81 ltd slick-top tudor

[81ltd]

i thought i'd take advantage of the forum and start a photo journal

she's covered in snow atm and needs a bath but here's a couple of the interior

i got a chuckle out of the lichen and pieces of moss growing around some of the windows

[1987cp]

Interesting! Looks like a lower-option model similar to mine, except with cruise and split bench. I notice a PRND21 shift indicator, too; I thought by '81 they all came with AODs.

What's the range on the speedo? Looks like it goes higher than 85mph.

[hemihotrod402]

Interesting! Looks like a lower-option model similar to mine, except with cruise and split bench. I notice a PRND21 shift indicator, too; I thought by '81 they all came with AODs.

What's the range on the speedo? Looks like it goes higher than 85mph.

i think its kilometers per hour, looks like a project, once you get it unburied!

Edit didnt look at the mph translation on the bottom, what does it go up to?

[81ltd]

more pics

[1987cp]

Funny. That wasn't the standard KPH speedo though, was it? I thought 140kph was more common.

[johnunit]

That's different. Mine goes to 180KM as well, but I think it says 120MPH instead of just ending at 110, and I know it doesn't have the yellow line past 100K.

[Lincolnmania]

nice project!

[marquisman]

cool shes got a C4 trans. my '81 merc has a C4 as well

[81ltd]

Funny. That wasn't the standard KPH speedo though, was it? I thought 140kph was more common.

this whole ltd thing is entirely new to me

i've always driven trucks - f150's mostly

though my fist car was an '81 camaro and i did own a 79 lebaron

oh ya and a gremlin

[81ltd]

Interesting! Looks like a lower-option model similar to mine, except with cruise and split bench. I notice a PRND21 shift indicator, too; I thought by '81 they all came with AODs.

What's the range on the speedo? Looks like it goes higher than 85mph.

ya i don't mind less options - i'm considering ditching the ac too

mbee' the non aod '81 is a canadian thing?

i've tried to find more information on canadian ltd's but no joy so far

[81ltd]

cool shes got a C4 trans. my '81 merc has a C4 as well

i understand the c4 is just fine for the stock 302 but will need to be upgraded a bit with engine mods?

[1987cp]

Depends heavily on what you intend to do with it. The guys who built my C4 said it should be just fine with, say, 300hp, but I know the power-handling capability is limited once you start making actual power.

[watchdog]

I wonder if the moss growing in the window seals has caused a rust issue. It seems to me that it would trap and hold water.

[87DeuceVic]

I wonder if the moss growing in the window seals has caused a rust issue. It seems to me that it would trap and hold water.

oh yes, moss is a great water recepticle. On a rainy day you can actually get a drink of water from moss, as the moss also acts as a filter (i watch a lot of survivorman )

[81ltd]

it's only just a few spots

northern climates mean low humidity, short summers and black spruce forests with lots of ground water and moss/lichen

it was undercoated at one time and parked on gravel so i should be ok

she still needs a bath though