I noticed the lack of belts and spinning fan, too. A coworker sold a '65 389 to me after he found out that my Firebird came with a 301. A PO of my 'Bird put a 301 in it to get it rolling again so he could sell it. When the 301 took a crap, I put the 389 in with the help of a friend and never looked back.
no belts on it. these are great engines, change the oil every 3k and they will last you a loong time. They were built when people actually gave a shit how cars were built. Much better than the tonka toy peices of shit on the road today.
I noticed the lack of belts and spinning fan, too. A coworker sold a '65 389 to me after he found out that my Firebird came with a 301. A PO of my 'Bird put a 301 in it to get it rolling again so he could sell it. When the 301 took a crap, I put the 389 in with the help of a friend and never looked back.
sediment 1 year ago
wow you need some gunk cleaner
rubbersoul420 3 years ago
funny how the alternator isnt moving. my grandpas catalina has the same size engine. still sounds beautiful.
Ronsky89 3 years ago
no belts on it. these are great engines, change the oil every 3k and they will last you a loong time. They were built when people actually gave a shit how cars were built. Much better than the tonka toy peices of shit on the road today.
Catalina65389 2 years ago
yeah.. simple but very reliable too. ide trust one of these over than that new crap they put in cars today
transam579 3 years ago
talk about space under the hood... thats what i like... simple
abas0abas 3 years ago