PERFORMANCE MODS: Rebuilt 390 FE
Bored .030" over
9:1 compression
Holly 4bbl 780 carb - jetted to 74 for the primaries, 78 for the secondaries
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
Edelbrock aluminum water pump
Crane Cams (part #343901)
Edelbrock valve springs
New lifters
DSC Motorsport adjustable valvetrain (adjustable rocker arms and hardened pushrods)
Rebuilt & Ported Heads (new valve guides, teflon seals, hard seats under exhaust valves)
HEI-Style Distributor/Ignition (D.U.I. by Performance Distributors)
10mm LiveWires plug wires by Performance Distributors Autolite Platinum plugs gapped to 0.055"
Hooker Super Competition Headers (part number HOK-6130HKR available from Summit Racing coated by Jet-Hot 2.5" mandrel-bent exhaust
X-pipe
Flowmaster 40 series "original" mufflers
MISC REPAIRS/MODS/INFO: Performance Distributors 60amp 1-wire alternator 3-core radiator
Custom-fabbed radiator bracket
Replacement oil pump from Precision Pump builders
Windage tray
New high-torque starter
New flywheel
New battery tray
New washer fluid bag (woohoo!)
New power steering hose
Running Amsoil 10W-30 Synthetic oil w/ Amsoil oil filter
11/10/2007 - THIS GALAXIE IS FOR SALE $9,500 or best offer
Contact me via e-mail (click here for my address)
Background It's a Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible. Bought it in August of 2001. As far as I can tell, the vehicle had been in Minnesota all of its life and is in great condition. The original owner's manual has the first buyer's name printed in it. I also have the receipts from the last two owners.
Here are details from the VIN and door tag:
The VIN of 7G57H109619 decodes as follows:
7 = model year: 1967
G = build plant: Chicago, Illinois
57 = Body Serial Code: Galaxie 500 2-door convertible, bench seat (19,068
produced during the 1967 model year)
H = engine: 390-2V Thunderbird V-8, 275 hp @ 4400 rpm, 405 ft-lbs @ 2600
rpm, 9.5:1 compression ratio (automatic transmission)
109619 = Consecutive Unit Number (CUN): 9,619th Ford car scheduled to be
built at the Chicago, Illinois build plant during the 1967 model year (Job 1
was CUN 100001)
The door tag information decodes as follows:
BODY 76A = Body Style Code: Galaxie 500 2-door convertible, bench seat
(19,068 produced during the 1967 model year)
COLOR T = exterior paint color: Candyapple Red (red)
TRIM 6D = interior trim color, material and front seat style: red "Crinkle"
pattern vinyl cushions, bolsters and back, bench seat
DATE 14J = scheduled build date: Wednesday, September 14, 1966
DSO 44 = car was originally sold in the
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota sales district, which covered Northwestern
Wisconsin and Minnesota (except Northwestern corner)
AXLE 1 = rear axle ratio and type: 3.00:1 non-locking
TRANS Y = transmission type and shift location: MX SelectShift
Cruise-O-Matic 3-speed automatic, column shift
Notes regarding the headers I get a lot of questions about the headers I have installed. Here's a link to Summit Racing where I bought the headers from. My headers are part number HOK-6130HKR. At the time, Summit either didn't carry the polished version, or Hooker wasn't making them yet, so I had the headers shipped directly to Jet-Hot for ceramic coating. Summit now sells a coated version of the headers, part number HOK-6130-1HKR. I would highly recommend getting the coated version. Non-coated headers will discolor and become somewhat of an eyesore in your engine compartment over time. The ceramic coated headers look really nice even after a couple years of being installed on my Galaxie.
PB100027.MP4 382 hits | 3.09 MB | Posted: 11/10/07 Video of the Galaxie idling. The Flowmaster 40 series mufflers give it a noticable rumble. It turns heads driving down the road for its looks and its sound. Running a little rich in this video (just started it up after sitting for a week).
PB100020.JPG 310 hits | 56.33 KB | Posted: 11/10/07 Previous owner's wife backed into the Galaxie with their other car making this dent in the driver's side door.
PB100016.JPG 303 hits | 48.66 KB | Posted: 11/10/07 Trunk lid rubs slightly here. Some of the paint has rubbed off over time from opening and closing the trunk.
DSCF0026.JPG 3025 hits | 92.54 KB | Posted: 4/25/04 The hood has been removed. Getting ready to pull the motor.
idling_320x240.mov 1895 hits | 1.87 MB | Posted: 4/9/04 The lopey idle of the Galaxie after headers, X-pipe, 40-series flowmasters, and top-end buildup of the 390! This shot is from the rear of the vehicle.
exhaust_before_buildup001.mov 1721 hits | 1.02 MB | Posted: 4/8/04 New exhaust installed without the engine buildup. Flowmasters sound great but the idle was too silky-smooth for me! Now it's got a really lopey idle but this is a great video to watch and listen to for hear what Series 40 Flowmaster mufflers sound ...
67 GALAXIE 022.jpg 1495 hits | 60.83 KB | Posted: 1/16/06 Bendtsen Transmission AOD to FE Adapter plate on the 390.
DSCF0047.JPG 1412 hits | 76.16 KB | Posted: 6/6/04 A really, really clean '67 that I came across. Great paint and an engine compartment that was very clean.
DSCF0020.AVI 1394 hits | 5.21 MB | Posted: 7/27/04 Sitting in the driver's seat, starting it up, getting out of the Galaxie and letting her idle. The audio is decent for my little digital camera...gives a nice perspective of what I hear when I fire her up before I go cruising.
Installed 1-wire alternator After it sat in my garage for a year, I finally installed the Performance Distributors 1-wire 60amp alternator. I had been having starting problems with the Galaxie and it was linked to a combination of the old alternator and corroded battery terminals. The 1-wire alternator enabled me to remove a lot of the very brittle wires that were ran from the old alternator along with a very large external voltage regulator.
125.00
05/06/07
Maintenance
111798
Oil change & out of storage Pulled the cover off the Galaxie today, changed the oil to Amsoil 10W-30 synthetic and to an Amsoil oil filter as well. Aired up the tires and cleaned her up after sitting for the last 8 months.
Fixed the convertible top slightly (it was missing a nut so it was having trouble staying together while raising/lowering it). Top still has about a 24" tear in it so until I get it fixed, the top will just stay down.
0.00
03/08/06
Repair
106952
Removed damaged header collector Driving around this week through a new neighborhood, I drove over a manhole cover that was sticking up a few inches off the ground and hit the header collector on it. Bent the collector and the flange on the header. Had to have the collector and flange cut off and had the exhaust shop weld in a replacement pipe. No more collector on the driver's side.
