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... bullets. For 58-60 I have rear deck panel, some seat trim, ashtray, NOS internal door latch (I think driver side), NOS inbox horn ring, and some miscellaneous parts and literature. I live in Emmaus Pa. If interested, you can reach me at buckscounseling2@verizon.net and I can provide further info.

Post pictures of what you're dealing with so that we can see what you're up to. This will help us understand what you're trying to replace.

If I haven ... parts vendors, etc. Spend the $$$ needed to get the original Ford literature, including master parts catalogs, to get part numbers and descriptions ...

... color wires and it was just the connectors that had the tracer color instead of the whole length of the wire to save costs on so many different ... that.


Comparison against the ORIGINAL wiring diagrams in Ford literature from the period would be helpful here to see what the differences are ...

... color wires and it was just the connectors that had the tracer color instead of the whole length of the wire to save costs on so many different ... that.


Comparison against the ORIGINAL wiring diagrams in Ford literature from the period would be helpful here to see what the differences are ...

There was a light blue and a dark blue metallic used on painted interior parts. The '2B' dark blue metallic interior color used Ford M1J-1847 for dark blue according to literature that I have, which includes paint chip charts from duPont and PPG-Ditzler: in 1968 the numbers were modified with a suffix ...

... the one that you have. Can you screenshot shot the cover? And drop me a link to the manual to where you bought yours. I will get one asap. Mine does ... 60s Ford parts (Falcon, Fairlane, Galaxie and Mustang) and automotive literature; used copies can also be found for sale through various on-line ...

Information on heads used for the "M"-series engines at best is confusing and often misleading. You asked about this topic back in 2016 - at that time ... and have come to the above conclusions based on research of available literature, conversations with acknowledged FE motor experts, and observations of ...

I'd sure like to know from the rear spring chart what the dimensions (A), (B), (C) and (D) are and how do you measure them? This is more info than what Ford has in their parts catalogs and other service literature. I assume there's a diagram or other piece of literature that shows how these dimensions ...

The related illustration in the parts catalog also indicates that Ford offered only the main leaf or the full assembly for service. Even though they ... conflicting information between shop manuals, parts books and other literature which I want to document and track down to figure out what people ...

... factory" specifications (free length, # of coils, wire diameter, load rating, coil stack outside or inside diameter, etc.) they are using? Can you post them here? What have others found for specifications from Ford manuals, parts books, service literature/bulletins or other sources for comparison?

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... factory" specifications (free length, # of coils, wire diameter, load rating, coil stack outside or inside diameter, etc.) they are using? Can you post them here? What have others found for specifications from Ford manuals, parts books, service literature/bulletins or other sources for comparison?

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It fits OK but could be better. I know that this was a dealer-installed option for a few years; is there any dealer documentation available that shows how to install one of these covers, such as where to drill the hold-down holes? Or any other literature that shows how to fit and/or ...

... their promo pamphlet photos.
BTW: I likely have that memory of ‘2.3 L engine only’ availability, since being rather poor back then, I would not have ... mile oil change recommendation (right out of the contemporary Ford literature). They had just instituted the ban on leaded fuel, and FoMoCo likely ...

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 ... time. Since, then, I did add a copy of the Shay T-bird brochure to my literature collection, but I never studied it real close as to what the ...

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 ... the sections for T-birds and/or Lincoln Mark IIIs, scour automotive swap meets and contact automotive literature vendors for these kinds of things.