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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #150 on: July 05, 2013, 07:30:37 PM »
What happened with the Accord's title? 

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #151 on: July 05, 2013, 07:35:44 PM »
What happened with the Accord's title? 
He never transferred it over from the previous owner he purchased it from.  He drove it until their tags expired and put it up for sale.  I sent the title back to him and expected him to follow through on transferring it to him so I had a clean title to hand over to the DMV.  He never did... I bugged him for six months and he didn't do anything -- never answered my phone calls or text messages -- until I sent him a certified letter with a SASE. 

I followed up with the state and they will allow me to transfer it from the current owner to myself so I can sell the damn thing.  I think they called it an 'uncooperative owner' or some such term.

I never received my certified mail receipt (green card) either.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #152 on: July 06, 2013, 09:34:46 AM »
Hey Chris glad the tank cleanup worked...would like to see the pics when you get them. Might need to put that method in the old bad o tricks for future use.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #153 on: July 06, 2013, 09:47:35 AM »
If I had to do it again, I would have skipped the vinegar and gone straight to The Works.  A little bit goes a long way.

Be sure to do it outside and wear rubber gloves... that stuff is evil.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #154 on: July 06, 2013, 09:50:59 AM »
If I had to do it again, I would have skipped the vinegar and gone straight to The Works.  A little bit goes a long way.

Be sure to do it outside and wear rubber gloves... that stuff is evil.


Hope you didn't learn that little tidbit by to much personal experience.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #155 on: July 06, 2013, 09:53:33 AM »
I inhaled a little bit of it, but managed to get away unscathed. 
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #156 on: July 06, 2013, 11:33:07 AM »
I inhaled a little bit of it, but managed to get away unscathed. 

Are you sure?  How many fingers am I holding up?

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #157 on: July 06, 2013, 09:10:13 PM »
Good news, I found a few more suppliers. 

http://classicautoparts.com/
http://www.dennis-carpenter.com/

DC has a replacement steering wheel.  It's for a 60-63 Falcon, but it should fit.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #158 on: July 06, 2013, 09:17:11 PM »
What does your steering wheel look like now?  Is it all sticky, or is it cracked? 

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #159 on: July 06, 2013, 09:18:31 PM »
It's got cracks all over it.  It's pretty bad.

I see a repair kit for $44 but I'm not sure I could make it look good enough.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #160 on: July 06, 2013, 09:47:43 PM »
I found some replacement weatherstripping for the 4-door sedan... it's about $100.  The 2-door is more common, but the doors are longer and it won't fit the other car.

The wind noise is pretty bad.  It doesn't do anything for long trips.  All the rubber on this car needs replacing.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #161 on: July 09, 2013, 08:43:29 PM »
Uck.  I was looking up the paint codes and this car has a metallic finish.  Not what I wanted to hear.

Check out this Ranchero.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #162 on: July 09, 2013, 09:35:01 PM »
Steering wheel restoration:

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #163 on: July 09, 2013, 10:25:57 PM »
Very cool. I have never seen that POR 15 putty. i know of allot of their other products...have to keep that in mind. Thx Chris.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #164 on: July 09, 2013, 10:34:25 PM »
Very cool. I have never seen that POR 15 putty. i know of allot of their other products...have to keep that in mind. Thx Chris.
I found this one earlier today.  He's using a different type, but it looks like any epoxy putty would work.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #165 on: July 09, 2013, 11:12:05 PM »
How bad is your steering wheel?  I was going to suggest a filler to restore it, but I assumed it was beyond repair. 

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #166 on: July 09, 2013, 11:16:54 PM »
The cracks are all roughly the same size, about 1-2mm.  There's a bunch of them and they're all pretty evenly distributed but I didn't see any hairline cracks.  The material seems to be solid... it's not dried out and crumbling.  It's almost like Bakelite.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #167 on: July 10, 2013, 12:10:26 PM »
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #168 on: July 10, 2013, 12:11:24 PM »
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #169 on: July 10, 2013, 06:20:22 PM »


OMFG!!!!! I about spit out my Beer.....love it
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #170 on: July 11, 2013, 08:48:19 PM »
I'm considering picking up an Edelbrock Performer 4bbl intake to replace the stock 2-barrel intake.  I can get an intake for under $200 and a junkyard carburetor for rebuilding.  Another planned upgrade is to replace the mechanical fan with an electrical one.

It would be a winter project, along with having all the shocks on my MGB rebuilt.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #171 on: July 12, 2013, 01:36:29 PM »
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #172 on: July 13, 2013, 09:51:14 PM »
Finally got this thing home.  I'm pretty sure I'm going to need a new battery. 

I stopped for gas and the thing wouldn't fire up again after I filled up.  I drained my jumper pack because the battery was low when I got there this afternoon.  Looks like I will be stopping by WalMart for a cheapo replacement.  Also, none of the dash bulbs work... that was a fun drive.

Going to have to look at the tie-rods on this thing.  And the brakes.  The steering goes one way, the brakes go in another.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #173 on: July 13, 2013, 10:03:10 PM »
Finally got this thing home.  I'm pretty sure I'm going to need a new battery. 

I stopped for gas and the thing wouldn't fire up again after I filled up.  I drained my jumper pack because the battery was low when I got there this afternoon.  Looks like I will be stopping by WalMart for a cheapo replacement.  Also, none of the dash bulbs work... that was a fun drive.

Going to have to look at the tie-rods on this thing.  And the brakes.  The steering goes one way, the brakes go in another.

Dash bulbs not working...if it ALL there might be fuse/ground issue. As for the brakes yea that kind of thing is common for cars that sit a long time.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #174 on: July 13, 2013, 10:06:42 PM »
Jerry said he put in new wheel cylinders, but he didn't say if he replaced any of the hardware.  I bought a new set of springs and pins for both front wheels just in case.

The rubber lines will probably need to be replaced.
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