My Rare and Interesting Findings.

[FatNasty]

Pressed on, for sure. They take an incredible amount of force to remove. Destructive removal prevents you breaking other things you may care about, such as the entire shift tube assembly and column.

Search the part number because it used to be at any given time there'd be 10 of these listed NOS. Maybe this trend has changed, of course.

Thanks. Makes sense from what I remember. Explains why I never got one even though it's been on my junkyard list for years. Not an easy removal, always short on time at the yard, and always too low on the priority list to do it the right way and remove the entire thing.

The chrome is sure thick on these (at least compared to a modern car). The tiny peeled bit on mine has sliced me open a few times.

[Brown_Muscle]

That aluminum support must be super rare, nice haul...ah that crack is nothing! I might try to make the 2.5 hour drive out there to get it..

[DerekTheGreat]

Nice haul indeed. Surprised those taillights are so nice. Not a fan of the S-nose. Cool to see out in the wild, but I wouldn't change over to one. The headlights are too.. Ahh-ooh-gah-ee! for me.

[Tiggie]

Glad it was still there and you were able to grab it.

[jaywish]

Very nice haul

[87gtVIC]

Me after grabbing all the goodies...



The 79 only panel was not worth grabbing. Much checking in the chrome and cracking in some corners.





Sad sight. Crushed two door grand marquis in blue there





The cracked portion of the header panel. Definitely repairable but not worth it for me to take. I would like to have a S type front end available if I ever decide to change things up...but this was not the one.



I nabbed the taillights and housings just to have. The taillights are not perfect but its nice to have spares off all.



The reason I went back....the aluminum inner bumper support. Very happy I went back and grabbed it. A lot of hardware hold this sucker on. Will work perfectly with the nos front bumper I have!

All in all I grabbed the front seat belt receiver (black in color and the plastics are in good shape), the taillights and housings, the front bumper filler panel that bolted to the bumper and fills the gap between bumper and header panel, the bumper shocks and of course the aluminum bumper support.

[87gtVIC]

I was bothered all week by not making the effort to get the aluminum bumper support from that 79 so I went back and grabbed it today....

[Mainemantom]

Carefully cut it off longways.

[friskyfrankie]

Good question would be - how do you remove it?

[Mainemantom]

The knob is pressed on. Make sure you align the splines of the knob with the shaft. DO NOT use a hammer/mallet to install the knob. You likely will break something in the column.
In my experience, the knob goes on easy or very tight. a little sanding on the inside may help the knob fit better.

[kishy]

Pressed on, for sure. They take an incredible amount of force to remove. Destructive removal prevents you breaking other things you may care about, such as the entire shift tube assembly and column.

Search the part number because it used to be at any given time there'd be 10 of these listed NOS. Maybe this trend has changed, of course.

[Tiggie]

They are pressed on, 99% sure. IIRC it's best to cut the old one off because the grip is tight.

[FatNasty]

Ford Gear Shift Knob, NOS D9AZ-7213-B barn find ? On exact car fit

Jump on it



https://www.ebay.com/itm/27606595106...Bk9SR-bWhq3cYg

I missed the auction, but does anyone happen to know if these are pressed onto the lever or glued or threaded on?

[mcb82gt]

Ford Gear Shift Knob, NOS D9AZ-7213-B barn find ? On exact car fit

Jump on it



https://www.ebay.com/itm/27606595106...Bk9SR-bWhq3cYg

Is that the correct one for a 86 MGM?

nevermind, someone sniped me at the last second. lol

[Tiggie]

Great finds. I miss having boxes in the local yards.