1967 Ford Squire wagon restoration

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  1. snooterbuckets

    snooterbuckets Well-Known Member

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    As always an excellent job Doc. Keep it up. That is going to be one sweet Squire.
     
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    Hey, Doc!

    Just looked at the new pics of the woodgrain. Awesome. Looks like the same sheen as stock. Like I mentioned in a note, it seems to be holding up just fine on my car; I do keep it garaged or covered to minimize the UV exposure. Can't wait to see it with the trim on it, too!

    Hang in there.(y)

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    she sure is lookin good !!....drivin in No time now:D
     
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    Dr B Smith Well-Known Member

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    I installed most of the dash and AC vents today. AM/FM radio works too!
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    At Night....
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    wow....that's looking super, doc! Great work....on the road soon I'll bet!:thumbs2:
     
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    Great pix :camera:, and looking forward to some video soon, too!

    --Hal
     
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    Beautiful work, Dr.! Your dash looks so great! :2_thumbs_up_-_anima

    David :)
     
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    Looks like I have a few burned out lights...I will get to that today...
    By the way, what a PIA it was putting that dash in alone.. I am also concerned that I cant get that ALT light to go out..not sure about that one.
    OEM FM radio works great! Thanks to Wards classic radio repair.

    And a scary little pic of before for those of you just tuning in.

    I was amazed at how many wires were bare from rubbing under the sharp unprotected edges of the dash support. I wrapped all the edges with foam tape to keep it from happening again.
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    That must be one of the last steel (white instrument cluster tray behind gauges/speedo) units made. Nice work on the harness too.
     
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    Hi, great restoration you've got going there.

    We have a 67 Country Sedan that my Dad ordered new, I was wondering what the two red idiot lights on the left under the dash are. Our wagon has one, it's a seat belt warning light. What is the other one on your wagon?
     
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    I'm pretty sure that the alternator light is handled like an AMP gauge, not a low voltage (voltmeter wiring). The lack of dash lights might be related to the same issue, a faulty IVR (Instrument Voltage Regulator) The clock, gas, water and oil pressure needles all get powered through the IVR. 5.1 volts. If you've got a manual, see if it describes the IVR. If there isn't one (IVR), then check the wire (Red/yellow hash on mine) to the main voltage regulator, from the ALT indicator.
     
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    Derick,

    Thanks for the compliment.
    The two red idiot lights on the lower left side of the dash are a seatbelt light and a emergency brake light. They were both optional. I added them to my squire from the LTD parts car I had.
     
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    We think its the wire coming from the regulator. If I ground it it goes out. Either I have it hooked up wrong or I fired the regulator. I plan on installing 3 VDO guages under the dash so it really wont matter.

    The other instrument panel lights were just loose and needed tightened. Its good to go now.
     
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    Great news. So there is no IVR in the instrument panel circuit?
     

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