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    Car Color

    Great site for paint color I too have been trying to decide what color to paint my 66. It is now brittany blue, but originally was ivy green. Not interested in either of these colors and am stripping the car to bare metal, so can go any color I want. I looked and looked, but couldnt find...
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    steering

    I am currently rebuilding the front suspension of my 66, but it was fingertip light. Very overboosted power steering. Fords of that era were noted for light steering.
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    Bleeding hydraulic system on a convertible top for my 66 tbird

    Well, I am at the stage of getting the top on this car running. Last time it was cycled was in 1999 when I bought the car. When I ran the top down a couple of weeks ago, the locks would unlock, but the pump wasnt running. We opened up the deck lid and found that the pump would pop the circuit...
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    66 convertible Tacking rail

    Tacking strip Oddly enough, I have stripped the top off of my 66 and was wondering where to buy that tack strip. It is 5/8" wide and my upholsterer has some but it is only 1/2". Probably ok, but I would like to have something that fits into the channel tight like the original. The metal...
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    Coating on Hood Hinges

    I am thinking about taking off the hood hinges and having them replated. They currently work fine and look like black phosphate coating. However, from what I can find out they were originally coated with yellow zinc (cadmium) plating. Does anyone know what is correct? My plater will do...
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    Numbers matching?

    I got my 66 tbird convt with 428 up and running this past weekend after sitting since 1983. Engine runs smooth and now the resto fun begins. The engine is low on compression and oil pressure, not unexpected for 108,000 miles. I also have a rebuilt stock 428 from another 66 tbird that I am...
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