Delete Reply #435 – April 20, 2010, 12:35:04 AM I wanna get these Mustang pedals covers eventually! Quote Selected
Delete Reply #436 – April 20, 2010, 12:42:27 AM This might be nice if I decide to change the transmission to a 5-speed manual later... Quote Selected
Delete Reply #437 – April 20, 2010, 12:51:05 AM Quote from: hypostang;318942I dont like the white piping personalyI think you are right... the piping is distracting and I have been looking though past Tbird interior pictures of many model years and have not seen piping done like that.Ya know if I go with a primarily black interior that will make my life easier because I won't have to worry about matching a bunch of grays. I have figured out the transition. I can do all interior trim black for now except leave the seats in the original gray upholstry. Then later, recover the seats in black and white like I want, then I will also have to change the belts to black. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #438 – April 21, 2010, 01:13:52 AM I think I have made a definite decision to go with a black interior with white seat and door panel inserts. I could even do a partial white wrap with a black leather steering wheel cover. I like where my mind is going with this and how things are coming into play! Away with the gray!Uhm... now I need to pull my head out of my ass and focus on the mechanical stuff... seriously... I love driving this car, especially viewing the aspect from the driver's seat with that Mustang dash forms entertaining my eye. Something none of the orginal equipment Fox Tbird dashes have managed to ever do for me, only the classic Tbirds from 1958-66. I liked the Mustang dash ever since I first seen it in 1994. Glad I made it work! Quote Selected
Delete Reply #439 – April 21, 2010, 01:21:59 AM Heheh, I think it's hilarious how you are turning the inside of your T-bird into a mustang, and I'm turning the chassis/drive train of mine into a mustang! Quote Selected
Delete Reply #440 – April 21, 2010, 02:30:18 AM Quote from: jrad235;319098Heheh, I think it's hilarious how you are turning the inside of your T-bird into a mustang, and I'm turning the chassis/drive train of mine into a mustang!It is kinda funny.. but technically most of the chassis and drivetrain is shared with the Mustang in one form or another. However, I do need my engine upgraded from non-HO to HO.. Someday ya know! Quote Selected
Delete Reply #441 – April 21, 2010, 09:26:46 AM Ok, modern mustangs, both of us. Most of my drivetrain is out of cars newer than 1999. Quote Selected
Back-up lamp mod completed! Reply #442 – April 25, 2010, 09:31:12 PM Here it is... The back-up lamp mod. I went the simple route and just made a simple smaller square... Duplicolor Ford Tourador Red ended up being a really good match for the taillamp lenses. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #444 – April 27, 2010, 06:45:51 PM Well the most exciting thing I did today bewteen the rain downpours was polish out the dull front corner turnsignal lamps today. They look way better! I am still in disbelief that I found two headlamps in the salvage yard in very good condition for a real low price. They need absolutely no polishing. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #445 – April 30, 2010, 01:38:37 AM Did some piddly stuff when I got home tonight. I ordered a bunch of blue LED's for the instrument panel bulbs. I installed them and I was real unhappy with the uneven lighting and hot spots of these bulbs, so I took them out and put plain clear 194 bulbs back in. I had blue 194 bulbs in them before, but the clear bulbs light up best and I essentially get the same color through the gauge faces. The blue was not working very well with the needles and the red areas on the gauge faces. I am going to be using blue bulbs for my "old school" incadescent ambient lighting. It seems more period appropriate for when the car was made rather than LED's. I am going to rewire the underdash courtesy lamps to the dash light circuit and see if I can find some bayonet base bulbs to fit there. I bought one of those slip on steering wheel covers in black and gray "leather". It sure beefs up the steering wheel to an appropriate thickness. And yes I switched back to my four spoke wheel with the big square trim with the bird emblem. It was an impulse buy on the color though and I forgot that I was going to an all black interior with white seat and door panel inserts later. Anyway, I will likely get an all black steering wheel cover later when it ever becomes time to recover the seats and just lace it at the split for a finished look like it is no longer slip-on looking. Quote Selected
Black leather steering wheel cover Reply #446 – May 04, 2010, 01:35:17 AM I decided to try a black leather steering wheel cover. Sure beefs it up thicker than the one on my Mustang. I plan to stich the seams with white thread like I did for my Mustang.I also completed the old school ambient lighting by adding sidemarker sockets secured under the dash with blue 194 bulbs installed and wired to the dash illumination circuit. I tried to take pictures but the green-blue light will not show on camera. Funny thing too, I bought blue bulbs to go in the mirror map lights and they got way too hot and started burning the black foam inside the light housing. Seems those bulbs are way too bright compared to the originals that came out of the housing. However, the blue-green light looked good for a few minutes. It got so hot the blue coating was burning off! I have a plan B... When I install my overhead console which also has map lights, they will use 194 bulbs which do not burn so brightly and get too hot. Quote Selected
Another taillamp mod... Reply #447 – May 04, 2010, 10:10:59 PM Painted the trim at the lower edge of the taillamps to match the red lenses... Quote Selected
Delete Reply #448 – May 07, 2010, 03:53:29 AM Discovered there are two shades of Ford Toureador Red... I did notice the red was a different darker color when I sprayed this time. Found a small can the right shade at work today and I will respray the lower mouldings under the taillamps so it matches the back-up lamp masking I did earlier. I also had a solution for the colored lighting for the map lights. I completely forgot I had assorted colored gel caps that came with my rectangular halo headlamps. These are designed to go over tubular dome lamp bulbs in the first place. So it's a done deal and looks kinda neat all lit up when the door opens. The car is running like shiznit... seems to idle fine but when I get on it like I wanna pass or go to the floor full throttle it looses power and does not want to go... It's good for easy cruising at less than 40 mph down the neighborhood roads. I am not going to be happy until the engine runs right. I can deal with a lot of things like suspension, brakes and chassis restoration but this engine and tranny has me overwhelmed.. simply because I do not have the experience and facilities to rebuild an engine. Somehow this has got to get done. Superficial repairs are easy for me. I so admire all of you that have engine, body and paint skills! Quote Selected
Delete Reply #449 – May 07, 2010, 09:23:40 AM I call spark! Also possibly your injectors(CFI) are clogged, more likely spark though. Could you list any parts you have thrown at it? Quote Selected
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