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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE / Header panel and seats
- TC header panel. Grey no cracks. $70 obo.

- Blue cloth Recaro seats – these were out of a 99 Chevy Lumina with the police package. I’ve been told they were made just for industrial applications like this. They are firm. One inside cover is broken, but I don’t believe you would even see it with the console.

I forget what I paid for these, but if I find it I will adjust the price accordingly. - $150 obo.

I'll ship if you pay.


Please email bq93@att.net as I'm not on here much anymore.  I went to the dark side and traded the bird for a Grand National.
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE / Misc parts – header panel /Recaro seats
Pics to follow shortly


-   TC header panel. Grey no cracks.  $80

-   Maroon TC hood, with vents, no dents - $100

-   Blue cloth Recaro seats – these were out of a 99 Chevy Lumina with the police package.  I’ve been told they were made just for industrial applications like this.  They are firm.  One inside cover is broken, but I don’t believe you would even see it with the console.  The seats don’t look like this, but this site shows how to modify the brackets to fit a mustang if it would help.
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/recaroseats.htm

 I forget what I paid for these, but if I find it I will adjust the price accordingly. - $200


-   Brown Cloth Cougar seats – very clean, no seat tracks.  Only issue is very bottom of back seat was burned when the clown removed the fronts with a cutting torch.  Basically the price is for the fronts and I’ll throw the backs in - $100

I have all these parts in Huntsville, Texas.  I’ll ship anything as long as you pay for the shipping and packaging of larger items.  All prices OBO and do NOT include shipping.

I’m raising cash for a project so all prices again are OBO.  If you are interested I also have other stuff I’m selling.  I won’t detail here so just PM if you are interested I have RC airplanes, Game worn hockey jersey’s, baseball jerseys, and hockey equipment.
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Miscellaneous For Sale/Wanted / Car trailer/tow dolly needed to rent/buy
I need to rent (or buy if the price is right) a car trailer or tow dolly in or around Boston/Connecticut for a few weeks. My little brother is in the Navy (submarines) and is changing commands. I am flying up to bring one of his vehicles home and would like to rent a trailer or a heavy duty tow dolly. I will be taking it from Groton, Connecticut to Texas where it will set for about two weeks and I will bring it back when I bring him back.

I am willing to pay you a reasonable fee and leave you whatever deposit you require.  I can also work something out in parts if you are interested.  I have plenty of parts including a TC hood, TC header panel, and plenty of seats all in good condition.

I have my CDL and have been pulling trailers since I could see over the wheel. I am also a prosecutor for the State of Texas so the chances of me ripping you off are zero.

I really am in a jam here and hope someone could help me out. If it comes to it I will buy a new trailer there and resell it, but I’d like to avoid that hassle if possible.

Thanks for any help or leads.
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED / power seat base connections wanted
I need a set of connections for a set of power seat bases.  I don’t need the bases themselves, just the connections.

So if you have those burned up bases setting around, I’m here to take the connections off your hands.


Thanks,

Joey
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Electrical Tech / Ignition problems
The car is doing some really strange things and as much as I need improvement on the mechanical part of working on these cars, any electrical problem is just out of my league.

First about the car.  The ignition has been kind of “free flowing"  since I’ve had the car.  What I mean is – you never really feel any indents such as “Off”, “Run”, “Acc”, or “Start”.  The thing just kind of moves on one fluid motion. 

For the last year it hasn’t been a big deal really, since the previous owner installed a push to start switch.  He bypassed the clutch safety and wired straight to the starter (I think it screwed up the cruise as well, but that’s a problem for another day).  That being the case you just turn the ignition on, and push the button.  I have been putting off changing the ignition because I assumed you would then have to have an additional key for the new ignition (is that correct, or can you rekey the ignition?)

Lately the car has been running really strange.  If the ignition isn’t in just the right spot both the radio and clock go off, or the car will start to die.  This isn't just on start up, it can even happen going down the road.  I was thinking it was just time to suck it up and change the ignition, but in the last few days it has gotten worse.  Now if I put on my brights or occasionally if I use my blinker, the car tries to die.  Also if I pull on the steering wheel, say in a turn or getting out of the car, it tries to die as well.

So my question is, do you think a new ignition would solve the problem, or is it in the blinker switch or even worse?


As always ANY observations or suggestions are appreciated.
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Lounge / Home A/C questions - any techs around here?
Well it looks like I’m in the market for a new home A/C system. The one on the house we bought was really undersized, but I hoped it would make it through the summer. Negative.

I wanted to see if anyone out there with a little more experience than me could help. The compressor blew on our system, but I really hate to throw good money after bad. Before the compressor went the house would only cool to around 85 in the heat of the day (central Texas) , and it ran almost constantly. If I just replace the compressor the house will still be too hot in the middle of the day. We have a bout 1800 sq. ft and it only has a 3 ton system. We are planning an expansion in the next couple of years that would bump that up to about 2400 sq. ft. so I think we are looking for at least a 4.5 to 5 ton system.

Of course I got the hard sell from the A/C tech – “your inside unit needs to be replaced at the same time”, “vents area all undersized for the new system”, “will have to install a new intake”, etc.

So what are your recent experiences? Can you replace the components piecemeal, or should it all be done at once? What size units do you run on your house? Any experiences particularly good or bad with the manufactures like Trane, Maytag, etc? What about some off the off brands like Goodman?

Any help would be appreciated.
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Body/Appearance/Interior / Headliner backing
So I decided to replace my headliner today, and I found out that the suggestion of having at least two people really isn’t a suggestion as much as a requirement.

My headliner board isn’t totally deteriorating, but it ripped right at the weak spot where the moonroof is. :toilet:

Has anyone had any luck reinforcing these areas with cardboard, or FRP’s or anything similar?


Thanks.
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Drivetrain Tech / Rear calipers
I took my bird in today for what I suspected was a bad caliper.  I was right, but the tech said you nee to replace the calipers in pairs.

I’m completely ignorant on this issue, so is it best to change them both at the same time?  As far as I know they are both original ’87 vintage.

For both calipers and new rotors (too thin to be turned) - $542
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Body/Appearance/Interior / Junkyard Seats question
Ok I was shopping in the wrecking yard to day ( yes, I was looking for a trip minder and a compass/Temp console that might work in a sun roof car) and I came across a couple decent pairs of seats.


First my primary question is about the comfort of the ~’85 Mustang seats with the halo head rests.  How do these compare to the TC seats?  Seems hard to beat for $40.



Second question – I came across a pair of Recaro seas in a wrecked police Lumina.  Problems were:

a.   They didn’t look too comfortable
b.   They don’t seem to tilt forward.  They have a wheel you have to turn and my wrist started to hurt just thinking about it.


Were these Recaro seats Chevy got through some deal with Recaro or something?  The seats were cloth, but the rear seat was leather?
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED / Wanted - Raven seats - leather or cloth
For the life of me I cannot buy a set of seats.  Every time I get a deal going something goes wrong.

If anyone has a set of seats with no rips or tears (faded is fine) I will pay good money for them.  Yes I know shipping is expensive, but I will pay it.  If you don’t want to ship the seats then I’ll give you full price for them if you will skin them and just send me the covers.  Leather or cloth – it doesn’t really matter. Hell at this point I would even take a nice clean set of blue cloth seats.

I have cash, I have parts, just let me know what you need.  Need a TC hood?  How about a front header panel? Some SC seats?  How about a running black/red TC?  I have a truck and I’m willing to drive a few hours (I’m in Houston).


If anyone has some let me know.  This is my last try before I just go drop some cash at the upholstery shop.
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Lounge / Fixing peeling clearcoat
I’m having an issue with a non Tbird car (Chevy van) I was hoping someone could help with.

If the clearcoat starts peeling in an inconspicuous area, in this case the roof, can it be sanded and just reclearcoated, or do you have to repaint the entire area?
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Misc Tech / Are SC seats a direct swap?
What I mean is will the SC seats mount to the TC seat brackets?  I know you would probably lose some functionality such as the power bolsters, but will they physically bolt to the tracks?


Thanks.
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Body/Appearance/Interior / Source for Light Sandalwood (63D) touchup paint?
Can anyone tell me where I might find touchup paint for a light Sandalwood (63D) car?  I’ve looked in all of the stores in my area and can’t seem to find it on the shelves.  If I remember correctly, it was an uncommon color, so I may be screwed.  :brick:

I’m thinking about ordering some from towerpaint.com, but I wanted to see if I could find some smaller touch up bottles first.


Thanks.