Vintage Thunderbird Club International

... to find that the prior vapor recovery requirements have been phased out in a great many locations because allegedly the system on the vehicle takes care of it. How that's possible when the vehicle isn't running eludes me. I suspect we still have them here in AZ since we tend to be a non-attainment ...

Thant is what I do. Always disconnect the negative (ground) cable.

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Right. i’ve had one on and off over the years. Don’t care for the look. 1/2 turn with a wrench it lifts right off with your fingers.
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Right. i’ve had one on and off over the years. Don’t care for the look. 1/2 turn with a wrench it lifts right off with your fingers.

... it arrives. I have an appointment to install the heat riser spacer next Wednesday.

I noticed today the stainless steel fuel line that connects to the carb was 180 when the care stalled out. I think that fuel will boil before 180.

While I'm waiting for the pump I might try wrapping that line.........

... for painting later on when I can afford it. For now, I really just want a fun street rod with some classic car feel to be honest, so I really don't care if it looks crappy.

I know I am letting all of you guys down by kind of making a hooptie, but I'm trying my best right now with everything and ...

... from
Park to Reverse. Parking indicator lines up precisely with
gear positions.

Instead of a pin there is a thin bolt with locking nuts, even carefully painted to match turquoise interior color.

How frightened should I be? Pulling the steering wheel
and disassembling the whole column is a bit ...

... better light distribution - they’re famous for that - but they won’t necessarily be brighter - the H4 lamp power inside is the same. I don’t really care that much, because as I said in the other thread, I don’t drive at night with the T-Bird much anyway.

I do have the same 7” Hella’s in the 914, and ...

... the box in the car. It sure looks like there is enough access to do it.

I do use the Pennrite steering gear lube (NLGI 00). It definitely took care of the leakage issues in my ‘37 Chevy plus flowed nicely around the gear mesh area.

For those who are interested, check out this table.

IMG_0044 ...

... my engine to dyno around 300 hp when it's finished; that's impressive for its day, but not so much today. To tell you the truth, I really don't care about going fast these days; I make an effort to obey speed and traffic laws (even if nobody else does). Lately, I've been spending more time ...

... the bracket until it is cinched tight against the bumper Q. Then, re-install the bumper Q with the tail light assembly in place.

If you don't care about being concours original and don't feel like removing your bumper, spend the money on two new buckets and two new tail light retaining brackets ...

... a hinge.

One key point is whether the bushing have worn so much that the holes in the barrel of the hinge are also worn. The CASCO kit takes care of that by offering oversize bushings. Some kits use stock size pins and bushings. Those will not work well if the bushings wore so far that the ...

... Sand with a white hard top. It still looks great and fits great but some of the adhesive is bleeding through on the overlap seams over the doors, but I don't care. It's a functional close to original driver. I guess I could try some vinyl paint to cover but would it look worse than the natural patina?

I definitely prefer the look of a cloth top! On the other hand, they do take a little more attention to cleaning and care.

We had one on our '06 VW New Beetle. It was a dark tan so did not show dirt stains quite as bad a a lighter color.

Alan,

I am so sorry to hear about your heart attack. Please take care and work on your recovery.

... only experience with Robbins was that 2011 Mustang replacement and that top was high quality. I just got lucky with it. I never thought about looking at brands since it was an insurance claim. It was installed by an automotive upholstery shop and the paperwork and care instructions were from Robbins.