I think for the first one I would limit it to just FTBCF members and then expand if it goes well. Again, just my 2 cents. Hopefully someone else will chime in with their thoughts.
I would be up for a get-together. I guess the hard part is figuring out a date which works for everyone. I know it would limit the people involved but I would prefer to limit the distance needed to travel. Just my 2 cents.
Do you still have a set of Mustang 5.0 HO factory exhaust headers? Do you still have a 5.0 HO factory roller cam? How much shipped for each? I am at 17018 PA. Thanks.
I have been wanting to repair the broken tab for the arm rest on my T-Bird for a while now. I finally took the time to figure how I wanted to do it. If you look at the photos I posted you will see the bracket I fabricated out of .035" sheet metal. Also in the photo is the nylon spacer I purchased from a local hardware store which carries an huge variety of hardware. The nylon spacer is 1/2" long and is a perfect length to fill the gap between the bracket I made and the door itself. I pop riveted the bracket to the plastic arm rest panel on the door panel with 1/8" rivets. It took a little time to line-up the bracket to drill the hole for the screw which holds it to the door as it was not centered in the hole in the door panel. I hope this helps others who may want to repair the arm rest tab that is broken on their Bird or Cougar. I am sure this is a typical issue as the plastic gets brittle.
You will have to take off the door panel, mirror and the black trim or cap at the back of the door. I believe there was more work in figuring out how to fasten the dew wipe and the clips than actually taking things apart and putting them back together. The trim or cap at the back of the door is held on by a clip which has a spring like wire which keeps it tight. If you grab the trim and pull it out at the front and push toward the rear of the car you should be able to unhook it from the clip. The spring is inside the front edge and the back edge hooks around a lip on the clip. They are pretty tight on the clip. I hope my explanation makes sense. You may have to use one of the plastic trim tools to help get the trim off. You will have to pull the window run seal out of the top of the door frame to get ahold of the trim. If your window run is brittle like mine is you may not want to pull it out until you have replacement for it. I need to find a window run for my passenger door before I can do the dew wipe on that door. When I pull mine out it will be in pieces because it is so brittle. Hope this helps. Maybe someone else will chime in with a better way to get the trim off the door.
I need one more good window run weatherstrip for my 86 T-Bird. It has the vent window. If anyone has an actual T-bird piece or one from a Tempo 2 dr I am interested.
