Hi guys
I know this is a stretch but does anyone have a line on where to find the top of door inside stainless weatherstrip channel for ‘65-‘66 mustangs. I don’t believe anyone repops them so I’m looking for used. Can find ‘67-‘68 no problem. I actually emailed NPD and and told them they should be making them. No reply.
Finally getting interior of my ‘stang buttoned up and this is the last part I can’t find.

Hi guys
Just got back from a combo trip. Went to Hot August Nights in Reno and worked my brothers booth. Lots of nice cars but not that many FE’s. But I talked to a “lot” of guys that were working on FE’s and needed to yak about gaskets.
 Then we went to our old ranch where we have squirreled away some flathead parts that our dad had collected and a couple engines I had purchased.
One is a sbf crate engine I bought. No big deal. Gonna build it up for a yet to be discovered car.
But the other is an absolutely beautiful 292 that I bought from a gent that told me it was out of an F650. The truck was sitting in his yard so I didn’t question. The engine will be a pattern for Ryan’s company to check/make gaskets off of then get built up with newer (Mummert type) parts for more gasket checking/building. No telling where (what car) it will end up.
The flattie stuff will get checked and used/built. There’s an 8BA and an older smaller inch block. Forget if it’s 20 or 24 bolts. We were to busy to catalog numbers at the time. But I’m going to teach myself about them. Long ago Ryan had arranged for a set of Tony Baron heads, all polished up and beautiful. They are in the load though I didn’t take a picture of them. I will, they’re beautiful. Lots of extra parts we’ll check out. Looks like mostly just surface rust on everything.
Also grabbed a Ford 37 frame and a bunch of parts for a future car dad never got to. Gonna build it for/with Ryan. Kind of a dad remembrance car.
So we ended up with a trailer full of good memories/projects to take home.

I have asked Jay if this was ok and he gave me the go ahead in this part of the forum.
As many of you know my brother (and Athena of Italy) own SCE gaskets.
I try consciously not to recommend or give gasket “advice” for I would think obvious reasons.
But I do see questions being asked and I know many are not aware of SCE.
So I figure if I just give you the online catalog it may answer some questions and be of service to our little corner of the hobby.
I am not a part of the company and don’t know inner workings or reasons why, so I can’t/won’t/don’t want to, answer any questions.
I will however pass along requests.
I can say that they are trying to cover the FE world more and more but it takes time.
Here is the catalog. Hope it helps.
FE’s start on page 150. Gotta scroll.

https://www.scegaskets.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/SCE-Catalog-2022-V2__WEB.pdf

It’s been a hell of a last month but the move to Tennessee from Calif. is complete.
First the reason to move. It has become unsafe for my wife in the area we lived in the San Fernando valley. It used to be a wonderful place but no more. You all know the reasons. Tennessee is half the cost of living of Calif. as well as a better tax situation. And we have family here.
It just makes sense for a retired couple to live here.
Please don’t start with the political stuff, we all know.
For the move itself I looked at different ways to do it from big company movers to PODS. They all are rip offs (my opinion). So since I am a car guy I bought a no frills enclosed 24 foot 10k gvw trailer that could handle the weight of a move. A couple of 6k axles and good construction but bare bones. This way I could stuff it with a household then when done I can install car specific stuff. It worked great. The trailer took the torture of our nations highways and held together beautifully.
Some of you may remember that a 1995 Dodge Ram Cummins dually that fell into my lap a few months ago. This is the lynch pin that got me thinking about a trailer to do the move with. The truck performed beautifully. It’s a beast.
Did have one oh shit moment. When I got the truck I went over it and checked all the running gear. I replaced the tie rods and reinforced the steering gear box to avoid any cracking of the frame in case of death wobble. Everything ran wonderfully.
Except. I missed one thing. The steering gear had been replaced. Good, I thought to myself. However, whoever did it either did not seat the bottom collar set screw and put a jamb nut on it or left it out. I don’t know which. It’s in a spot that is very hard to see unless you rotate the steering column to see it. Anyway, I missed it.
I was driving back on the southern interstate 10 route looking for smoother roads as the Colorado river to Williams Az. Part of Interstate 40 is ridiculously rough and hard on equipment. Arizona Dept. of Trans should be ashamed. Anyway I’m driving back through El Paso at 60 mph and started to veer left with the freeway. The steering wheel just turned in my hands with no input to the steering box. Oh shit moment. I hit the emergency blinkers and started slowing the vehicle and trailer. As I said the road was veering left so I’m now heading towards the right guard rail.
I got the rig slowed down without hitting anyone and lightly hit the rail with the front right wheel/tire. I had just the rear of the trailer hanging out into the first lane a foot or so as I had managed by the grace of God to land in a wide ish area. Traffic easily could get around me. Called 911 to report and they sent the freeway helper guys to block off the lane. I got under the truck front end to see what happened and immediately saw it. The lower part of the column is collapsible and had over the miles worked itself back off the splined shaft of the steering gear because there was no set screw. Don’t know when it came off but it wasn’t there. I told the highway helper guys that I thought I could get my truck off the freeway as the front right tire was shredded a bit but still held air. So I got under the truck and pulled the column back down over the output shaft thus re attaching the steering wheel to the gear. The freeway helper dudes told me there gas a gas station at the next off ramp. I figured that would be my target. So got the truck started back up and backed it off the rail there slowly went up the freeway and pulled onto a side street next to the station. Also for some reason the high pressure steering hose had come loose at this time so I was armstronging it off the freeway and parking it.
Spent the night making friends with a local guy who’s kids wanted ice cream at the station. I bought it for them and my new friend made some runs to the local O’Reilly auto parts store for some bolts and stuff I didn’t have. The next morning I drove over to the O’Reillys and finished my repairs in their parking lot. I asked them for directions to a tire store. Went there and got a new tire and was on my way.
Got home with no more problems.
The upshot is that it could have been disastrous but turned out ok.
The real killer happened on my next trip. My wife was asleep one night and heard Cammer our dog get up and thunk, he fell down. He had had a stroke and could not get up or orient himself. Of course he lost it all on the bedroom floor. Nanc stayed with him and comforted him the best she could all night. The next morning she called me and told me the news. He had been having fainting spells for a while but always woke back up and was fine. This time was different. He wasn’t there anymore. So we had to make the terrible decision and Nanc had to take care of it on her own as I was on a trip to Tennessee. Difficult does not describe it. He was a great friend.
So I made it back home without a road incident on the second trip.
The third trip was without a problem if you consider putting your whole life in a trailer not a problem.
So it’s done. We are living with family until until we find a house.
And I’m thinking that the 427 BBM block I have should become a Cammer in honor of my dog.

Anybody have a spare crank oil slinger hanging around?
The one that came on my engine is beat to hell.
91306 to calculate charges.
Thanks

In pulling apart my beat on CJ it looks like the only parts that came out ok were the rods. So if anyone needs some rods for a low power deal that they are scraping together I’d be happy to send this set to you. I’ll pay for the ride.
Just know they came out of the thrashed deal but visual inspection and running my fingers over the surfaces they seem to be ok.
If they aren’t, hey they’re free. Just trying to help someone that may need it.

Hi guys
Anybody have a source for instrument panel 1895 bulb twist sockets?
I’m missing a couple in the Fairlane.
Thanks