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1970 Torino Cobra 429

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Topic: 1970 Torino Cobra 429

Posted By: Dave
Subject: 1970 Torino Cobra 429
Date Posted: 30-August-2005 at 3:28PM

I just came a cross a 1970 Ford Torino Cobra 429 with a Shaker Hood. The guy selling it says it is all original and all numbers matching. Being new to this kind of stuff, I have no real idea on how to verify this. All I have is the vin#OR38J127170. How do you tell if this has the original engine & trani? I have asked for engine casting#? but the seller doesnt know where to look?! Can someone steer me on where to look for these numbers?

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Posted By: JimW
Date Posted: 31-August-2005 at 2:58AM

J is a 429 as far as I remember, and I think it might be a CJ as well.

Go here:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/198944 - http://www.network54.com/Forum/198944

They know anything and everything about them..

Jim

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1976 S&H Gran Torino

460/C6/4.33 13.05@105.6

545/C6/3.56 11.52@117.8

460/T56/4.00 cruiser

www.torinocobra.com
www.starskytorino.com
https://www.hotrod.com/features/0702phr-1971-ford-gran-torino/

Posted By: GranTorinoSport
Date Posted: 31-August-2005 at 4:39AM

http://grantorinosport.org/70torino06.htm#engine - http://grantorinosport.org/70torino06.htm#engine

Now that I have all of the old Ford Torino Page files copied over to the new server, the information about engine codes for 1970 is there.

Jim was right, 429 4-V "Cobra Jet Ram Air"

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Scott Eklund

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Posted By: Dave
Date Posted: 31-August-2005 at 5:30PM

Thank you- From what I can tell, and it is quite hard to see these dang numbers- the block has a "460" above the water pump- so I would assume that this is not the original block- but, the heads match the 429?! Anyway, doesn't make much difference, I love the car- pretty fast too! Now- to replace the trani sea l- wish me luck!

Dave

Posted By: JimW
Date Posted: 01-September-2005 at 2:09AM

What is the casting # on the heads? (near the exhaust ports) should be D0OR or the like

(Not anything with -VE at the end like C8VE, C9VE, D0VE, D2VE D3VE)

There are other signs as well.. But a J code Cobra is a good find, even if you have to locate a motor....

Are you familiar with the Ford casting date scheme?

ie C9 = 1969, D0 = 1970, D1 = 1971, etc?

Jim