There's a decent story to this one.
Start circa 2011. I'm just lurking on CVN, checking out the build threads. I see what seems to be a decommissioned unmarked police car in some guy's (2006_P71) signature. I take a closer look, and find that it's a beige Grand Marquis, with police steelie center caps. I'm hooked. I check out the few shots he has on flickr of the car. I make preliminary plans to either buy the car from him, or find a Grand Marquis and do it up the same way he did his. I looked at countless other panthers, from all the different generations. I developed my taste, my sense of beauty, and my obession. The 1988-1991 MGMs & LTD CVs were crowned the favorite panthers. (1986-1989 Townies were a VERY close second!). I continued to lust after Nate's 89' Grand Marquis GS. This went on for a couple years.
Fast forward to late 2013. I get a tip from a friend of mine at Riverside Automotive that there's a white box panther wagon. I check it out that day, and fall in love. I inspect every inch of it. I take it the lines and the shapes. The destitute state of the panther brought me to tears. I then (stupidly, in hindsight) made it a priority to try and resusicate the wagon. What resulted was.... a circus.
Link: http://www.crownvic.net/ubbthreads/u...2788803&page=1
I laid everything out on the table, including my passion for box panthers. While pretty much everyone who posted in that thread justifiably thought I was an idiot, a couple people steered me in the right direction. Nate was one. We soon starting PMing about cars n' stuff. Within a week, I got the low-down on Ebyt. I checked her out the next month, and made plans to buy her in mid May. Figured I'd have plenty of time to tool around after classes were over. I didn't end up waiting that long, thankfully! Things changed on Nate's end, and he had to sell a car by April 4th. I immediately moved up plans to purchase the car. I made some calls, did some research (on titles & registrations, as well as trasnferring ownership), and by 4 PM on Tuesday the 1st, Ebyt was mine! Drove her home and parked her. The trip back home went without a hitch, despite lacking plates, proof of insurance, proof of registration, etc. Haha. Next time I buy a car, I'll be sure to either get that stuff taken care off ahead of time, OR have the car towed/trailered home. I got extremely lucky. Proof that Ebyt and I were always meant to be.
Or so I claim.
I'm sure you're all wondering now, "What's with the name, Ebyt?". Ebyt is an acronym for "Every breath you take", which is a reference to the song "Every breath you take" The Police. Good cruising song, to say the least. I got introduced to the song by a post in the aforementioned circus. Haha.
There. Now you've gotten through the backstory. Now you can enjoy the plans. As you may already know, Ebyt's my summer toy of sorts. A badass, budget hot rod to be.
THE BIG TO-DO LIST!!!! (Thanks to pantera, Jeff2, and HiFiMerc for helping with the specifics!)
-Surface rust repair
-Trim repair/replacement
-130 amp small frame alternator
-CD player of some sort, with accompanying adapter
-Tighten TV cable (already have brass grommet installed)
-Exploder cam
-1.7 roller rockers
-GT-40P cylinders
-New valve springs
-FRPP Mustang short tube headers (compatible with GT-40Ps)
-Catless Mustang H pipe
-19 lbs/hour injectors
-Exploder upper & lower intake (with internal EGR)
-Computer tune. Will run an automatic tranny Mustang Speed Density OR Mark 7 D9S computer. (Gonna learn how to use Moates Quarter Horse. Will optimize the speed density EFI for my setup.)
-Trac-lok clutch based diff with 3.73+ RAR
-Aero rear end with disc brakes
-16 inch P71 steel wheels (from a 98-02 CVPI), with center caps.
-Max performance (or whatever term they use to refer to summer tires) tires
-Slicktop/vinylless top
Start circa 2011. I'm just lurking on CVN, checking out the build threads. I see what seems to be a decommissioned unmarked police car in some guy's (2006_P71) signature. I take a closer look, and find that it's a beige Grand Marquis, with police steelie center caps. I'm hooked. I check out the few shots he has on flickr of the car. I make preliminary plans to either buy the car from him, or find a Grand Marquis and do it up the same way he did his. I looked at countless other panthers, from all the different generations. I developed my taste, my sense of beauty, and my obession. The 1988-1991 MGMs & LTD CVs were crowned the favorite panthers. (1986-1989 Townies were a VERY close second!). I continued to lust after Nate's 89' Grand Marquis GS. This went on for a couple years.
Fast forward to late 2013. I get a tip from a friend of mine at Riverside Automotive that there's a white box panther wagon. I check it out that day, and fall in love. I inspect every inch of it. I take it the lines and the shapes. The destitute state of the panther brought me to tears. I then (stupidly, in hindsight) made it a priority to try and resusicate the wagon. What resulted was.... a circus.
Link: http://www.crownvic.net/ubbthreads/u...2788803&page=1
I laid everything out on the table, including my passion for box panthers. While pretty much everyone who posted in that thread justifiably thought I was an idiot, a couple people steered me in the right direction. Nate was one. We soon starting PMing about cars n' stuff. Within a week, I got the low-down on Ebyt. I checked her out the next month, and made plans to buy her in mid May. Figured I'd have plenty of time to tool around after classes were over. I didn't end up waiting that long, thankfully! Things changed on Nate's end, and he had to sell a car by April 4th. I immediately moved up plans to purchase the car. I made some calls, did some research (on titles & registrations, as well as trasnferring ownership), and by 4 PM on Tuesday the 1st, Ebyt was mine! Drove her home and parked her. The trip back home went without a hitch, despite lacking plates, proof of insurance, proof of registration, etc. Haha. Next time I buy a car, I'll be sure to either get that stuff taken care off ahead of time, OR have the car towed/trailered home. I got extremely lucky. Proof that Ebyt and I were always meant to be.
Or so I claim.I'm sure you're all wondering now, "What's with the name, Ebyt?". Ebyt is an acronym for "Every breath you take", which is a reference to the song "Every breath you take" The Police. Good cruising song, to say the least. I got introduced to the song by a post in the aforementioned circus. Haha.
There. Now you've gotten through the backstory. Now you can enjoy the plans. As you may already know, Ebyt's my summer toy of sorts. A badass, budget hot rod to be.
THE BIG TO-DO LIST!!!! (Thanks to pantera, Jeff2, and HiFiMerc for helping with the specifics!)
-Surface rust repair
-Trim repair/replacement
-130 amp small frame alternator
-CD player of some sort, with accompanying adapter
-Tighten TV cable (already have brass grommet installed)
-Exploder cam
-1.7 roller rockers
-GT-40P cylinders
-New valve springs
-FRPP Mustang short tube headers (compatible with GT-40Ps)
-Catless Mustang H pipe
-19 lbs/hour injectors
-Exploder upper & lower intake (with internal EGR)
-Computer tune. Will run an automatic tranny Mustang Speed Density OR Mark 7 D9S computer. (Gonna learn how to use Moates Quarter Horse. Will optimize the speed density EFI for my setup.)
-Trac-lok clutch based diff with 3.73+ RAR
-Aero rear end with disc brakes
-16 inch P71 steel wheels (from a 98-02 CVPI), with center caps.
-Max performance (or whatever term they use to refer to summer tires) tires
-Slicktop/vinylless top
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