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Roger that ... no intention of driving until it's corrected ....
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*sigh* y'all are right of course ... luckily it's pouring here today .... if it were sunny I'd be more ticked off then I am about this .... to top it all off the daughter dropped off Grand kids this morning, so I have 2 "helpers" 2 & 3 years old ..... kinda like herding cats in a tornado .... so much for getting under the car today ..... I need a Scotch and a cigar ..... or perhaps a tree and some ductape ......
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Damn I just KNEW this wasn't going to be an easy fix, ok ... back under the car today and find out if the Left/Right are reversed .....
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Again .... a picture is worth a Thousand words .... need I say more? 1969 Convertible 302 2 bbl Front brake conversion was already done when I got the car ... THEN ... I noticed the wear in the first picture below, the hose runs across the sway bar (on both sides) and has worn a hole through the rubber to the hose core (on both sides) ... no leaks .. YET!! ... technical questions follow ... 1.) IF I replace with steel braid hoses will it still wear through? 2.) Is there a better way to route/reroute the hoses? 3.) Why can't things just work the way you want them to? 4.) Why does crap have to be so dang difficult?
Any suggestions would be appreciated .... also do they sell patience anywhere?
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Thanks all, I appreciate the replies ..... I set it on the ground and yes there is clearance .... but .... <<(isn't there ALWAYS a but) .... between the coil spring saddle and the sidewall of the tire there is only about 1/4 inch or less, should I start considering a spacer? Is there supposed to be a minimum distance between the saddle and the sidewall? ...... *sigh* and my dumb a@@ thought this was going to be easy .....
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Ok, I know a picture is worth a Thousand words, however being a life long U.S. Navy Sailor there is no picture that could accurately depict the Thousand words that spewed from my lips earlier today!! Although I'm certain many (if not most) of y'all have uttered many of these words yourselves at one time or another.... First I ordered new tires and rims from CJ Pony to the tune of $819.95 AND I sprang for the legendary <<(Not so much) Center Caps to the tune of $99.36 for 4 Center Caps (CJ is damn proud of those Center Caps I guess) while installing the new center cap on the new tire the entire back pulled off the center cap .... I guess Legendary ain't what it once was ... please bear with me I DO have a technical question in here somewhere .... So I went to install the 1st new tire on the passenger side (with the 2nd of the 4 Legendary Center Caps installed) tightened the tire with the new chromed lug nut, everything was looking good ..... UNTIL ..... I spun the tire (and this is where the thousand words started) the tire spun free about 3/4 of the way around then 1/4 of the way the tire wall was rubbing fairly snugly on the edge of the coil spring saddle ..... so my technical question is ..... WHY??? .... Second technical question is how much space should there be between the coil spring saddle and the tire wall ?? I've been told there are no stupid questions, only stupid people asking them .... I never claimed to be a brain surgeon .... but I can tie my shoes all by myself .... although I may not have them on the right feet.
Specs: 69 Convertible 302, tires 215/70 R15
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Ok, so I had a tire blow out on the front passenger side at 40 MPH, took out the wheel well chrome trim and pushed the back of the fender out about a quarter inch .... trim is not salvageable :( ..... however I believe I can save the fender ..... BUT ... <always a but in these things somewhere .... there are two bolts at the bottom rear of the fender that bolt up into the rocker panel??? I loosened the bolts to push the fender back in and the rear most bolt came out with the nut / body nut / mounting nut / I'm not sure what it's called nut .... it fits into a rectangular slot in the rocker ... well that nut piece is broken. not the nut actually but the wings / keepers / holderinplace things that keep the nut in the slot .... I've called all the usual suspects, CJ's, Mustang's Unlimited, California Mustangs, etc .. ad nauseam .... and they were about as helpful as my wife ... actually she was more helpful .... she said "you should ask those guys with the NICE cars on that website you're always looking at" I'm still fuming about the way she emphasized "NICE cars" .... as if mine is a POS .... I may have to remind her that the trunk has plenty of room in it .... anyway to sum it up, does anyone with a NOT so nice car know where to get mounting hardware for the front fender or the nut??? Thanks, Mike
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Ok, not even sure where to start with this one .... I just bought a 69 Mustang Convertible, 302, with Factory A/C it had the disk brake conversion completed for both front and rear .... however the brake system light on the dash is on and will NOT go out ... any suggestions? I mean besides take the bulb out, don't drive it at night, put a piece of tape over it ... etc, etc.... I mean I come here for sound advice ... if I wanted lunacy I would continue to ask my wife (take the bulb out) or my Non Mustang owning friends (don't drive it at night and put a piece of tape over it) although my wifes advice was a little more sound than Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dumber ....
Next Question: The factory A/C unit seems to engage and blow although it doesn't blow cold air which is to say it sucks ..... I'm hoping it just needs a charge yes I know, I know, I know it's NEVER that easy .... Hmmmmm wonder if lunacy is contaigious .... anyway I've decided to try the easy stuff first for a change, normally I would rip the entire A/C unit out of the car disassemble it piece by piece and put it back to together much more efficently ... I KNOW I've reassembled it more efficently because I have pieces left over and it seems to work just fine .... anyway ... my question is, is there a suitable substitute for the freon used in factory A/C units without any modifiocations???
Next Question: As stated in the above "Next Question" the facorty A/C unit seems to engage, however, if the settings are set on ...say.... "COOL" and you turn the fan on air comes out of the dash vents at the windows, if you put the setting on "HEAT" you will get air out of the dash vents at the windows and through the vents in the middle of the dash and the diver and passeger side vents ... now (leaving the fan on) shift the settings back to "COOL" and the selector to "MAX A/C" and the air will only blow out through the dash vents at the windows until you turn off the fan and turn it back on at which point you have air through all your vents .... Hmmmmm I've read this 6 times and I'm still confused ... I guess my question is .. what is the correct sequence for operating the A/C .....
Next Question: Why doesn't my radio work?!?!? of all the questions, I need this one aswered FIRST ... otherwise if the radio is not on, my spouse assumes it's a green light to talk about grandchildren, gardening, gout and/or cleaning my garage ....
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Nice ......Mine is about 90% gone ....... Gahhhhh NOT looking forward to bending and fitting this up ...
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I bought the Harbor Freight shrinker stretcher kit ,works great but buy the stand also ,mine will not stay in the vise when i have to use a lot of force bending .You can make all kinds of things with this tool.
Yup got a shrinker and a stretcher .... I actually put the block portion of the shrinker in the vice right down to the metal guard and tightened the crap out of the vice .... I'm 6'3" 265lbs and I was pullling, pushing, cussing, straining, and it never moved once!! Initially I had only put the bolts in the bottom of the shrinker in the vice ... and it did move around then ....
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How the heck do you get pictures into this???
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John,
Yes those are what I'm talking about ... NC69 sent me a template and I was able to manufacture a set, although it cost me a fortune in bandaids, iodine, and pain killers ... (I hate metal work) .... would you happen to know what the piece under the deck filler panel is called or if it's reproduced?
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69NC,
Brother my apologies for the late reply ... had some house flooding issues, some pyscho daughter issues, and general life issues to deal with the last few months ... (anyone know where I could hire a hit man ... lol) Yes the Templates you sent where absolutely invaluable!! I would attach a picture if I knew how to do that ..... You don't happen to know if they make the piece that goes under the deck filler panel do you?? .... as you say I believe that to be more Mustang Unobtainium....
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Appreciate y'all taking time to reply, not sure how to reply to each individual, I'm not really social media savy ... I don't do Book Me or My Face in Space or whatever the heck it's called ... but I just wanted to say thanks for the advice and for comfirming that this piece is not available .... guess it's back to the workbench with a hammer, a box of bandages, and a bottle of pain killers .... I HATE metal work .. lol ... the fingers I don't cut .. I end up smashing with the hammer .... as far as other parts ... I've had the car over 35 years ... it was just time to give it some much needed attention .... the front is immaculate cowl boxes, firewall, floor pans, rockers, all solid .... Now if I could just cut the car off right behind the backseat and attach a new one I'd be in good shape ..... thanks again for the input and advice ... if I don't reply for a while it's only because I've hit to many damn finger to work the keyboard ....
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after a gaggle of googling I've come to the conclusion that only the very wealthy, the very gifted, or the clinically insane own, work on or attempt restoration on 1969 Mustang Covertibles .... I assume that 99.9% of us fall into the latter catagory .... that being said ... are there any wealthy people willing to buy me a drip rail? or any gifted people willing to share the secret of fabricating one? or (and this is where I expect to really get some help) any of you who fall into the clinically insane catagory like myself have any idea where I can beg, borrow, steal, find, buy, magically produce said drip rail? This isn't the only part I need ... it's just the only part I need right now ... lol ... any help would be appreciated ....
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Looking for a Deck Lid, Hood, and both Doors ..... any help. leads, encouragement, would be greatly appreciated .... laughter, guffaws, snickers, and sympathy ... not required .. lol ... I can be reached at seadragone@yahoo.com or 425-280-9743.
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Looking for the sheet metal piece or pieces? that go under the trunk lid deck filler, it looks to me like 3 pieces, but I may be wrong ... according to my wfe I frequently am ...lol ... I have attached photo's ... also looking for NOS/OEM rear quarters .. i know, I know, I know .. after y'all stop laughing at my foolishness ... I still need them ...lol ... and I KNOW someone out there has a set, I am the second owner of this vehicle, I bought it in 1979 from the original owner .... so any help, leads, suggestions, pointers, advice, words of encouragement, ritual sacrifice, or cash donations would be greatly appreciated ..lol .. and since I'm sitting here with my hat in my hand begging for help I may as well go for the gold ... I'd like to get a rotiisserie .. any gurus have suggestions about which one works the best or which one to definately stay away from?? ok I'll climb down off my soap box for now .. if you've read this far .. thanks for your time .. if your still laughing ... hell I get that alot ... :)
Well apparently the pictures exceed the limits ... and I'm NOT tech savy enough to make them smaller ... if anyone is even remotely interested in seeing them I can be contacted at seadragone@yahoo.com ... Thanks again for allowing me to vent ...
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As my Father told me on many occasions "Want" in one hand and crap in the other .... see which one one gets full first ..... My wife doesn't even drive my Mustang .... Grand Kids have Zero Chance ....