Hi Nick! Great tutorial on restoring those horns and they sound and look great. Pretty simple fix and I like the way the Blaster rust remover took off most of the paint as well. Those seat belts may have been spendy to restore, but they certainly look factory fresh now! Please keep the videos coming!! Scott
Thanks Scott. Yeah, its an easy fix and that Blaster stuff is great. I can also reuse it over and over again, so you dont have to buy more after one use. I guess you can also filter it too. I will try that later when I think about how to do that. Thanks.
Thanks for the video, Nick. I never got my T-Bird horns to work right. I bought some after market horns, but not trick or anything. Thanks for the great tips.
Wow $800! I wasn't expecting that. My 65 T-bird belts are kind of frozen in place. Can't adjust them, but luckily they fit around me. I was thinking of getting them worked on, but not if it's going to cost that much. The horns turned out great though. The sick cow comment cracked me up lol
Hey Johnny, yeah, $800 is a lot of money. Too late for me now. You can get an estimate from Snake Oyl. Ive had many 64-66 seat belts done in the past and they usually cost around $300. It seems like everyone is now jumping on the inflation band wagon. It sucks. Thanks.
Great video Nick! Love the sound the up to 64 Seashell horns make. A note about those horns, the back covers are supposed to have a rubber grommet in the hole that the power terminal comes through. Without it if the power terminal is bent just slightly it can touch the cover and cause a short circuit when the horn is powered. One of my 64's horns was missing it, and I replaced it with RTV around the terminal built up enough to insulate it from the cover once it was re-installed on the horn. About the seat belts, if you are doing a restoration and trying to retain originality, then I'd say that $820 for SSnake Oyl to restore the belts is well worth it. Budget minded rebuild, I guess a replacement set for cheaper would be fine. (Though I'd prefer the restored belts myself.) One question though, on the buckle/receiver portion, aren't the textured trim and lever latches suppose to match the trim color? I don't think I've seen an original Ford or Rotunda Accessory belt buckle with those textured pieces chromed.
Hey TBird, insulation for the power terminal is a must. I didnt work that out because I was in a hurry to finish the job. I think shrink tubing will do the job. Ill get on that right away, thanks. I have never seen these seat belts before either but my car has them and another restored Mustang has them and they are both chrome. Ill find out sooner or later what is correct. Thanks.
Hello Nick. Those horn adjustments are touchy. Did you lock tight the nut after adjustment? At $800, I would have tried to clean them up first. I hear that hand degreaser like Go-Jo works rather well. George B
Hey George, the nuts are lock nuts but I guess they could move after so many years. No, I didn't use lock tight because I didn't remove the nuts. As far as the seat belts are concerned, I took one and tried to clean it. I soaked it in hot water with soap and tried to get it to loosen up. The belts were seized into the buckle and the belt material was hard like a rock too. Soaking them did nothing so I opted to have them restored. I want the seat belts to work and be 100%. That's why I originally agreed to the price. Now I am over thinking it and regretting it. Oh well, too late now.
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The horns turned out nice, I've always struggled to get the "scratchy" sound out once they get rusty...great job Nick!
Thank you Alvin. What do your horns look like? BEEP BEEP!
Hi Nick! Great tutorial on restoring those horns and they sound and look great. Pretty simple fix and I like the way the Blaster rust remover took off most of the paint as well. Those seat belts may have been spendy to restore, but they certainly look factory fresh now! Please keep the videos coming!!
Scott
Thanks Scott. Yeah, its an easy fix and that Blaster stuff is great. I can also reuse it over and over again, so you dont have to buy more after one use. I guess you can also filter it too. I will try that later when I think about how to do that. Thanks.
Thanks for the video, Nick. I never got my T-Bird horns to work right. I bought some after market horns, but not trick or anything. Thanks for the great tips.
Thanks kayeninetwo.
Nick,
So you're blowing yer own horn again, eh?😋 Good job as usual, my friend.
Regards,
John
Thanks John. Beep beep.
Wow $800! I wasn't expecting that. My 65 T-bird belts are kind of frozen in place. Can't adjust them, but luckily they fit around me. I was thinking of getting them worked on, but not if it's going to cost that much. The horns turned out great though. The sick cow comment cracked me up lol
Hey Johnny, yeah, $800 is a lot of money. Too late for me now. You can get an estimate from Snake Oyl. Ive had many 64-66 seat belts done in the past and they usually cost around $300. It seems like everyone is now jumping on the inflation band wagon. It sucks. Thanks.
Great video Nick! Love the sound the up to 64 Seashell horns make. A note about those horns, the back covers are supposed to have a rubber grommet in the hole that the power terminal comes through. Without it if the power terminal is bent just slightly it can touch the cover and cause a short circuit when the horn is powered. One of my 64's horns was missing it, and I replaced it with RTV around the terminal built up enough to insulate it from the cover once it was re-installed on the horn.
About the seat belts, if you are doing a restoration and trying to retain originality, then I'd say that $820 for SSnake Oyl to restore the belts is well worth it. Budget minded rebuild, I guess a replacement set for cheaper would be fine. (Though I'd prefer the restored belts myself.) One question though, on the buckle/receiver portion, aren't the textured trim and lever latches suppose to match the trim color? I don't think I've seen an original Ford or Rotunda Accessory belt buckle with those textured pieces chromed.
Hey TBird, insulation for the power terminal is a must. I didnt work that out because I was in a hurry to finish the job. I think shrink tubing will do the job. Ill get on that right away, thanks. I have never seen these seat belts before either but my car has them and another restored Mustang has them and they are both chrome. Ill find out sooner or later what is correct. Thanks.
Thanks for the tutorial on restoring horns.
Two questions:
- Where did you find the Blaster Rust Remover?
- How expensive is it?
I got them at the Home Depot and one gallon is about $26.00 roughly.
Hello Nick. Those horn adjustments are touchy. Did you lock tight the nut after adjustment?
At $800, I would have tried to clean them up first. I hear that hand degreaser like Go-Jo works rather well.
George B
Hey George, the nuts are lock nuts but I guess they could move after so many years. No, I didn't use lock tight because I didn't remove the nuts. As far as the seat belts are concerned, I took one and tried to clean it. I soaked it in hot water with soap and tried to get it to loosen up. The belts were seized into the buckle and the belt material was hard like a rock too. Soaking them did nothing so I opted to have them restored. I want the seat belts to work and be 100%. That's why I originally agreed to the price. Now I am over thinking it and regretting it. Oh well, too late now.