Search results

7173Mustangs.com

Help Support 7173Mustangs.com:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. 72conv

    Car Cover

    I use Dustop covers on my Mustang and Corvette. These are garage-kept cars, and the Dustop covers are for indoor use only. But they work great!
  2. 72conv

    Brake System help

    Exactly why I do this kind of work one side at a time! Can't mix 'em up that way. :)
  3. 72conv

    Rear Speaker Options - concept

    I will caution you regarding speakers (or anything else) that are not bolted in place. In a front or side collision, they WILL become projectiles. Even a minor accident could have bad consequences if you or a passenger get hit in the head by a flying speaker or other object. I would not trust...
  4. 72conv

    Radiators

    This is what I did. When my original radiator developed a pinhole leak, I took it to a nearby radiator shop and had them build me a 4-row core that worked with my original tanks and top/bottom straps. The result looks like a stock radiator but with better cooling power.
  5. 72conv

    Vibration when running engine at 1200-1700 rpm’s and crusing about the same.

    I had a very similar vibration problem with a 302-2v engine in a Mustang. Turned out to be a bad balancer.
  6. 72conv

    Mach 1 in movie The Hill

    "only a handful of enthusiasts nerding out in the small circles of the internet would care" Yep, that's me. I spot stuff like that all the time! I'm a lifelong car guy and a retired electrical engineer who spent 43 years working in the aerospace industry. I can't watch any automotive or...
  7. 72conv

    Mach 1 in movie The Hill

    The main character in the 2023 baseball movie The Hill drives a really trashed Mach 1 that looks like a mixture of '71 through '73 parts. The storyline takes place in 1971. I can't figure out how the Mustang could possibly look like a 30 year old junkyard refugee when it's only 1 to 3 years...
  8. 72conv

    Rear Power Window socket wiring

    Looks like someone's had the switch socket apart and didn't get the wires back in the right places. BY THE WAY... If anyone's been looking for '71-'72 power window switches, switch mounts, and bezels, they were also used in '69-'70 full-size Ford and Mercury passenger cars. I managed to snag...
  9. 72conv

    Dealer emblems

    I'm fortunate to have the original dealer emblem on my '72 convertible. When I had the car painted in the spring of 1991, the body shop welded up the mounting holes for the emblem. They were shocked when I griped at them about it, telling me that "Nobody wants those ugly old emblems on their...
  10. 72conv

    Front Spoiler for Mach1

    Back onto the original topic after the front license plate diversion. Does anyone currently sell a correct reproduction front spoiler molded in argent? I'd like to replace mine (which is an OLD argent repro that only ever fit so-so) and I don't want to mess with trying to paint a black one if...
  11. 72conv

    Front Spoiler for Mach1

    Front plates are required here in Texas, and it's a $250 fine if you get busted for not having one. And having it sitting up in your windshield will not cut it. A friend of mine got busted for that in his BMW.
  12. 72conv

    What is this part called and where can I buy a new one?

    I bought a reproduction Radiator Air Deflector Seal kit from Auto Krafters via eBay. They offered free shipping, so compared to NPD, I saved about $8.00 on the exact same parts. Auto Krafters sells it as a Torino/Montego part, but Mustang, Cougar, and other FoMoCo products use the same one...
  13. 72conv

    Kill switch system? Your thoughts?

    If your intent is to make the car harder to steal, there are ways to slow the thieves down that don't cost much and are not obvious. Insert a hidden switch in the control lead to the starter relay, so the starter won't turn. Insert a hidden switch in the hot lead to the ignition, so the engine...
  14. 72conv

    no brake lights

    Looking at the schematic now. Do the emergency (4-way) flashers work? EDIT: The reason I'm asking is that there is a circuit breaker in the power feed to the brake light circuit, and it also feeds the emergency flasher circuit. If yours has failed, you'll have no power to the brake lights or...
  15. 72conv

    What is this part called and where can I buy a new one?

    Must vary from owner to owner. My '72 was a one-owner, unmolested, unrestored car when I bought it in 1988. The seal was on top of the core support. I don't think I've ever seen one under the core support. Sorry, not trying to be argumentative. :)
  16. 72conv

    This had to hurt

    Yikes! What a shame to see that beautiful Mustang destroyed like that. Accidents like that are rare, but they can certainly happen, which is why we need to have proper agreed-value insurance on our collector cars. Similar story, although far less disastrous: Years ago we had a regular...
  17. 72conv

    Help Locating a Dead Short

    The loud whining from the alternator makes me think you may have a problem with the alternator and/or voltage regulator. The fact that it quit happening makes me think something failed. A failed regulator can allow the voltage to go several volts high, which can damage electrical components...
  18. 72conv

    What kind of relay is this?

    Right-o. Mustang horns don't have a relay. They're wired directly from the fused power source through the horn switch in the steering wheel. Oddly, my '73 F100 does have a horn relay!
  19. 72conv

    Looking for white pony vinyl floor mats

    My '72 convertible came with white floor mats. The originals wore out over 30 years ago and I replaced them with reproduction white mats, which were a perfect match for the originals. I still have them, but they've become scruffy and discolored with age. I have not seen the white...
  20. 72conv

    Parts Wanted Ammeter Junction Block

    In case anyone's looking for the D0SZ-14448-A Junction Block Assembly, I found this online source for a genuine Ford part at way less than the eBay sellers want: https://www.fordpartsgiant.com/parts/ford-block-assy-junction_dosz-14448-a.html I am planning to buy one. Mine is cracked. (I...
Back
Top