Greetings. Is the 79 door armrest interchangeable with other four eyed mustangs? I only see replacements for 81-86.
Thanks for your insight.
Greetings. Is the 79 door armrest interchangeable with other four eyed mustangs? I only see replacements for 81-86.
Thanks for your insight.
Nothing like the sound of a small block ford
Four Eyed Fox Body Preserver
Stock 1979 5.0 Currently Restoring
83 Mustang A pure muscle streetfighter
The 79-80 hard plastic door panels are unique to those year models. Unfortunately the arm rest for those panels are specific and unique to those years also. They are not reproduced at this time and not sure if they will be. Good Luck!
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
Thanks...not what I wanted to hear. Guess its time to get creative with the originals. Clean add foam apply SEM.
Nothing like the sound of a small block ford
Four Eyed Fox Body Preserver
Stock 1979 5.0 Currently Restoring
83 Mustang A pure muscle streetfighter
Here's a set on Ebay, but they are probably not much better than what you currently have.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/28483484479...gAAOSwsOJilB2z
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
The spongy armrest foam causes the vinyl to crack from repeated elbow crushing.
Thin firmer foam on top of a thin wood backer under the vinyl works ok.
Lots of foam padding types to choose from.
Wonder if memory foam would slow the vinyl flexing that causes it to tear?
Repairing or covering split vinyl, like dash cracks, have no quick fix other than cover ups.
Last edited by gr79; 06-23-2022 at 12:29 PM.
I have thought about either having a set machined out of aluminum for my Pace Car or fabricate some myself either in Fiberglass or metal and then recover with foam and wrap in leather. Once I get the new engine swapped into the Pace Car that will become more of a priority.
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
Thanks. I saw those and for the price and the condition, I figured I'd work with mine. They are not in horrible shape but do need work. I'll take some before and after pictures of the progress.
Nothing like the sound of a small block ford
Four Eyed Fox Body Preserver
Stock 1979 5.0 Currently Restoring
83 Mustang A pure muscle streetfighter
1979 and 1980 should be the same no?
1985 Mustang Canadian Cobra
It ain't Pretty but it doesn't care
Generally YES if the door panel is the hard plastic version. Ford used a couple different door panel options on the early Foxbodies, so there are some variations. 1981 was the first year for the vinyl covered door panel with the arm rest that carried through until 1986.
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
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