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Offline ceswert

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1966 289 Hipo Crankshaft and Bearings
« on: November 02, 2012, 03:21:32 PM »
I am searching for a 1966 289 Hipo crank and bearings for my short block. If I can find an original, what do you consider a fair price? Also if work needs to be done on it to bring it back into spec what would that set me back?
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Re: 1966 289 Hipo Crankshaft and Bearings
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2012, 09:10:14 PM »
Cores would be at least $250-300 that need to rebuilt.  Rebuilt, ready to install, could go from $500-800.
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Re: 1966 289 Hipo Crankshaft and Bearings
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2012, 10:35:38 PM »
Thanks!
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Re: 1966 289 Hipo Crankshaft and Bearings
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2012, 07:25:26 PM »
I should mention that these figures only apply to the original C5 hi-po balancers.  The later C8 replacements aren't usually worth more than $250 in NOS condition.  Only practical as a mechanical replacement but not concours correct for 65-67 K codes.
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Re: 1966 289 Hipo Crankshaft and Bearings
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2012, 11:19:55 PM »
I'm looking for an OE HiPo crank myself so this caught my eye. The original question was about cranks and bearings but I'm a little confused here (not unusual at all), are we discussing prices for HiPo cranks or balancers? 

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Re: 1966 289 Hipo Crankshaft and Bearings
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2012, 12:01:10 AM »
Looks like I misread.

The original style main caps usually go for $500-1k or more.

Haven't seen many cranks for sale to give any feedback.  Guessing at least $500 for an original one in good condition... should have right markings and hardness test marks.
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