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Hi does the front windshield have to be removed also?

I think the issue was that there were NO standards from any of these cars. Each year they found the least expensive provider and the specs were vague or non existent. And we have learned that year to year they would use last years parts until they ran out and then used this years pieces, that way even cars of the same year had different stuff. I do not know if you can make a standard piece for all. I applaud your engineering , great piece with no rotational distortion. I cannot believe how sophisticated this is, I literally stuffed this think in back in the 70's . NO wonder I was welding points

good video thanks

Mr. Don that ac noise is not a problem at all, thank you for sharing this Information.

Glad im not the only one with a messy workbench!

nice work be nice to have dist machine

Great job, Don 😊

It says in the timing gears instructions you don't need the spacer. It is built into the cam gear. They put instructions in the box for a reason.

My dad had a 69 t bird with a fe engine. 429 i think it use to bend push rod all the time. One of my first experience with engine's. Long time ago.

great catch on the idler arm, big bump steer issue. Nice looking car. did the car come standard with a double timing chain? In my car I switched to double chain and it too had clearance issues that I had to accommodate. I have to laugh as you have the same relationship with your older brother as I do. Calls me over to help on his 69 fairlane Cobra

has anyone else had problems with the glass rolling up fine until it get the last 10% of the range and then the front gets caught and the back bucks up but then the front rolls up the rest of the way? and then the same happens when you start to roll it down, gets stuck but once it starts going down its fine. Anyone else had this?

Thanks Mr. Don

This is the best expiation or point systems

marine engine ran 5000 rpm all day long used 2 springs and no vacuum advance

Nice work, I have had enough of poor quality points and condenser's I try to look for new old stock when possible.

where were you 50 years ago...LOL... my 68 390 GT car used to burn points all the time, almost welding together. All that time I did not know that it probably was the condenser failing to absorb the coil voltage or not enough time to discharge the coil across the plugs ( see I learned something from you) and points were probably arcing voltage to ground. I remember having a nail file in the glovebox to "clean" the points. Today I am running pertronics for the reasons mentioned above, I guess I had such a bad taste I did not want to deal with it, but I did screw the plate down so I do not get any movement. the only advance is centrifugal. Great video as always

I was way off in my attendance estimate. Talked to an official who said today (6/19/2024) 680 cars attended. The season opener shown in the video (6/5/2024) there were 1167 cars.

Ouch!

That's Murphy's law.

Ouch! I'm sorry to see that happened.

I like your style Don. I have a 66 i'm restoring and have wrestled with the quarter glass and have the scares just like you. I changed the rollers and got em working well. I have probably 6 hours per side labor installing, reinstalling, adjusting, polishing the stainless, polishing the glass, and lubing the tracks. Oh yeah,l i had to remove the seats for access, and removed the door panels to get to the shit< Lol Nice how-to Don

I learned a lot watching this one. Thanks Don.

Fantastic video! Thank you.

great video thanks

T.V. is close enough for me!

You are very technical, to be sure! I was not aware of the different types of manufacturing of ball joints! AC Delco joints? I never knew they manufactured ball joints!

Good break down man thx

I ran Redline MTL in a Jeep with an AX-15 and it was magic for improving those rough cold morning shifts.

When you get to be our age, going to funerals seem to be the "norm"! Other obligations are keeping me from getting my 66 GT primered and painted. So warm in Florida right now its uncomfortable working in the shop🙂

sorry your loss good video try a magnet in drain oil

Sorry for all of the life issues, seems like working on ours cars keep our minds busy and keeps us productive.

Sorry for your loss. Wipers aren't supposed to clunk? I don't foresee ever using the wipers on the mustang when I get it on the road. What amazes me is how small the wiper moors are now and how much faster they wipe and with way bigger wiper blades dragging it down. And I really miss not having machine shop at my disposal anymore. I keep looking at used lathes here but not much in the way of good ones here.

Being a 3rd generation ford tech, my dad in the 60s worked at a ford dealership. The noise you hear is basically normal. Customers complained so much about the wiper motor noise that the wiper was designed to go in the engine compartment in later years. Fun fact.

Sorry for your loss Sir. I've never rebuilt a wiper motor before. Looks complex. I also have a 66 Mustang 2+2 FB.

Sorry about your cousin! Very informative vid, always interested in unique problems. Entertaining as usual

glad you are home safe and sound, sorry for your loss. Wow ,your wiper motor is so different than mine was in 68. totally different parking mechanism. Glad the brushes did not pop like modern electric motors. And YES you made the right call on the power tour, I know it is a hard decision and somewhat disappointing but it would be difficult enough in a modern vehicle with all its creature comforts , never mine a 60 year old car. my wife and I also find we can no longer be in a car for long periods of time either. Take care

That’s nice of you man. Good dude

The video you did of the felt installation on the window track is terrible all you show is high speed video of ripping it out putting it in at such a high speed you get no information out of the video your videos are absolutely terrible thank you

Your videos are really educational at all because you showed before and after in high speed not describing any of the techniques or how you achieved the repair it's just broken and then fixed that's all you show in your videos

do you have sticky tires on?

Pretty cool. I wasn't sure if you missed a gear or if the clutch was slipping. That ranger is quick! at least I think it's a ranger.

Thanks for the ride, felt like we were in the car with you.

Thank you

Oregon is beautiful from the driver’s seat, and your brother has a nice 65! How cool is that to meet up and take a few laps. Safe travels Mr. Don hope all is well with the family.

I saw part 1 ocrush sleeve, it cannot be used again. Must be replaced. I really like the fix you made eliminating the crush sleeve and maching a spacer and then using shims! That was brilliant! So if a bearing race ends up spinning somehow, you can use whats called a speedy sleeve. Can a speedy sleeve be used for that application? I don't know. But its something for you to keep in mind. I'm very glad you got those gears going smoothly! And yes, I would have ended up using 0.027 shims for that patten judging by what I could see on your video. And no, I am not a professionl gear man. On your differial build, seeing this video corrects my assumption from my comment there that once gears make noise, they will always have to be replaced. I stand corrected.

I'm gonna watch part 2. Before I do, did you clean out the axle tubes from the contaminated gear lube? Also, my understanding is that once if gears make noise, they'll always make noise. I have a 66 Mustang fastback that's been parked in my garage since 2006, I've got to get it going! You're inspiring me.

Nice work, Don. I have a 1966 Fairlane door with the same problem. I bought a set of patches like you for a '67 Mustang (the parts fit identically to the Fairlane door latch). I was debating how to attach these plates and see that you pretty much did what I was planning. Your video gives me confidence to proceed. Thanks!👍

I like Heim joints but yeah they aren't a one size fits all use it everywhere joint. I looked for NOS ball joints at the swapmeet and didn't see any but we called early due to rain.

like work on control arms thanks

even in the corba which could run to 7000 RPM I NEVER power shifted. Always worried about over rev. NOw I was running an electronic ignition but did not have a limiter. as far at the ET how was the gearing in the rear end before you did all the rear end work?? Of course I was running 4.11 on the track but switched to a lower ratio on the street. best of luck on the control arms, I guess another alignment is coming up. Good luck