My 1979 Lincoln Town Car

[79lincolnlover]

darn mice...

I ran some errands today and cruised around the city. I need to vacuum out the trunk. Each winter, mice like to call the trunk home...I put in a bar of soap and dryer sheets as a deterrent, which helped out a bit during storage. If you mangs have any more suggestions on how to keep mice away, let me know!

[87gtVIC]

I guess find where they are getting in and close up that hole.

[79lincolnlover]

a good week for the Lincoln

The TC is going to get a much needed oil change! Also...the front coil-springs and struts that I bought new last Fall are finally going to be installed. There's a coolant leak...The plastic overflow tank and radiator are the weakest links because the hoses were replaced back in '08.

[1990LTD]

I look forward to seeing more of your cars this summer.

[SofaKingFast]

Yeah, your car looks great and those seats look amazingly comfortable. Just out of curiosity, what kind of oil do you use?

[79lincolnlover]

Yeah, your car looks great and those seats look amazingly comfortable. Just out of curiosity, what kind of oil do you use?

5W30 or 10W30

[SofaKingFast]

It gets cold enough to use the 5w30?

[1990LTD]

It most certainly does I'm talkin' about winter driving though, which his Lincoln doesn't see.

[79lincolnlover]

It gets cold enough to use the 5w30?

The winter weather here can get quite nasty, which is why I store 2 of my cars.

[Lincolnmania]

mice dont like the smell of moth balls

[79lincolnlover]

front suspension up-date

In addition to the oil-change, the new front coils(Moog) and struts(Monroe) were installed. I talked to the mechanic and he said it looked as though the old parts were OEM...The front end is much higher now and ride & handling have improved. I'll take some pics this weekend and post them on here or Facebook.

[1990LTD]

MOOG make things ride pretty. Front coils are on my long "list of things to do when I can afford it" but the MOOG coils out back are great.


I'd have installed bigger springs up front already but what kills me is the labor to do front springs because I can't touch that stuff myself...no spring compressor and given that I have never used one, I don't trust myself at this point to use one.

Want to see pics of the land boat!!!!

[79lincolnlover]

new pics on Facebook

I just up-loaded a bunch of pics to my album on FB.

[79lincolnlover]

For those that want to see the pics but aren't on my FB friend list, send me a request: Patrick Evan Delaney

[79lincolnlover]

more paint!

Late June/early July, I'm planning to drop the TC off at Paul Taylor's body shop. The hood, header panel and light covers are on the paint list!