Windows Fitted (at last!)

I don't want to admit how many hours I have spent getting the side windows in and properly gapped.   I actually still have a little work to do on the driver's side door.  In my last post I mentioned that I discovered the window regulator was worn out and I had to get a new one.  I did that, but in the process of removing all the parts to start over, I had to remove the widow "fuzzies".  Those are the fuzzy strips that line the window opening at the top of the door.  They are a one-shot deal.  They can be put in once, but if they are taken out, it ruins them for re-installation.  So I am waiting for Brian to bring down another set. 

Here is a picture of the window parts that go into the passenger side door.  I don't know if I could have ever figured out where they go had I not found a posting on the Vintage Mustang forum where a guy had cut off the OUTSIDE door panel and taken pictures of how everything was attached to the inside and what they looked like at various stages of the window being rolled up and down:

All these parts have to be installed either through the slot in the top of the door, or through a few relatively small holes in the inside panel........and they MUST be installed in the right order!

Then, once they are installed, the fun begins.  The gap between the vent window and the roof (1),  between the top of the door window and the roof (2), between the quarter window and the door window (3), and between the quarter window and the roof (4), must all be adjusted so that it all fits.  A change in one gap usually effects a change somewhere else, too. 

The three windows also must be adjusted so that they fit up against the weather strip along the roof line.  This is made possible by adjustments that tilt the windows inward or outward at the top. 

Here is the passenger side:

Brian is coming down Thursday and Friday and bringing parts he got for Christmas, so we will be doing some work with those.  

Mustang Sally

I haven't had a post for awhile, but that doesn't mean I haven't been working on the car.  We have had grandchildren visiting, which slowed things down a bit, but I still have spent several afternoons working on "Mustang Sally".  Some of the projects are:
1.  Installed lighting harnesses in engine compartment and trunk
2.  Installed  backup lights:

3.  Quarter windows and roof weather strip:

4.  Notice the door handle, lock, and button release above.  This is what it looks like from inside the door:

Most of these jobs have a driver's side and a passenger side.  It often takes me a day to do one side, and then an hour or less to do the other side.  It's a giant learning process.  I start out completely in the dark about how to do a job, and end up an expert in that particular task.  I also do a lot of research being done online, and I also visit my local parts supplier and ask questions.  There is a Vintage Mustang forum with a lot of knowledgeable and active members that has been a great help.  http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/vintage-mustang-forum/

For the past two days I have worked on installing the driver's side door window.  It took me a day to get it in, and then I found out it didn't roll up and down properly.  I finally decided that the window regulator was worn out, and had to remove everything and get ready to start over with some new parts. 

The Error

I guess it wasn't so  obvious after all.  Or maybe nobody cared.  Anyway, here is the error:

The brake bleeding nipple is at the bottom of the caliper, not the top where it has to be to get air bubbles (which rise) out of the system.  This means the calipers have been switched and this one should be on the other wheel.  In my defense, I didn't do it; the paint and body shop put the brakes on, and even though I had to take them off again, I did one wheel at a time so I didn't swap them. 

I guess the reason why this mistake was so obvious to me was that one time when Brian and I did a brake job on one of his vehicles we switched the calipers and didn't catch it.  It was impossible to bleed the brakes even though we tried for hours.  He had to take it to a shop where they pointed out the problem.  I was pretty embarrassed. 

Spot the Error

There is a glaring mistake visible in the photo below.  I discovered it this morning and corrected it.  Kudos to anyone who finds it and tells me.