"Vicky"-1987 Ford LTD Crown Victoria

[hemihotrod402]

They are all officially here. Now it just needs to warm up so I can get everything resprayed and installed.

[packman]

Sveet!!! I'm waiting for the warmer weather as well, so I can start working on the CV again.



Packman

[87gtVIC]

Good thing you have the cat guarding those.

[hemihotrod402]

Good thing you have the cat guarding those.

well I auditioned both of our cats, but shes the one who kicked the guy cat's ass, so I figured she would be the one best suited to do so.

[hemihotrod402]

I am currently involved in a discussion regarding when I get the go ahead on ordering a shiny set of 17x8 wheels....stay tuned

EDIT: NOW I CAN'T F***ING WAIT FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. Whenever all of the snow melts, I CAN ORDER THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's looking promising that it my be by the end of next week. We are expecting temperatures in the fifties and rain on sunday :woot:

[hemihotrod402]

I've had these done since Wednesday, but I've just now gotten a picture of them lol.

Behold: Blacked Out Headlight Bezels!!!!



I've also been browsing around at tires. Right now I'm looking at a set of Hankooks, and the wheels will be ordered either today or tomorrow!

[87gtVIC]

We need a close up with them sexy clears installed.

[hemihotrod402]

We need a close up with them sexy clears installed.

I kinda have them torn apart right now so I can repaint the insides lol. I have to find a donor amber turn signal for the back, because one of mine is missing a screw tab. I did a mock up on the car with the grille, and it looks dead sexy, I didn't get a picture though.

[87gtVIC]

How did tearing them apart go?

[hemihotrod402]

How did tearing them apart go?

It went well, I soaked them in a bucket of warm water (like someone on here suggested) for a couple hours and meticulously took a razor blade and separated them. I was hoping to get them painted today, but it didn't get as warm as I had hoped.

[87gtVIC]

You can use a heat gun to speed up the process if you are that anxious. Good going on getting them removed cleanly too!

[jayh]

if you want to upgrade your stereo considerably, Id keep the head unit and speakers you have, add 2 tweeters just off the front speakers, add a small sub in a GOOD enclosure and a small amp. it will be a difference like night and day

[hemihotrod402]

if you want to upgrade your stereo considerably, Id keep the head unit and speakers you have, add 2 tweeters just off the front speakers, add a small sub in a GOOD enclosure and a small amp. it will be a difference like night and day

Im looking to build an enclosure that will house 2 8 inch subs and put them on the rear shelf in the trunk. The door speakers are getting replaced with pioneers (right now they are really cheap and really crappy) and I have a pair of tweeters in the dash (well, I did lol). Im looking at an Infinity 4 channel amp that I reall want but it costs about 250 bucks, which is 250 bucks I don't have. That is on my summer to do list, along with a shitload of dynamat.

[jayh]

it all depends on music tastes, but on a budget, you can put a small amp in for the sub, a single 10 or a single 12 facing rearward or sideways, run all your existing speakers off the deck, crank the treble all the way and put the bass around -2 or so. you can get a cheap sub, and a used amp, you dont need a ton of power, and get good bass fill. speaker location, direction and quality and air space of the enclosure are all extremely important.
depending on what you listen to, you probably wont be satisfied with 8's pointing up through the rear deck

[hemihotrod402]

this is what Im going for:

http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthread.php?t=27682