1982 Ford LTD-S 351W Police Car

[gadget73]

BTW, I really like the custom radio surround. It's close to the look I want for a project I'm working on. You say the wood is cherry; what stain/varnish did you use?

oh wow, super base model, no rear defrost. Thats the first one of those climate control head units I've ever seen installed in a car. I've seen one in a box of parts before, but thats it.

That dash trim looks interesting too. Most of the plastic facing on the dash on these was a crappy looking fake woodgrain, not interior color. I kinda like the interior color better actually. The real wood is a nice touch as well.

[1987cp]

oh wow, super base model, no rear defrost. Thats the first one of those climate control head units I've ever seen installed in a car. I've seen one in a box of parts before, but thats it.

My '87 wagon has no rear defrost. I'll have to get you a pic of its original control unit. :p

[murphmobile2]

That's it. That's the heater-control that I want.

My rear defrost don't work anyways lol.

[FastGallopingPonies]

Beautiful looking car man, Welcome and enjoy your stay.

[Blaze86Vic]

Very clean! You are doing some awesome work on that car and it's top rate man! Hope to continue to see progress! And hope you can make it down to ScottFest 08 as well! Keep on rollin'!

[gabegt90]

welcome mang very nice ltd s

[marquisman]

very nice car man. its nice that you took the responsibility to own that beast. i love the patrol car look!

[88Vic]

to GMN mang, I like that car a lot.

[Brown_Muscle]

Thanks for all the compliments and comments!

There are a couple of guys from Haddonfield in our Autoshop. Do you know a Brian Penacoli? Sorry I can't spell his name. He's a senior and he drives a dark green RX7.

My names phil and yeah I know Brian, and you may know Greg Horowitz who also goes to my school, I knew they were doing something with an autoshop but I wasnt sure of the details.

Nice pics! I hadn't realized the two-headlight model was available in '82. PM me when you're ready to ditch those valvecovers; I may have a mailing address for you to send them to.

Yeah the 4 door LTD-S were made from 79-82. What kind of valve cover work do you do? I feel like ive read a post on this before do you have a link?

BTW, I really like the custom radio surround. It's close to the look I want for a project I'm working on. You say the wood is cherry; what stain/varnish did you use?

I simply used several coats of linseed oil, and the wood is superglued to the plastic, sounds sorta jerry rigged but it hold very tight

oh wow, super base model, no rear defrost. Thats the first one of those climate control head units I've ever seen installed in a car. I've seen one in a box of parts before, but thats it.

Yeah since its the police model everything is pretty much manual, the side mirror adjustment windows no defrost etc.

[Brown_Muscle]

Very clean! You are doing some awesome work on that car and it's top rate man! Hope to continue to see progress! And hope you can make it down to ScottFest 08 as well! Keep on rollin'!

I'd love to try to get to that It's in PA right? August 8th-11th?

[gabegt90]

I'd love to try to get to that It's in PA right? August 8th-11th?

yeah pa north of harrisburg just hop on the pa turnpike heading west. where in md did you pick the car up?

[Mercury93]

Welcome! It's nice to have another highschooler on board (I'm a Junior). Great lookin' car!

[Chuck Norris]

[1987cp]

Welcome! It's nice to have another highschooler on board (I'm a Junior). Great lookin' car!

West Virginia! How about that! My mom was born in Delbarton, WV. Graduated from high school in Belfry, Kentucky in '59 before her family moved to Gary, IN back when it was a nice place to live.

Member torquelover was also born in West Virginia.

[1987cp]

Yeah the 4 door LTD-S were made from 79-82. What kind of valve cover work do you do? I feel like ive read a post on this before do you have a link?

Uh ... I clean and paint them and install them on my own junk? My only related links are pics of my engine. :p

I simply used several coats of linseed oil, and the wood is superglued to the plastic, sounds sorta jerry rigged but it hold very tight

Very interesting! It definitely looks good.