Jim Noel

Hi Eric,
I used Steele vent window repro rubber (38-0082-55) and seal on divider (50-0337-56) for two 1962 Jetfire’s and my 1962 conv’t. All three came out very good. My last replacement was in 2013 and the Steele part number was the same as yours listed here.
You might want to check with Steele to see if they are really correct or maybe marked…[Read more]

Looks great Sandy! Lots of detail time but will really show nice when you are finished.

Your work is impeccable Eric. Really looks great!

I have one bottle cap with the original lettering, somewhat rusty too. It is hard to tell the color but it looks like white?
I have had several bottles without the lettering. Wonder if the only ones lettered were original to the cars and the dealer sold extras were just black?

My 62 Cutlass conv’t is plastic too.

Hi Kelly,
You use a 4 wire holder on the passenger side and a three wire holder on the driver side. Further back on the valve covers use rubber grommets. You will need to cut open the grommets to put around the plug wire. (I misspelled Grommet on the pic text-LOL)

Here is a 1962 convertible for sale. https://www.ebay.com/itm/392769905173?ul_noapp=true

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Here is the thread from 2015……….

Yes. 1962 was the first year for a convertible in the F-85 line up. There were 3,660 F-85 and 9,898 Cutlass convertibles produced in 1962. As you thought, from your description, your car is an F-85. If you look at the firewall/cowl I.D. tag an F-85 is model 62-3067 and the Cutlass is 62-3167. All F-85 models were 62-30XX and Cutlass was 62-31XX.

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Here is a pic of my air cleaner on my “original” ’62. I don’t think the factory assembly personnel payed too much attention to the label placement.

Hi Bruce,
Looks very nice! Looks like this will be the twin to your Cutlass 4-speed. Cool! Restoration plans for other ’62 in background?

Door panels were NOT trimmed with carped lowers on convertibles. For the F-85 offerings (Cutlass and Jetfire) that did have carpeted lower door panels, they matched the floor carpets.

Looking good! Don’t forget the two Jetfire silver paint accents. Gas filler and top of front gravel shield. Looks like you will have the car back by spring!

Found a PF 7 with nut. Looks like the factory photo except color white in place of blue.

Some further research and help from members brings back three PF numbers to me. I think the first filter was the PF 7, then replaced by or an alternate of a PF 30, then ultimately a PF 24. A modern replacement that I have been using is Wix 51049.

Hi Eric,
I have thought that the tank you call a 1962 was molded with the side indention to accommodate the air conditioning coolant tube from the condenser? The 1963 A/C condenser tube must run through the core support in a different place or the washer tank would not fit. I have not looked close at a 1963 with two speed wiper/washer and A/C.

Hi Sandy,
Not quite sure why that “wire to ground” (?) is attached to your sender mounting screw? Looks like a place to compromise the seal of the sender to the tank. Where does that wire go? Your tank is grounded by the six tank to inner fender bolts.
Jim