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Roach 
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 Topic: 73 Gran Sport TorinoPosted: 27-September-2023 at 2:25AM |
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Finally about to finish up Torino. Got new trunk mat and floor mats ordered. Having problems with dash lights but will keep trying to figure it out.
Will get more pics later.
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1973gts
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Posted: 27-September-2023 at 2:30AM |
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Very nice! One of the colors you don't see too often but definitely is striking in GTS body style.
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Dave - 1973 GTS N code
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Wayner315
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Posted: 27-September-2023 at 3:02AM |
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Dang green is nice. I have a green interior that's going to stay green, so perhaps Green paint in my future. Very nice car.
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72 Gran Torino formal roof Brougham
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spriegel
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Posted: 27-September-2023 at 11:43AM |
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Looks great! Now it's time to have fun driving it!
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Chris
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Dino
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Posted: 27-September-2023 at 1:09PM |
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Beautiful car!
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72FordGTS
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Posted: 27-September-2023 at 1:22PM |
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Very nice! The colour combo is sharp.
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Vince
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Roach
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Posted: 29-September-2023 at 7:27AM |
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Thanks for all the great comments. Still trying to figure out the dash lights. Found the fuse and it was blown. replaced and as soon as I turned on the lights it blew the fuse again. I guess it is either a bare wire or does anyone think it could be the light switch? If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
Drives great and got everything working except under hood light and dash lights. Just can't drive after dark. Thanks again, Rick
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Posted: 29-September-2023 at 4:57PM |
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Very nice car, love the green!
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Cars are meant to be driven, not hidden away collecting dust.
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 29-September-2023 at 10:09PM |
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if it blew the fuse immediately i say theres a short somewhere dash lights are a light blue with a red stripe wire... look for any rubbed bare spots also check the small metal lights that light the wiper switch and the heater control areas maybe a bulb is missing and the wire end pushed inwards with no bulb and shorted out???
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Roach
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Posted: 30-September-2023 at 8:04AM |
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Thanks California Johnny, I will check out the bulbs and track the light blue wire. I took off the face covering and removed the 4 screws holding on the cluster. Evidently that does not allow me to bring the dash cluster forward enough to check anything. Only could move it forward about an inch or so. Do I have to remove the entire dash to get to the back of the cluster?
Also, wanted to check the light switch out but I thought that you just pull hard enough on the knob to get it off, but it seems awful tight. Don't want to break anything in the process. Thanks again Rick |
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Posted: 30-September-2023 at 3:48PM |
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i've seen the dash light wire to the radio mistaken for the ground, and it took out the dash lights ....
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fordpower
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Posted: 01-October-2023 at 6:40AM |
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I had same issue after burning up light switch on way to Ky 2 mo ago I got around to fixing it Find the blue w red stripe or gray w red stripe splice at lite switch install 10 amp fuse and find same wire at dash harness,side not the dash harness has two one for cluster other for heater radio etc (I
missed second one)but now have dash lights green leds.It only took me 9yrs good luck |
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carguy47
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Posted: 19-October-2023 at 7:13AM |
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Great looking car!
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You have to build em to drive em!
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