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    More mods/repairs to come....Damn old cars

    Had the car on the lift this morning. Found a few things...

    Radiator is leaking at the petcock.

    Body mounts are completely gone. Can see the wearmarks where the body and frame have been going their seperate ways

    And a good sized hole (quarter) and crack in the frame at the bulkhead where they all rust out.


    The good things are that when I fix the stuf fthe frame will be much better and stiffer. The frame and body will be as one, so less shuddering as they move seperately. And the new mounts will make the door gaps and bodylines much better by getting rid of the sag.
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    #2
    Originally posted by mrltd View Post
    Body mounts are completely gone. Can see the wearmarks where the body and frame have been going their seperate ways

    I wonder if that could be related to the autocrossing
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      #3
      Originally posted by 85crownHPP* View Post
      I wonder if that could be related to the autocrossing

      Highly doubtful...
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        #4
        I was going to replace the body mounts on the front of my car, but they are siezed like a bitch. 3 days of soaking in PB and they wouldn't budge. One even has a socket rusted onto it, and I can't even get that off.

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          #5
          What I want to know is what are you using for body mounts? Mine are shot too, my front fenders dance a lot.
          86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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          I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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            #6
            I've got body mount issues too, big surprise. Probably part of why everything rattles the way it does. Any idea when you're going to do yours?
            2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!

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              #7
              bill said he has a list of body mount pn's for me......he opens up at 11am my time

              1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
              2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
              1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
              1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
              2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
              1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

              please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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                #8
                So are you going to make some aluminum bushings for the body? That would work great for for you use the car for.
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                  #9
                  thinkin of some soft poly......i personally do not want a rattle your teeth out ride.....i'm an old mang driving a luxury car

                  1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
                  2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
                  1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
                  1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
                  2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
                  1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

                  please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by capridrifter View Post
                    So are you going to make some aluminum bushings for the body? That would work great for for you use the car for.

                    Nope, some poly that is a slightly higher durometer than the stock rubber.
                    The car is also my cruiser, so no aluminum mounts.
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                      #11
                      Got those part numbers Scott?

                      Also, slightly off topic, do you have the part numbers for the oil pan plugs? I need the ones that don't use a gasket. The emo fag at AutoZone was useless.
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                        #12
                        shouldn't need a PN for oil pan plugs. Most are just 1/2-20 threaded, and some later ones are like 14mm. I had to get metric plugs for the pan I got for free with the Exploder motor. Just gotta browse the replacement plugs till you find the right one.
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                          #13
                          Well, broke more stuff today. Steering column broke. And found that the u-joint in the column was worse than I thought. So I have to pull the whole steering assembly from the steering box back to the wheel out and repair/replace it. Friggin sucks.
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                            #14
                            If you were closer I'd offer to give you mine, but I removed the whole shifter rod and all out of it anyway.
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                              #15
                              Damn that sucks to hear Mike. She keeps you busy though.lol
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