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I'm going to have to meet up with you guys next time I'm in Chicago and see all these neat cop cars, if I can get away. Have to find out where my wife's uncle's new house is ... his old one was very close to 104th and Kedzie, but I don't know the surrournding area very well.
2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
Yes, I did find a wheel in a wrecking yard a few weeks ago. Also found door panels, but the two rear ones aren't very nice. Still looking for some better ones and some nice dark blue vinyl headrests. I'll be switching the red cloth bench front seat to blue vinyl 50/50 split bench (which is what Chicago PD used). Found those in the wrecking yard also for $35, will have to be recovered, but otherwise in good condition. I'm collecting new chrome & stainless pieces and weatherstripping right now. When I have everything I need, the car will be painted white, probably around September. These southern cars may be rust free, but all the rubber weatherstripping is toasted and just crumbles in my hand.
I won't need any of the red parts including the seats. It also has a red dash cover which I won't need, I found a nice intact dashpad in the wrecking yard which I will dye blue. I'll just sell all the red stuff off. The seats are cloth around the edges which I also thought was strange. Seats are in great condition with no rips or punctures at all, a bit pink from the sun though. Nice quartz analog clock too which seems to keep good time (switching out for the clock delete plate, so won't need that either)
I installed it the other day, and i could not be more happy. You cut it down to the size you want and either rivet or nut and bolt it onto the existing metal trim and it is really really nice over the cracked dew wipes i had previously. I will be preforming a write up once my second order of dew wipes arrive.
I found some nice dew wipes off of some 90-91 cars in a wrecking yard. They last a lot longer in our part of the country. Trunk seals are still available new. Window channel rubber I will probably just get some good used ones also. The door seal rubber on my car seems to be OK.
1989 mercury grand marquis gs / 2014 ford focus s daily driver
302 lopo with ho upper/ aod with trans go shift kit
k code 3:55 posi rear/big brake swap tow package car
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