85 Crown Vic Tudor

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Awesome!

I was just trolling around the site and stumbled onto this thread...........read every post..............amazing! Just have no words!
My '86 MGM Tudor is sand beige, but looks to be darker than yours.
At 87K miles mine looks like it has gone through the wars of a NYC parked car..........if I could do a quick resto and have it look like yours, I would be supremely happy.

Good luck she is amazing!

[Mr Bean]

Zach, I hope you are bringing it to STAP.

[HiFiMerc]

Zach, I hope you are bringing it to STAP.

+1. You know how long it's been since I've seen a nice, clean Tudor?

[pantera77]

Zach, I hope you are bringing it to STAP.

That's the plan, if not, you know what I'll be in.

[RyPow]

My '86 MGM Tudor is sand beige, but looks to be darker than yours.

There were two beige colors on box CV/GMs. Is your vinyl roof a lighter shade than the paint? If so it's like mine, darker beige with lighter vinyl.

Zach, I have no doubt this will be another work of art like the rest of your cars. Keep up the good work! Your '89 is one of the main sources of inspiration for my 5spd Tudor project.

[packman]

Nice work! What color and kind of paint did you use for the accessory brackets?


Packman

[pantera77]

Zach, I have no doubt this will be another work of art like the rest of your cars. Keep up the good work! Your '89 is one of the main sources of inspiration for my 5spd Tudor project.

Thanks, but this car is kinda a pile up close.

Nice work! What color and kind of paint did you use for the accessory brackets?
Packman

VHT cast aluminum, I like factory colors.

"gauges" mounted:


Factory trans cooler and p/s cooler mounted,

[johnunit]

That tach is so ridiculous, I love it. What's the resolution like? does it count up by 500, 100rpm?

[87gtVIC]

If memory serves me correctly I believe the retro gauge does oil, volts and water temp. o sure if it ALSO served as a tach.

[gadget73]

Where did you get that? Its the perfect sort of thing to fit into that Towncar CD player console I've been meaning to turn into a gauge cluster for several years. It looks so very 1980s.

[pantera77]

If memory serves me correctly I believe the retro gauge does oil, volts and water temp.

Yep, just the typical 3. Not sure if I'll even do a tach though one would be nice.

Where did you get that? Its the perfect sort of thing to fit into that Towncar CD player console I've been meaning to turn into a gauge cluster for several years. It looks so very 1980s.

Looks like the guy I bought it from is all out. The fact it looks so 80's is the reason I bought it. I doubt it's super accurate, but it's fairly compact and looks at home in the car.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/200935377446?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648

[kishy]

Nah, he's got more, new listing. Just search "Equus 6270" and you'll find it.

I may or may not have bought one, even though I absolutely don't need it (91 with functional temp gauge, oil pressure gauge already mounted, and voltmeter is when I notice the lights dim...)

[marquisman]

The gauge trio looks good there. Def would fit awesome in a grey interior. I have an extra, still in the package(I bout two of them, over the winter).

[87gtVIC]

I see all of the tranny coolers mount crooked like that. Just a slight tilt upwards towards the passengers side. Mine mounted up the same way. Nice work Zach.

[pantera77]

I see all of the tranny coolers mount crooked like that. Just a slight tilt upwards towards the passengers side. Mine mounted up the same way. Nice work Zach.

Ya, they mount silly anyways, thanks.

Little more work done under the hood.




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