I didn't know they only made AT. I guess they weren't really considered
sports cars eh? I could also use a '74-'77 Capri 2.8 (not 2.6), but I think
(correct me if, as usual, Im wrong) I still need a bunch of stuff from the
Mustang that won't work on the S2 (bell housing, rear end, oil pan, etc.).
That's why I'd rather just get the Mustang if I can. Plus they are really
cheap for one that's "well used".
Thanks,
Tim
Jarrid, your first on the list for the 1600.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA)
[mailto:GROSS@UNIT.COM]
Sent: Friday, September 18, 1998 11:13 AM
To: alpines@autox.team.net; Timothy Beloney;
tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: My future Musty Alpine
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>From: Timothy Beloney
>OK so finally I've decided to go with the Ford 2.8 V-6
using Joe's kit for
>my Series II. I wonder if the people in CA and/or the S.F.
Bay Area can
>help me out with any Mustang connections they may have.
I'm looking for a
>running '74-'78 Mustang II (no AT) for 300 -$500. I'm also
looking for a
>good engine rebuild shop that can tweak the engine a bit,
preferably in the
>East Bay (I live near Oakland).
Ford didnt make any stickshift mustang IIs.
The Mustang II was essentially the same car as the Pinto,
which
also used the optional 2.8 with AT only.
You'll be looking for a 74 to 77 Capri 2.8 with its funky
german
transmision.
74 V6s have something different about them, I think its that
they only have
2 exh ports instead of 3 on the 75 and up cars. The 74
engine does
use the smaller 2bbl weber, which in my opinion was
supperior to the
later "larger" 2150 ford carburettor.
The year will be significant as header availability probably
is very
important to the fit around the engine compartment.
Good luck.
Oh, and if no one steps up to the plate needing the 1600,
I'll take it.
Jarrid Gross
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