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Vendor's Section / Parts store now OPEN!
You have one hell of a nice guy who is strait up and honest here! If I were back into TCs, I'd buy from him in a heartbeat!

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Bill
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED / Chuck's Want List ('80 XR-7)
Quote from: Chuck W;306783
I have a few items I'm looking for for the '80 XR-7.  Since I don't have the luxury of being able to roam the junk yards, I was hoping some of those folks who pay regular visits to their area yards could help me out.

Appearance/Trim Items:

- Tail lights - 80-82 Cougar XR-7

- Interior A-Pilar Trim - Driver side specifically - 80-82 Cougar XR-7/TBird

- Hood ornament - 80-82 Cougar XR-7

- Faux Grille insert for front bumper. - 80 XR-7 only.  They dropped it from the 81-82's  Either that or a spare grille, as I might be able to fab up something from that.

- Door panels and switches for power windows. - 80 Cougar XR-7/Tbird. Part of the harness might be good to have as well (just cut where the harness enters the door)

- Black turnsignal and wiper stalks/switches.

Misc Items:


- 94-95 Mustang front spindles.


That's it for the time being.

Email works best.

Thanks!
Chuck
cwarren@indy.net


I have the spindles... I'll get pics ASAP and post 'em up for ya.

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Bill
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Lounge / Bee take over!!!!!!!
Honey bees are pretty docile, and I would think there would be a bee keeper who would take them, but at this point the whole discussion is a bit moot. Assuming, however, that they were run out of the house and not just a swarm that had landed there, you will need to do something about the massive amount of honey and honey comb in your walls. If you do not, you will have ants... lots of them.

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Bill
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Lounge / Overheating the Sport.....
Quote from: no911forme;336433
I dont have a manual, but I think the switch on the accumulator is the low pressure switch.... normally there is a Temp sensor that is stuck between the fins in the evap.... this Temp sensor is what cycles the comp when the temp gets to 34-36 degrees... right before freezing up... at least that's how a Nissan works...


The Thunderbirds utilized the low pressure switch to regulate the evaporator temperature. There is no direct monitoring of the evaporator, though one isn't really needed.

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Bill
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Lounge / Celebrating our 27th Anni.
Congratulations! I love being married... I know we guys aren't supposed to say that ;) but the truth is, a marriage well done is absolutely terrific. Congratulations to you and your wife, and may you have many, many more!

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Bill
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Lounge / Overheating the Sport.....
Quote from: vinnietbird;336200
I'm still sticking with an electric fan unless there's some kind of failure and I need the factory unit to get by on until I replace the broken fan. The electric fan keeps the Sport cool in any temp around here,even when we spent an hour in a parade barely moving in the hottest part of summer.


A good electric fan is a great thing! On my 442 project I am running a Mark VIII electric fan in a custom shroud and while I have not yet driven the thing, I expect it to keep the 600hp beast nice and cool.

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Bill
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Lounge / Overheating the Sport.....
Quote from: shaftdaniel;336190
The Flex-a-lite 1518 has cooled my high compression/supercharged 347 very well over the last 4 years.


But a good clutch fan would do so with less noise and would take less horsepower.

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Bill
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Lounge / Overheating the Sport.....
Quote from: shaftdaniel;335945
A flexfan  is another simple/quick solution.


A flex fan should never really be used except as a quick fix in a pinch. They are not the safest things (they have been known to come apart), and they do a poor job at cooling. If an engine driven fan is what you want, you cannot go wrong with a good clutch driven 6 or 7 bladed fan. Get a good clutch though, the type with the spring on the outside so they are temperature and speed controlled.

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Bill
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User Rides / My daily driver Thunderbird: the "Red Bird"
Quote from: sarjxxx;333958
No, but 97's did :evilgrin:


Yes they did, and you can swap them. There is a heater duct in the console that runs to the rear seat area. You will need to trim this duct and cover the trimmed area with some sort of duct tape. Other than that, it's an easy upgrade.

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Bill
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User Rides / Clean enough?
Great Job!

On you lower arm rests, it looks like there is still a bit of ick on them. If i am correct, and you are having difficulty getting all the ick out, try Mr. Bubbles bathroom cleaner.

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Bill
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User Rides / After a 8 year hibernation...
Quote from: shorangerbird;335447
p.s......yes that is a dent and peeled paint in the 2nd pic of the left side. compliments of my wife back in'99. she felt bad about it, but i still love her....:)

Nothing that cannot be repaired by a high-end body shop.

Quote from: T-BirdX3;335582
If it had a LOT more miles on it, then it wouldn't be a car like that. No matter how cautious you are, more miles means more wear and tear.  :sorry:

Cars can be kept very nicely even with miles however, just look at the M5 I just bought. Nobody guesses it has 120,000 miles on it!



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Bill