Higgins56
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- Location
- Finland
- My Car
- 1971 Mach 1 Fastback now with 503 CID 4 bolt block with AFR Bullit heads , Edelbrock Performer RPM AirGap intake and ProSystems carburettor 1050.
4 sp Toploader with 9" Wavetrac rear.
Caltracs and shocks at the rear.
I put the thread here as it regards the engine and drive train change effecting the car value.
This is the case:
I have found an original looking car 1971 1F05J 17XXXX which should be a 429 SCJ with drag pack.
The thing is that there is no RAM Air anymore, no oil cooler and the engine ( I belive the block is original - but not sure) is much modified with :
- Ford motorspsort intake + aftermarket cleaner - mis 90's
-Holley 1050 carburettor - mid 90's
-Cobra Jet heads ( AR Engineering - mid 90's)
-the engine is nowadays a 505 cui
-Mallory HyFire electrics - mid 90's
-Hooker headers
- the gearbox C6 has Gearstar modification - mid 90's
- the engine is claimed to produce 650 hp
So under the hood is not much left of the original specs and I understand that one of the most valuable things with SCJ is the engine and its originality when talking about the car value.
car looks pretty good and orignal otherwise.However i have a feeling that not much have been done to it since the mid 90's.
I am considering making an offer for the car but do not know how to evaluate it.
The asking price is 55.000 USD.
This is the case:
I have found an original looking car 1971 1F05J 17XXXX which should be a 429 SCJ with drag pack.
The thing is that there is no RAM Air anymore, no oil cooler and the engine ( I belive the block is original - but not sure) is much modified with :
- Ford motorspsort intake + aftermarket cleaner - mis 90's
-Holley 1050 carburettor - mid 90's
-Cobra Jet heads ( AR Engineering - mid 90's)
-the engine is nowadays a 505 cui
-Mallory HyFire electrics - mid 90's
-Hooker headers
- the gearbox C6 has Gearstar modification - mid 90's
- the engine is claimed to produce 650 hp
So under the hood is not much left of the original specs and I understand that one of the most valuable things with SCJ is the engine and its originality when talking about the car value.
car looks pretty good and orignal otherwise.However i have a feeling that not much have been done to it since the mid 90's.
I am considering making an offer for the car but do not know how to evaluate it.
The asking price is 55.000 USD.