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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Misc Items => Topic started by: Oz390 on February 06, 2014, 09:50:06 AM

Title: 66 - 67 Convertible owners, need your help...
Post by: Oz390 on February 06, 2014, 09:50:06 AM

Trying to nail down some dates for a design change to the main frame hinge, over the door glass. Docs I have are not too clear.

If you have a top frame with a main hinge as shown below, and believe it to be original, if you could post or PM me your build date it would be appreciated.

(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h180/dalorzof/Convertible%20top%20pics/DSCN1757Medium.jpg) (http://s64.photobucket.com/user/dalorzof/media/Convertible%20top%20pics/DSCN1757Medium.jpg.html)

(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h180/dalorzof/Convertible%20top%20pics/DSCN1760Medium.jpg) (http://s64.photobucket.com/user/dalorzof/media/Convertible%20top%20pics/DSCN1760Medium.jpg.html)

Tried a few other forums, one reply... not really a good sample to document a range of dates!  ;)

Title: Re: 66 - 67 Convertible owners, need your help...
Post by: aaatp on February 06, 2014, 10:33:54 AM

Looks just like mine.  My car was built in Dearborn with a proposed build date of Feb. 18th 1966.

John

Title: Re: 66 - 67 Convertible owners, need your help...
Post by: rodster on February 06, 2014, 04:13:17 PM

I'll take a look at my 67 but not sure how much I can see w/ the top up?

Title: Re: 66 - 67 Convertible owners, need your help...
Post by: Oz390 on February 07, 2014, 04:13:42 AM

Thanks one more new range date! Pushed it one month earlier!

The face of the pin is unique, has the little hole in it shown.  Should be able to see that side (the head of the pin shown is on the inside on the few I've seen).  May be able to feel the hinge for how thick it is and if its got the pin one side bush the other if not...

Title: Re: 66 - 67 Convertible owners, need your help...
Post by: outlawincorporated on February 07, 2014, 08:36:09 AM

66 convertible june built. from Dearborn, as per image provided.  will check my other convertible in up coming days.

regards.

PHILL BERESFORD.
MELBOURNE.
AUSTRALIA.

Title: Re: 66 - 67 Convertible owners, need your help...
Post by: Oz390 on February 07, 2014, 10:47:33 PM

Ok, great... the guy who solf me these parts indicated they came off a '67, but nothing more than that.   Any '67 owners who can chime it to find an estiamted end date... ?   

Title: Re: 66 - 67 Convertible owners, need your help...
Post by: Paperback Writer on February 10, 2014, 08:00:37 PM

Hi Oz390,

Not sure if you saw this, but I posted a reply to your earlier inquiry here:

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=7479.msg42821#msg42821

Cheers!

Title: Re: 66 - 67 Convertible owners, need your help...
Post by: bryancobb on February 11, 2014, 06:01:22 PM

Richard,

You probably know already but, that's the exact hinge my MAR 66 Metuchen car has and the same revision I drew for you a couple of years ago.

That one appears to have a "C-bore" in the opposite half for the head of the screw.  I can't remember if mine had that or not.

Title: Re: 66 - 67 Convertible owners, need your help...
Post by: bryancobb on February 11, 2014, 06:22:19 PM

Here's the pins right before I sent them to the platers.

#1's or #7's...can't remember which...And the 4 black bushing halves in the background.\

(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad350/bryancobb/DSCN3085.jpg)