2152 The Build

[prp289]

I will be building a 64 or 65 period FIA but I'm not building it as a tribute to a certain car. Looking at a running 331 with Webers, I have a Toploader with close ratio gears. I would say I'm 90% sure of going with the Viking Blue with out the front stripe. If I do a Hurst linkage for the Toploader, what mods are needed to run the Ford/Cobra shifter.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by prp289

If I do a Hurst linkage for the Toploader, what mods are needed to run the Ford/Cobra shifter.

It depends which tailhousing you use as there are 3 different lengths and I think some of those may have more than one sifter mount location used. In general you want the short or medium length tailhousing which I suspect you already know. There are various adaptor plates to move the Hurst shifter around. Probably Doug at ERA would be the best to advise you if you can give him the information on your tailshaft casing.

My Hurst shifter, which I bought used off of another ERA owner, has a flat mounting plate on the shift lever arm for the handle to mount to and a Ford shifter bolts perfectly to that. I'm not sure if that is a Hurst option or not as most Hurst units I've had/seen have a verticle mount that a lever bolts to (two bolts vertical). I suspect the Hurst unit may be modified by ERA or an outside supplier for them since I'm pretty sure they also custom built the shift rods and possibly the mount plate that I got with it. For a 289 or FIA you probably want the more forward mount like the original cars.

Something else I failed to get good pictures of (sorry PatrickT) but you can see the top mount where the shift handle bolts down. I made a 1/4 inch spacer as the handle seems to short for my installation. ERA also recommended a spacer under the transmission mount to raise it a little further which I have just installed.

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by prp289

....Looking at a running 331 with Webers, I have a Toploader with close ratio gears. I would say I'm 90% sure of going with the Viking Blue with out the front stripe. If I do a Hurst linkage for the Toploader, what mods are needed to run the Ford/Cobra shifter.

What rear end ratio are you thinking of with a close-ratio Toploader?
Viking Blue, no stripe....sounds great.
Cheers,
Glen

[prp289]

CSCOBRA what paint brand did you use to spray under side of body. I found a color called Dull Aluminum that I would like to paint the under body with. xb-60 I am running 3:77 gears. I had 3:89 on my Clone GT350, liked how it all hooked up at Sonoma Raceway (Sears Point). On my progress, only have the passenger side of the interior holes left to drill then disassembly and removal of the body...

[prp289]

Here some pics

[prp289]

And one more.

[DanEC]

It's interesting seeing the structural differences in the 427 and 289 frame. It looks like the 289 foot boxes are a bit wider too which will be nice for pedal placement. And it appears the wiper motor is on the driver side which is where it should be. Keep the photos coming.