son gives the bird a broken nose December 15, 2013, 08:51:11 PM no one hurt, just a minor bumper car event in the slippery conditions over in charlottsville va day before yesterdaylooks like we need a header panel but for the moment,,, if anyone has a grille, that would be nice.now,, technically speaking..........the way the header panel attaches to the upper portion of the bumper cover, i have told my son that we should never install metal bolts again.if for some reason he hits something again with the bumper, then these plastic bolts should shear off and save the header panel.there really is no structural reason i can think of to use metal bolts along the bottom of the header where the bolts pass through the bumper cover to catch those welded nuts.thoughs anyone on this ??? again this would only be for the bolts that are along the bottom of the header panel that attach the bumper cover.also, again, a grille would be nice if anyone can spare one!!easier to just call me,, 304 772 3411 or 304 772 4082,, ask for scott Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #1 – December 15, 2013, 09:53:55 PM Ouch. That sucks. Oh well, at least nobody was hurt, and it's just a minor bit of damage. I have a NOS 83-86 header panel, but that won't help you much (unless you had a 4-eye conversion planned for the future, heh). Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #2 – December 15, 2013, 10:16:58 PM I got a grill in decent shape from a 87 bird, ill hook ya up. I've had it for 5 years now.I don't remember the thread of the header panel, but in model airplanes we use 1/4" nylon wing bolts for the exact sane reason. they are pretty cheap and you can generally find them at hardware stores. I would worry about bumper flex though. I have to touch the nose on my cars to shut the gate for the driveway. I could see those bolts breaking loose pretty easy. id guess a sheer strength of less then 6lbs each bolt. Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #3 – December 16, 2013, 01:29:47 AM There's nothing structural for support whatsoever between the bumper cover and the header panel. All those bolts do is keep the bumper cover from flopping like schlongs at the strip club lol. Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #4 – December 16, 2013, 02:06:26 AM bummer! Glad nobody was hurt....... Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #5 – December 16, 2013, 10:20:07 AM we have a tc nose and hood conversion ready for when mason is home long enough to swap out stuff and have a paint job done.for now, we will repair the header as good as possible, then add a grill.thanks Stacks!if you can get it in the mail that would be great!, mason is home for the 25th - the 27th.ill pm you ,,, Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #6 – December 16, 2013, 04:55:28 PM I have a cat grill, you can confuse a few. Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #7 – December 16, 2013, 08:24:06 PM The local pick a part has an 88 Sport. I know the grill was intact as I pulled the header and bumper cover from it as spares. I left the grill in the car but I have no idea if it's still there or not. I'd go back but there is 6+ inches of snow on the ground and they don't shovel the yard. Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #8 – December 18, 2013, 10:19:41 AM http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grille-1987-88-Ford-Thunderbird-interchange-1248-exc-Turbo-coupe-/370738835077?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3AThunderbird%7CSubmodel%3ATurbo&hash=item5651c1ae85&vxp=mtrA grille listed on ebay. Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #9 – December 19, 2013, 09:45:42 AM thanks everyone! and Haystack!seems there is a couple TC an hour from my son,, nokesville va area,,, and one is silver already. so,, a little update...the driver of the other car called in to our insurance co,, not really sure at this time what is going on. there was no damage to his trailer hitch / ball Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #10 – December 19, 2013, 11:53:25 AM "My neck! My back! My neck AND my back! I want a hundred and fifty thousand!" -- Ezal, "Friday" 1995 Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #11 – December 19, 2013, 11:59:13 AM Hopefully I can help you with the parts that you need. I just bought another silver 88 TC parts car yesterday with a non running motor. I have lots of good rust free body parts. Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #12 – December 21, 2013, 09:49:21 AM well, its saturday morning,, 50Racer ,,, my son is hopefully already up your way pulling parts. i moved some money over to his account to get some parts,, and to help fund this. He is attempting to put back spares and i do as well. hopefully he can spend his money wisely and you can know the parts are going to a good home.He drives his bird like there are no remaining parts on planet earth.. and yet he still had this happen.We appreciate you allowing him to come up and get things sorted. Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #13 – December 21, 2013, 10:08:20 AM here is the damage to the other drivers S10 Quote Selected
son gives the bird a broken nose Reply #14 – December 21, 2013, 04:52:35 PM Well, he came and retrieved a bunch of parts and I even through in a couple extra. I shoulda taken a pic of his car as it pulled out with that hood strapped to the top! :) He was loaded down. Hopefully everything went ok. At least someone here has seen my inventory now. I NEED TO SELL SOME PARTS!!!The business is greatly appreciated also!! Enjoyed meeting your son! Quote Selected
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