Monday, August 10, 2009

New doors and Techie details on the car

I bought two new doors for the car this weekend. They are from a 86 Mustang with the 'aero' moldings instead of the black and pinstripe. Luckily I can change the moldings. The doors are from a power lock/window car, but I'll convert them to manual to match the original.

Why new doors? Well, for $50 they have no rust. The current doors are shot, typical of a New York car. Plus the labor to clean up the surface rust will be way more than $50.

I haven't done much else on the car. Many commitments with the kids taking priority. They started school today, so maybe I'll get some time this weekend.

I thought I'd posted this before, but here is the 'decoding' of the buck tag and VIN:

VIN
1ME = Mercury, USA
B = manual seatbelts, no airbag(s)
P = passenger car
79 = Capri three-door sedan (hatchback)
W = turbocharged 2.3L engine
5 = VIN check digit
E = 1984 model year
F = Dearborn Assembly (DAP)
606840 = 6,840th 1984 Capri assigned a VIN at DAP

Body/Buck Tag
CAPRI = model line
606840 = last six of VIN
61D = Capri three-door sedan (hatchback)
W = turbocharged 2.3L engine
0463
9W = Dark Charcoal Metallic exterior
RS
DF
ST
AC = air conditioning
06
HB = rear defrost
S = cruise control
TRS = Turbo RS
MBW = T5 transmission
04 = hood scoop
-A = Charcoal interior
EI = electronic fuel-injection
NLR

Vehicle Certification Label
EXT. COLORS - 9W = Dark Charcoal Metallic
DSO - 84 = "Home Office Reserve" district sales office
BODY - 61D = Capri three-door sedan (hatchback)
INT. TRIM - PA = cloth high-back bucket Functional Sport Seats (P), Charcoal (A)
A/C - 1 = tape stripe color
R - check again for radio code
S - [blank] = no sunroof or T-roof
AX - R = 3.45:1 axle ratio w/ Traction-Lok differential
TR - 2 = T5 transmission
0000 - check again for front and rear coil spring codes

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