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    Nick's 1987 Town Car

    Thought that I would start an official build and progress thread on my newly acquired 1987 Town Car. The car is turning into more work than I thought it was going to be, but that usually ends up being the case with almost every car that acquire. No one ever said I do this to make money, though!

    Here's a link to my original post:

    http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...y-from-Indiana

    So, what I have done so far:

    Removed the factory bodyside protection moldings (I think the car looks much cleaner without them). Along with this, I will need to have the car detailed and polished since it is somewhat evident where the moldings used to be. It was a bitch to get these things off. They were stuck on there REAL GEWD!

    Sent out of my glove box door to Tim Nill for him to fix the delamination. Apparently he uses some aluminum channel (to retain correct shape) with high strength epoxy and clamps it for a few days until the epoxy has dried and then removes the channel.

    Replaced the hood struts, which were shot. Not surprising, as usually all of these are in bad shape.

    Completely cleaned the interior seats, carpets and headliner

    Added factory auto dimming mirror (one of the few options the car did not come with)

    Hand washed and flushed underside of any salty shit that the car was covered in when it arrived

    Replaced the TV bushing with the upgraded Ford brass bushing. $27.91 later from the dealer....

    Replaced driver side valve cover

    Detailed part of the engine bay

    More to come.....I will post photos too....

    Having fun so far with this car.
    Nick


    Past: 1967 Continental convertible, 1987 TC Cartier, 1996 TC DAE & Signature, 2002 LS V8, 2006 Zephyr, 2010 MKZ AWD, and many more.....
    Current: 2010 F-150 Platinum Supercrew 4x4
    Wanted: 1967 or 1969 Contnential sedan
    Only in my dreams: A Continental Mark II
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    #2
    Cool man. Nice work. My car started out as a daily driver...now it just gets 100 dolla bills thrown at it every week. Basically it has become a HUGE project car.
    ~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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      #3
      I know what you mean about project car. I bought this car as a low mileage garage queen and it still eats through my cash. Oh well, it's hard to quantify the enjoyment factor in dollars spent!
      Nick


      Past: 1967 Continental convertible, 1987 TC Cartier, 1996 TC DAE & Signature, 2002 LS V8, 2006 Zephyr, 2010 MKZ AWD, and many more.....
      Current: 2010 F-150 Platinum Supercrew 4x4
      Wanted: 1967 or 1969 Contnential sedan
      Only in my dreams: A Continental Mark II

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        #4
        That sounds like a nice project you got there.

        That's the way it seems to be with these cars. I never meant to do anything more than maintenance on my mom's CV. Now it's a major project. pfft....whatever.


        Packman

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          #5
          I'm really starting to get Town Car fevor....
          2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
          2005 Grand Marquis GS - Marauder sway bars, Marauder exhaust, KYB's
          2003 Marauder - Trilogy # 8, JLT, kooks, 2.5" exhaust, 4.10's/31 spline, widened rear's, metco's, addco's, ridetech's 415hp/381tq
          1987 Colony Park - 03+ frame swap, blown Gen II Coyote, 6R80, ridetechs, stainless works, absolute money pit. WIP

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            #6
            how about a Mark VI? :-p

            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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              #7
              Well, had some time to monkey around with the car a couple of days ago and did a little troubleshooting on my rear air adjustable suspension. I followed the troubleshooting procedure in the EVTM and determined that my ride height sensor is no good. It is feeding whacky voltage numbers back to the controller module in the trunk. I know the relay and compressor is working per the troubleshooting procedure. Anyone have one of these height sensors sitting around or know where I can obtain one? Not sure if these were available on the GM or CV of that era. I don't think 90+ sensors are the same either, unfortunately, because those are all over. Part has been supposedly discontinued through Ford (not surprising).
              Nick


              Past: 1967 Continental convertible, 1987 TC Cartier, 1996 TC DAE & Signature, 2002 LS V8, 2006 Zephyr, 2010 MKZ AWD, and many more.....
              Current: 2010 F-150 Platinum Supercrew 4x4
              Wanted: 1967 or 1969 Contnential sedan
              Only in my dreams: A Continental Mark II

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                #8
                Check out ROCKAUTO to see if they stock them.


                "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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                  #9
                  Already checked. Unfortunately, no go there. I am thinking I may get down there and see if the inside of the connector is all corroded. Hard to believe that it would be as the underside of this car looks like new.
                  Nick


                  Past: 1967 Continental convertible, 1987 TC Cartier, 1996 TC DAE & Signature, 2002 LS V8, 2006 Zephyr, 2010 MKZ AWD, and many more.....
                  Current: 2010 F-150 Platinum Supercrew 4x4
                  Wanted: 1967 or 1969 Contnential sedan
                  Only in my dreams: A Continental Mark II

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                    #10
                    http://www.suncoreindustries.com/LIN...suspension.php

                    Maybe these folks can help????


                    "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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                      #11
                      A Mark VII rear sensor may be the same. The same company, Tokicko, made both systems.
                      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

                      Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works

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                        #12
                        Unfortunately, none of the aftermarket companies have anything to do with the box model systems. They focus solely on the full blown air spring systems of the 90+ Town Cars as far as Lincoln's go. I am going to check out my sensor connection and see if I can figure out what's going on. As a last resort, I am going to call LincolnLand. I really hope I don't have to do that though, because I'll have to take out a second mortgage to buy one from them.
                        Nick


                        Past: 1967 Continental convertible, 1987 TC Cartier, 1996 TC DAE & Signature, 2002 LS V8, 2006 Zephyr, 2010 MKZ AWD, and many more.....
                        Current: 2010 F-150 Platinum Supercrew 4x4
                        Wanted: 1967 or 1969 Contnential sedan
                        Only in my dreams: A Continental Mark II

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                          #13
                          Well, been doing a lot of work on this best the past couple of weeks. I'll have to post up some photos. Quick question for the gurus here....I am trying to make my car show ready and I was wanting to know what the correct factory hose clamps would have looked like for the radiator hoses. I don't think there's an authenticity manual available that would show these kinds of details. I currenctly have ugly looking worm clamps and I thought I remember seeing something different used. Anyone know what I need? Rypow?
                          Last edited by LithiumCobalt; 02-04-2014, 10:25 AM.
                          Nick


                          Past: 1967 Continental convertible, 1987 TC Cartier, 1996 TC DAE & Signature, 2002 LS V8, 2006 Zephyr, 2010 MKZ AWD, and many more.....
                          Current: 2010 F-150 Platinum Supercrew 4x4
                          Wanted: 1967 or 1969 Contnential sedan
                          Only in my dreams: A Continental Mark II

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                            #14
                            If you want anything NOS (original), You have to surf e-bay. The clamps used to be a wire style, that had a bolt and nut built in. Hard to find I believe. I may be wrong.

                            1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
                            1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
                            1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
                            2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
                            2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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                              #15
                              Actually, you can try the dealer and rock auto. They may have this stuff too.

                              1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
                              1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
                              1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
                              2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
                              2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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