1963 1/2 Mercury Comet - Ford Mustang Cobra Engine 302 5.0 on 2040-cars
McAllen, Texas, United States
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Up for auction is my 1963 1/2 Mercury Comet Sportster Hardtop. I am selling this car because I moved to the city and no longer have room for it at my new home.
I have personally put a lot of wrench-time, care, and work into this vehicle so if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. The engine is a 302ci out of a 1999 Ford Explorer (same 5.0 engine as the 1993/94 Cobra) and has less than 1,500 miles on the rebuild. The transmission is a 700R4 that was installed new, not rebuilt, connected to a Lokar shifter on the floor. I installed a VintageAC that works great and blows cold. The heads are the best to ever leave the Ford factory for a 5.0, GT40p that have been ported, polished, and have a 3angle valve job. The cam is a custom grind roller CompCam w/ matching CompCam pushrods, and roller lifters. The roller rockers are 6:1 stainless steel. I searched high and low for the matching genuine Ford Cobra Valve Covers, they have been long out of production and were extremely difficult to find. The exhaust has JBA headers w/ dual Borla 2.5inch exhaust. An oval K&N sits on top of the 650cfm edelbrock carb, a Milodon oilpan sits underneath. This car is NOT a trailer queen, it was not my intention to have a show car, rather something that was nicer than most show cars and I could also drive regularly. This car was a driver for a very short period of time before my move. Please let the photos speak for themselves. It is very well kept, again if you have any questions. Please let me know.
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