Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Some Minor Mustang Bits

We had a couple of rainy days so I cleaned up a few items on the 'Stang.  First, though, this picture of Carolyn in the car showing that the seat belts fit nicely:


I  found a solution to the windlace problem.  Recall from the last post that the standard windlace was too thin to fit over the thicker ABS molded plastic headliner edge........especially around the "A" pillar where the fabric covering had a rolled edge.  I found that the original upholstery shop I went to to see about getting the standard headliner installed had an old roll of wider windlace and he sold me 10 feet of it.  It fit the "A" pillar perfectly:





To be consistent, I used it for the roof edge also, but it was a little loose in that application.  A little weather strip cement fixed that. 

I also installed the passenger side mirror.  Back when the car was new, I don't think many cars, including this one, had passenger side mirrors.  We were taught to look over our right shoulder to check for cars in the blind spot.  This was made too difficult when seat backs got the high head rests, so side mirrors became necessary.  The side mirror I installed is also convex and provides a wider field of view. 


Just a few more things to do before putting it away for summer vacation.