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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: defrost vents for dash replacement?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 99
Re: defrost vents for dash replacement?
If anyone can get a measurement of how many wires per inch in each direction the mesh is, i.e. 10x10 mesh means 10 wires/inch each direction, once that's known it should be a 'simple' matter of sourcing replacement material. I have a few spare original dashes/frames in storage but lack time to measu...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:43 pm
- Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Then and Now in Business?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 251
Re: Then and Now in Business?
Mike Casella/Then & Now announced his retirement a few years ago. A suggestion for a rebuilder was mentioned by one of the first commenters. Suggest looking for rebuild providers.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: date codes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 133
Re: date codes
My number is 3Y83Z147799. I hope this helps because I think I may be reading it wrong. If they only made 45,000+ and I am at 47, I don't know what is going on. The door plate matches the fender number so it is what it is Thanks for your effort. Yes, you're reading it wrong. 63,313 '63 T-birds were ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
- Topic: When did Ford go from the red block on the birds to blue?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 104
Re: When did Ford go from the red block on the birds to blue?
One of my pet peeves is when people arbitrarily use 'Ford Blue' on an engine built before the '66 model year. Prior to 1966, Ford relied on color(s) of air cleaners, valve covers and engine blocks (especially prior to 1959) for engine sizes. The link provided by 289ace with my list of engine colors ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:29 pm
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: date codes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 133
Re: date codes
My date code for my 63 hardtop is Z06 . When I look at table 4 in my I.D. decoder manual it has Z is december of 2nd yr made . Does that mean it was made in 64? IT SHOWS 42806 63 2 doors made . Is that correct? Thanks for any help. Post a photo of your data plate, please. I suspect you're misreadin...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: New owner of 64 hardtop!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 133
Re: New owner of 64 hardtop!
Hello there Uk-Tbird . I'm curious about your "1 of 89" comment, I didn't know that interiors were numbered? Anyway, like Terry said, please post some photos, we're all curious. What's the source of that claim? Out of over 90,000 '64s built, that's a hard number to take seriously. Claims ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:09 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Radiator ID info
- Replies: 4
- Views: 214
Re: Radiator ID info
This is what I get for not checking my resources and going off of memory. I stand corrected, and have revised the original response. Try doing THAT on Facebook.. .
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:42 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Radiator ID info
- Replies: 4
- Views: 214
Re: Radiator ID info
Buddy: GI is the vendor code for Ford's Green Island, NY plant. Other codes I need to get into research we've been compiling for 64-66 OFS revisions.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:58 am
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Need 12 volts to coil 1962
- Replies: 2
- Views: 89
Re: Need 12 volts to coil 1962
Here's what I found by typing into the 'Search' box '12 volts direct from coil to ignition switch' - it's dealing with a '64-'66, but it's basically the same for '61-'63 in terms of the resistance wire used between the coil and ignition switch. https://www.vintagethunderbirdclub.net/phpBB3/search.ph...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 1962 headlights are really dim.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 88
Re: 1962 headlights are really dim.
Start with electrical diagnosis and a good multimeter. How many volts and amps are getting to the individual headlight bulbs? Figure that out first, and work your way back through the electrical system. Checking/cleaning/tightening grounds would be first on my list of things to do after getting a ba...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 6:35 pm
- Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 1955 Valve cover gasket replacement
- Replies: 6
- Views: 120
Re: 1955 Valve cover gasket replacement
(Mr. Moderator, please move this to the 1955-1957 Thunderbird Fourm) I apologize for this response, but your question and how it was asked is providing a 'teachable moment' that many people need to see. Seeing that you've been a VTCI Fourm member since 2018 with 18 previous posts, it would be a good...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Newspaper add
- Replies: 10
- Views: 268
Re: Newspaper ad - Shay T-bird Reproduction
When I checked out ordering that repro at a Ford dealer, it had a Pinto chassis and was supposedly only available with the 2.3 four. I bought a new Pinto wagon instead. The obligatory Wikipedia page on Shays only mentions the powertrain available for the Model 'A' replica. https://en.wikipedia.org/...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Newspaper add
- Replies: 10
- Views: 268
Re: Newspaper add
Shay was building reproductions of the Model 'A' and the '55 'Bird at the same time in the late '70s. Even as a teenager I paid attention to when they were available at our local Ford dealers around Omaha, Lincoln and Fremont, Nebraska. One dealer has a Model 'A' replica roadster with a Pinto engine...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: 1958-1960 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 430 CI - INTAKE MANIFOLD - 1960
- Replies: 4
- Views: 367
Re: 430 CI - INTAKE MANIFOLD - 1960
OK, let's clear up what you have: it's NOT - I repeat NOT - a MEL-series 430 cu.in. engine. It's a low-compression FE-series 352 cu.in.-4-barrel engine. 1960 T-birds designated for export often had the low-compression "G"-series 352 engine installed, meaning that it had different cylinder ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:31 pm
- Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Correct 57 Rear Bumper Body Angle
- Replies: 14
- Views: 343
Re: Correct 57 Rear Bumper Body Angle
This has all the earmarks for a good tech article/photo layout in the 'Scoop' - common, usually undetected problem that could have a simple (or complex) solution. Having photos of 'properly' aligned bumpers to compare against 'sloping' ones and what the brackets/frame connections look like, both in ...