RHD 83 Heritage

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RHD 83 Heritage

Reply #15 – April 28, 2011, 02:23:30 AM

2 words:
Bitchin' score!

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Reply #16 – April 28, 2011, 08:28:04 AM

Nice looking car. It sits a little high for me and the wheels aren't to my tastes, but it looks really clean otherwise.

Being an '83, that 5.0 will have the EEC 3 engine management, which can be kind of tedious to deal with. You're talking about an engine swap, so that should take care of that problem.

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Reply #17 – April 28, 2011, 08:56:40 AM

That's a clean bird!

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Reply #18 – April 28, 2011, 09:13:39 AM

Here are a couple steering wheel center pics so you can see. Right now there is a NOS center on ebay for a 80-82 which is the same shape but a different woodgrain pattern. If there are other things you want to see let me know and I can take some more pics. On a different note, do your carriage lights still work?

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Reply #19 – April 28, 2011, 07:31:13 PM

Hmm, might have to try find one of those steering wheel centres, gotta find someone who will send overseas!

What are Carriage Lights?

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Reply #20 – April 28, 2011, 07:39:51 PM

He is talking about the electroluminescent coach lamp emblems on the C pillar. These:

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Reply #21 – April 28, 2011, 08:07:22 PM

Oh..
I don't beleive they do.

Not sure if they'd legally be allowed to over here.

As it is i need to make some modifications just to get the car to comply with out regulations.

On the list so far:
Add Child Restraint to Parcel Shelf
Add Reverse Lights, Ensure Indicators Flash Orange
Fix Park Brake
Fix Front Seat to ensure the seat back locks in position (any ideas on this?)
Possibly change seat belts

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Reply #22 – April 28, 2011, 08:22:54 PM

Your reverse lights are in the center of the taillights, behind the "Bird". Talk to Trinom in the thread below about yellow signals, he's doing some kind of mod for that.
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?24848-My-86-TurboCoupe&p=354314#post354314

As far as the seat goes, I would consider just drilling a small hole through the tilt mechanism and sliding a pin of some thickness through it. Instant lock!

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Reply #23 – April 28, 2011, 08:55:10 PM

I have sent things to Australia and other parts of the world before, if you buy something over here and they wont ship to you ship it to me and I will ship it to you

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Reply #24 – April 28, 2011, 09:21:59 PM

Does the car need reverse lights to be legal? If not you could put some 1156NA bulbs into the backup light sockets and wire 'em into the front turn signals. then wire the existing stop/turn lights directly to the brake light switch (bypassing the turn signal switch) so they function as brake-only...

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Reply #25 – April 28, 2011, 09:48:59 PM

Quote from: jrad235;358905

Your reverse lights are in the center of the taillights, behind the "Bird". Talk to Trinom in the thread below about yellow signals, he's doing some kind of mod for that.
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?24848-My-86-TurboCoupe&p=354314#post354314

As far as the seat goes, I would consider just drilling a small hole through the tilt mechanism and sliding a pin of some thickness through it. Instant lock!

Hmm... thats what i thought about the reverse lights, i tested it last night and the clear section behind the bird is acting as the indicators, not the reverse lights.
no lights at all when reverse is engaged.
where are the indicators normally positioned?

the pin lock for the seats might just work actually.

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Reply #26 – April 28, 2011, 09:49:33 PM

Quote from: Dansbirds;358912

I have sent things to Australia and other parts of the world before, if you buy something over here and they wont ship to you ship it to me and I will ship it to you

Thanks for the offer, i'll keep that in mind.

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Reply #27 – April 28, 2011, 10:05:38 PM

Quote from: EFFalcon;358921

Hmm... thats what i thought about the reverse lights, i tested it last night and the clear section behind the bird is acting as the indicators, not the reverse lights.
no lights at all when reverse is engaged.
where are the indicators normally positioned?

the pin lock for the seats might just work actually.

Looks like the previous owner already did my suggestion. The stock indicators are combined with the brake lights (if you step on the brake while an indicator is on, the brake light will come on on one side and the indicator will flash on the other).

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Reply #28 – April 29, 2011, 10:45:48 AM

Very cool! Congrats!

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Reply #29 – April 29, 2011, 02:16:50 PM

Quote from: EFFalcon;358921

Hmm... thats what i thought about the reverse lights, i tested it last night and the clear section behind the bird is acting as the indicators, not the reverse lights.
no lights at all when reverse is engaged.
where are the indicators normally positioned?

the pin lock for the seats might just work actually.

Well in that case, I would just makes sure there are Yellow bulbs where the reverse lights SHOULD be, and run a wire tap through the trunk floor and down under the bumper with some clear aftermarket fog lights poking out. Or you can try and get Trinom to set you up with his LED setup.

By the way, could I get the tire size you are currently running and a height measurement from the ground up to the approx. Center of the wheelwell fender arch front and rear?(One side is fine)

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Does the car need reverse lights to be legal? If not you could put some 1156NA bulbs into the backup light sockets and wire 'em into the front turn signals. then wire the existing stop/turn lights directly to the brake light switch (bypassing the turn signal switch) so they function as brake-only...

Thunder Chicken's advice is good. If the previous owner left the original turn signal wires hooked up to the two bulbs on either side of the reverse bulb, you could just cut them at the bulb, leaving only the brake light wire.