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Dana 36 or 44 rear end in those

I noticed wheels on those cribs.. can I ask if you still have the engine and trans in the car?

Red warning light is high beam

So lucky to have your dad to spend time with and have great memories together

Such fun... I have been doing the same work, when I found 6 fried wires on the fire wall harness. Major bummer.... so I ordered are replacement from the Birds nest I hope it is in good shape. The plunger thing is your window washer plunger. don't forget to install your defroster vent discharge nozzles, I had to glue mine on as they tore out of the rivets.

Hello Matt. That was quite an adventure putting the dash back together. I knew you could do it because your dad was there to guide you. Could you see in your disassembly video what that plunger switch is for? Maybe use your wire diagram and trace the color wires. Great job you guys! George B

Where did you get a 3 ft screw driver? Cool

I think the plunger switch goes to the glove box?

I just recently did this on my 65. There are 2 things that i noticed. The locating pins on the new springs are tiny and they dont locate the axle correctly. I used a socket from underneath to center the axle on the tiny pin. The other thing is the shocks. I cant remember if the old ones had washers on the lower mount. I suspect they were stuck to the shocks and got thrown away. I used some washers from sway bar links and drilled them to fit. Worked perfectly

Hi, could you let me know what repair manual were you using in your video that was on the work bench? Thanks for the video and information.Ken

I think speedometer will be just fine, the red is the important color. As far as the odometer, you are completely rebuilding the car, and documenting it on YT, I wouldn't give it too much more thought. Thanks for the video Matt! 👍

Pretty neet to see how it works

Hello Matt. That odometer was a bugger. I think when trying to clean those old parts something like Windex needs to be used first. Even soaking in soapy Dawn soap and water probably would loosen up the gunk and not ruin the plastic or numbers. I've also had issues with electronic cleaners that ruined plastic surfaces. The speedo repaint looked like it will be ok. I was going to suggest painting the gauge indicators purple to match the car, but that might have made it too difficult to see them. Lol. George B

You have a new subscriber,bro! 👍🏼

Crossfire only takes 9-13 psi fuel pressure

Nicely done video Matt, I know it's very hard to keep the videos short and to the point, you did a great job. 👍 I like that you are including your Dad in in the work...he did an awesome job testing the gauges. 😃

I am apprehensive about pulling my heater/Evaporator core out... any advice?

Hello Matt. Fun time fishing! Nice gauge testing demo, your dad did a great job. I'm glad you painted those dials. Have you decided what to do about the speedometer? George B

Good video, boy those are slow, they must be bi-metal movements. I would have updated them to better movements, but that is just me. Joe's looking good for an old fella.

Good information

Awesome to see your progress... love getting to see you and Dad

Duralast bearing ?? Skf or timken are the indicated for this job

It's always nice to get something that complicated back up and running without a ton of work!

Hello Matt. Your dad did a great job getting that clock to work again. I cleaned mine out many years ago, and it needs it again. I didn't hear you say that you repainted the clock hands. I saw some paint on your work bench, so maybe you did? I have two more of those clocks that I'm going to clean up one from a 65, the other from a 66. George B

Looks like you beat it into submission with contact cleaner. Tell Joe that if he would quit shaking he could get it working quicker. My right hand is ok but my left shakes.

Hey Matt, thanks for the view of the underbelly of the dash, it will come handy down the road! The speedometer roller could be redone with a vinyl decal, half white, half orange? Just a thought.

Dude! Go in from either side by the wheels!

I'm still in the process of putting my dash back together as I had two on hand and I wanted to install a nice one back in the car. I found a guy in Eugene Or, who recovered my dash and did some very nice stitching on it. I could send you a photo if you want. So now the wiring harness is back on and I have to finish the vacuum line replacement and the break booster install as I had to pull the break booster out to get the steering gear out. What a job from ......Well on a positive note I had the booster rebuilt as well. So beware of those black defrost vent nozzles... I think that they are made out of paper machete and they break like crazy! I had to two part epoxy them on. I have a complete blue dash just like yours I bought as a spare as I wanted the gauge cluster.

Hello Matt. That is really a lot of work, but when you complete the cleanup and get it painted, she'll look great. That panel below the Thunderbird script comes off. Do you have the interior/body assembly manual? It will help you so much with the restoration. Your speedo drum looks nasty, maybe you could repaint it? Dad's lookin good! And a great helper. George B

Hey, that old guy looks a lot like me. LOL

All that work to hide it under the chassis. Nice

Great Video. The dashboard is probably the most dreaded part of a car to work on....One mistake and you can either cause a major issue or burn the place down.

Might as well replace the rubber impeller while you have it out.

Who is that old fart. Like looking in a mirror. LOL

At 8:15 zoomed in on the axle, sure looks like you cut into it getting that race off. If so it will fail at that spot, suggest replacing it.

How was the cost for this, vs just buying a built one? So how much did you have into it after time and labor, parts.? I’m thinking about trying now.

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Nice video. I’ve got to rebuild a buddies 9in and I’ve never dealt with one before so thanks for the video, I know what I’m getting in to. His has a locker so I wonder what else it’s going to involve for the rebuild.

I’m running corvette suspension in my 63 as well, you can clean up all the components and put a nice shine on them or have them blasted and painted. Don’t forget to change all the bushings 👍🏼

Sweet! best of luck working on it, its a fun car to learn on. Im trying to save a 1993 9000 aero, sadly with TCS. its my first project and its been very fun and frustrating to do. But i love every second of it

Your videos are all over the place like mine....I love it.

She looks like a completely different boat!

Thanks man, this video helped cause I got a 64 Thunderbird project on my hands in school!!

Hello Matt. I've never painted a boat before, so I guess you did it right. Lol I kind of liked the green color better myself, but like you said, it's not my boat. Hope to see some video of you and Ryan out on the water with it. George B

Hello Matt. Enjoyed watching you figure out how to do this job. Hope you show a video of you and your son taking out for some fun. George B

Good thinking on recording the shift rod details, most likely saved yourself a lot of time getting it back to where it was! 👍👍👍

Your son should be there to help and learn for next service

The struggles are real lol😂

Good job for somebody that doesn't know what he is doing. Although I would have forgot to check the length of the shift rod and had to go through an adjustment later. You might not know what your doing but you think ahead way better than me. Have a good one.

Hello Nick. I couldn't find quality pictures of that trunk seal, but i think you have it correct. I did notice that my trunk lid sat lower down without the seal. Maybe 1/8 of an inch below the quarter panel edge. I'm not going to remove the hinges cause i don't want to mess with the alignment. (Chicken) That was quite a feat moving that trunk on and off by yourself. It's looking great . George B