My 1987 Two Door Crown Victoria AKA THE BROWN BLOB

[91grandmarquis]

damn dude, I always use not having a garage as an excuse as to why i cant do certain things, but now i see have to step things up.

I have a garage, but it is full of my dads "projects" so most all of my work is done in the driveway. Although it is nice in the winter to be able to have some heat to get the fingers working.

[87gtVIC]

damn dude, I always use not having a garage as an excuse as to why i cant do certain things, but now i see have to step things up.

I don't fuck around.

[87gtVIC]

87 Specific Police Gauge Pod Arrival

My babies came in today. The bezel will be sent out to be blasted and will be refinished with some interior trim paint. It is going to look sweet.

[Nathan in MI]

Dinosaur bones!

[Lincolnmania]

my 84 ex cop car didnt have those gauges.....it had two mounted below the headlight switch that i would get my knees on all the time

[87gtVIC]

Dinosaur bones!

Yes, accompanied by various other pelvi.

my 84 ex cop car didnt have those gauges.....it had two mounted below the headlight switch that i would get my knees on all the time

Boy that is a shitty spot. Funny that you mention it because that location was not mentioned by Neums: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthread.php?t=33820

[87gtVIC]

I am off of school for a week. Lets see how many things I can cross off of my list:

1. Remove stock 2g alternator charge harness.....Complete
2. clean up all under hood .....Complete
3. relocate headlight relays into under hood fuse box.....Complete
4. install k&N Air filter.....Complete
5. install temperature and oil senders.....Complete
6. install police 86-87 gauge panel.....Complete
7. install dual gauged 140MPH speedometer.....Complete
8. install heater core.....Complete
9. make my ac compressor work again.....Complete
10. clean carpet.....Complete
11. install sound deadening under carpet.....Complete
12. install carpet under padding.....Complete
13. install battery hold down.....Complete
14. remove old oil and water gauge .....Complete
15. remove old amp gauge.....Complete
16. relocate volt meter gauge from under ash tray to new police gauge panel.....Complete
17. install new ash tray.....Complete
18. Install 1986 specific heater pipes and lines with flow restrictor.....Complete
19. Paint police gauge pods.....Complete

I am probably forgetting some stuff. At least I will be kept busy.

[marquisman]

that car will look awsome when painted. i was also starring t the rear of your car and them newyork plates look cool. i would love to drive my lincoln right through times square and other iconic areas. you should take a trip through NYC with your vic when its done, bet it would turn heads and you should take some good pics too when its done...ill shut up now lol

[85crownHPP]

Do you need an oil pressure sensor extension/adapter? I have a couple truck ones.

Do you plan to fish out the whole charge harness, all the way through the header panel around to the battery? Its wrapped up pretty tight in there!
In the p72 I left the main part and just removed everything that was draped across the engine bay (due to laziness) and tucked away both ends.

[87gtVIC]

that car will look awsome when painted. i was also starring t the rear of your car and them newyork plates look cool. i would love to drive my lincoln right through times square and other iconic areas. you should take a trip through NYC with your vic when its done, bet it would turn heads and you should take some good pics too when its done...ill shut up now lol

Thank you so much.

My car will never step foot in NYC though. I worked in the heart of the city on quite a few occasions and it is just insane the amount of people. The car would be scratched to all hell, it is literally impossible to make a turn in the city because people are always crossing the streets and it is REALLY scary to drive there. Of course there are lanes but everyone is criss-crossing that it is not even worth it. I have enough trouble with people driving like assholes just trying to make it to school on a daily basis. I would never bring my pride and joy to its potential demise. Yes it would be cool as hell to get some pics and stuff, but it is just not safe or realistic.

Oh and not only will the car look good but the car is built correctly with a lot of time and well thought out upgrades installed that really will puts the car on another level.

Do you need an oil pressure sensor extension/adapter? I have a couple truck ones.

Do you plan to fish out the whole charge harness, all the way through the header panel around to the battery? Its wrapped up pretty tight in there!
In the p72 I left the main part and just removed everything that was draped across the engine bay (due to laziness) and tucked away both ends.

I have an adapter lying around here. I pulled it from ez pull roughly one year ago lol

And I will not be removing the entire harness, like you said it is wrapped up REAL tightly. I am just chopping the ends as they enter into the header panel and tapping up the harness like nothing was ever touched.

[87gtVIC]

K&N Air Filter, Police Gauge Panel Fitment, Relocation of headlight relays.....

....removal of 2g charge harness and new battery hold down install.

Panel sandblasted:



Had to do some more cutting to get the 86-87 panel to fit. It is obviously bigger than the old 88-89 panel I had installed. I just had to make some brackets and everything is snug! I still have to paint the panel as well as the edges of the dash piece so everything looks like it belongs.





Popped in my K&N air filter. Fit like a glove!



Here is a view looking into the air box:



And most of my time spent today was on removing the old 2g charge harness and re-locating the headlight relays into my under hood fuse box.

The new hold down:



Made in the U.S.A.



The hold downs:





The old battery hold down:



The fuse box with the relays. That one empty slot you see of the normal size fuses will be used to house something sneaky:



General clean up pics of the charge harness removed:







Tomorrow I want to remove the water temp. gauge as well as the oil psi gauge and install the new electric senders and the new ash tray.

[85crownHPP]

Dammit Dave! You make me feel like I'm slacking off... lol I need to clean up under some hoods myself...
Excellent work as always!

[hemihotrod402]

you really make me want to go outside and just do something, I don't care what. And I also did not know that the 86-87 panel was made of metal. I really want to go to SF just to see the car in person....in a new paint job lol

[86VickyLX]

Where did you get that under hood fuse box from? I want to clean up under the hood too. I want to do the headlight relay harness. I want to get rid of that damn 2g wiring. FUUCKK!!! lol. You're way ahead of me on a bunch of stuff on your car. BTW, is that new gauge pod gonna get in the way of the ATC sensor in the dash that you relocated?

[87gtVIC]

Thanks!

Where did you get that under hood fuse box from? I want to clean up under the hood too. I want to do the headlight relay harness. I want to get rid of that damn 2g wiring. FUUCKK!!! lol. You're way ahead of me on a bunch of stuff on your car. BTW, is that new gauge pod gonna get in the way of the ATC sensor in the dash that you relocated?

Pete pulled it for me from a 1993 or so Panther. I think the new gauge pod should clear. It will be close though, but i had some room with the old one installed so I should be okay.