1969 FORD COBRA 428 Super Cobra Jet 4-SPEED
$50,000 USD Offers considered.
This is originally a ‘Q’ code (non ram air) 1969 Ford Cobra Formal Roof.
428 Super Cobra Jet engine with oil cooler.
Ford T&C Top Loader close ratio 4-speed transmission.
3.91 Traction Lok rear axle.
Standard Drum Brakes.
Standard Steering.
Built in Atlanta, GA.
Indian Fire Red paint.
Black cloth/vinyl bench seat.
Washington DSO.
Sold out of Koons Ford, Falls Church, Virginia.
VIN - 9A45Q162554
Body - 65A
Color - Y
Trim - 1A
Date - 03M
DSO - 17
Axle - V
Trans - 6
Deluxe Marti Report included.
Window sticker also included with original price.
Ford shop manuals included.
This car is not restored.
It is refurbished to drive safely.
I pretty much left it the way it came out of the storage garage after sitting for 27 years.
See all of the following information on the car for details.
Now has a non-numbers matching 428 Cobra Jet engine.
Engine built for drag racing or street hooliganizing.
This car does not have any racing provenance associated with the decals on the car.
Last time it was registered was May of 1990 in Pennsylvania according to the DMV window stickers.
Last known mileage...86129 miles according to the DMV window sticker.
Do not know current mileage as the gauge cluster was missing when I purchased this car.
Was sitting in a garage for 27 years when I purchased the car in 2017 out of Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada.
Currently has less than 300 miles since this car was put together.
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING SPECS FOR THE CURRENT STATE OF THE CAR.
428 Cobra Jet engine block…
Non-original block but does have car’s serial number stamped in.
‘C’ scratch block.
Bored .030 over.
Aligned honed.
Block decked.
Block deburred.
ARP main studs.
New cam bearings installed.
Screw-in freeze plugs installed.
Machined for 4 bolt cross bolts. 2 bolt mains installed.
Oil passages drilled and tapped for 1/8 pipe plugs.
Oil restrictors installed to the lifter gallery.
Oil galleries enlarged and deburred.
Crankshaft…
428 Cobra Jet stock 1U crankshaft.
.010 under on mains and rods.
Journals polished.
Balanced rotating assembly.
Pistons and rods…
Forged Ross Racing Pistons.
Dome volume -12.4 cc (5cc removed) to get 12:1 compression ratio with worked heads.
Rings 1/16, 1/16, 3/16 stock tension.
Pistons installed .020 below deck.
Stock 428 Cobra Jet rods.
ARP rod bolts.
balanced rotating assembly.
Camshaft…
Comp Cams solid flat tappet.
Lift intake .6
Lift exhaust .626
Duration @.050…
Intake 256
Exhaust 266
108 lobe center.
Valve train…
Comp Cams...
-Solid lifters.
-Hardened pushrods.
-Valve Locks.
-Valve seals.
-Valve springs.
Harland Sharp roller rocker arms.
PRW rocker shafts and stands.
Edelbrock rocker shaft studs.
Heads…
Edelbrock aluminum Performer RPM.
Cylinder head volume 79.5 cc (3.5 cc removed) to get 12:1 compression ratio with worked pistons.
ARP head studs.
Gasket matched ports.
Oil pan…
Stock oil pan modified to hold 10 quarts.
Trap door style to prevent oil starvation on acceleration.
Canton oil pump pickup modified to fit oil pan.
Canton windage tray.
Melling blueprinted high volume oil pump.
ARP oil pump drive.
Stock 428 SCJ engine oil cooler.
New engine oil cooler lines.
Cooling…
Stock re-cored big block radiator.
Edelbrock aluminum water pump.
New clutch fan.
Stock 428 SCJ engine oil cooler.
Ignition…
Mallory Unilite Vacuum advance distributor fitted with Pertronix Igniter II module.
MSD 6AL ignition box.
MSD Blaster coil (painted up to look like a stock Ford coil).
MSD adjustable rev limiter.
MSD tach adapter.
MSD 8 mm ignition wire set.
Optima red top 800 CCA group 34 AGM battery.
Trunk mounted battery.
Induction…
Jay Brown FE adapter intake manifold.
351 Cleveland Weiand tunnel ram modified to work on Jay Brown FE intake.
Also included is a 351 Cleveland Edelbrock Torker intake modified to work on Jay Brown FE intake.
Holley List 4239 715 cfm 4-bbl vacuum secondary carburetors.
Custom oval air cleaner utilizing K&N filters.
Transmission…
Ford Top Loader close ratio 4-speed.
RUG AJ.
I believe this is the original transmission.
Big in, big out, shafts.
Completely rebuilt.
New bearings, bushings and seals.
New blocker rings.
Some new gears.
New front bearing input retainer.
Stock CJ driveshaft with new Brute Strength u-joints.
New Hurst Competition Plus shifter.
New Hurst installation kit.
Stock shifter handle modified to work with the Hurst shifter.
Clutch…
Center Force Clutch disc, pressure plate and steel flywheel.
Lakewood scatter shield and block plate.
Lakewood release bearing.
ARP bolts.
Rear end…
Ford 9”
I believe this is the original rear end.
Stock 31 spline axles.
‘N’ case nodular center section.
Daytona front bearing retainer.
Detroit locker.
4:11 gears.
Solid pinion spacer.
New bearings and seals.
Billet u-bolt strap kit for u-joint.
Headers and exhaust…
I believe these are Headman Headers from the early 70’s.
3 piece.
Modified to fit around the oil cooler adapter.
Jet Hot coated.
Rem Flex gaskets used.
Dual 3” pipes with cross over.
18” long glass packs used as resonators.
Magna Flow XL 3 chamber stainless steel mufflers.
Exhaust pipes, resonators and mufflers were painted in VHT high heat exhaust paint.
Wheels and tires…
Motorwheel Spyder rims.
Rear – 15 X 8.
Front – 15 X 6.
Rear - M&H Racemaster Muscle Car Drag Tires.
275/60-15 Bias Ply Like new.
Front – Coker Firestone Vintage Bias-Ply.
7.75 X 15 Like new.
Gorilla wheel nuts and locks.
Suspension and brakes…
New front suspension components.
Stock 428 SCJ front coil springs.
Calvert ‘Cal Trac’ traction bars.
Calvert split mono leaf springs.
New leaf spring u-bolts.
Stock staggered rear shocks.
New front and rear shocks.
New brake cylinders front and rear.
New brake shoes front and rear.
New brake hardware.
Stock brake drums front and rear.
Exterior...
Non-original dark blue color.
Solid body with very little rust.
The following rusted areas were replaced…
-Passenger side floor.
-Radiator lower front cross member.
-Sections of lower rear quarter panels.
-Upper rear wheel lips (someone had cut out the upper lips to fit bigger tires. There was no rust in these areas).
-Sections of lower rear front fenders.
-Rear lower door corners.
Under body is solid.
All undercoating was removed.
Shock towers were notched for easier access to spark plugs and headers.
There are dings and dents on the body and trim that was left and not repaired.
Decaled up to look like a Super Stocker race car.
New front windshield.
New rear glass rubber gasket.
Door side glass re-glued into brackets.
New gas tank and sending unit.
Extra tall Boss 429 hood scoop.
Extra ram air hood with scoop included.
Premium car cover included.
Interior…
New carpet.
New headliner.
New seat upholstery.
Original door panels and dash pad.
Mechanical and electrical aftermarket gauges.
Halguard Halon fire extinguisher mounted on floor in rear seat area.
Please contact me for any other information or additional pictures.
Thank you.
