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Reply #496 –
That is amazingly gorgeous. I never would have thought a Mustang dash could ever look THAT good. It almost looks like it "fits" in the lineage of my dad's '05 T-Bird.
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Reply #497 –
"Consistency in details"....that's right.I try to practice that as well.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #498 –
Quote from: Quietleaf;325607
That is amazingly gorgeous. I never would have thought a Mustang dash could ever look THAT good. It almost looks like it "fits" in the lineage of my dad's '05 T-Bird.


Ya know that's the whole idea I had about this dash swap and as this progressed I have a little bit of heritage for a number of past Tbirds.

So for linked heritage I got the 1958-63 dual cowl dash pad look with bright trim, the related styling of the 1994-97 interiors, a little bit of the 2002-05 Tbird... Oh yeah and a little 1980-83 Tbird with the steering wheel... LOL!

And i'll say again, the dual cowl dash originated in the 1958 Tbird and the look was borrowed for the first Mustangs. With the rounded off shapes of the SN-95 Mustang dash it fits the character of the exterior being rounded off as well.

I got the passenger "airbag cover" done...

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Reply #499 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;325612
"Consistency in details"....that's right.I try to practice that as well.


I am good until it comes to the issue of the steering wheel... LOL! I don't have many choices though because the wheel needs to be shallow for the right reach. I tried the 89-93 wheel and it just sits to close not to mention with it "telescoped out" the sight lines around the wheel are not correct, that is the top of the wheel sits too high when positioned parallell with the steering column. If I tilt it down the angle of that wheel feels wrong like it is too low. The wheel was made for the lower slung MN12 models where the column is more level than angled like the Fox cars.

I need a horn button now... I did away with the press in stalk mounted horn switch. I'd hate to use a Crown Vic all vinyl horn pad. I don't wanna mount an out of place horn button either. I'll work it out like I always do...

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Reply #500 –
Passenger air bag cover now in place...

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Reply #501 –
Quote from: Watchdevil;325760
I am good until it comes to the issue of the steering wheel... LOL! I don't have many choices though because the wheel needs to be shallow for the right reach. I tried the 89-93 wheel and it just sits to close not to mention with it "telescoped out" the sight lines around the wheel are not correct, that is the top of the wheel sits too high when positioned parallell with the steering column. If I tilt it down the angle of that wheel feels wrong like it is too low. The wheel was made for the lower slung MN12 models where the column is more level than angled like the Fox cars.

I need a horn button now... I did away with the press in stalk mounted horn switch. I'd hate to use a Crown Vic all vinyl horn pad. I don't wanna mount an out of place horn button either. I'll work it out like I always do...


I think the wheel you have, wrapped in leather, should work very well. As for the horn button, I would think that, with a bit of work, you could make the center cap on that wheel into a horn button.

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Reply #502 –
Daylight pics and shifter boot now installed...

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Reply #503 –
Close up of salvaged Taurus wiper/turn/dimmer switch...

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Reply #504 –
That's beautiful work so far !!! I do wonder....how well does the cup holder work at that angle/Either way,I love it.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #505 –
They should work at any angle... they have a bottom bar that falls down when they open.
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Reply #506 –
Great job on the project...
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Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #507 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;325918
That's beautiful work so far !!! I do wonder....how well does the cup holder work at that angle/Either way,I love it.



Thanks everyone for the kudos!

Actually the indash cupholder is less than perfect for this dash, especially now that I have the shifter installed.

First thing, the dash openings are stepped in trim panel. I had to modify the cupholder so it would slide out further to clear the radio by making new stops. Secondly, with the new shifter in place it only functions with the lever moved into gear.

No worries though the Mustang console has a large slide out cupholder that you pull up and forward from inside the armrest compartment, then the armrest lid goes back down over when it is extended forward.

I am going to work on the door panels soon. I am going to strip off the gray vinyl and lower carpeting and recover in black vinyl. Right now I am trying to tackle the issue of window, door and mirror switches. The easiest it to go back to the early joysticks for the mirrors and simply mount it in place of the cigarette lighter under the ashtray lid. I am going to mount the driver's power seat switch in place of the ashtray insert. The power window switches are likely going to end up where the Mustang fog lamp switch goes. I have already relocated the power antenna switch right behind that slot by using a convertible top switch and two standard relays

The airbag cover is not working out. I thought I had thrown out the flat delete cover that I was using previously but I found it tonight where I had some parts stored so I will be pulling the silver vinyl from the Mustang cover and putting it on the delete cover. It should look much better. I am not as crazy about the Mustang cover being coved in anyway.

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Reply #508 –
how did you get the taurus switch to work? plug n play? Plus what years did you get it off of? or would work? This would be a good mod to clean up that area. I know if im making a left hand turn and letting off the clutch i can turn the signal off with my knee.
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Reply #509 –
Quote from: Cougar8775;325982
how did you get the taurus switch to work? plug n play? Plus what years did you get it off of? or would work? This would be a good mod to clean up that area. I know if im making a left hand turn and letting off the clutch i can turn the signal off with my knee.


1986-88 Taurus and Sable... And it works because it uses the same wiper motor as Fox cars. The wiper control module wires are exacty the same as well for it to function properly. It is not plug and play as the connectors are different, but if you harvest one be sure to get all three the connectors (turnsignal/hazard, wiper and high beam dimmer connectors) with a good bit of wire attached. You have to splice and connect to the Taurus connectors. These wiper switches mount to the same exact mounting screw holes as the Fox steering column and the turn signal cancel works flawlessly. I like having the hazard switch on top. All you need is 89-93 Tbird/Cougar steering coulumn trim to have it seemlessly covered up... Or you can try any pre-airbag 87-up Fox Mustang column cover if you want to retain the round shape.

However before I took the original Tbird dash out I test fitted the squared 89-93 Tbird steering column trim and it worked fine. It's a matter if you like the squared look or wanna keep the rounded look.

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1987-90 Mustang column shroud trim should work with our Foxbirds and cats... However I just noticed the multifunction switch does not have the hazard switch in the top of the steering column shroud, but rather as a seperate switch on the right instrument cluster switch pod. You could likely use a Taurus switch and cut a small square hole in the top of the Mustang shroud to allow the hazard switch to poke through.