My 1987 Two Door Crown Victoria AKA THE BROWN BLOB

[1990LTD]

are those big magnaflow tips you got gonna stick out before the wheels?

[87gtVIC]

Thanks guys.

Naw. My dad bent up some 90's in 2.5" pipe. Just have to flare the pipe end to 2.5 ID so it slips over the muffler and I will have them turned down and angled a little bit towards the sides of the car.

In time I will have the mufflers back bent up for me and the magnaflow tips will stick out underneath the rear bumper.

[Pesty351]

I had mine dumped for awhile but I grew very tired of the resonance inside the car. Made me feel like I was inside a speaker.

[87gtVIC]

May make me get tailpipes bent up sooner than later then.

I have a bumping stereo so maybe that will offset some of the resonance? I want this car to sound obnoxious. I want it to be seen and appreciated.

[87gtVIC]

Got my new end links and bushings. The bushings for the sway bar have no slit in it to slip over the bar.....so I guess you make a slit or take the end link off and slide it over??

[Brown_Muscle]

gotta slide it on. You get poly's or rubber?

[Pirate]

Did you get taller tires for the Bullitt wheels?

[87gtVIC]

gotta slide it on. You get poly's or rubber?

I got the profession grade raybestos bushings from rock auto. Dont know what they are but I purchased the most expensive ones they had.

Did you get taller tires for the Bullitt wheels?

Over a year ago I purchased an entire set of General Grabber UHP's 255 50 17's. With the drop, and these taller tires I hope I dont trash my fenders.

[91waggin]

You will be fine cutting a slit in the flat side of the bushing. All of the aftermarket sway bars I ever installed had that slit in the bushing.

[87gtVIC]

Yeah I mentioned that to my dad...he suggested it was better to slide it over though. Endlinks will be removed anyway so it does not really make a difference. But that will be the last resort move. These wont go on until I have my springs and shocks to install though.

[P72Ford]

I liked the brown tag bucket.

I guess I'm just a monochromatic kind of guy.

The car is looking great David, and I can only imagine it when its cut and buffed. The color is great, and with the drop you have planned... it should be really, really hot.

[87gtVIC]

Thanks Nate. I always noticed your were kinda boring. j/k

I do like the paint matched one as well...but I have a problem with grabbing hard to find parts. I cannot stop it.

[Pirate]

Over a year ago I purchased an entire set of General Grabber UHP's 255 50 17's. With the drop, and these taller tires I hope I dont trash my fenders.

Nice. I really want to know how these tires perform, if you'd be so kind. 17" wheels are still an option for my car, and I need the 255/50's to fill up the giant freaking wheelwells if I go with 17's....

I liked the brown tag bucket.

I guess I'm just a monochromatic kind of guy.

I kind of liked the brown bucket as well.

[87gtVIC]

Well in the short time I had them they have done great. I only had them on for maybe three months collectively, as this summer I ran my winter tires year round. The tread pattern is just manly looking and I felt the handling was just as good as it was with my previous 245/45/17 Goodyears. It is just a ballsy all round tire. For the 500 I paid for them I cannot complain in the short while I used them. They will go back on the car next year after winter has passed and stay on through the good seasons. Then I will be able to give you a full report...but by that time you may have already purchased some new tires.

[87gtVIC]

Just went and unpacked the halo headrests I painted up a couple months back. Well they didnt fare to well as whatever cracks were there before paint have no amplified. Whatev's I have matching headrest covers (match to the seat covers) that fit the exact contour of the halo..minus the hole in the middle. Was just a little downer.