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    Noticed this ebay seller was making some cool intake plaques and plates. I messaged him told him my idea and he had no problem changing up his existing design for me to make thing easier to powder coat.



    So I picked up the plaque I had him make for me and am damn happy.

    This is what I had before:



    Stock lightning plaque that I powder coated to match the car. Nothing wrong with it just plain and boring.

    The plaque I picked up:





    Nicer but still boring in raw aluminum.

    Now media blasted to get it ready for powder:



    Coated in OEM wheel sparkle silver and Ford Blue and bright red powder tediously laid into the engraved portions:



    And all completed after some clear powder:





    It is not perfect as there are rogue streaks and hues of blue and red but it looks damn nice to me.


    Guess I gotta install it on the car now.

    Going to want to powder coat my spare lightning tubular upper intake. Luckily for me that one is already media blasted iirc. Kinda don't want to touch the engine if I don't have to though.
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    Last edited by 87gtVIC; 11-21-2020, 06:06 PM.
    ~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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      Sweet!



      87 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire Station Wagon. 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, Boxed LCA's, Explorer Intake, 65mm T-body, 'Stang Cam, 'Stang Air tube, K&N, GT-40X Heads, 1" Spacer, 1 5/8 BBK's, 2.5" Pypes X-pipe w/high flow cats, Single Chamber Thunderbolts, B&M 'vertor, Po-lice Swaybars.

      91 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park Station Wagon. K-Code, 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, MK VII LSC Engine, 'Stang Upper Intake, Stang Air Tube, K&N, 65 mm T-Body, 'Stang Headers, 'Stang Cat Pipe,'Stang Torque Convertor, 2 Chamber Thunderbolts.

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        How is your knee?



        87 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire Station Wagon. 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, Boxed LCA's, Explorer Intake, 65mm T-body, 'Stang Cam, 'Stang Air tube, K&N, GT-40X Heads, 1" Spacer, 1 5/8 BBK's, 2.5" Pypes X-pipe w/high flow cats, Single Chamber Thunderbolts, B&M 'vertor, Po-lice Swaybars.

        91 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park Station Wagon. K-Code, 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, MK VII LSC Engine, 'Stang Upper Intake, Stang Air Tube, K&N, 65 mm T-Body, 'Stang Headers, 'Stang Cat Pipe,'Stang Torque Convertor, 2 Chamber Thunderbolts.

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          Oooh glitter! Yes I like.
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            Originally posted by mitymerc View Post
            How is your knee?
            I have good days and bad. I have been diagnosed with non hodgkins lymphoma b cell slow growing. I need to undergo an additional biopsy of my knee to determine exactly what type of cancer I have before I can begin treatments. I had a full body PET scan and it is only in my knee, inside my femur which is extremely uncommon.
            After the first biopsy I had to go to the ER room 15 days later as I was having chest pains. Pulmonary embolisms in both lungs. I am feeling fine now but that sucked to. Now I am on blood thinners for 6 months. Luckily though this is found early and shouldnt be a problem. I feel fantastic otherwise. Just my knee making thigs extremely difficult and uncomfortable.
            ~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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              yikes, hope you get sorted out quickly. Cancer blows. I've never had it, but enough people around me have to make me not a big fan.
              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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                The cancer journey is long and tiring. Hopefully you are going to a cancer center and doctors who specializes in your specific cancer. Yes I understand the good and bad days. Finding/treating cancer early always helps. Keep positive, be around positive people. Hopefully you have a good support system like family and friends. Cancer survivors can be helpful. Hang in there !

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                  Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                  yikes, hope you get sorted out quickly. Cancer blows. I've never had it, but enough people around me have to make me not a big fan.
                  Me too.

                  Originally posted by Mainemantom View Post
                  The cancer journey is long and tiring. Hopefully you are going to a cancer center and doctors who specializes in your specific cancer. Yes I understand the good and bad days. Finding/treating cancer early always helps. Keep positive, be around positive people. Hopefully you have a good support system like family and friends. Cancer survivors can be helpful. Hang in there !
                  I am all good here. Once we all find out what exact type of lymphoma (doctor said there are over 90 types) I have in my knee then I will be fully relieved. It is the "not knowing" that bothers me some. I am really happy nothing else popped up on the full body PET scan. I am bummed about having another biopsy though. All the material was used up from the first one on test thinking none of it was cancerous because of its location....Welp now we are here.

                  I am going to be fine though. My doctor is a lymphoma specialist.
                  ~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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                    Plaque is awesome!

                    Take care of yourself. BTDT with the big C. Good docs and a good attitude and you’ll be in good shape.
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                    1989 Grand Marquis LS (Cabernet/Grey), 1989 Lincoln Town Car SS (White/Blue), 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate (White/Black)

                    Originally posted by Lincolnmania
                    if its got tits or tires it's bound to give you trouble

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                      Originally posted by tjc78 View Post
                      Plaque is awesome!

                      Take care of yourself. BTDT with the big C. Good docs and a good attitude and you’ll be in good shape.
                      Appreciate it.

                      Very happy with the plaque. Dont want to do it again though. lol I spoon fed the powder into the cracks then wiped away the excess. If I can come up with a good method of wiping it would not nearly be as bad.
                      ~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.




                      Comment


                        wonder if you could use a large syringe to get it in there in a more controlled manner. The same kind of thing is used to do writing on cakes.
                        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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                          I know next to nothing about painting and powder coating. Would masking tape over the whole thing then cut out the desired areas work? Rub a crayon in its side on the tape to find the cutout areas perhaps. Otherwise maybe a sanding block with cloth. Damp the cloth if necessary with acetone or water or whatever isn't harmful to the powder coat.

                          Hope your health returns to normal. Sounds like the probability is pretty good.

                          The plaque looks great. You must have to get pretty close to see the runs you're talking about.
                          Edit:or maybe I'm attributing the runs to the picture quality. Still looks good though.
                          Last edited by VicCrownVic; 11-22-2020, 03:42 PM.
                          Vic

                          ~ 1989 MGM LS Colony Park - Large Marge
                          ~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
                          ~ 1991 MGM LS "The Scab"
                          ~ 1991 MGM GS "The Ice Car"

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                            Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                            wonder if you could use a large syringe to get it in there in a more controlled manner. The same kind of thing is used to do writing on cakes.
                            Thing is it is powder! Dont know how that would react with a syringe. There are special transfer fluids available for powder to do such a thing but I do not do this enough to dive into it.

                            Originally posted by VicCrownVic View Post
                            I know next to nothing about painting and powder coating. Would masking tape over the whole thing then cut out the desired areas work? Rub a crayon in its side on the tape to find the cutout areas perhaps. Otherwise maybe a sanding block with cloth. Damp the cloth if necessary with acetone or water or whatever isn't harmful to the powder coat.

                            Hope your health returns to normal. Sounds like the probability is pretty good.

                            The plaque looks great. You must have to get pretty close to see the runs you're talking about.
                            Edit:or maybe I'm attributing the runs to the picture quality. Still looks good though.
                            I did mask things off some at first. Masked off so only the "racing" was showing. Taped powder in off a spoon then used a piece of cardboard with a shop towel around it to squeegee the excess away while also filling in the lows. Then put a piece of tape over the "racing" and did the same for the "ford" portion. Unmasked all and cleaned up as much as I dared to. I need a better squeegee method to be more successful. The cardboards irregularities caused some issues. Damp cloths are fine with water. Dont think I would try acetone. Water will do fine in picking up excess. The "ford" section has a slight blue hue around the letters and some of the "racing letters" have some red around them. Again, not much but its there.

                            I was also thinking something like a lint roller. I would just have to be careful and not roll picked up powder back onto the piece.

                            I will survive. Appreciate it.
                            ~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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                              Clay or silly putty or something similar maybe to pick up stray powder?

                              I agree though, not worth the hassle of redoing. I really didn't notice at first.
                              Vic

                              ~ 1989 MGM LS Colony Park - Large Marge
                              ~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
                              ~ 1991 MGM LS "The Scab"
                              ~ 1991 MGM GS "The Ice Car"

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                                Originally posted by VicCrownVic View Post
                                Clay or silly putty or something similar maybe to pick up stray powder?

                                I agree though, not worth the hassle of redoing. I really didn't notice at first.
                                Ohh. That maybe a good idea. gently dab the surface to lift stray powder.


                                And hell no. It is far too nice to redo.
                                ~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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