I would also dig around the rubber drain seals on the lower edges of the rear quarter panels as they eventually quit draining and instead trap water and later rust. However, there was some easily repaired rust at the bottom corners of the front and rear window openings, and some surface rust on the interior surfaces of the quarter panels and rear roof pillars which I cleaned up as best I could and coated with POR15. Fortunately, since my car has lived exclusively in Texas and California, except for occasional summer vacations to the Mid West, it avoided winter’s salt baths so the underside is completely rust free. I would put rust at the top of the list of things to watch for. At the risk of being excommunicated from the Forum, I don’t fully understand why the so-called Glamour Birds are not as popular as the earlier models, but that’s the way it is. The rather strange looking vibration damper mounted to the transmission tail piece probably helped too. It appears that Ford went to some trouble to achieve this (smoother ride) by converting to a coil-spring-based rear suspension and a two-segment drive shift. The ’68 is smooth, quiet and vibration-free, while the ’66 has a much firmer suspension and has some annoying vibrations that come and go on their own accord. Despite the fact that the ’68 is only 2 inches longer than the ’66 (207 versus 205 inches), it looks significantly longer, maybe because of its longer hood. While there are similarities, for the most part they are very different cars. Being one to hang onto things that I like, I am now finishing a ground-up restoration on this car - after having recently finished restoring my ’66 convertible. Fits a wide variety of Ford and Mercury applications including 1967-69 Mustang V8 390, 3/8" fuel inlet.My first TBird was a ’68 2-door which I bought in 1970 from a local Ford dealership near Dallas. And, it's been factory-tested for reliability, so you can rest easy knowing this brand new fuel pump will work just like the factory intended providing years of service like the factory original fuel pump. This is a brand new unit, not a rebuild or remanufactured pump. Reproduction fuel pump featuring all-new internal and external components.
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