teh legendary SpeedQueen '87 Vic LX

[boXman]

i want those pedals u bastid!!

Find a Mark VI in the junkyard...don't forget to get the brake pedal pad, too.

[85crownHPP]

easier said than done... dont nobody junk a classic like that around here... Ive only seen just run of the mill boxes mostly, few cop cars. Thats one thing I forgot to look for at that huge junkyard during scottfest... I think there was one there too. (its like a "box" continental right???)
oh why didnt I make a list!!!

[boXman]

Yea there's one there

[zwack88]

Looks really good mang. I love that clock also.

[1987LTDmasta]

i want those pedals u bastid!!

bwahahahahahahahah

i love those pedals, i dunno why.. has that nostalic big old car look to them, esp the "disc brakes"



BTW those are not the same ones from the Mark VI, those are from a late 60-s F/S Ford according to the seller. the brake pedal is larger than the original so i need to make a special backing plate for it. the gas pedal is the same, but its metal instead of our cheap plastic one. e-brake is the same size


oh and Pete, your gonna love one of my new LED ideas that i'm sure you're gonna steal

[boXman]

They arent the same, but Mark VI's have the chrome trim that fits our pedals.

[Grand Marquis GT]

I snagged thain one of those pedals fromt he junkyard...it is a good deal bigger, and from a 70's ford...the one I grabbed was from a 74 LTD...

[Tiggie]

My '71 Merc has a set of those pedals.

[1987LTDmasta]

let me add 2 more things to the list:

this old siren from a '77 Lincoln:



this will be inegrated into the alarm system i am planning on making. no, not the key hole on the side, i'm going to be using a standard alarm system (most likely a 2-way paging system) and adding/changing some stuff to it.


and last but not least:



'86 Mustang HO plenum cover plate

yes its the authentic uber-rare '86 HO plate. i got it for FREE from my friend Pj who had it lying around his garage.. i'm helping him convert to EFI on his '68 Mustang

I ploished most of it with a bench grinder wire wheel.. looks gorgeous now (looked like shit when i first got it) except now i gotta paint the interts since that i wasnt able to polish.

eventually i'm going to paint it to match my upper HO plenum:


its still sitting in the car hole, collecting dust along with the TB and headers.

one day, i'll get to it

[83countrysquire]

where can i get me a set of chrome pedal trim

[1987LTDmasta]

junkyard, or if you're lucky you'll find them on e-pay

[MrMarquis]

That's a purdy car...

What kind of paint did you use for the engine pieces?

[moneypit]

I miss my wag0n, but at least I can honestly say, teh speed queen is a sexy bitch!

[1987LTDmasta]

dang i forgot about those pics!

i miss your wagon too, that fucker was LOUD


as far as the engine paint, dupli-color engine enamel for most of the pieces, the rest with eighter regular gloss enamel, or 3step candy apple blue

[moneypit]

that fucker was LOUD

Sadly, those papes have all but rusted away and fallen off by now.
I sold it to a buddy who knows nothing about cars... I have to take a look at it tonight after he gets home from work... I'm afraid he overheated it and fried the headgaskets...