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Thank you very much Jim, very much appreciated. With your information and going back to the Electrical assembly Manual I can now see the two separate looms. Although the Assembly manual doesn't show the brown wire. Going on what you say about the brown wire coming through a separate hole I am back ...

I have these parts in a box and have no idea where they go. Ideas please. Dave Vent window tips, pillar seal retainers, and top frame corner "skids" that contact and protect the vinyl pad on the floor of the trunk when the top is lowered into it. I don't recognize the small chrome bit wit...

Thanks Jim. I need the chrome parts and rubber. Have you seen them repop anywhere? Thanks Dave The gasket/seal is reproduced, but not the small SS retainer. Those are common and available from the used parts vendors. Unfortunately the repro gasket is very stiff and makes it very difficult to close ...

What should be in the hole? Cover plug? Switch? Thanks Dave That hole is there to serve as an entry point for the lower portion of the pillar gasket. The gasket is configured to act as drain for any water that enters the pillar-to-door joint. The gasket ends in a crudely taped-on plastic "tube...

G'Day Karl, I just started the the process of restoring the engine wiring harness on my '63 convertible and here's what I see. The oil pressure wire (white-red) and the temp wire (red-white), and the two brake switch wires (green-red, and green) split from the main tape covered loom and run for @15i...

Guys, I currently have my '63 HT's steering column (Swing Away) disconnected from the steering box (Power Steering) replacing the rag joint. I thought that while I was in there, I would replace all the pressure hoses and other "consumables". I find a "Steering Column Cone, Lower, Tap...

aa010175 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:00 pm Part id please. Dave

My guess is an aftermarket windshield washer pump.

Here's a good photo from the Bird Nest catalog of the 61-63 original style 4V dashpot and bracket. This is a pretty good reproduction. 61-63 Dashpot & Bracket.jpeg Here's a couple photos of the correct installation of a factory original dashpot and bracket on a largely unmolested '63. 4V Das...

The headrests match the seats. Here's part of the text of an article I wrote for the Scoop on Pearl Beige Interiors. 1961-63 Pearl Beige Interiors The correct two color-only combination consists of: 1. Dupont interior Formula #96229 (Light Beige).
 This same color was also used as an exterior color ...

Just to give you some visuals, here's some photos of an engine compartment from a '62 Roadster that I restored. It should be nearly the same as your '61. It is, to my knowledge 100% correct. Well, maybe 99% anyway. ;-) The stampings on the radiator hoses should be light blue, although everything I'v...

See this thread for discussion of a similar reverse failure:

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Fatsco is the go-to source for Cruiseomatic parts.

There is a small ding above the drivers outside door handle. Hardly noticeable, but I do , if you know what I mean. My question , is the top trim the same from 61 -63 ? I would think so ? What about left and right doors ? I need To go look at a few spare part doors and would like to be sure before ...

Hello all, Just joined after buying an early 62 Sport Roadster barn find. I am looking forward to learning more about T-Birds and specifically mine. She's quite rough and needs a ton of TLC but hopefully I'll get her back to a proper Bird. The plan is to make it a very nice driver, not a concours s...

I just saw this cap that match’s mine. Is says 1963-64. Was the 63-64 different from the 62? https://www.ebay.com/contact/sendmsg?item_id=155869538769&recipient=magmustangs&message_type_id=14 1962 caps had spinners that were even deeper than the '63 caps, and they had solid chrome centers w...

Here's some photos of the water shields during installation in a '62. The large clear plastic sheet hasn't been installed on the front door yet. The original material for the shields under the plastic was a black/gray cardboard-like material similar in appearance to what you see here. I suspect the ...