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    Yep. EVERYTHING from the front of the engine.

    Soaked the dirty ones in soapy water overnight and cleaned them up today with a scotch brite and some scrubbing paste. I only needed two types of water pump bolts but grabbed EVERYTHING to be safe. Will wirewheel the threads and whatever rusty bits this weekend.

    Also found the 98 to 02 NON abs brake line I wanted from the master to the drivers side brake hose:

    ~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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      De greased cruddy bolts:



      De crudded bolts courtesy of my nifty 8" ryobi bench grinder with wire wheel attachment:



      Organized!



      Top right: I believe all belong to things around the power steering pump bracket.

      Top center: crank shaft pulley bolts

      Top left: stud and nut i think go somehow with the tensioner

      Bottom right: water pump bolt/timing cover and pointer bolts

      Center: middle five bolts are for ac brackets and alternator brackets

      Bottom left: ac compressor bolts





      Only needed two of the water pump bolts.....The medium studed one and the one that is in between the mediums and the small ones. I prepped and painted only those two water pump bolts with nuts and all of the other bolts today as well.
      Last edited by 87gtVIC; 10-11-2015, 02:36 PM.
      ~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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        The only guy who spends two weeks, acquiring and cleaning bolts.

        This is gonna take a while.
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        1985.03 Crown Vic. Coupe "CVGT" Build thread - china whirlybird, burnout machine.
        The only 6 speed box on a late model frame.

        Originally posted by SVT98t
        It has air ride. I've disabled it since I've been jacking it up and down.

        That is how you're supposed to jack it.

        Up and down.

        -ryan s.

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          Have you seen Dave's car?
          03 Marauder DPB, HS, 6disk, Organizer Mods> LED's in & Out, M&Z rear control arms, Oil deflector, U-Haul Trans Pan, Blue Fuzzy Dice
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            I, for one, appreciate the dedication, precision and detail he brings to all his projects. Bobby always told me about Dave and I have seen the results for myself. I just wish more people were like that!!

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              I just like to see it have the proper beat down on it every once in awhile. Even though he's gonna be nice to the motor for the first 5,000 miles.

              So in about 5 years, I'll get to see him do burnouts again.
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              1985.03 Crown Vic. Coupe "CVGT" Build thread - china whirlybird, burnout machine.
              The only 6 speed box on a late model frame.

              Originally posted by SVT98t
              It has air ride. I've disabled it since I've been jacking it up and down.

              That is how you're supposed to jack it.

              Up and down.

              -ryan s.

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                And we move forward:

























                ~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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                  Sexy. That one pic of the timing cover bolts reminds me of an iron maiden.
                  1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
                  1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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                    mmmm engine porn
                    -Phil

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                    +2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed

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                      hm, your water pump gasket didn't come with that extra useless bit that I always cut off because it looks dumb. Which gasket number is that? Whatever one comes in the set for my car has this tag bit between the two right-most (pass side) bolts that just hangs there in space outside of where the gasket contacts anything.

                      Any clearcoat on the heads, or are they anodized to keep them from oxidizing?
                      86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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                      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

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                        So awesome! What's the timeline for install?
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                        Originally posted by Lincolnmania
                        if its got tits or tires it's bound to give you trouble

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                          Looks great!



                          87 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire Station Wagon. 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, Boxed LCA's, Explorer Intake, 65mm T-body, 'Stang Cam, 'Stang Air tube, K&N, GT-40X Heads, 1" Spacer, 1 5/8 BBK's, 2.5" Pypes X-pipe w/high flow cats, Single Chamber Thunderbolts, B&M 'vertor, Po-lice Swaybars.

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                            Did someone say perfection?
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                            1985.03 Crown Vic. Coupe "CVGT" Build thread - china whirlybird, burnout machine.
                            The only 6 speed box on a late model frame.

                            Originally posted by SVT98t
                            It has air ride. I've disabled it since I've been jacking it up and down.

                            That is how you're supposed to jack it.

                            Up and down.

                            -ryan s.

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                              Assembly has been a pain...well really a learning experience. Still have a bolt to replace on the water pump as it is not painted as well as some other little things like oil pressure adapter and sender when the engine is installed. Currently have the fugly stock sensor in there.

                              one of the threads in the block for holding the waterpump on was gummed up and so I had to remove the damn timing cover and clean up the threads and reinstall it all. Then there was the oil pump....Installed the oil pump, pick up, pan and all. Guess what was forgotten?.....








                              Yep the damned drive shaft. Start all over again and install the drove shaft this time.

                              Took a break from it today.


                              Thain:





                              Sorry about the orientation.

                              The heads are bare. Will regret not clearing them for sure.


                              No time line on the install.
                              ~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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                                If it makes you feel any better, the trick-flow heads I have of unknown age (probably at least 5+ years) are still in very nice shape as far as external looks, not that you can see much of them at all anyway. But the parts you do see still have some shine to them.
                                -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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