Correct grille color 1965 Mustang?

About 6.5 hours to do the job. Times their labor rate. Buy a flywheel. I can guaranty yours will be bad. Weather is or not.

Here are the spec's for the 1965 mercury comet, 289 V8:

For 1965, the Comet Cyclone was powered by the 289-cu.in. V-8 with 225hp, the same engine that was put into Mustangs. And for more power, there was a special high-performance package, better known as "Hi-Po," available with the Cyclone, and it shared the 271hp V-8 which, when installed in a Mustang, was known as the "K" code car. In the Comet, the engine code is "A." When equipped with the Hi-Po package, a 1965 Cyclone came standard with: 289 four-barrel high-performance engine, four-speed Toploader transmission, nine-inch differential, performance suspension, quick-ratio steering and 8,000-rpm Rotunda tachometer. However, the following items were extra-cost mandatory options with the 271hp engine package: four-speed transmission, heavy-duty front suspension, low-profile rayon tires and 42-amp alternator, according to 1965 sales information.

Its a 9-inch differential at best. Try this link for more data:

1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone

Basic gap for the 289 and 390 engine is .017 inch.
The high performance 289 is different.

go here,, http://www.summitracing.com/expertadvice/storydetail/chartsandguides/Ford-Torque-Spec/ it has all the specs for 260, 289, 302,,, it sure helped me

Try this. If the distributor is in the right way, the clips that hold the cap on should be just a hair off of 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock. #1 is positioned at 1 o'clock, which is at the firewall side of the distributor. The firing order is 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8and is counterclockwise from #1. The passenger's side is cylinders 1-2-3-4, from the front of the car. The driver's side is 5-6-7-8 from the front. Hope this will help.

Automatic trans would use type F fluid.

Make sure the carb is bolted tight to the manifold too. Loose nuts can cause this.

your raidator fins my be clogged and also you shouldnt have a clutch fan on it it should be a locked fan!!!! for more air flow!!!

see if you can re-drill the hold down holes back 2"

its not that easy here are some of the things u need to know

* solid or hyd cam
* roller or flat tappet
* valve installed hieght
* rocker ratio
* cam lift

this is just a few things go to a head shop and they will choose the right ones