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    1989 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series | 249k miles, current project car
    2018 BMW 430i xDrive M-Sport | 50k miles
    2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport | 97k miles

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      If I do halos on the 88... I will want to do this... though I'll probably go with the 4-eye mod (lows/highs all slots).

      Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
      rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

      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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        Those are some super cool lights.
        1987 Grand Marquis LS (GONE!)
        1990 Grand Marquis GS

        I like to go fast

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          Thanks

          The lights are Hellas
          • Hella H4 Low Beams (HLA-008888101)
          • Hella H1 High Beams (HLA-003177871)
          ~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 job did you take care of rusted headlight buckets

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              Nah I did not touch the buckets. I am going back into all of this stuff once I put the new fenders on so I have a chance 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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                That pod looks perfect but how are you gonna see it all the way up there?


                Sent from the crapper
                1989 Country Squire - Twilight Blue, 347 stroker


                2005 Crown Victoria Sport - Black - Stainless Works full exhaust with Borla Pro XS mufflers, BBK 75mm TB, Accufab plenum, CVPI airbox, Heinous control arms, etc...

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                  Perfect height for me.
                  ~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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                    This morning I dropped the exhaust from the cats back, removed the drive shaft, under frame braces, fuel filter metal housing cage as well as attempted to wiggle out the tranny x member. That was not happening and I did not feel like removing the h pipe to do so. I'll clean that up once the new engine goes in.

                    Oh yeah I am doing this because I am continuing the underside makeover with eastwoood products.I blew out the frame from the front tires to the rears on each side, hammered the frame to knock rust loose and then blew it out. I heavily coated everything with internal frame coating and now am taking a break as thundershowers seem to be rolling in.

                    Weeks back I picked up a less rusty fuel filter metal housing cage thing and wire wheeled it, rust converted it and rust encapsulated it. Will get chassis black once the rest of the underside is ready.

                    Next non rainy/humid day I will begin descaling the underside of the car from the rear wheels to the front wheels and get everything covered in rust converter. After that I will have to wait 48 hours for it to dry and be ready for rust encapsulator. Then another day and a scuffing session the frame will be ready for its extreme chassis black.
                    ~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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                      Geez I don't envy all that grinding without a lift. Do you have a preferred rust converter?

                      85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
                      160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
                      waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc

                      06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)

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                        Yeah it is not fun but you sorta just lay there on cardboard so it ain't horrible. Just take a nap every now and then.

                        I am using eastwoods rust converter. Worked really well so far. Pretty pricy though but the spots that I did use it on compared to the spots I didn't (and now have to redo lol) make it worth it too me.
                        ~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 work!!! Really important item for working under the cars is a sweatshirt or sumtin for use as a pillow. Otherwise it's neck cramp for the rest of the week.


                          Packman

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                            Yes indeed.

                            Speaking of neck cramps....Put in 8 hours under the old gal today.

                            Needle scaled, wire wheels, degreased, scuffed and rust converted. Boy did I shoot myself in the foot on this job. Years back I sprayed the entire underside with rust reformer and rubberized undercoating...well; years later that is such a bitch to get off lol.

                            I looked like a chimney sweeper after I was done.
                            ~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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                              Man you are one hard worker!

                              Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
                              ...

                              I looked like a chimney sweeper after I was done.
                              Wish us good luck

                              Pete
                              Originally posted by gadget73
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                              2003 Grand Marquis Ultimate, the "Stealth Bomber": http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...-Grand-Marquis
                              1991 S-10, 'Bulldog', 2.5l 5 speed: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...375#post698375
                              1985 Town Car, 'Faded Glory', gone but not forgotten. 84/87/91/97 MGMs too.

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                                The next time I undercoat the CV, I will wear coveralls that I got from work. Everytime I use POR15, I manage to coat an arm and/or hand(s).


                                Packman

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