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  • YellowRose
    Super-Experienced


    • Jan 21 2008
    • 17188

    #16
    "YellowRose" Is Back Home!

    Thanks for all the nice, cute and funny comments! Much appreciated. Dave, I have a Start Lock installed on the battery. Before I walk away from Rose, I pop the hood, turn the green knob counter clockwise, which takes the power off the electrical system. I can even unscrew it if I want to, put the green knob in my pocket and walk off. She wont start without the knob, or if it is turned off. I also like the idea of a kill switch under the dash somewhere and might pursue that too. Here is some information on the Start Lock, an idea I got from Marco, as I recall.



    I will probably start my brake job work this week, or next. I think I am going to drive her to the painter next for him to look over and give me an estimate. Then start the brakes job.
    Last edited by YellowRose; January 25, 2010, 01:20 AM.

    Ray Clark - Squarebirds Administrator
    The Terminator..... VTCI #11178 ITC #6000 Yellow Mustang Registry (YMR) #12188
    Contact me via Private Message for my email address, or Call (Cell) 210-875-1411

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    • jldevlin
      Apprentice
      • Apr 11 2009
      • 80

      #17
      Your interior

      I can only wonder what she looks like ..unless you tell me where to go to see any pics

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      • YellowRose
        Super-Experienced


        • Jan 21 2008
        • 17188

        #18
        "YellowRose" Is Back Home!

        Hi John,

        A textual and photo accounting of the interior and trunk work on "YellowRose" can be found on the Technical website listed below, at the request of the members. You will find they are at the end of the list. She started out as a standard black and white interior, and a Casino Cream exterior with a white top. She still has that until I can get her painted later on this Spring. There are plenty of pictures and comments to read on the the two web page, as you follow along with her conversion. I am very pleased with the results, and the comments I am receiving are all very positive. Just click on the link below. Enjoy!

        Ray Clark - Squarebirds Administrator
        The Terminator..... VTCI #11178 ITC #6000 Yellow Mustang Registry (YMR) #12188
        Contact me via Private Message for my email address, or Call (Cell) 210-875-1411

        https://www.squarebirds.org/picture_gallery/TechnicalResourceLibrary/trl.htm
        Faye's Ovarian Cancer Memorial Website.
        https://faye.rayclark.info/index.html

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        • Guest

          #19
          Hey John,
          Wait till you see her! She looks awesome!!!
          Richard D. Hord

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          • jldevlin
            Apprentice
            • Apr 11 2009
            • 80

            #20
            Wow

            That is a lot of serious work! she is really looking good, I guess I know who your special girl is ..grin

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            • YellowRose
              Super-Experienced


              • Jan 21 2008
              • 17188

              #21
              "YellowRose" Is Back Home!

              Several of you have commented that the wording Yellow Rose Of Texas on my display sign was not big or wide enough. So I had it redone! It is now six inches wider and I think looks better. There are two new pix on the trunk work web page to replace the ones that was there. Click on the Technical link below to see them.

              This coming week, we will start the disc brake/dual mc/power booster/mounting bracket conversion on Rose. When we are finished, she will probably throw me through the windshield the first time I go to brake and forget that I have disc brakes on her now!

              All the parts have been bought and gathered up for installation. More details about that later on. Both myself and Howard Prout are doing this modification, and will be recording in words and pictures how to make these two conversions. Both of us have the added problem of having Tbirds with AC in them, but it looks like we found the right bracket to get around that. And we both are using 14" rims, but not the original ones that came on the car. Disk brake ready rims off a disc brake equipped Granada.

              I have met with a very good automotive paint company here that comes highly recommended by Lou Paliani of VTCI. We discussed paint design details the last couple of days, color of paint, type of paint and other things. I left him some designs of how I wanted her painted and he is going over them. As soon as the brake work is done, and tested, she is going into the paint shop for a couple of months. After that, she is pretty much done, except for some minor improvements I want to make on her.

              I thought I would add to this that the owners of the paint & body shop went over Rose's body very thoroughly. Using their eyes and their hands, they detected very little wrong with her. They said the body looks straight, no waffling, and for her age, she looks to be in pretty great shape. They did find some small amount of rust on the lower section of the body on the drivers side, but they said that will be easy to fix. So, unless there is something hiding under the paint, (which they said was still in pretty good shape), they think she will be in good condition.
              Last edited by YellowRose; January 29, 2010, 01:12 PM.

              Ray Clark - Squarebirds Administrator
              The Terminator..... VTCI #11178 ITC #6000 Yellow Mustang Registry (YMR) #12188
              Contact me via Private Message for my email address, or Call (Cell) 210-875-1411

              https://www.squarebirds.org/picture_gallery/TechnicalResourceLibrary/trl.htm
              Faye's Ovarian Cancer Memorial Website.
              https://faye.rayclark.info/index.html

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              • Guest

                #22
                Hey Ray,
                Keep us posted!!!
                Richard D. Hord

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                • bird 60
                  Super-Experienced
                  • Mar 18 2009
                  • 1143

                  #23
                  Looking a lot better Ray.

                  Chris....From the Land of OZ.

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                  • Anders
                    Super-Experienced
                    • Jan 19 2008
                    • 2213

                    #24
                    Originally posted by YellowRose
                    Several of you have commented that the wording Yellow Rose Of Texas on my display sign was not big or wide enough. So I had it redone! It is now six inches wider and I think looks better.
                    If there is someone out the who want some Graphic Design help, like text for vinyl cutting, I can help out with the design in most file format. Graphic Design just happend to be one of my responsebilities at Volvo...
                    PM me, and we can discuss what you need help with, and I can always mail the files to you.
                    No, I donīt charge my fellow Squarebirders
                    Last edited by Anders; January 30, 2010, 11:57 AM.
                    sigpic..."Lil darling Ruth":)
                    http://www.tbirdregistry.com/#33158

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