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by TroublesChild
Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:18 am
Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
Topic: doors fit other years
Replies: 9
Views: 1919

Re: doors fit other years

Let me correct myself. I should not do these things from memory. The 65 and 66 door shells will interchange (some other trim and hardware parts are different). It is the 64 doors that the latch location is different. Someone contacted me after I posted that and I checked the Ford parts book. 65 and ...
by TroublesChild
Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:42 pm
Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
Topic: Seat belt light
Replies: 17
Views: 3725

Re: Seat belt light

The seat belt light on a 66 Tbird is controlled by a switch located in the drivers side seat belt retractor. The switch is a crank operated switch that shuts off as the belt is pulled out and is not serviced as a separate part. I have not tried removing one to try to repair it but sometimes they hav...
by TroublesChild
Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:19 pm
Forum: General T-Bird Tech
Topic: POR-15 Engine Enamel
Replies: 4
Views: 8297

Re: POR-15 Engine Enamel

I realize that the original thread I am replying to here is several years old but I get asked about this quite frequently on the sites that I belong to. It seems that although Por15 is one of the more available engine enamels across North America it does not come with instructions for spraying. The ...
by TroublesChild
Sat Mar 27, 2021 6:47 pm
Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
Topic: doors fit other years
Replies: 9
Views: 1919

Re: doors fit other years

No the doors will not fit. The outer skin is the same but they changed the inner frame because they moved the location of the door latch and striker.
by TroublesChild
Sat Mar 27, 2021 6:44 pm
Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
Topic: 64-66 data plate information
Replies: 19
Views: 57277

Re: 64-66 data plate information

In the case of the Mass. car the 2 would be an error. It should be a Z. People read it wrong frequently. It would be a 390 car. People seldom screw up on the Q for the 428.