1970 Ford Torino

TORINO GT 429 COBRA JET SPORTSROOF FASTBACK HARDTOP

429 COBRA JET

Automatic

0A35N157279

Clear

Gasoline

1970 TORINO SPORTSROOF FASTBACK GT, THIS IS A N CODE TORINO GT WITH MARTI REPORT THATS INCLUDED, THE ENGINE IS A 429 COBRA JET WITH D0OE-R HEADS, 4 BARREL ROCHESTER QUADRAJET CARB WITH MATCHING INTAKE, I DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF IT IS A 4 BOLT MAIN BLOCK BUT WILL ON MONDAY, I WILL REMOVE THE MOTOR TO CHECK, THE ENGINE HAS THE CORRECT FACTORY ALUMINUM VALVE COVERS AND THE ENGINE SPINS OVER FREELY, I DID NOT TRY TO START THE CAR, THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS AND NEEDS A COMPLETE RESTORATION, IT HAS THE C 6 SELECT SHIFT CRUISE O MATIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND 9 INCH 3.00 REAR END, POWER FRONT DISC BRAKES, THE LARGE FRONT SWAY BAR IS ALSO INCLUDED, THE FACTORY CLOCK IS THERE, THE CENTER CONSOLE IS CRACKED AND BROKEN BUT PRESENT, BUCKET SEATS AND FLOOR SHIFT, THE A/C IS IN THE CAR BUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, THE PARTS WERE UNBOLTED SO NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PARTS THAT REMAIN AND THE EVAPORATER HOSE ENDS WERE PLUGGED UP WITH RUBBER COVERS, THE WHEELS ARE FACTORY 14 INCH STEEL SLOT STYLED WITH CENTER DOG DISH AND CHROME TRIM RINGS, THE CAR HAS POWER STEERING AND FACTORY TINTED WINDOWS, THE ORIGINAL COLOR WAS MEDIUM IVY GREEN WITH WHITE TURIN KNIT VINYL BUCKET SEATS WITH BLACK COMPONENTS, THE ORIGINAL BUMPER JACK WITH THE CORRECT PARTS IS ALSO THERE, I AM GUESSING THAT THE CAR CAME WITH THE ORIGINAL THUNDER JET 360 HP ENGINE BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE EITHER THE HEADS, INTAKE AND CARB WERE UPGRADED TO THE COBRA JET PARTS OR AN ENTIRE COBRA JET 429 ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, I AM GOING TO TAKE THE MOTOR OUT MONDAY AND CHECK FOR 4 BOLT MAIN CAPS AND GET THE NUMBERS OFF OF EVERYTHING, I WILL THEN LIST THEM OIN THE AD THE INTERIOR IS ROUGH AND WILL NEED TO BE GONE THRU, THE SEATS LOOK DECENT BUT WILL NEED TO BE RECOVERED, THE ORIGINAL COVERS WERE COLORED BLACK FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, I REMOVED THE CARPET SO I COULD GET PICTURES OF THE FLOOR BOARDS, THE CORRECT FACTORY CLOCK IS THERE , THERE IS NOT A TACH, I GUESS IT WAS EITHER A CLOCK OR TACH, WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN, FRONT WINDSHIELD IS BROKEN AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR WILL NEED SOME WORK, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT LOOKS GREAT WITH NO RUST THRU THAT I CAN SEE, ALL THE PANELS LOOK GOOD EVEN WHERE THE BATTERY TRAY IS, THE TRAY DOES HAVE A RUST HOLE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT POANEL UNDER IT LOOKS GREAT, FIREWALL LOOKS GREAT ALSO, THE FENDERS LOOK REALLY GOOD WITH NO OR VERY VERY LITTLE RUST THAT I CAN NOT SEE, A COUPLE SMALL DINGS IN THEM , THE HOOD IS THE GT HOOD WITH BUILT IN SCOOP, IT IS NOT THE SHAKER HOOD, IT HAS SOME RUST ALONG THE FRONT LIP INSIDE AND OUT BUT LOOKS LIKE IT IS WORKABLE, WINDSHIELD COWL AREA LOOKS GOOD, THE FLOOR BOARDS IN THE FRONT ARE RUSTED WITH HOLES AND WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED , THE BACK FLOOR BOARDS LOOK ALRIGHT WITH SURFACE RUST, THE DOOR POST HING AREA HAVE SOME RUST AND WILL NEED REPAIR AND THE REAR DOOR POST STRIKER PANELS ALOS NEED REPAIR. THE PANEL BEHIND THE REAR GLASS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, TRUNK SEALING PANELS WHERE THE WEATHERSTRIP GOES WILL ALSO NEED ALOT OF WORK, LOWER REAR QUARTERS NEED REPAIR OR REPLACE AND TRUNK AREA HAS SOME RUST AT THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK, THE FRAME RAILS AND UNIBODY SECTIONS ALL LOOK REALLY GOOD, DECK LID IS SHOT AND THE DOORS DONT LOOK TOO BAD BUT HAVE SOME RUST ON THE INSIDE IN SPOTS WHERE THE WEATHERSTRIP WENT, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND REAR THIS, THE CAR IS DEFINITLY FIXABLE BUT THE BODY WILL NEED WORK, THE CAR IS ABOUT 95 PERCENT COMPLETE AND HAS THE 429 COBRA JET DRIVE TRAIN, IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND FACTORY BIG BLOCK CARS ANYMORE, I RAN THE MARTI REPORT WHICH WILL GO WITH THE CAR,WHEN I GOT THE CAR IT DID NOT HAVE A TITLE THIS COULD BE BECAUSE IT WENT TO A STATE THAT DID NOT ISSUE A TITLE, I RAN THE VIN THRU THE LOCAL SHERIFFS OFFICE AND ALSO THRU NIVB WEBSITE TO MAKE SURE THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT STOLEN OR HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS,EVERYTHING CAME BACK GOOD AND CLEAN, I THEN APPLIED AND PAID FOR A TITLE THRU SPARKY'S GARAGE, A NATIONAL AUTO TITLE COMPANY, THE TITLE FOR THE CAR WILL ARIVE IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND IS A CLEAN AND CORRECT FLORIDA TITLE IN MY NAME, IT IS NOT A REISSUED OR REBUILT TITLE, IT IS A CORRECT ORINGINAL CLEAN TITLE THAT I WILL SEND TO THE WINNING BIDDER AFTER I RECIEVE IT THE AUCTION IS A NO RESERVE AUCTION SO THE HIGH BIDDER WILL WIN THIS CAR, PLEASE PAY A $500.00 DEPOSIT AFTER THE AUCTION IS OVER THRU PAY PAL WITH THE REMAINDER DUE WITHIN 5 DAYS OF THE END OF THE AUCTION, IF PICKING THE CAR UP IN PERSON THE CAR MUST EITHER BE PAID FOR WITH ALL FUNDS CLEARED OR CASH AT THE TIME OF PICKUP, THE BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRAINGING AND PAYING FOR TRANSPORTATION OF THE CAR, I CAN STORE THE CAR FOR FREE FOR A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, THE CAR DOES NOT RUN BUT HAS ALL 4 TIRES THAT HOLD AIR AND ROLLS STIFFLY, THANK YOUOn Oct-02-12 at 15:09:57 PDT, seller added the following information: I TOOK THE ENGINE OUT OF THE CAR TODAY AND TOOK THE ENGINE APART, THE BLOCK IS A DOVE-A 429 COBRA JET, SUPER COBRA JET 4 BOLT MAIN BLOCK, IT IS STANDARD BORE, THE RODS ARE STANDARD AND THE MAINS ARE STANDARD ALL THE BEARINGS HAVE THE FORD OVAL ON THEM , THIS MOTOR IS SUPER CLEAN INSIDE AND LOOKS TO BE EITHER REBUILT OR EXTEMELY LOW MILES, THE BORES LOOK GREAT AND PISTONS HAVE ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF CARBON ON THEM, DECK LOOKS GREAT FEL PRO GASKETS WERE ON THIS MOTOR SO IT WAS AT LEAST TAKEN APART, THE INSIDE LOOKS LIKE IT JUST CAME FROM A MACHINE SHOP OR FORD WITH NO SLUDGE OR BUILD, THE OIL PAN IS HUGE AND HAS A BUILT IN FACTORY WINDAGE TRAY, LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF OIL CAME OUT, CRANK LOOKS PERFECT ON THE ONE MAIN AND ONE ROD BEARING I REMOVED, IT SPINS OVER PERFECT THE HEADS ARE D0OE-R COBRA JET, SUPER COBRA JET HEADS, AGAIN THEY ARE IN FANTASIC CONDITION , VALVES ARE ALL FORD VALVES , DECK IS LIKE NEW, PORTS ARE PERFECT AND HAVE NEVER BEEN TOUCHED, A COUPLE VALVES HAVE SOME MINOR RUST FOR WATER BUT NOT BAD, THEY WOULDNT BE NOTICABLE EXCEPT THE REST OF THE VALVE TRAIN LOOKS BRAND NEW, I AM SURE THE SEATS ARE FINE, VALVE TRAIN IS EXCELLENT, THIS MOTOR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AT LEAST 10YEARS MOST LIKELY 15 YEARS AND THE INSIDE OF THE MOTOR LOOKS LIKE YOU DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I ONLY HAD 3 PICTURES LEFT SO I CAN ONLY SHOW A COUPLE PICTURES, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE INTAKE LOOKED NEW BUT THE TOP WAS REALLY RUSTY AND DIRT SO WE TOOK IT APART AND BEAD BLASTED IT AND IT CAME OUT GREAT, ITS THE COBRA JET INTAKE WITH THE SPREAD BORE PATTERN, I CANT BELIEVE THE CONDITION OF THIS ENGINE PLUS BEING 4 BOLT MAIN, IT IS DEFINITLY GOING TO BE SOMEBODIES DAY WHEN THEY WIN THIS, ALL THE BOLTS CAME OUT BY YOUR FINGERS WHEN YOU BROKE THEM LOOSE WITH A WRENCH, EVEN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS, THERE ARE NO BROKE BOLTS OR STUDS, THIS IS ABOUT A CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET TO GETTING A 429 COBRA JET ENGINE FROM FORD UNLESS YOU GOT A SPECIAL DELOREAN AND CAN GO BACK IN TIME, EVERYTHING STANDARD AND ALL FORD PARTS EXCEPT THE GASKETS, THANKSOn Oct-04-12 at 03:08:52 PDT, seller added the following information:I DID SOME MORE RESEARCH AND THE OIL PAN IS THE CORRECT COBRA JET SUPER COBRA JET PAN WITH THE CORRECT BAFFLE IN IT, THE DISTRIBUTOR IS ALSO CORRECT, INTAKE IS THE SPREADBORE CJ INTAKE, RODS HAVE THE FOOTBALL BOLTS IN THEM, HARMONIC BALANCER ALSO LOOKS TO BE CORRECT FOR CJ SCJ, IT LOOKS LIKE A COMPLETE 429 COBRA JET ENGINE IS HERE WITH ALL THE CORRECT AND MATCHING COMPONENTS, AND NOT ONE PIECED TOGETHER, THE ONLY PART THAT DOES NOT LOOK 100 PERCENT CORRECT IS THE ROCHESTER CARB, THANKS