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Reply #240 –
I have an old pair of 94-95 door panels and also a center console I'd let go CHEAP if you are interested in frankensteining them into the bird.
John

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Reply #241 –
Quote from: hcor;307199
I have an old pair of 94-95 door panels and also a center console I'd let go CHEAP if you are interested in frankensteining them into the bird.


I am interested in the console... See your PM!

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Reply #242 –
Here is where I am at today with the interior...

Got the glove box catch mounted so that it latches shut... I even added the 86 Tbird glove box light with integral switch.

Got the gauge cluster installed but too late for pictures... all I gotta do now is design a blind for the perimeter opening of the gauge bezel to hide the mismatch.

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Reply #243 –
Awesome work.I need to see the installed gauges.I would love to get into these kind of mods,but I need to get myself a second car first.I like that dash in these cars.Are there any Stang logos on the dash?If so,how do you plan to remove/hide them?
'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 #244 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;307252
Awesome work.I need to see the installed gauges.I would love to get into these kind of mods,but I need to get myself a second car first.I like that dash in these cars.Are there any Stang logos on the dash?If so,how do you plan to remove/hide them?


Glad u like the work.

The passenger side airbag is the only thing on the dash that is a Mustang identifier with the script "Mustang" on the cover. I don't have an airbag cover anyway. I will have to fabricate something that will work in it's place to cover that hole.

I just installed the orginal Tbird granny cluster into the Mustang opening. It only has speedo and fuel. Like I mentioned earlier, I need to frabricate some black vinyl to mask the mismatch gap of the cluster to the Mustang gauge bezel.

I am also looking into seeing which way to go with the console. I can either use the original Tbird console or go with a Mustang one, but if I go with a Mustang one, I will need to figure out what to do about all the switches that the Tbird uses in the console area.

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Reply #245 –
Got a lot of work done last night... Here is the completed look!

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Reply #246 –
Big Pimpin' Yo!. :rollin:

So you have the dash installed in there nice and sturdy? and it didnt take any major modification? Wow~Would not have expected that.
Are the vents gonna be operational?
~Project ThunderStorm = '84 Charcoal Thunderbird - First Car - Long Time Work in Progress~
~Project (No Name Yet) = 1970 Plymouth GTX/RR "Clone"~

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Reply #247 –
I was wondering, is it possable to use the Mustang's instrument cluster? I'm sure you would have to figure out the wiring to make it work but wouldn't that be easier?
 

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Reply #248 –
For the passenger side,you could fill the Stang emblems and recover the panel in an appropriate vynel material to match the rest of the dash.Just a thought.I love this kind of stuff.
'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 #249 –
Impressive work, I agree with Vinn, I like to see this stuff put into our cars and done well to look like it came that way. 

very nice.

Mike
Mike

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Reply #250 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;307274
For the passenger side,you could fill the Stang emblems and recover the panel in an appropriate vynel material to match the rest of the dash.Just a thought.I love this kind of stuff.


I had thought about trying to find a blown airbag, removing the blown bag and taping together the split airbag cover with duct tape from the back side then recovering with foam and vinyl. I just gotta find a Mustang to get parts from. Pull-A-Part simply has no inventory of Mustangs right now. And if there is a blown airbag, there are usually no takers for those.

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Reply #251 –
Quote from: Romeo2k;307270
Big Pimpin' Yo!. :rollin:

So you have the dash installed in there nice and sturdy? and it didnt take any major modification? Wow~Would not have expected that.
Are the vents gonna be operational?


LOL, the pimped out look was of course a joke. I found that searching for Mustang dash pictures the other day.

The vents are totally operational, even the defroster vents at the top of the dash. The Mustang ventilation system is so similar to the Tbird's that it was easy to mate parts for them to work. The biggest concern was having to cut away 3" of the dash where it butts up against the windshield. That meant doing away with the original defroster vent openings. However, I was able to cut two notches in the edge of the dash so the defroster would remain functional. That is something I have never seen others doing with this such dash swap into Fox cars.

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Reply #252 –
Quote from: Watchdevil;307257
Glad u like the work.

The passenger side airbag is the only thing on the dash that is a Mustang identifier with the script "Mustang" on the cover. I don't have an airbag cover anyway. I will have to fabricate something that will work in it's place to cover that hole.

I just installed the orginal Tbird granny cluster into the Mustang opening. It only has speedo and fuel. Like I mentioned earlier, I need to frabricate some black vinyl to mask the mismatch gap of the cluster to the Mustang gauge bezel.

I am also looking into seeing which way to go with the console. I can either use the original Tbird console or go with a Mustang one, but if I go with a Mustang one, I will need to figure out what to do about all the switches that the Tbird uses in the console area.


you could mount them inside the console so there is a clean look yet the complete functionality of the thunderbird features.

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Reply #253 –
Quote from: mcb82gt;307327
Impressive work, I agree with Vinn, I like to see this stuff put into our cars and done well to look like it came that way. 

very nice.

Mike


I appreciate everyone's positive feedback. It sure was a good solution for not being able to find a Tbird dash in good shape. I am really happy with how it continues the look of the AeroBird's exterior forms into the interior. It looks like it belongs there. Take one look at the 1994-97 Tbirds and the dash is a very similar theme as the Mustang's. I am also happy that the Mustang dash does carry what was originally a 1958-63 Tbird dual cowl theme and can be understood as a legitimate Tbird heritage design element.

I also had a 1994 Mustang convertible and a 1999 Mustang Coupe and I always liked the dash design. The 1994 Mustang was really a long overdue redesign that expanded on the soft aero forms that all started with the 1983 Tbird in the first place.

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Reply #254 –
Quote from: 88turbo;307371
you could mount them inside the console so there is a clean look yet the complete functionality of the thunderbird features.


Good idea if it does not sacrifice some compartment room. I may utilize the ashtray area, and there is two places for factory Mustang rocker switches I may be able to use for the windows if I can find a suitable switch to use, such as two convertible top switches. I am not thrilled with there being an empty ebrake area with using the Mustang console and I really have no intention or desire to put an ebrake there. We'll see. I will have a Mustang console on the way soon.