buttstuffog Clock... Reply #195 – January 03, 2010, 07:38:14 PM Here is the working buttstuffog clock I recently found. I painted the hands to match the needles on the gauges. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #196 – January 03, 2010, 07:47:32 PM depending on the color your looking for..... I have a NOS hood bird with the green inserts if your interested. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #197 – January 03, 2010, 10:36:40 PM Quote from: 88turbo;305036depending on the color your looking for..... I have a NOS hood bird with the green inserts if your interested.Thanks for the offer but just so you know, I was referring to the 1979 Thunderbird Heritage stand-up hood ornament like this:I am good with all the other exterior ornaments. All of them will have the inserts painted the same color I chose for the gauge needles and hands on my buttstuffog clock. I will also do the dash ornament on the passenger side. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #198 – January 03, 2010, 10:43:42 PM I found a decent looking chrome pair in the junkyard once, but he was asking $20 each, and since I was already looking at about $50 for what I had picked out, I declined. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #199 – January 03, 2010, 11:22:24 PM I spent time today tweaking the dash pad so it looks better finished where it meets the metal defroster panel, and also where the underside of the front meets the dash panel trim plates. After all this work with the dash pad I am really upset with the dash shell cracking like a box of saltines or a can of Pringles. I never seen anything like it. I lost a few mounting tabs that broke off where speed nuts are secured. I suppose the only fix for this is a good 1985-88 dash since it's near impossible to find a 1983-84 dash shell. I would still be skeptical of having another 1983-84 dash shell if they break this easy after 25 years. I better enjoy the new dash pad while I can. I hate to take it so far as to strip off the dash shell and make my own over the metal dash frame. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #200 – January 03, 2010, 11:56:25 PM that is identical to the one I have and was refering to. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #201 – January 04, 2010, 12:00:12 AM Quote from: 88turbo;305069that is identical to the one I have and was refering to.Oh really! That's cool because for a moment I thought you were referring to the grille emblems. How much you want for it? Quote Selected
Delete Reply #202 – January 07, 2010, 12:57:41 AM I got the regular Tbird hood ornament in the mail today!Still comtemplating the crumbling dashboard issues and which way to go as a satisfactory solution... I sure did like my w red dash in my 1985. I found a picture of it with the Ford Tempo steering wheel that I had swapped out. For some reason my indecisive mind wants to find a 1987-88 front header panel. I could just have three different header panels painted and swap them around depending on my moods! Crazy huh? Quote Selected
Delete Reply #203 – January 07, 2010, 02:39:02 AM Tell you what, that Tempo wheel sure looks better than those darn A-Frames. Also, I think swapping header panels would get a little old after awhile...:D Quote Selected
Delete Reply #204 – January 07, 2010, 09:31:17 AM Quote from: jrad235;305402Tell you what, that Tempo wheel sure looks better than those darn A-Frames. Also, I think swapping header panels would get a little old after awhile...:DThat poor 85 I had! It was my daily driver and as you can see I abused it by smoking inside. I got it up to 245,000 miles and bought a 1989 Tbird to use as a daily driver because the 85 was starting to suffer from old age. The car was beautiful when I first got it, but it had been repainted before I bought it and a clear coat was never applied so the red paint oxidized badly in no time. As far as the Tempo steering wheel goes, it extened out slightly more than the original wheel so I had to get used to the longer reach for the turn signal stalk. I was able to use the little Tbird emblem from the original A-frame wheel and cover the little square trim insert with black vinyl. The cruise switches worked perfectly. Yeah it would get old swapping header panels all the time. I really need to commit to something and stick with it. The header panel and dashboard options are driving me crazy right now. The only reason I am considering swapping to a 1985-88 dash is because my old dash shell is brittle plastic and I cannot find a good one to replace it. There are dozens of the 85-88 style available that I can work with but I am not sure I really want to give up the full-width look of the original dash panel. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #207 – January 08, 2010, 03:57:39 AM That's actually a really neat concept, And looks pretty darn good when you eliminate the the actual Cougar aspects (emblems mainly) and make it the T-Birds own.I've always wondered how this would look and work out, And it works out great!Just not a huge fan of the cougar grilles. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #208 – January 08, 2010, 06:26:23 AM Quote from: Romeo2k;305516That's actually a really neat concept, And looks pretty darn good when you eliminate the the actual Cougar aspects (emblems mainly) and make it the T-Birds own.I've always wondered how this would look and work out, And it works out great!Just not a huge fan of the cougar grilles.I would never had done this if the Cougar never offered an eggcrate grille. 1955-57 and 1960 Tbirds had intricate close checked pattern eggcrate grilles. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #209 – January 08, 2010, 06:55:50 AM I like the Bird on the header panel.It looks like it belongs there.I don't think it would pass on an '87/'88 though.But on the 4 eye,nice. Quote Selected
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