Leroy the 2001 TC Signature

[01Townie]

Shit, I always forget about fixing that damn blower motor

[01Townie]

Exhaust flanges between the ex secondary cats and the h-pipe is are now leaking, I don't know if my home depot special exhaust bolts are coming loose or the flag gaskets are bad, I'll have to check on Monday when I put the brakes on and do an oil change/tire rotation

[sly]

I ended up having those welded on my cars as I could not get them to seal.

[01Townie]

Never figured out what the tick was in the engine, probably just gonna let it eat. I got the blower motor ordered and on the way as well as a new cb antenna. I did replace the alternator and wiring, though the front rotors I ordered were too small even though the pads fit. Gonna have to order some rotors from work. Also got the headlights cleaned up, they look almost brand new

[01Townie]

Accomplishments of 2014 (so far):

Rear cat delete
Headlights cleaned up
New alternator & power wire
New CB & antenna with coax run behind trim
Blower motor replaced and switch wired

Goals for the rest of 2014 and 2015:

Gut primary cats
Flowaster super 44s or super 10s
02 simulators
Front suspension lowered 2"
Rear suspension lowered 1.5"
American Racing Torq Thrust M's
Removal of carpet and rear seats
Purchase 351W and T5 for motor swap
4.11 rear gear swap
Beefed up trailing arms
Torsion clip style hood pins
New head unit and speakers with sub
Tighten steering (if possible)

[Lincolnmania]

sweet! keep up the good work mang!

[Hearsesrock427]

Look at that! You got good ol' Leroy back up and running. Must be nice to hear hot rod exhaust note! I'd go nuts if I went without that for more than a few weeks. Very proud of your progress thus far. Subsequent plans, especially the 351 + 5 speed swap sound EPIC. It's a box-whale swap. The first of hopefully many such swaps.

BTW, your Townie body style is the only whale panther I'd ever own. I remember seeing these in the GTA: Liberty City Stories loadscreens/cover art and thought they were epic looking cars. This was years ago, and I've come to like the '98-'02s even more than I did then. They're just stately, majestic cars, and still very distinct from other whales from those model years.

[01Townie]

Look at that! You got good ol' Leroy back up and running. Must be nice to hear hot rod exhaust note! I'd go nuts if I went without that for more than a few weeks. Very proud of your progress thus far. Subsequent plans, especially the 351 + 5 speed swap sound EPIC. It's a box-whale swap. The first of hopefully many such swaps.

BTW, your Townie body style is the only whale panther I'd ever own. I remember seeing these in the GTA: Liberty City Stories loadscreens/cover art and thought they were epic looking cars. This was years ago, and I've come to like the '98-'02s even more than I did then. They're just stately, majestic cars, and still very distinct from other whales from those model years.

I sure did, and decided not to sell him after all. I can't part with it, too much love for it and too many memories made with/in that car. I also can't wait for the motor and trans swap, it's gonna be down the line a little but hopefully not too far (long as the woman don't mind at least). I love the styling that they did to it when it was made, though I'm also a fan of the individual low/high beam headlights so that's about the only thing I don't like, other than the open diff, lack of rear swaybar, and, of course, the 4r70w slushbox bolted to the rear of the motor, though all of that other than the headlights will be changed eventually

[01Townie]

Thinking of doin some LED swaps with the interior lights, not sure where to get em though. Also wanna do a complete stereo overhaul cuz my speakers and subs are all blown with the exception of the drivers speaker. Wanna go with a new head unit and new speakers all around with a 12" sub in the trunk or swap out the stock subs for better ones

[01Townie]

Gonna try to figure out some easy, cheap mods to increase my mpgs...not quite sure what yet but I'm gonna look into some things that might work.

[sly]

weight reduction, aerodynamics, slight rake (higher in the rear), lower (an inch, maybe 2... not slammed).

[01Townie]

weight reduction, aerodynamics, slight rake (higher in the rear), lower (an inch, maybe 2... not slammed).

So things like removing carpet, rear seats, stuff like that? And the slight rake and lowering is gonna happen, also gonna make an air dam for the rear bumper so it doesn't balloon on the highway

[sly]

there is an actual rear skid plate that was made for fleet vehicles that covered the EVAP box and served the purpose of keeping the rear bumper in check as well. I've only ever seen pictures of it once though.

[01Townie]

there is an actual rear skid plate that was made for fleet vehicles that covered the EVAP box and served the purpose of keeping the rear bumper in check as well. I've only ever seen pictures of it once though.

Any idea where I could find said pictures? I'm sure it'd help in fabbing something up

[sly]

I was mistaken... it's from the evap mount points to the rear bumper cover mounts.

a little google massaging got this:
http://www.fleetsafety.com/progard-r...rown-victoria/ (says 04-present, so may not quite fit)

installed pic:


Front skid plate (looks custom) on a 2000 CVPI: