My 1987 Two Door Crown Victoria AKA THE BROWN BLOB

[hemihotrod402]

That thing is clean. You ever thought of doing bucket seats from a newer era Crown Vic or Grand Marquis?

or one of the pretty much unobtanium tan velour two door seats?

[sly]

tan broughham velour pillow seats... hmm... rolling couch would become a rolling super sofa

[87gtVIC]

I sorta like the seat I have now.

This morning I installed a custom bracket I made to hold the TPS sensor harness plug. A little piece of aluminum with a 90 bent into it and the little holes drilled so the plastic push type fasteners would hold. Had it painted two days ago low gloss black. Also painted the nut for the throttle body aluminum, and the three remaining nuts low gloss black.

I turned then to the interior. I had some smudges from dirty hands sitting on the headliner after its install a number of years back...then moving the club to the back foot well once also created a nice smudge. When I purchased my 303 aerospace protectant they sent a free sample sprayer of upholstery spot cleaner. Worked mint. Made me happy. Then I moved to the armrests, little caps for the overs holder seatbelts as well as the steering wheel with some Tuff Stuff vinyl cleaner my dad had lying around. Worked great as well.

I had the motivation to pull out the blower motor housing but it was way (and still is) to windy to paint today so I pushed that further back.

[87gtVIC]

Wheel Skins install was today.

The old:



The stock:



And the wheel skin:

[P72Ford]

Those are meant to go over the existing leather?

I stripped the leather off of the wheel in my car. Thought about a wheelskin, but I'd rather just get a plain wheel, because I want to delete the cruise buttons anyway. I actually may swap wheels with my '88.

It looks nice Dave. Another detail crossed off your list.

When are you going to start to build the powertrain in this car?

Are you a hot rod guy, or do you more prefer a cruiser?

[87gtVIC]

Those are meant to go over the existing leather?

I stripped the leather off of the wheel in my car. Thought about a wheelskin, but I'd rather just get a plain wheel, because I want to delete the cruise buttons anyway. I actually may swap wheels with my '88.

It looks nice Dave. Another detail crossed off your list.

When are you going to start to build the powertrain in this car?

Are you a hot rod guy, or do you more prefer a cruiser?

Thank you Nate.

As far as I am aware it is meant to go over the existing leather.

The powertrain will get touched upon once the engine blows or all other supporting modifications (big brakes mainly) are finished.

I prefer having a cruiser with some gusto in it. A crate motor will eventually find itself between the fenders.

[87gtVIC]

A look of what is to come....A complete NOS set of 79 clear lenses!

[1987cp]

You create vacuum.

[86VickyLX]

You create vacuum.

Well you lack atmospheric pressure :p

These will be on the blob at Scottfest yes?
Did you get yours today too?

[1987cp]

Well you lack atmospheric pressure :p

[87gtVIC]

Don't know when they will get installed. Waiting on Nate to see about those Hella headlamps before I go ahead and remove the grille and such. Mine did come in the same day as yours.

[87gtVIC]

pics of the fresh looking headlight trim rings.







That is with three light coats of self etching primer, wet scuffed down with a gray scotch brite, a tack coat of gloss black then two wet coats of gloss black and three full wet coats of clear.

Still have to paint up the hardware for them and wait to see if I can get my hands on a set of hella headlamps before this all gets installed.

No work will get done for at least the next week as I will be away in Florida.

[87gtVIC]

Picked up a aftermarket dome light lens yesterday and installed it today. It is less yellow and looks better imo.

Before without light:




Before with light:



During:





After without light:



After with light:



Hopefully get to the more exciting stuff like new Hella headlights, NOS '79 lenses and blacked out headlight trim rings withing the next month or two.

[johnunit]

can't really tell from the pics, is it giving off more light would you say with that cover?

[87gtVIC]

I would say it is. the real test would have been in the dark but I didn't really care. The old one was fine for me too, I just wanted to change it up.

Before:



After: