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- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Newspaper add
- Replies: 10
- Views: 326
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: 326
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: 763
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: 391
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 ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Another Data Plate Decoding Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 375
Re: Another Data Plate Decoding Question
Yes, that’s correct. Not a dealer code in your case I believe the HO designates a car that was ordered by a Ford employee, usually higher echelon, or stayed with Ford for other reasons. Dave or Alan can verify. That’s one of the more rare data plates you have. Concur. Home Office order. Just how 'l...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:00 am
- Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Unable to verify Dealer Code on 1955 Production Code
- Replies: 9
- Views: 265
Re: Unable to verify Dealer Code on 1955 Production Code
WOW! If that's the case, that is one of the first produced in a sequence of all Fords built that year. I thought mine was an early '57 with a sequence of 5343. That definitely tops it. I hate to tell you all this, but if I understand from what others have found out about how the numbers worked duri...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: 1958-1960 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 430 CI - INTAKE MANIFOLD - 1960
- Replies: 4
- Views: 763
Re: 430 CI - INTAKE MANIFOLD - 1960
Photos of your intake manifold would be appreciated. Your best bet is to source an original cast iron intake. I'm not aware of any aftermarket 430 intakes that are readily available. Furthermore, please post pictures of the engine to verify if it is a MEL-series engine or a FE-series 352.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: 1964-1966 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 64 Moog Idler arm
- Replies: 3
- Views: 171
Re: 64 Moog Idler arm
I had something similar on my '63 hardtop when I first got it in 1981. When it came time to restore the steering system in the early 1990s I could not find a replacement like it and went with the '64 arm/bushing setup, which had just come out from The Bird Nest around the same time.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:23 pm
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Missing Part: Lock Latch
- Replies: 3
- Views: 187
Re: Missing Part: Lock Latch
I'm not quite understanding what you're missing here - is it the metal wire loop that screws to the console lip (part '12' in the illustrations below), or the latch part of the lock assembly (part '20' in the illustration below) that is pinned in place and has a fine metal spring, which is unlatched...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Idle Control Solenoid
- Replies: 10
- Views: 868
Re: Idle Control Solenoid
61 only. 62-63 had idle control moved to inside under dash. Suggest you get reproduction of 62 Tbird Electrical Assembly Manual to see how system went together. Fast Idle Device 62 Electric Assembly Manual shown on page 64 or Sheet 11 of 11 Drawing Page E2-4720-11. Shown on carb, when it moved unde...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Idle Control Solenoid
- Replies: 10
- Views: 868
Re: Idle Control Solenoid
61 only. 62-63 had idle control moved to inside under dash. Suggest you get reproduction of 62 Tbird Electrical Assembly Manual to see how system went together. Fast Idle Device 62 Electric Assembly Manual shown on page 64 or Sheet 11 of 11 Drawing Page E2-4720-11. Shown on carb, when it moved unde...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:11 am
- Forum: 1967-1971 Thunderbirds
- Topic: vacuum lines diagram
- Replies: 5
- Views: 239
Re: vacuum lines diagram
Starting in 1967, Ford printed, separate from the 5-volume shop manual sets (which began in 1969), a large-format (11"x17"), plastic comb-bound, two-color set of diagrams combining electrical and vacuum systems for all Ford-Mercury-Lincoln models (prior to then, starting in 1963, just the ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:34 pm
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: Idle Control Solenoid
- Replies: 10
- Views: 868
Re: Idle Control Solenoid
61 only. 62-63 had idle control moved to inside under dash. Apparently the 62 Tbird Electrical Assembly Manual shows the '61-style system, which was not installed in regular production that I'm aware of. You'll need to look into the '62 T-bird Shop Manual, part 10-3 Air Conditioning, for information...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:51 pm
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 1961 Cruise o matic dipstick length
- Replies: 6
- Views: 218
Re: 1961 Cruise o matic dipstick length
The top of the shield should correspond with the retainer "nubs". Take another look at the handle and shield to see if yours has them, and post pictures of what you find.
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:28 pm
- Forum: 1961-1963 Thunderbirds
- Topic: 1961 Cruise o matic dipstick length
- Replies: 6
- Views: 218
Re: 1961 Cruise o matic dipstick length
Alan, Am I reading that document above to say our caps are copper colored? The TSB was written for 1964s - given the Obsolete-Supercede-Interchange listings from July 1967 does not say the C1AA-A indicator replaced the C1SZ-B, C2SZ-A or C2SZ-B indicators, I'd say no. Notice the TSB noted overall le...