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    Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
    Dad agreed to clutch replacements only....so be it.

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    Can't fight much with the guy doing the work!
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    Originally posted by Lincolnmania
    if its got tits or tires it's bound to give you trouble

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      Yep.


      Woot lightning EGR spacer and TB are on its way.

      ~David~

      My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
      My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

      Originally posted by ootdega
      My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

      Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
      But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

      Originally posted by gadget73
      my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.




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        Oh nice. Where did you find that?

        1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
        1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
        1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
        2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
        2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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          corral.net



          I used to be on top of all of the projects I have for my car but I would like to be honest in how backlogged I have become.
          1. Underseat courtesty lights
          2. big brake install complete with poly control arm bushings
          3. engine mounts
          4. h pipe collector exhaust leak
          5. fixing the autolamps
          6. repainting the 1979 specific license plate housing I have
          7. rebuilding the track lock
          8. repainting the HPP wheels I have
          9. lightning upper and lower intake complete with egr spacer and tb
          10. addco 1 1/4 front sway bar
          11. yellow led to install in speedo cluster for low fuel
          12. ford racing girdle


          I think that is the majority of stuff I have yet to do........


          Gosh I used to be so quick with doing everything. Its tough being a grown up. lol
          Last edited by 87gtVIC; 01-13-2013, 11:55 AM.
          ~David~

          My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
          My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

          Originally posted by ootdega
          My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

          Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
          But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

          Originally posted by gadget73
          my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.




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            Nice little list. Im in the same boat, got a list of little things I want to do to GMGT. And yes, being a grown-up sucks lol.

            1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
            1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
            1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
            2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
            2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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              Little list got larger......

              Pulled a Curt Class V hitch from the junkyard today....also picked up an A9P ECM from ebay as well as picked up a suntune tachometer like this one:

              Last edited by 87gtVIC; 02-02-2013, 06:23 PM.
              ~David~

              My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
              My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

              Originally posted by ootdega
              My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

              Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
              But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

              Originally posted by gadget73
              my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.




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                Those tachs are sexy...but I wouldn't want to replace my Tripminder. Sucks how there aren't many tachs that go so well with these cars...


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                  That tach is awsome. Would love one for gmgt since, the headunit has a good clock. Dave, if you see another, let me know!

                  1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
                  1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
                  1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
                  2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
                  2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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                    I don't know what I am going to do with mine. I have tripminder and like Scott would not want to replace it. I am gonna clean it up and see how I feel about it then.
                    ~David~

                    My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                    My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                    Originally posted by ootdega
                    My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                    Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                    But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                    Originally posted by gadget73
                    my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.




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                      Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
                      I don't know what I am going to do with mine. I have tripminder and like Scott would not want to replace it. I am gonna clean it up and see how I feel about it then.
                      I call dibs then

                      1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
                      1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
                      1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
                      2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
                      2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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                        I love that tach so much.
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                          Impressive list! Nice tach too. A9P; you got plans or sumtin mang? I love how you get a list of things to do before winter and then find that Spring is almost here; and you (I) got maybe one thing done on that list. LOL



                          Packman

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                            If you wanted to get REALLY fancy, you could find a digital clock that's the right size and colour to fit in the bottom half of the tach, then you'd lose where it gives away non-OEM status by saying "suntune" and retain the clock/timer feature, though not the mileage tracking if so equipped.

                            Hmm...


                            Yeah any ideas how rare this is? I kinda like it better for my purposes than the tweaked Police gaugepack or sliding under-dash setups I'd been contemplating

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                              No idea on how rare it is. Just old so none are around anymore lol.

                              The mechanism for the tach is located right in the area you have in mind to put a clock. Would have to figure something else out.

                              Fired up the tach yesterday...well the illumination portion of it and sure enough it did not light up. Opened her up and it was getting 12v at the bulb. The blub is a soldered cylindrical tube looking type. Will have to find a replacement. Will check out the tach portion once I have a car fired up.


                              My list will hardly get touched this year.
                              ~David~

                              My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                              My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                              Originally posted by ootdega
                              My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                              Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                              But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                              Originally posted by gadget73
                              my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.




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                                my old clock/radio/cd player had a bulb like that. I soldered LEDs in there to replace it. worked for another 10 years... then the cd player started flaking out... so got a new one at walmart.

                                I say LEDs FTW

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                                Originally posted by gadget73
                                ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                                Originally posted by dmccaig
                                Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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