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    1978 Grand Marquis

    The 460 is gonna be done right:

    1. Camshaft is the Bare Bones Lumnati
    2. Heads are Dove- C with hard exhaust seats/ pushrods springs
    3. Edlebrock Intake
    4. Quick fuel Slayer 750 carberator
    5. HEI distributor
    6. Double roller timing chain
    7. Dual exhaust...

    Got all of the guts out....starting to build...someone say tire roaster?

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    1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

    1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

    1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

    1979 Marquis creamy goodness

    #2
    Looks like fun for the rear tires

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      #3
      '79 Continental Town Car
      '90 Crown Victoria LTD
      '94 Crown Victoria

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        #4
        Nice. Very nice.

        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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          #5
          Tudor Barge Build Thread ...pics and anecdotes forthcoming



          1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

          1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

          1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

          1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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            #6
            Love how this car's getting the performance makeover it should've always came with. And I'd definitely get a commercial account at Tire Rack, you're going to need it at this rate, haha. You know when your smogger V8 produces more torque at a lower RPM than a modern V8 (even the modulars took a while to beat the big blocks' torque ratings!) that you've got a perfect base for a stump-pulling, rip-roaring, luxury coupe from hell.

            Urgh. You're making me want to buy my friend Nate's '78 Townie and go nuts with it.
            Last edited by Hearsesrock427; 01-30-2015, 03:35 AM. Reason: Added some context
            '89 Grand Marquis "Ebyt", '85 Grand Marquis "Eva", '94 Caprice "Kira"
            '84 Town Car "Stacy", '79 New Yorker “Anita", '93 Town Car "Kelly"
            '80 Mark VI "Allie", '94 Grand Marquis coming June, '79 LTD-S "Oksana"

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              #7
              I have heard some crazy ranges as on my Horsepower....I'm not going nuts like some guys at the Ford 460 forums......
              - but based on their recommendations-
              I have at least 380hp to 415hp give or take some.

              When everything is done....the braking system will be looked at before a crazy test drive.....


              Hood is coming off tomorrow....fucker blocks all the sun in my garage,



              1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

              1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

              1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

              1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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                #8
                Michigan weather sucks....beam wrench ready....just get warmer!!!! By late March please!!!!!!!!
                Cant even paint my brackets OLD FORD BLUE yet!!!!!



                1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

                1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

                1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

                1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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                  #9
                  Nice Marq brotha! Love the blue on blue.
                  1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
                  1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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                    #10
                    Cam is out.....hood is off.
                    Let me tell you the hood was a heavy bitch!!

                    Photos tomorrow.

                    .....and the stick I am putting in is a Barbones Lunati Flat tapet cam. (performance springs, pushrods, everything!!!)
                    I am putting a double roller timing chain as well

                    Anyone ever degreed a cam? My cam looks like it is already advanced +5 from the cam card.
                    ...should I just put it in without advancement?
                    Last edited by Grand1; 03-18-2015, 08:54 PM.



                    1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

                    1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

                    1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

                    1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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                      #11
                      Of course the hood was heavy - it's almost a city block long! LOL!!!


                      "Hope and dignity are two things NO ONE can take away from you - you have to relinquish them on your own" Miamibob

                      "NEVER trade your passion for glory"!! Sal "the Bard" (Dear Old Dad!)

                      "Cars are for driving - PERIOD! I DON'T TEXT, TWEET OR TWERK!!!!"

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                        1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

                        1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

                        1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

                        1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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                          #13
                          I lubed the shit out of the cam and lifters....

                          Slid in without a hitch.....not going to degree the cam....
                          I eyed Top Dead Center ( passenger side piston is at the top)
                          I dont have to use a cam kit (the wheel and dial) right?



                          1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

                          1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

                          1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

                          1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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                            #14
                            Such a sweet build, gonna be one hell of a sleeper..if you can get traction LOL

                            2011 Ford Ranger Sport 4.0 2wd - Magnaflow Axleback exhaust, K&N 63 Series CAI, DiabloSport 87 Octane tune, LEDs, 3000K LED projector fogs, 5000K Mini H1 projectors - Daily
                            1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Sedan "C-Code" - 289 2bbl/Cruise-O-Matic - Money pit/project

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                              #15
                              Lifted engine up; got the pan and oil pump out.

                              Got a new OEM high volume oil pump(the ones put on the police interceptors), oil pump shaft, and bolt on pick up tube/screen from Rock Auto.
                              Cleaning the old gaskets of the block....tedious work....more pics coming.



                              1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"

                              1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"

                              1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!

                              1979 Marquis creamy goodness

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