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Buyer's Remorse (AKA "Hideous") - Giraffe's 1990 Grand Marquis LS
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Yeah... oil looks good. I wouldn't worry about it. Just be sure to give it a good run some day... get it up to operating temp for a good 30 minutes. It'll bake all that crap out.
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 dmccaigOverhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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—John
1985 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis LS (POTM March 2017 & May 2019 - gone, but not forgotten)
1995 Mustang SVT Cobra coupe (cream puff)
1966 Mustang coupe (restoration in-progress)
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FYI: a 6 inch 3/8 extension works as a good stabilizer when poked through the bolt holes in the cross bar to tighten the end nuts while off the car.
Yes... I abuse my tools.
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 dmccaigOverhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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I could just use my impact. Haha.—John
1985 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis LS (POTM March 2017 & May 2019 - gone, but not forgotten)
1995 Mustang SVT Cobra coupe (cream puff)
1966 Mustang coupe (restoration in-progress)
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Originally posted by Giraffe View PostI could just use my impact. Haha.
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 dmccaigOverhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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Originally posted by sly View PostYeah... Mine still spun in place using an impact. Had to stabilize the bar for the impact to work.—John
1985 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis LS (POTM March 2017 & May 2019 - gone, but not forgotten)
1995 Mustang SVT Cobra coupe (cream puff)
1966 Mustang coupe (restoration in-progress)
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That would work too. When I did that, I didn't have my vice on a real stable mount.
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 dmccaigOverhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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So I put the car up for sale this week.
Then I realized that I'm probably not going to get what I'm asking for it since no one will want to buy a car without A/C in North Texas with summer just around the corner.
So I deleted the ads I had placed.
I'll be hanging onto the car, but I'm going to shift priorities to the '66 Mustang. I have my assignment. I'll be moving to Little Rock AFB in Arkansas by March next year. With this in mind, my goal is to get all the rusted or damaged sheet metal on the '66 replaced before then. I won't be able to do that if I'm splitting funds between the '66 and the Mercury. The Mercury's time will come, but it will have to wait a little while. Unfortunately, this also means I'll be postponing the big brake swap unless someone wants to give me some tires for free.
On that note, I'm going to go ahead and sell the steelies, trim rings, and center caps I have and see about getting my hands on some HPPs or just getting some 17" Torq Thrusts when the time comes. We'll see.
On the plus side, I got some nice new pictures when I cleaned it up to get it ready to sell.
—John
1985 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis LS (POTM March 2017 & May 2019 - gone, but not forgotten)
1995 Mustang SVT Cobra coupe (cream puff)
1966 Mustang coupe (restoration in-progress)
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Only one iron in the fire at a time in terms of car projects. I am fighting the same fight.1990 Country Squire - weekend cruiser, next project
1988 Crown Vic LTD Wagon - waiting in the wings
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