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    I F-ing love it!!!!!!!!
    Originally posted by miamibob View Post
    I can't hear no - I only hear yes!!

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      Agreed!
      Originally posted by sly View Post
      ok... I think we've threadjacked this enough. we should start another thread for audio discussions if we want to continue this.

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        Me thinks I am gonna have to buy some new tires. As much as I like 285s with 1" lowering springs they will blow out on first bump. Driver side barely has enough room for me to fit a finger and pass side rubs. I think I will get some 255s same as the front and call it a day. 265s and 275s are like a 100 bucks more and simply not worth it. Might have to cut another half a coil out of the front springs to bring the nose down more.





        Rear end has been painted, reassembled and installed. 4.10 gears, 31 spline and new axles with carbon fiber clutches. CHE control arms and Watts link are also in.



        Also, the exhaust will need some major refuckulating because it doesn't fit. Cats hit the tranny crossmember. Aero muffler hangers won't fit on a 03+ frame. Frame is different where the hangers mount.
        Last edited by Mr Bean; 10-04-2014, 09:22 PM.

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          The 285's always looked silly, as I've told Adam as well. 255's would be fine for on the street.
          2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
          2005 Grand Marquis GS - Marauder sway bars, Marauder exhaust, KYB's
          2003 Marauder - Trilogy # 8, JLT, kooks, 2.5" exhaust, 4.10's/31 spline, widened rear's, metco's, addco's, ridetech's 415hp/381tq
          1987 Colony Park - 03+ frame swap, blown Gen II Coyote, 6R80, ridetechs, stainless works, absolute money pit. WIP

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            My 295s only fit because of the narrower old rear end. Not surprised 285s rub with the newer and wider axle. IMO something a little narrower will look better on those wheels anyway. Might even grip better.

            85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
            160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
            waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc

            06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)

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              Swapped front wheels over to the back and they fit quite nicely. I might massage the wheel openings around the top just a tad so they are pointing upwards more but otherwise plenty of clearance. Gonna order another pair of these and call it a day.

              After test fitting the exhaust looks like it will be a clusterfuck to get it in there. Pretty much nothing fits. Cats are hitting the tranny crossmember, mufflers will need new hangers and tail pipes will need to be refuckulated where they go over the axle as the pass side is hitting the Watts linkage. The good thing is that it's the last piece of the puzzle before the car can be certified and plated.

              Thanks for that hood release cable Zach and those side trim panels. I had to make a bracket to attach it the cable but the side panels went right in.

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                it's getting closer... closer.........
                ... ...
                . ... .
                .......

                Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                Originally posted by gadget73
                ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                Originally posted by dmccaig
                Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                  Is that a muffler hanging down in the first wheel pic in front of the tire? Also what's that flanged pipe hanging down behind the tire in that pic?
                  88 Town Car (wrecked, for sale)
                  Walker OEM duals with muffler deletes

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                    Originally posted by 88Vic View Post
                    Is that a muffler hanging down in the first wheel pic in front of the tire? Also what's that flanged pipe hanging down behind the tire in that pic?
                    It's the exhaust out of 96' just chilling on the group. Flanged pipe in the back is one of the tail pipes chilling on the ground. I gotta redo it since it doesn't bolt on.

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                      I took a closer look at the exhaust today and mocked it up roughly and looks like I will need to do less work than I initially expected. Weld up new muffler and tail pipe hangers and redo the cats.

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                        always nice to find a less labor intensive way to git-r-dun

                        Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                        rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                        Originally posted by gadget73
                        ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                        Originally posted by dmccaig
                        Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                          I spent most of the weekend refuckulating the exhaust and it's finally done. At this point the only thing left to do to the drivetrain is to run a short piece of fuel hose to the EVAP canister and redo the intake pipe for the blower.

                          After I finished the exhaust I got a chance to take it for a spin around the block. It is so weird to drive this because it feels like you are driving a Whale but then look up and see the long nose of a box in front of you.

                          Oh and my new tires came in too. No more staggered look.

                          Other than body work list of things to do on this car is shrinking pretty quickly.

                          - install wiper tray (gotta determine if I I will install Aero/Whale unit or box)
                          - fix one of the turn signals
                          - figure out why license plate light isn't working
                          - patch up trunk floor around one of the body mounts that broke
                          - put the hood back on
                          - figure out why the airbag light is flashing



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                            Looking good!

                            Originally posted by Mr Bean View Post
                            - figure out why license plate light isn't working
                            Check the wires at the driver side hinge of the trunk, they can get pinched and severed and the power wire to the license plate light is in there (at least on a 91 it is).
                            Vic

                            ~ 1989 MGM LS Colony Park - Large Marge
                            ~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
                            ~ 1991 MGM LS "The Scab"
                            ~ 1991 MGM GS "The Ice Car"

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                              Originally posted by VicCrownVic View Post
                              Looking good!


                              Check the wires at the driver side hinge of the trunk, they can get pinched and severed and the power wire to the license plate light is in there (at least on a 91 it is).
                              I have a 96' wire harness powering the whole car so it's probably something I dickered.

                              I went to test fit the Aero wiper motor today and it definitely won't fit. It will bolt up but the hood won't close. So that idea is getting scrapped. Perhaps you guys can help me figure out how to wire the box wiper motor to use 96' wiring harness. I am trying to find a wiring diagram for 85' motor and not having much luck. There are only 3 wires going to it so if I had to guess I would say high speed, low speed and ground. Can anyone confirm?
                              Last edited by Mr Bean; 10-14-2014, 09:35 PM.

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                                After doing some research it looks like I will need to find 86-91 wiper motor as it's same as 92+.

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