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 Mar 17 2009, 01:46 PM
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Living the dream  Group: Moderators Posts: 8,859 Joined: 27-August 03 Member No.: 28  |
I mentioned this in the other thread that was originally about baby seats. The car was in West Virginia at my grandfather's house. He died back in November and they are cleaning out his house and trying to get rid of some stuff. Nobody else wanted it and the price was right so it is now in my driveway.
    I took the hubcaps off because it was easier to reach the valve stems to air up the tires without them. I don't dislike the look so I captained the USS barcalounger all the way back home with the caps in the trunk. Unfortunately I think my wife hates them so I'm gonna get some new wheels. I will be looking for some suggestions/photoshop work for any new wheels. The bolt pattern and offset is identical to the 2005-2009 Mustangs so I was leaning toward a set of the plain-jane 17" five-spoke. Other things to do will be an upgraded stereo, I thought it may have had only a tape player but thankfully I was wrong. Just a single disk CD player AM/FM radio. Still trying to decide what I want to do as far as audio. New paint Dual exhaust, I may just slap on the police interceptor setup or maybe some magnaflows, again still undecided. Passenger side exterior mirror is shattered so that's probably the first thing I'll do but it's the least exciting so I mention it last. Other noteworthy things, it's only got 26000 miles and on the 600 mile journey I averaged 29.6 MPG. |
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Mar 17 2009, 02:26 PM
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 Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
Nice, but I agree with your wife that those steelies gotta go. Sometimes I like steelies but not in this case.
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Mar 17 2009, 02:35 PM
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 Torque, it's what's for winners Group: Members Posts: 1,949 Joined: 5-July 07 Member No.: 3,952 Car: Supercharged 4.7L on an engine stand |
You should slap my old heads and cams on there.
I have no idea how you're getting that kind of mileage, though. |
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Mar 17 2009, 02:36 PM
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Living the dream Group: Moderators Posts: 8,859 Joined: 27-August 03 Member No.: 28 |
I'm not gonna fight it, I'm going to use the opportunity to upgrade to 17". The steelies are only 16".
Here's the ones I'm leaning towards:  QUOTE(MustangAficionado @ Mar 17 2009, 05:35 PM)  You should slap my old heads and cams on there. I have no idea how you're getting that kind of mileage, though. I checked the door tag: 2.73 ring and pinion. 
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Mar 17 2009, 03:50 PM
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Torque, it's what's for winners Group: Members Posts: 1,949 Joined: 5-July 07 Member No.: 3,952 Car: Supercharged 4.7L on an engine stand |
Yup, that's too bad. 96-98 mustangs had 2.73's and auto's had 3.08's. They only carried the 2.73's past 1999 with lincolns and merc's like yours.
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Mar 17 2009, 03:54 PM
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 Banned Group: Members Posts: 11,268 Joined: 6-December 04 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 1,208 Car: N/A |
omg, fiber. You bought a landbarge.
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Mar 17 2009, 03:56 PM
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 Posting God Group: Moderators Posts: 11,366 Joined: 30-January 05 From: Dubai Member No.: 1,451 |
the grand marquis/crown vic is probably one of the best selling cars in saudi, and many people i know got them as hand-me-downs from their parents. i believe ford offered an upgrade package of some sort, i'd grab the subtle trunk lid spoiler from that. the wheels you have picked out are pretty decent, but more than anything, you need to tighten up the handling on that boat. go for some beefed-up anti-roll bars, and just concentrate on the suspension for now. i've seen some crazy things done to them, and the end results have been absolutely astonishing. proper handling, and v8 power turns them into proper modern day muscle. congrats btw.
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Mar 17 2009, 04:24 PM
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Halfabusa lover Group: Banned Posts: 5,339 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Ashland, OR Member No.: 1,525 |
QUOTE(Phix @ Mar 17 2009, 04:54 PM) omg, fiber. You bought a landbarge. More like he got it for free. QUOTE on the 600 mile journey I averaged 29.6 MPG. Hot damn. I only get about 26 mpg in my Jetta with 2/3s highway driving, but I'm not always the easiest on the gas pedal. |
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Mar 17 2009, 05:26 PM
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Living the dream Group: Moderators Posts: 8,859 Joined: 27-August 03 Member No.: 28 |
QUOTE(moe @ Mar 17 2009, 06:56 PM) the grand marquis/crown vic is probably one of the best selling cars in saudi, and many people i know got them as hand-me-downs from their parents. i believe ford offered an upgrade package of some sort, i'd grab the subtle trunk lid spoiler from that. the wheels you have picked out are pretty decent, but more than anything, you need to tighten up the handling on that boat. go for some beefed-up anti-roll bars, and just concentrate on the suspension for now. i've seen some crazy things done to them, and the end results have been absolutely astonishing. proper handling, and v8 power turns them into proper modern day muscle. congrats btw. Yep, there's quite a few guys on the panther forums from saudi. A quick ebay search just turned up the spoiler, it looks nice but it's $200-$300 and probably 99.99% a cosmetic upgrade. I suspect the upgrade package might be similar to the one offered here which was called LX Sport for the Crown Vics. Fancy alloy wheels, floor mounted shifter, body colored grille, etc. It looks like I can get front and rear sway bars for $400 total. It's not high on my list of priorities to get the yacht faster through corners but for $400 I'll most likely end up doing it eventually. I don't have any delusions to super great handling. At the end of the day it's still a fat 4000 pounder with a moment of inertia like an oil tanker. |
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Mar 17 2009, 06:12 PM
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 Official DS Nazi Group: Members Posts: 1,896 Joined: 1-February 08 From: Reading, PA Member No.: 4,246 Car: 1989 BMW 325i, 1967 VW Beetle |
Paint it black and don't dump anymore money into it. Maybe lower it a little bit. Make it into a ghetto cruiser
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Mar 17 2009, 11:00 PM
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 Race Driver Group: Members Posts: 3,587 Joined: 2-October 07 From: Canada Member No.: 4,080 Car: 2009 Subaru Legacy |
^Paint it flat black!
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Mar 18 2009, 04:21 PM
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Grease Monkey Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 2-June 08 From: Birmingham, Alabama Member No.: 4,412 Car: 1998 BMW 328is |
Bolt on that Eagle (that's over your garage door in the pics) as a hood ornament!!!!!
Now that's what a REAL American would do. |
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Mar 18 2009, 04:41 PM
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Living the dream Group: Moderators Posts: 8,859 Joined: 27-August 03 Member No.: 28 |
QUOTE(4wheelfreak @ Mar 18 2009, 07:21 PM) Bolt on that Eagle (that's over your garage door in the pics) as a hood ornament!!!!! Now that's what a REAL American would do. That's not my garage. 
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Mar 26 2009, 05:17 PM
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Living the dream Group: Moderators Posts: 8,859 Joined: 27-August 03 Member No.: 28 |
     
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Mar 26 2009, 05:22 PM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
Wheel choice #4 works. Ultraleggaras? No way!
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Mar 26 2009, 05:24 PM
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Banned Group: Members Posts: 11,268 Joined: 6-December 04 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 1,208 Car: N/A |
None of those, fiber. Here's the real ticket...
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Mar 26 2009, 05:25 PM
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Living the dream Group: Moderators Posts: 8,859 Joined: 27-August 03 Member No.: 28 |
QUOTE(clarkma5 @ Mar 26 2009, 08:22 PM) Ultraleggaras? No way! Ha, they were on sale so I threw them on there. They're too spindly for such a bulky car. |
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Mar 26 2009, 05:43 PM
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Living the dream Group: Moderators Posts: 8,859 Joined: 27-August 03 Member No.: 28 |
QUOTE(Phix @ Mar 26 2009, 08:24 PM) None of those, fiber. Here's the real ticket... http://www.crankshafted.com/upload/files/14/fibercar.jpg Why do you hate my road-going sofa? 
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Mar 26 2009, 05:43 PM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
Great photoshop work btw, phix. That looks like that car is REEALLY getting crushed.
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Mar 26 2009, 06:16 PM
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Banned Group: Members Posts: 11,268 Joined: 6-December 04 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 1,208 Car: N/A |
ms paint all the way
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