought the manifold from me said that he bought this K code car from San Luis Obispo, which is about 30min south of Paso Robles. The original owner was handicapped and apparently had a local hot rod shop convert the car from a manual to an auto.
We both put the pieces together while we were talking, and the guy just lit up at the possibility that he might find the numbers matching transmission for his car. He's going to send me his VIN later tonight, and I'm going to try to jack the car up tomorrow to compare with the hypothetical VIN stamp on the bottom of the transmission case. I wasn't aware they had VINs stamped on those, but he's pretty certain. In any case, the prospect of uniting original K code drivetrain parts with their parent car is exciting, to say the least.
I sold an intake manifold to a local Mustang hobbyist just now, and after bullshitting about the several Mustangs he's restoring and my fastback sitting out front, we figured out that the close-ratio toploader in my fastback may belong to one of his early K code cars.
I picked up the transmission years ago for chump change from an auto shop in Paso Robles, CA, who told me they pulled it out of an F100 hot rod they were working on. At the time, I ran the tag and discovered that the transmission was a close-ratio out of an early K code Mustang (65 or 66, can't recall atm). $250 covered the transmission with freshly rebuilt innards, as well as matching Hurst shifter and linkage, which was an absolute steal.
The guy who just bought the manifold from me said that he bought this K code car from San Luis Obispo, which is about 30min south of Paso Robles. The original owner was handicapped and apparently had a local hot rod shop convert the car from a manual to an auto.
We both put the pieces together while we were talking, and the guy just lit up at the possibility that he might find the numbers matching transmission for his car. He's going to send me his VIN later tonight, and I'm going to try to jack the car up tomorrow to compare with the hypothetical VIN stamp on the bottom of the transmission case. I wasn't aware they had VINs stamped on those, but he's pretty certain. In any case, the prospect of uniting original K code drivetrain parts with their parent car is exciting, to say the least.