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    1968 Need electrical advice! No turn signals, brake lights or dash lights!

    So i figured i would update you all on my dilemma. I went back over everything i have repaired and or replaced and rechecked connections and found everything checked out ok. Next was to check things i had not replaced which was the turn signal switch. Now i am not all that familiar with ohm...
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    1968 Need electrical advice! No turn signals, brake lights or dash lights!

    Thank you for the help Ruppstang and CougarCJ! I checked the fuses and ground wires and all seems fine. The wiring harnesses were all Alloy Metal Products and have been in for some time with no problems. I was going to look into the cougar headlight switch and flasher relay anyway and then onto...
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    1968 Need electrical advice! No turn signals, brake lights or dash lights!

    No, everything was working great except the radio. I dont recall if the radio is even hooked up right now it has been awhile since i was under the dash.
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    1968 Need electrical advice! No turn signals, brake lights or dash lights!

    Any and all help is greatly appreciated! I have replaced the main harness under the dash and the two under the hood along with the head light switch and the voltage regulator with a solid state one. I had everything working except the radio untill today. Now i have no turn signals or brake...
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    For Sale 1968 J -code GT/CS in CA craigslist

    This one looks familiar! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA4nsDmggZo
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    1968 Hello, new poster here! And a question!

    Thanks for the info, that was one of my fears but i believe the paint inside the trunk lid is original because it held up fine with the lacquer thinner. Then again who knows after fifty plus years! Thanks again, Bob
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    1968 A question on original v. restored?

    So my question is this, when has too much been done to the the car before its no longer considered original or a survivor? The car i purchased was with the original owners till they passed in 2015, then the children who passed in 2018 then to the grandchildren who sold it. My goal was to just...
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    1968 Hello, new poster here! And a question!

    Thanks for the reply. I was worried lacquer thinner would hurt the paint but i tried it in a small spot and it works but very time consuming and it looks like someone has used something else on it because there is also a heavy clear glue i can only guess is super glue. I will continue to press...
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    1968 Hello, new poster here! And a question!

    Hello all! I joined some time ago but had a hard time being getting in to post and when that problem was fixed life interrupted and projects were in a holding pattern! So, sorry for not introducing my self sooner. I have found this site and its contributors to be an incredible resource for the...
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