Fox Stuff: Have You Seen This?

ThinBlue502 said:

I don’t know if this counts, but I recently found this coupe trunk kit:

1979-1993 Mustang Coupe Trunk Kit — KDezines

This kit replaces all f the existing carpet and carpet side panels in 1979 - 93 Mustang Coupes. This is a 7 piece kit, 1/2 inch Ultra lite MDF floor with removable door to gain access to the spare tire, 1 panel behind the back seat, 2 panels by the tail lights, a left and right panels. All other pan

kdezines.com

I think there is a hatchback kit as well.

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Nice looking kit. I drove my coupe (dealer demo car) out of the showroom not too long after the 85 models were out. It didn't have any of these pieces then and hasn't since. I always thought that it should have them but they are difficult to find in good condition. I've got a crappy set that I never installed.

I bookmarked it. This thread may cost me some money!

limp said:

I am not an electrician but I have built 3 homes I have lived in.. I tried to do everything I could while building them to save money not paying for someone else's labor so I have learned quite a bit about home construction....
I purchased the last home where I am at already built. I moved the main incoming power feed underground then moved my main electrical box to a different spot on the wall..
The inspector ( I had to get a permit to get my power hooked up) asked me who wired my box, I told him it was me... He told me nobody wires a box that nice anymore, well done he said...... Dam right I was proud of that....

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Makes a man feel good when the building inspector is checking out your work because he appreciates quality craftsmanship. It's also nice when they sign off on your job without ever getting out of their truck because they know the quality of work you and your guy's do from hundreds of other jobs. People do ty work because they're lazy not because they don't know any better. You have every right to feel proud of a job well done. Brian Wagner

Ordered the FFF door and hatch strikers for all 3 of my cars. Hate how often I replace bushings.

The door strikers did not work out. Attempting to return for refund. Hatch strikers did nicely. Maybe the occasional wierd buzz over bumps, not sure, yet. Will provide more context at some point on the door strikers, but want to see how FFF handles the problem, first.

FastDriver said:

Ordered the FFF door and hatch strikers for all 3 of my cars. Hate how often I replace bushings.

The door strikers did not work out. Attempting to return for refund. Hatch strikers did nicely. Maybe the occasional wierd buzz over bumps, not sure, yet. Will provide more context at some point on the door strikers, but want to see how FFF handles the problem, first.

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What was the issue with the door strikers?

We'll get there, man, but let me work it out with Tom, first, to see how things go.

Ok. It took me a week to mail and Tom a couple more, but he fully refunded my purchase of 3 sets of door strikers. That was more than fair, because he'd actually issued me a discount on them that he worked into a subsequent purchase of hatch strikers, and he didn't bother to claw that back.

The bottom line is that the striker bushings, which appear to be billet or stainless steel, were about .030" too thick, causing the latch to bind so hard when fully closed, that it required climbing into the car and shoulder checking the door to get it to open again. Pulling on the door handle from the outside had me worried I'd break the handle. It also would gouge the bushing a bit.

Tom had told me some fitting might be required. I spent the better part of an hour diagnosing, trying to better align, and troubleshooting. After grinding the first one quite a bit, I realized I just wasn't going to be happy with the look, nor was I going to enjoy the procedure 5 more times for the other strikers.

All I can say, in the end, is that Tom took care of me on the door strikers and with regard to the hatch striker, after getting it adjusted right, I'm happy.