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Thank you so much for this post. I’ve been scratching my head today trying to figure out how to align the new compressor better for the drive belt. Your posts and photos have solves this issue for me. I am reassembling the engine in my brother‘s ‘73 Q-code convertible. Thanks again!

You just made an excellent point about insuring a "stored" car. You never know what can happen to it in storage. I never anticipated flood losses but it happened. I can only praise Haggerty for its great service in settling the claim. The plan I had for the two cars was paid annually and for...

I decided to take the insurance settlement and traded in a 2011 F150 King Ranch to buy this new 2017 GT Premium convertible. It is definitely a pleasure to drive.  Countless bells and whistles in it. I bought it in Dallas last week.  image hosting

I highly recommend Hagerty. I was with them for more than 12 years. There was no hassle for settling the claims on the two cars.

Yes I was fortunate. There were more than 6500 homes flooded just in my parish (county). It appears that there will be more than 70,000 homes flooded in total in southeast Louisiana. There are many people living in their homes gutted of sheetrock below the water line, no furniture and just...

I am 63 and do not have the strength and energy to do another car. Fully retired now! LOL!

Well I was one of the many thousands of unfortunate people to get flooded by heavy rains on August 12 through 14. The waters crested at my home at 1 pm Saturday August 13. My home was built high enough to where it did not get water however the garage was flooded 22 inches. My '72 convertible...

$750 for two pancake motors is high, (except for the one who is willing to pay!). $650 for a complete set up is very fair. Did you include the window glass in that price?

I have owned Mustang convertibles since 1971....no need to unzip!

You are correct Don. My statement was too inclusive. I was trying to point out that all of the PW window parts will directly transfer from the cougar to the mustang. Depending upon the year is what style of bezel and switch you get.

The window motors, regulators, tracks, wiring harness, relay, switches and bezels are the same for 71-73 Mustang and Cougar. I have verified it over the years. I am not sure about window glass. 73 switches are still being made by Dorman. 71/72 switches are being reproduced. Bezels are hard...

I have a 72 vert also. If you are into adding and adapting, try picking up a Grand Torino right hand remote controlled sport mirror. You can remove the mirror and cables from the housing and put them into a Mustang mirror housing. The joystick cable is long enough to run through the dash and...

In my youth I worked at a Ford dealership in the early seventies when these cars were new, There never was a removeable hardtop option (like you see on a 'vette) being offered by Ford. I also never saw an aftermarket option. JC Whitney was about the only source for custom products at the time...

Mine did not go down far enough when I first changed the top years ago. It took a while but I would have to help with the folds in the material until the stffness relaxed and the top eventually went all the way down. Thick top pads makes the top difficult in going all the way down. If your...

I was a Ford service line technician in the early seventies. Upon completion of a V8 points, plugs, condensor minor tune-up this was the engine adjustment procedure: Dwell - 30 degrees, +/- 1 degree (make sure you lube the cam that the points ride on) Timing - set at recommended factory...

Agreed, you have better described the top frame as the latches.

I always put the snaps first, then rubber locking strip at the seat back, then I start at the center of the trunk and then work both ways out and around so the end of the boot fits correctly at the end of each hockey stick. I also made some foam pads to put over the recessed top frame to give a...

Thanks for this link. Just what I needed.

Don, Have you opened a rear motor and done this? I would be very interested if you had written procedures and any pictures. Jeff

Yes!...that is an antenna cable which has been pulled out of the antenna base that is mounted to the right fender with 4 screws.