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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE / Marchal 750/759 fog lamps & covers NOS
Can deliver to Carlisle.  (Next year :hick:)

$400

Covers have just a slight amount of shelf wear if you view the in bright light at arms length.  Probably not noticeable when on the car.

Lamps are VERY nice.

Also have some used sets, PM me if you want info on them.

No obligation if you decide you don't want them when you see them.

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Lounge / Spectrachrome Spray on Chrome
OK, I'm losing it, and the search function isn't helping. :hick:

Wasn't someone here going to look into this?

I'm still curious if it's a real chrome alternative? I saw a demonstration on Jay Leno's garage show and it obviously works. What are the drawbacks? Cost?

http://www.sprayonchrome.com/index2.html
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Lounge / Audio suggestion
Sooo... I have this little winter project... I picked up a 60's Seeburg Consolette and I want to replace the speakers and maybe drive it with an iPod. In order to keep it 'portable' so that I can place it wherever and not need be near a power source, I also want to replace the lighting with LEDs by using a battery inside.

Any suggestions for an audio source and speakers? The space is fairly tight so I can't go too big on speakers.

Anyone have any experience with color changing LEDs.

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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / 2011 Junkyard finds
OK, so I'm a bit early.  :hick:

Posts like this make me optimistic although for the most part I think the days of plentiful 83-88 junkyard parts are gone.


Quote from: Watchdevil;343433
For me the good Tbird/Cougar stuff is only existent when I am not looking for something anymore, like months later when the local yards are full of like cars again.


Feel free to post anything interesting you find here.
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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / Car Show
I went to a big antique (25+ yr old cars only) show this weekend and since Thunderbird was the featured car I figured I might as well enter mine to represent the Aerobirds.:D It was surprising how many people stopped to check it out. I didn't hang around the car (parts hunting and checking out other cars)  but when I was there, someone always stopped by to chat. I've come to the conclusion there are lots of people that have fond memories of the cars and still like them today, they just forgot about them! You could see the looks in their faces when they saw it...followed by 'I remember these cars'.  The older generation showing their 55/57 etc Birds couldn't understand how a 'new' car could have antique plates and the younger generation wondered why a 'new' car was at the show, so I guess the body style has aged well.

Sometimes we might feel we are the only one interested in these cars but I think there are a lot of folks out there that appreciate them. One reoccurring comment was regarding the quality and styling of the car.

So I guess my point is, clean up those cars and get them out to the shows...people enjoy seeing them, we just need to jog their memories! It could mean a renewed interest in these cars for the future.

My parts hunting was pretty successful too. NOS 87-88 taillight, 83-86 chrome outside mirror and set of NOS stainless ventshades!
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Misc Tech / Electronic controls
Any of you junkyard hackers or electronic gurus know if the controllers for the headlight turn off delay are normally part of the switch, separate control unit, or ???

Also wondering about the controllers that gradually turn off interior lamps.

There must be lots of electronic goodies on some of the newer junkyard cars but without a manual it's hard to know where to look, what to take and how to make it work. (Door lock remotes, alarms, etc. ;)  )

Seems a waste to crush some of these good electronic parts.

I've played around with building some stuff for cars but I doubt components from places like Radio Shack carry are spec'ed out for auto applications.



Not too long ago I found out a PC power supply makes a good 12v source so before I toss some old PC's I'll be ripping out the supplies!
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Body/Appearance/Interior / For those who like to fab
Anyone who likes to build custom stuff (watchdevil) ;), you might find this interesting.  Not inexpensive but looks like a neat way to do some custom work.

http://www.percyshp.com/HyperFiber.html

Custom Composite Parts
HyperFiber is the revolutionary, time saving, material that allows you to make your own custom composite parts in minutes. No more mixing high odor resins hoping to get exactly the right ratio, trying to get just the right amount of resin on your material, or wasting resin that sets up in the can or drips off on the work surface. HyperFiber has fiber and resin combined with a dry film on each side for the perfect ratio of material and resin EVERY TIME. Simply cut and form HyperFiber in its uncured state to your desired shape inside, out of the sun. Your work time is nearly unlimited! No longer are you working against the clock to try to get everything done before your part sets up. Once you are finished, simply expose the piece to sunlight or a Percy’s UV light source and the HyperFiber will set up in a matter of minutes! With the material used in HyperFiber, you are also able to form it around the most complex curves and angles without having wrinkles or needing to cut the material.