1990 Crown Victoria Station Wagon

[Freshmeat]

Took a few minutes today and did the zip tie throttle cable fix. I gained a full two inches of pedal travel!! I figured it was stretched but had no clue it was that bad. It accelerates a whole lot better now!

[91grandmarquis]

thanks everyone! Looooong way from finished but it's come quite a ways from the first post!


What's wrong with the wheels? I really wanted F150 20s but couldn't find a set at a decent price.

Ahah, nothing is wrong with them, they look good, just not something I would put on my car. Don't take it personal because your car looks great.

[Freshmeat]

No offense taken, man. Just wondering what it is you'd run instead. I really like the look of the 18s on this car. Pretty much everyone who sees it says it sits just right. I even had someone stop by to tell me they think it's a beautiful car.

This one is leaps and bounds ahead of that '89 I had. I've been putting in lots of time into the little details to make sure it's not a POS before I do the engine work. It's come a long way for sure, but still needs just sooo much work...

[91grandmarquis]

No offense taken, man. Just wondering what it is you'd run instead. I really like the look of the 18s on this car. Pretty much everyone who sees it says it sits just right. I even had someone stop by to tell me they think it's a beautiful car.

This one is leaps and bounds ahead of that '89 I had. I've been putting in lots of time into the little details to make sure it's not a POS before I do the engine work. It's come a long way for sure, but still needs just sooo much work...

I just am not a huge fan of spokes is all, like the machined look instead. I think that car is quite nice, and the stance is killer.

[Freshmeat]

I ordered the odometer gears on Sunday and they already arrived today. I have the original (85mph) speedometer cluster from the car so I pulled the odometer and tripmeter and installed the new gears. I broke one of the plastic pieces but thanks to a quick trip to Walgreen's and a tube of Krazy Glue, all is well.

Hopefully soon I'll be able to pull the cluster out of the car and install the repaired odometers.

[packman]

Very nice!!!! My mom's CV was pointed to the sky when I changed the rears B4 changing the front springs. I don't think I'll ever go back to stock; especially with the highway float/drifting that it used to do, very scary. Wait, are you building a 351W for that car or are you doing a mod'd Explorer engine?


Packman

[FatNasty]

Me likey! The wheels look good, and it really looks good without the roof rack too. I've thought about ditching mine but I actually use it on occasion. The smooth look of your wagon makes me want to ditch the woodgrain on mine even sooner.

[Freshmeat]

Thanks guys!

For now I am throwing some P heads (and etc.) on the 302, but I have a 351 to build once we're settled into the new house. It'll be a while, though, which is why I plan to move forward with the P install for now.

[Freshmeat]

The odometer and tripmeter work again!! Going to fill up the tank tomorrow so I can finally get an idea on what kind of mileage I'm getting.

[Freshmeat]

The heads are in the shop getting new springs, locks, retainers, and seals installed. They're also doing a 3-angle valve job just to be safe. Trying to find a good short block so I can assemble the motor outside of the car but not having any luck. May find an unused pre-owned 331 kit and build a motor myself. We'll see.

[Mike J.]

Took a few minutes today and did the zip tie throttle cable fix.

I've done a few searches and cannot come up with what this is? Maybe I need to do it to mine.. but I first need to know what it is.

Thanks

Mike J.