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Wow, how things have changed...

I just had a guy ask me if my sequencer will work in his '64 Comet. I told him I don't have any diagrams for cars that old, so he sent me one. The diagram below is quite remarkable because it is for the complete lighting/horn/instrumentation system, all on one page. It's hard to believe how simple it is compared to our cars (cripes, just the instrument cluster system in an 85-88 Fox would be more complicated than this whole car). Then consider how simple OUR cars are compared to a new 2008 car... and much of it is complexity simply for the sake of being complex (computer controlled headlights, horns being activated by body control modules, "smart" clusters, etc)
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Wow, how things have changed...

Reply #1 –
looks real basic, like a motorcycle electrical diagram:hick:
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
1983 Ford Thunderbird Heritage
1984 Ford Mustang GT Turbo Convertible
2015 Ford Focus SE 1.0 EcoBoost

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Reply #2 –
i know these new cars are a nightmare. a new lexus has like a mile of wire in it. unreal
louie  :birdsmily:
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It seemed like a good idea at the time.        88TC R.I.P.      88 Sport build in progress

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Reply #3 –
So,will the sequencers work in 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..

Wow, how things have changed...

Reply #4 –
Yes ;) His car doesn't have backup lights (apparently they were optional in '64) so the spot in the tail light housing for the backup light is an empty space. His tail light lenses are all red, which gives him three per side (counting the two current, stock, bulb locations and the dummy backup light locations)
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Wow, how things have changed...

Reply #5 –
Ahh, the good old days. Similar to the schematic on my T-Bucket - you gotta love simplicity :D
11.96 @ 118 MPH old 306 KB; 428W coming soon.

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Reply #6 –
I'm still lovin' my sequencers.I would change one thing about the kit,and one thing only.Include a pair of 3 wire plugs so that on the inner-most light,it doesn't have to be hard wired in,and you can disconnect it without having to remove the socket which is screwed into the taillight housing.I got two plugs from a couple of different 3.0 GM cars for that purpose.makes removing the taillights much easier.BUT,I still love them.You rock Carm !!!
'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..

Wow, how things have changed...

Reply #7 –
Thats good they will work on his old car.
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1987 T-Bird AEROBIRD-GT had many many mods but is now totaled and is the car that made me want to start customizing everything all over again.
1988 T-Bird 5.0 HO DD/Sleeper/next project car :birdsmily:
1988 Cougar XR7 5.0 HO Vortech Supercharged being bulit right now :cougarsmily:

 

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Reply #8 –
All that wiring in a new car sure adds a lot of weight.  I'm hoping mine will weigh half that much.
1987 TC