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- Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:32 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: R-12 how many cans to fill the system?
- Replies: 13
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R12 is still cheap and you can buy it on eBay and other places for around $10 a can. R134 is bad for the environment too and will be phased out soon. Thats one reason I don't wan't to buy a new AC system for my T-Bird. I wan't to wait for the next big thing. Maybe it was cheap on ebay a few years b...
- Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:51 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Help with a project
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6909
Re: Help with a project
I'd like to customize them with some Thunderbird parts. He is going to grind out the part that says "Holley" so it's flat. The area measures 4" long by 2" tall. Does anyone know of a ornament from any year of thunderbird that would fit in this space? I was thinking of the Bird t...
- Thu Jan 10, 2013 4:42 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Pulls to the right but aligned
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10896
- Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:26 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Pulls to the right but aligned
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10896
By the description it appears your steering box may need a little adjustment to the centering balance. I had to go through this after disassembling and replacing all of the seals in my steering box. It was a real pain to access and adjust using jack stands while installed on the car. I'd put it on a...
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:48 am
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Watch where you park at the car show -65
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1736
Watch where you park at the car show -65
A 65 all bagged up, in a dutch insurance commercial version of a redneck car show :mrgreen: http://www.amug.org/~jthomas/birdie.jpg http://www.youtube.com/v/IQfZY5rvXX0&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3 That's what Jimbob does out in them everglades... Edited "tow...
- Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:52 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Body / Restoration in Portland, Oregon?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2130
If you want quality, accountability, and you're not a tight-arse, then I recommend Don Blazer of West Hills collision on Barbur Blvd (near the ferry exit off I-5). They did the bodywork and paint on a carbon/fiberglas kit car I had assembled from a crate of parts, shipped from Slovakia. I can assure...
- Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:30 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: A good reason to replace that worn shift lever!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1944
A good reason to replace that worn shift lever!
If there was ever a reason to replace the shift lever for a worn pawl...
Although this wasn't a flairbird, it still applies to us.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b55_1352744996
Regards, Jeff
Although this wasn't a flairbird, it still applies to us.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b55_1352744996
Regards, Jeff
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:36 am
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 1966 4-Way speakers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3383
If the popping sound occurs with the engine off, and the radio volume becomes lower than the 8-track during the effect, it's a classic indication of bad silver-mica capacitors inside the I/F transformer cans. (I/F is an abbreviation for Interstage Frequency) The popping effect is intermittent. Some ...
- Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:15 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 65 Convertible
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3796
- Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:46 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Mirror mount
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2880
About the only way to remove a preattached shoe from a piece of glass without breaking it is by using a heat gun focused on the shoe and rotate it to release the bond. The heat softens the acrylic adhesive. It's somewhat tricky, and you have to be very careful not to overheat it. Even the glass prof...
- Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:52 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Advice on Vinyl paint for interior pieces
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2731
Thanks for the reply jhenry. I'd forgotten about the fact that I'd need to carefully prep the surface beforehand, as there's probably years of armorall or other butter applied. Alan, that's a great tip on the auto paint store. I'd never have thought of that. The Space Age Auto Paint store is close t...
- Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:09 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: R12 to r134 conversion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4228
I have done this conversion. If you need a step-by-step, you'd better take it to a shop. The procedure was about four hours total, including the system evac and charge. I did have to replace the clutch connector on the bird with a Delphi Weatherpack single pin connector that matched the compressor c...
- Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:16 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Advice on Vinyl paint for interior pieces
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2731
Advice on Vinyl paint for interior pieces
Hi everyone, I searched through previous postings, and although much of it was helpful, there didn't appear to be a recommended brand of flexible paint for vinyl. I have a 64 cv with white interior. The seats look too good to be original, so I suspect a PO had them reupholstered 10-15 years ago. The...
- Thu May 31, 2012 8:48 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Vaccum line
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2044
Well, I had a look at my '64 cv and the 5/16 vacuum line running along the fender well with the harness feeds into a tee. With one side of the tee going to the fiberglas vacuum cylinder directly behind the battery, and the other side of the tee going back to the coffee can vacuum storage cylinder mo...
- Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:56 pm
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Coolant Leaking from Block....
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4147