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    And now for something completely different

    Hey everyone, thought I'd share my car with you. Have an 86 Grand Marquis sedan, good ole car with about 120K on it. Was my daily driver until I got hit by an uninsured driver. State Farm totalled it out but I bought it back for a couple hundred bucks, too many new parts in it and ran too well to scrap it. Paint and vinyl top were shot, road salt cancer starting in from previous life in KS, what to do? Stripped her down to the bare minimum to be street-legal in NM where I live now, to enjoy the warm sunny weather here. What do you think?
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    #2
    that's cool!
    it would never pass inspection here tho.
    welcome to gmn!

    1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
    2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
    1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
    1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
    2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
    1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

    please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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      #3
      Wow. That is sweet. Like a little buggie. How does it move with those thousands of pounds shed? I really like it. Oh and Welcome!
      ~David~

      My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
      My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

      Originally posted by ootdega
      My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

      Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
      But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

      Originally posted by gadget73
      my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



      ​

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        #4
        A Dune Panther? Neat, would look better with a custom hood or something in my opinion, as well as quad headlights.

        Any other plans for it?


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          #5
          Is this Mel Gibson's old car?

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            #6
            That's awesome!
            I bet it does move pretty good... I would get some of that rigid DIY grille mesh from the hardware store stuff for in front of your radiator though!
            Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
            'LTD HPP' 85 Vic (my rusty baby) '06 Honda Reflex 250cc 'Baileys' 91 Vic (faded cream puff) ClifFord 'ODB' 88 P72 (SOLD) '77 LTDII (RIP)
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            85HPP's most noteworthy mods: CFI to SEFI conversion w/HO upperstuff headers & flowmasters P71 airbox Towncar seats LED dash light-show center console w/5 gauge package LED 3rd brake light 3G alternator mini starter washer/coolant bottle upgrade Towncar power trunk pull underhood fuse/relay box 16" HPP wheels - police swaybars w/poly rubbers - budget Alpine driven 10 speaker stereo

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              #7
              Thanks, guys. Yeah, it's much faster with all the dead weight removed. 27 pounds of wiring alone, not to mention all the body parts. Was planning to put something in front of the radiator eventually, it's got screen on it now to keep the bugs out of it. Would like to find a single non-powered bench seat to replace the big heavy power bucket seats, but haven't seen one in a junkyard yet.

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                #8
                Bucket seats from an 80's police box would fit the buggy theme, if you can find them
                Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
                'LTD HPP' 85 Vic (my rusty baby) '06 Honda Reflex 250cc 'Baileys' 91 Vic (faded cream puff) ClifFord 'ODB' 88 P72 (SOLD) '77 LTDII (RIP)
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                85HPP's most noteworthy mods: CFI to SEFI conversion w/HO upperstuff headers & flowmasters P71 airbox Towncar seats LED dash light-show center console w/5 gauge package LED 3rd brake light 3G alternator mini starter washer/coolant bottle upgrade Towncar power trunk pull underhood fuse/relay box 16" HPP wheels - police swaybars w/poly rubbers - budget Alpine driven 10 speaker stereo

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                  #9
                  That is awesome!!!!!!!!!!
                  1984 CV tudor 351W, 4bbl, 5-speed best time in the 1/8 8.39 at 80 with 1.80 60ft time.
                  2006 P71, 1988 Bronco II, 1986 Baby LTD(5.0 & T5 swap in progress), 1976 16' Hobie Cat, 12' AquaFinn
                  http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2651997 UPDATED 20100826
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                    #10
                    Niiiiiiice!
                    Pebbles-1968 Ford F250
                    Pile of Junk! An Electronics Project Site (To get wet by)<---Clicky! NEW STUFF!!!!

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                      #11
                      awesome. Very awesome.

                      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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                        #12
                        Wow! You weren't exaggerating with that thread title, lol.

                        I would never have recognized what it once was at first glance, until I saw that B-Pillar, that gives it away to me everytime. In a strange way I kinda like it. Looks like the beginnings of an off-road truck now. Would never pass inspection like that here though.

                        +rep for creativity.

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                          #13
                          That's neat man! It looks like it'd be fun to drive. I bet you get a lot of head turns.

                          Welcome to the site!

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                            #14
                            I hope the tranny cooler is secured. punching a hole in that bend that's resting against the lower tie bar would suck.

                            awesome idea though. If you can't beat it... jeep it :p

                            edit: on second glance I see the rubber chock and bracket. disregard.

                            awesome funmobile
                            Last edited by sly; 09-26-2010, 09:34 PM.

                            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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                              #15
                              Thats pretty cool. I could see doing something like that for a woods buggy, though it wouldn't be remotely legal here.
                              86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                              5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                              91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                              1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                              Originally posted by phayzer5
                              I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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