Vintage Thunderbird Club International

This may get moved to the modified form. But , I think I get what your saying. Seems chrome shops are expensive And old school. If you paint it , I think you would give it An 80’s look , ouch! , seems some of these high end Car builders paint. I don’t like it. But have you seen This new style painte...

The first couple of things I would do, does the Fuse blow when the dash lights are turned all The way down and you pull the light switch ? I would also examine the fuse board more for Bad and shorted connections. Maybe try pulling Radio fuse before checking the dash lights. Another words, try to iso...

I would like to find a trash tail light bucket that I can Use on the wall of my garage with a left over Q And lens. Would be nice to have the screws, not worried About electrical as I will install a regular light to plug In the wall. Nothing that is salvageable for a car. Just a little man cave art ...

How about taking a multimeter and do a few
Basic tests like voltage drop under a load. And
Load test the battery ? Worst case , some parts
Stores will bench test the starter if your weak
On diagnosing electrical.
My thoughts
Cliff

Rocky , there are wire wheel hub caps that you have to look closely at to see if it’s real. Also if you haves flat with A tubed tire it’s not the same as a regular tire. I suggest You find your true number of spoke , proper wheel and tires for show. Run regular rims and hub caps or wire caps If you ...

Karl , I measured the carb side of the fitting.
Seems it’s a 9/16 x 24. That size is not in most
Tap and die sets. But is easily available.

Ha ! I knew I had one. I’ll check in with my nut and bolt guy and other resources on specs , Karl if you want it. It’s yours. Please excuse the back ground in the pics.

Karl , I’ll do a little research .
Interesting.

Karl , the fitting between the carb body end the
Fuel line ?! Correct? Have a picture of the beat up
One ?

Nice ! Who did your chrome work ? Did you just do just the
Dash or bundle up a package deal ? Chrome shops are getting harder to find and can be expensive. What
Brand / kind of glue did you use on the dash pad.
Cliff

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It’s hard to say for sure looking at a picture. But if the car does not run and has not for a while. I think that’s a reasonable offer.

Did you have to cut open the defrost vents on the new dash and glue them. I would like to see how the defrost vents came out.
Cliff

They did not have disc brakes back then , you need to post further down in the modified. Also you need some better Pictures of the whole set up. It could be aftermarket or Someone adapted a newer Ford set up. What does the po Know about it ? And... this area is for 61-63. Post more info On the car a...

I would say , if it’s nots acting up for your mechanic Then I would be looking at the choke set up. Are you Leaving it with him over night ? Can you duplicate the Issue for him to see. I know from being on the other side Of the fence , it can be hard to recreate what the customer is experiencing. Bu...