63 Fairlane Ranch Wagon

Dogfather · May 9, 2014

Hey Timmo I went to FCA and found out

Dennis Carpenter
Quarter Window Seal 1963 - 65

C30Z-6530146-PR $30.00

They have door and windshield stuff to but no Tail gate rubber.

timmo · May 9, 2014

Quarter window seal

Hi, thanks for checking but those are the front of the quarter window seals for a 2 door hardtop. This week I sent my original stuff to Steele Rubber Products so they can evaluate whether they will start manufacturing them. If you need those or the seals for the large side quarter glass on the 62-65 wagons please call Eddie Lail at Steele Rubber at 800-447-0849 and let him know so he has an idea of how many they can sell. Once they know there is a market for them it will speed up the process, thanks, Timmo

Dogfather · May 9, 2014

I posted this On Fairlane Club and lets see if he gets any calls. what all Rubber is he looking at making?

jmt455 · May 9, 2014

I would check with SMS Fabrics for the interior trim panels.
I don't know if they have the patterns for your specific year and trim level, but they offer a wide variety of correct interior panels and materials.

http://www.smsautofabrics.com/

They are in Canby, OR.

chefdough · May 9, 2014

timmo said: ↑

Well I bought this off of craigslist for 2,000 a little over a year ago with the intentions of putting the motor and trans that were included with the purchase and making it a daily driver. My wife said ha ha, you can't help yourself, you know you won't stop there. After I got the motor and trans in [no stock motor mount adapters so I had to make them and the cross member] the first thing I did was build a set of headers for it, and then a custom exhaust system [I am lucky enough to have a bender and have been doing exhaust for over 30 years]. Then I ordered a generic aluminum radiator from summit and massaged it in with a little metal re-organizing on the frame. Then came the wiring mess. The original ignition switch has the fuse box built on to it and someone cut the wires and took the switch. I got a fuse box from a 65 Ford truck and after looking at a lot of schematics I was able to get everything but the turn signals going. Then came the steering column which as it turns out has been replace with maybe a mustang one or something other than stock so my friends at the local NAPA store helped me find a turn switch that would fit the column and after getting it wired correctly that just left the horn which was wired different than the original. Instead of the horn button just grounding it actually had two wires one which came from the horn relay and the other I figured out was to ground. After that I came to the missing left quarter panel window and found a used one on EBAY and got it. Then the biggie, no one makes the rubber to install these and mine were rock hard, broken and missing pieces. I tried everywhere and finally got in touch with Steele Rubber products and was able to talk Eddie into taking my patterns and eventually manufacturing these for the 62-65 Fairlane and Meteor wagons. It will be a year or more before he can get the molds made as they are very busy but he was able to make me a pair of ones that will work for now but they won't cut it as original so they won't sell them, rather they will wait until they have them exactly correct, send a pair to me and I will check the fit and assuming they work then Steele will begin making these for sale. The next thing was since I had to replace all the window channels in the doors, new rubber for the quarter windows and a new windsheild was needed I decided while all the glass was out I might as well paint it. Ha ha, so much for the putting a motor in and start driving it. What was left of the interior was shot and smelled like rat piss [and you should have smelled it the first time I turned on the heater]. Needless to say it now has a new heater core and the heater box has been cleaned and painted and all new ducting for the defrosters. I have the main body painted at this point, most of the carpet and dash are done and the seats and headliner in a couple of weeks. Doors are ready to paint just have to get the fenders, hood and tailgate further along, lots of work to do yet and then theres all that pesky rear interior trim that's all dinged up waiting for me, it never ends....... But that's kinda the torture that we seem to live for isn't it?
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Looks pretty tight! Love the rear end.

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