My 1987 Two Door Crown Victoria AKA THE BROWN BLOB

[sly]

Yeah... headlights and parking lights go through that. That's about it.

[VicCrownVic]

+1, headlights and such.

'91 has (I think, it's been a while since I've looked at it) a smaller connector further down which puts it out of sight with the new style air intake. http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...l=1#post818392

[87gtVIC]

NFC what it's connected to, but if you're talking eliminating the plug altogether, one possibility would be keep the plug but add long enough pieces of wire to hide it.

Thats a good idea if I intended to keep it.

pretty sure thats the header panel light harness connector. Useful if you ever need to remove the header panel for some reason.

hmm...



Shows how useful that was to me at the time. lol circa 2015...

Yeah... headlights and parking lights go through that. That's about it.

Thanks

+1, headlights and such.

'91 has (I think, it's been a while since I've looked at it) a smaller connector further down which puts it out of sight with the new style air intake. http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...l=1#post818392

I think I will be going the delete route. The car has so much altered and added wiring (because of upgrades and such) that it is kinda pointless for me. Just an eyesore.

Thanks everyone.

[packman]

I wonder if there is a way to wire tuck most of the wiring; kinda like what the Fox body people do? I have been looking at that lately since the engine is back out of the CV.

[87gtVIC]

I wonder if there is a way to wire tuck most of the wiring; kinda like what the Fox body people do? I have been looking at that lately since the engine is back out of the CV.

There is a bunch of room inside of the fender but aside from that I dont believe there is anywhere do hide anything. We have to remember here that foxes have strut towers that can hide wiring.

I have what I believe to be an awful amount of wires in the bay. It would be cool to make them go away but it would come with a ton of effort. Wiring things up nicely take a large amount of time.

[gadget73]

The header panel harness in a Fox car also lays along the frame rail where our steering box would be. They don't have less wiring, its just routed a little different. If you really took a look under the hood of either of my Foxes you'd be baffled with the amount of wiring in there, but its not quite as visible on first glance.

[packman]

There is a bunch of room inside of the fender but aside from that I dont believe there is anywhere do hide anything. We have to remember here that foxes have strut towers that can hide wiring.

I have what I believe to be an awful amount of wires in the bay. It would be cool to make them go away but it would come with a ton of effort. Wiring things up nicely take a large amount of time.

Understood. I should probably focus on getting the car running anyways. Then maybe worry about aesthetics

[mitymerc]

/\ /\ Truth

[87gtVIC]

Speaking of aesthetics....

I axed the ugly salt shaker connector over by the air box/washer fluid reservoir....you know...this one:



and now:



And finished the Line Loc install.



Its visible underneath the master cylinder. Its bracket shape was based off of the factory brackets that aero and whale panthers sport for some wiring connectors.

I made up brake lines by picking up two more 98 to 02 NON abs front drivers side brakes lines from the junkyard and bending/cutting and flaring them to work with the hurst unit. All is good and the line loc functions!

[mitymerc]

Inquiring minds want to know....

Have you undercoated the rear wheelwells?

Anything left of your rear tires?

[86VickyLX]

Brent did some wire tucking with his 87 Grand Marquis. (VisionMercury)

[87gtVIC]

Inquiring minds want to know....

Have you undercoated the rear wheelwells?

Anything left of your rear tires?

Negative on roasting them.

I tested it the lame way. While front of car was still up in air (as I had to bleed the front brakes after introducing the LL) I tested normal braking function then applied brakes, held switch, released brakes and confirmed that the fronts were still holding pressure. Released switch and brakes released as well.

[mitymerc]

I am expecting a dash cam vid w/cam looking backwards LOL

[87gtVIC]

In Time Jim


In preparation for the mans trans I have installed an axle girdle. Seeing the ring gear fly out the rear cover is cool but I dont want that souvenir.


Old set up....






New set up....







Painted the rear sway bar to match my front one...

[gadget73]

honestly the rear-facing fill and drain plugs are almost enough to warrant one. No drain and having to fill it from the other side where access is poor sucks.