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by seany-boy
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: For Sale Thunderbirds and Thunderbird Parts
Topic: 57 Continental kit
Replies: 0
Views: 24

57 Continental kit

Talking to my local parts supplier yesterday and he asked if I wanted to buy a 57 Continental Kit (from Continental Enterprises. Not sure if it has ever been fitted as he said the owner changed their mind. I think he said it was white. He was down to $AUD 1000 but likely to be negotiable as not many...
by seany-boy
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: No Brake Pedal
Replies: 18
Views: 237

Re: No Brake Pedal

thanks Paul, Mine seems in good condition so all good there. I was just checking if the spacer setup on the third was unique and if it would impact the brake guy rebuilding the MC. I don't know what kit they use but suspect it will be a standard 1 inch Ford kit perhaps they will reuse the same pisto...
by seany-boy
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:04 am
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: No Brake Pedal
Replies: 18
Views: 237

Re: No Brake Pedal

well thanks Ward57 and Jim, I replaced the switch with a plug and that brought the pedal back up - probably similar to before. However you had convinced me to continue on to the MC, as soon as I pulled the rubber boot off and fluid leaked out I knew you were right! So off to get the MC rebuilt and p...
by seany-boy
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: tire pressure for 57 t-bird bias tires
Replies: 3
Views: 82

Re: tire pressure for 57 t-bird bias tires

the bias look radials from American Classic are a very good upgrade, much safer.
by seany-boy
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: No Brake Pedal
Replies: 18
Views: 237

Re: No Brake Pedal

ok, that seems to make sense. I will plug the pressure switch hole and rebuild the master to cover all bases. It could so easily have been a major disaster instead of a minor one so it makes sense to be confident of the the system.
by seany-boy
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:33 pm
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: No Brake Pedal
Replies: 18
Views: 237

Re: No Brake Pedal

Thanks for all the advice. Will update with what I find
by seany-boy
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: No Brake Pedal
Replies: 18
Views: 237

Re: No Brake Pedal

Thanks again for the advice. I will start with the pressure switch as I can see a leak there now. I will plug it and work towards m/c if I can find a bolt. I believe it us 1/8 NPT.
Then gotta do some paint repair and chrome on front corner as in my panic to grab the handbrake, I clipped my hoist🙄🙄
by seany-boy
Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:42 am
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: No Brake Pedal
Replies: 18
Views: 237

Re: No Brake Pedal

Thanks for the thoughts. I will bypass the booster before trying to drive it on the road and probably before reversing doen my drive again! After a few hours I decided to take a look it seems like it might be leaking from the old hydraulic brake switch. It seems to have been a recent thing as the br...
by seany-boy
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: No Brake Pedal
Replies: 18
Views: 237

No Brake Pedal

Well, not a good start to the day. My garage is on the top of a very sharp drive, started backing out off my parking hoist and brake pedal went to the floor! A fair bit of panic as i grabbed at the handbrake and tried to pump the pedal, must have grabbed the steering wheel at the same time and bounc...
by seany-boy
Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:22 am
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: Replacement VIN Tag
Replies: 25
Views: 731

Re: Replacement VIN Tag

I initially ordered the decal from Casco and was high fiving myself about how good it looked. I think I posted a photo in a thread here. As soon at the heat got to it (making an assumption here) the new decal seems to have slided off the dataplate. So I ordered one from Mardi, very happy including t...
by seany-boy
Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:58 am
Forum: Detailing
Topic: Graphene/Ceramic coating
Replies: 6
Views: 2420

Re: Graphene/Ceramic coating

Don't know the going rates in the US but probably cheaper than downunder. The cost down here comes somewhere close to $1500-2000. But it depends on how much buffing and polishing they deem necessary/are willing to do to improve the paint finish before they coat the vehicle. When I pulled the car out...
by seany-boy
Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:58 pm
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: Original 57 Bronze Carpet Sample Needed
Replies: 13
Views: 587

Re: Original 57 Bronze Carpet Sample Needed

NPD advertise as having a Bronze color that does look more as Mark describes and their site claims that they have it in stock so might be worth a call. https://www.npdlink.com/product/carpet- ... 741/220622
by seany-boy
Sat Sep 30, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: 1955-1957 Thunderbirds
Topic: Original 57 Bronze Carpet Sample Needed
Replies: 13
Views: 587

Re: Original 57 Bronze Carpet Sample Needed

There is a seller on Ebay advertising the bronze carpet with the bronze part number. It looks red in the photos so I pinged him and he said it was more of a Burgandy colour than Red but said this is what was sold as Bronze in our cars. No idea of the accuracy of his statement but if interested https...
by seany-boy
Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sometimes your day just turns out great!
Replies: 2
Views: 410

Sometimes your day just turns out great!

We recently had our second most important Supercars Series (Camaro v Mustang now) race down here in Australia- the Sandown 500. The car club that was the annointed club for the meeting put out a request for 50+ yr old convertibles to participate in the drivers parade before the big race. I submitted...