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64 Bird need cruise control bellows or ideas for modern retrofit

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The Black Bird cruise control bellows is not supple and does not hold a vacuum. Bellows is no longer available so has anyone retrofitted a replacement bellows with something more modern? Thanks for your time and stay vigilant on social distancing, except with your Thunderbird, give it a big hug.

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stevetheweave1 said:
The Black Bird cruise control bellows is not supple and does not hold a vacuum. Bellows is no longer available so has anyone retrofitted a replacement bellows with something more modern? Thanks for your time and stay vigilant on social distancing, except with your Thunderbird, give it a big hug.
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i might try converting a shock boot, these are expensive, and the two I had both oxydized and leaked vacuum quickly. I removed my cruise control.
 

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If you removed the cruise control make sure you keep all the parts. Ford loved to use vacuum to work almost everything. They may prove invaluable later on. I just found an obscure vacuum line in my parts bin for my early '57. Had it copied by a local Mustang restoration shop and am going to send the original off to Casco to let them make a few copies. The trend now in the old car collective is to preserve not restore. There are trailor queens to just show off but to be able to actually drive such a classic is invaluable.
 
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