CTCI – Technical Article Index
Instructions
This index will list the CTCI documents that match selected Concours Judging Categories and Sections. These areas defined in the judging are used to classify a section of the vehicle which is then linked to where to find the documents you are looking for. Please note that a document may relate to more than one section or even category, so may be listed under multiple search areas.
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Doors
Door water leaks
- Author: Jonathan Goldman
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1963
- Page: 4
Leaks around doors
- Author: Skip Riggs
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1963
- Page: 4
Door rattles
- Author: Lefty McBride
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1964
- Page: 5
Chrome lock buttons
- Author: Peter Van Schuyler
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1964
- Page: 4
Increasing the life of rubber
- Author: Harry Zapolski
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1965
- Page: 7
Recovering arm rests
- Author: Don Gridley
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1965
- Page: 2
Door handle removal
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1967
- Page: 7
Rubber grommets
- Author: Chris Hager
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1968
- Page: 4
Windows hard to crank
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1969
- Page: 3
Door leaks water
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1969
- Page: 11
Door parts part number
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1970
- Page: 17
Hardtop and door weather-stripping
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1970
- Page: 9
Leaks on the door panel
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1970
- Page: 20
Part numbers – white and red door panels for 1957
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1971
- Page: 13
Insufficient manual window travel
- Author: Ford Service Letter
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1971
- Page: 24
Insufficient manual window travel
- Author: Ford Service Letter
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1971
- Page: 15
Inside of door covered with plastic to prevent water soaking the panel
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1972
- Page: 10
Door pones going over bump
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1972
- Page: 14
How to adjust door glass
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1972
- Page: 11
Window and seat switches not working properly
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1972
- Page: 18
Scuff plate water trap
- Author: (no author listed)
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1972
- Page: 31
Repairing door hinges
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1973
- Page: 12
Replacing door handle
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1974
- Page: 21
Leaking 1955
- Author: Thomas McIntyre
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1974
- Page: 2
Reducing door rattles
- Author: Ford Service Letter
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1975
- Page: 34
Door panel
- Author: Paul Hudgins
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1975
- Page: 8
Window rattles
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1975
- Page: 28
Striker plates
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1976
- Page: 27
Sagging doors
- Author: Editor
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1976
- Page: 19
Power window tips
- Author: Don Antilla
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1977
- Page: 27
Door panel metal, heat seams
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1977
- Page: 39
How not to (electric windows)
- Author: Hugh Harris
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1977
- Page: 27
Door alignment
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1978
- Page: 31
Windows not closing
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1978
- Page: 37
Door trim panels to be available from Ford
- Author: Board Meeting Minutes
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1979
- Page: 9
Door lock malfunction correction
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1979
- Page: 20
Window crank tears door trim
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1979
- Page: 20
Window motor from Chrysler fits 12-volt T’Bird
- Author: Christopher Sachs
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1980
- Page: 18
Cleaning power & manual lift windows
- Author: Bill Price
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1980
- Page: 25
Power window addition
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1981
- Page: 26
Armrest base material
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1981
- Page: 27
Power window conversion to manual
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1981
- Page: 37
Power window problems
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1981
- Page: 37
Door doesn’t latch properly
- Author: Barry Thomas
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1982
- Page: 30
Shielding your Thunderbird
- Author: M. Walla
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1984
- Page: 50
Improving door lock operating levers
- Author: Bill Brown
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1986
- Page: 34
Repair panels
- Author: Rita & Joe Fox
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1987
- Page: 38
Removing an inside door handle
- Author: Lew Wright
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1988
- Page: 31
Buttondown locks
- Author: Frederic Artus
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1988
- Page: 32
Water leaks around the doors at the dog leg
- Author: Dan Deane
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:1988
- Page: 38
Failing window motor
- Author: Nick Pepe
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:1990
- Page: 27
How to install door weatherstripping
- Author: Bill Brown
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1993
- Page: 28
Is your Thunderbird really locked
- Author: Birds' Eye View
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:1994
- Page: 49
Winter hinge lubrication
- Author: Pat McCartney
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1995
- Page: 43
Repair power window motor
- Author: Israel Goldstein
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1995
- Page: 46
Slippery windows
- Author: Israel Goldstein
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:1995
- Page: 46
Upholster facts
- Author: Virginia Classic T-Bird
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1996
- Page: 44
Installing door weatherstrips
- Author: CASCO
- Issue: Jan/Feb
- Year:1997
- Page: 42
Spacer shims and baffle to help reduce heat
- Author: Johnny Brooks
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:1999
- Page: 54
Door latches
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: Mar/Apr
- Year:2000
- Page: 46
Authenticity – safety labels
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2001
- Page: 40
DD syndrome variation
- Author: David Trucksess
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2001
- Page: 38
Authenticity – 1956 restoration
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2001
- Page: 42
Authenticity – door panel, voltage regulator
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2001
- Page: 42
Texas ingenuity catches leaks – sackin’ up the dog legs
- Author: Bill Phelps
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2001
- Page: 55
1957 Power Window Adjustment
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2002
- Page: 46
Door Weatherstrip 1955
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2002
- Page: 48
Drive in the Rain and Stay Dry
- Author: Stephen Coffey
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2002
- Page: 44
Authenticity – 1957 Triple White Knob Colors
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2002
- Page: 46
Wiring the Window Motors in a ’55
- Author: Dick Stern
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2003
- Page: 45
Manual Window Mechanism Modification
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2004
- Page: 39
1957 Arm Rest Covers
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Jul/Aug
- Year:2005
- Page: 42
Power Windows Diagnosis
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2005
- Page: 44
1957 T-Bird Interior
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2005
- Page: 45
Window Track Hardware
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2006
- Page: 35
T-Bird Window Motors
- Author: Gil Baumgartner
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2006
- Page: 35
Window Regulators
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Nov/Dec
- Year:2007
- Page: 49
Window Installation
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2008
- Page: 53
Door window glass adjustment
- Author: Don Hyde
- Issue: Sep/Oct
- Year:2010
- Page: 63
Door check lever
- Author: Jim Dinunzio
- Issue: May/Jun
- Year:2012
- Page: 39