Vintage Thunderbird Club International

All,the build date on my 1965 Thunderbird Landau is 22J, FOR SEPTEMBER 22,1965. the AXLE code is I, for 3.00 :1 standard differential. Body is 63B, Color is X ( Maroon Metallic ),Interior Trim is 63; Burgundy with head rest leather. Trans is 4 ; VIN: 5Y87Z111410 1/2 inch square drive indent pipe plu...

All, My 65 TBIRD Landau, build date 9/22/6, has the pipe plug with 1/2 inch square indent.See pix below.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year ! Charles Slack P47JUG Giddings, Texas.

Thanks to all for the responses, especially the Wiki page on screw head details. Familiar with many of them, but the pozidriv was new after working on my door latches. I used the 1/2" socket drive because the #4 Phillips tip I found was a 1/2" drive socket. Heavy duty #4 Phillips tends to ...

Checked the How to section and found only old photobucket stuff for posting pix and attachments.
Thought that was cancelled?? How do we post pix now??
Thanks,
P47JUG
65 TBird
Charlie Slack
Austin, Giddings, Texas

I need a pozidrive screwdriver bit 1/2" socket or a pozidrive PZ4 bit. The drive part looks like a Phillips head but has 4 major slots and 4 minor slots shifted 45 degrees. Two of these mount the door striker plate on 64,65,66 TB; it is 5/16 Diam. x 18 threads per inch x 5/8" L with a coun...

Probably the fuel filter which is the bottom canister on the fuel pump. Very hard to remove, easier to take out whole fuel pump. AC compressor , oil filter get in the way in either case. The canister and internal fuel filter element / gasket are available . Good Luck! Charlie Slack 65TBird Austin/Gi...

Sorry, I meant CVR, constant voltage regulator; not IVR, Instrument voltage regulator. It puts out a pulsed square wave that averaged is ~ 5 VOLTS.
Still be careful taping into the 12 V line to the alternator / system external voltage regulator.
Thanks,
Charlie Slack
P47JUG
65 TBird
Austin, Texas

Careful guys.You are locating the the system voltage regulator for the alternator (12 volts)and then there is the IVR for instruments regulated voltage (5 volts)!! The 12 V system reg is on the drivers side on radiator support area. The IVR (5 volts) is behind instrument cluster. Careful taping into...

the low , not full reading , is probably the IVR, instrument voltage regulator, mounted on back side of instrument cluster. The original unit is an electromechanical wizbang that is basically a thermally controlled switch that chops the 12V input to an average of 5.5 to 6V. Thus providing crudely re...

The coil voltage comes from the ignition switch wire that is a resistor wire on the feed line to the coil. It's behind ignition switch running out thru body /firewall connector on passenger side. It is about 16 to 18 inches long and has bullet connectors on both ends. Replace it with regular #14 or ...

The pictured master cylinder looks like a single reservoir chamber unit. Not a dual reservoir chamber unit. Get a true dual reservoir either for drum / drum or disc/drum if you upgrade front brakes to disc. Do a search here, on forum, lots of brake master cylinder etc. experiences recounted. Charlie...

Could be the CVR ( 5 Volt constant voltage regulator) that supplies 5 Volts to Fuel , Temp , and Oil pressure gauges. It may be stuck since it is electromechanical and putting more than 5 Volts to gauges. Are the Temp and oil pressure gauges reading in the normal range? Also what redstangbob suggest...

I would go a little larger, possibly 85 to 100 Amps. If you have AC and electric windows it makes a huge difference.
You can use a newer Ford 3G alternator with internal regulator, and eliminate the external voltage regulator. 65 A is barely enough.
Charlie Slack
P47JUG
65 TBird

Go for the voltmeter. More info on what's going on electrically.
Charlie Slack
P47JUG
65 TBird