Off to a great, Nathan in MN, sexy start!
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Originally posted by torquelover View PostOff to a great, Nathan in MN, sexy start!
2001 Ford Crown Victoria P71 - "The Fire Engine"
1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
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Off to a great, Nathan in MN, sexy start!Eh?-Phil
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+1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.
+2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed
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hahaha! ok i wanna see this picture do you have a link to it?-Phil
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+1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.
+2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed
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Working with half my brain tied behind my back just to make it fair
- Sep 2011
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- Big Rapids, MI
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Originally posted by Grand_Marquis_GT View PostEnough post hi-jacking.
I think the 79-81 grille would look good! I know it won't have the ford emblem, but scott DOES have one i'm sure...
Oh and by the way that pic was taken before i got the chrom side mirrors and my grille fixed up so the next pic should be much better haha.
and nice pic haha-Phil
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+1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.
+2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed
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I kind of like the nickel-finish look on the grille. I'm beginning to kick around some notions of redoing my black trim in some sort of satin silver, and if I can match that color it might just about do it.
Have you seen pictures of that fancy chrome paint called ChromeFX? It's really pretty convincing as a finish, but the materials and application equipment look at a glance like they'd be prohibitively expensive unless you're crazy, stupid, filthy rich, or all three. I read somewhere that rattlecan chrome can turn out a little better if it's applied on top of a coat of gloss black and followed up with a coat or two of clear, so that's what I'm planning to try on my '79 front bumper once I'm through messing with it.
Although ... if enough of us were crazy enough to chip in on the junk to do ChromeFX instead of paying for real rechromed bumpers ......... :p
Last edited by 1987cp; 04-06-2008, 12:39 AM.2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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I saw that ChromeFX stuff on Rides. Billy Gibbons had it done on the roof of some Caddy he has. It was applied by Gene Winfield, which tells me it was indeed fairly expensive.
They tool applied a high gloss black base, color sanded and buffed to a glassy shine. Then he misted the ChromeFX on, and then clear goes over that. It looks pretty damn good to me, as far as being representative of chrome. But, I think it would be hard to mist the product on evenly. It seems as though it'd be easy to make it look bad, with shadows and whatnot.**2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
**2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
**2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
**1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck Duties
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