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Originally posted by rellik god View Postok not in a rush that be great
Heres a progress update.
Onto the passenger A post top. Heres a sequence of photos as it is cut away
Going to have to go down one more layer. Certainly far worse than the other side. Shouldnt take long to do though.
Andy.
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EEek! That looked so promising from the outside.Owner of the only known 5 speed box wagon with a lift kit.
AKA, Herkimer the Hillbilly SUV.
Axle codes
Open/Lock/Ratio #
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G / H / 2.26
B / C / 2.47
8 / M / 2.73
7 / - / 3.07
Y / Z / 3.08
4 / D / 3.42
F / R / 3.45
5 / E / 3.27
6 / W / 3.73
2 / K / 3.55
A / - / 3.63
J / - / 3.85
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Metal cleaned up as far as I want to go
Worried about how deep the rust goes on that corner, so out it comes as one unit
Heres the top of the panel removed
and the other side
Really surprising that it has only gone through in that one area.
New steel going in tomorrow.
This was an interesting sight. Loads of media from the blasting I did over a year ago.
Andy.
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Once again, exception detail and a model for the somewhat uncharted territory of a complete resto of a non-rustfree panther.
85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc
06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)
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This might seem an odd question but have you been keeping track of the hours you've been putting into this wagon?sigpic
- 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims
- 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust
- 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stock
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Originally posted by 1990LTD View PostThis might seem an odd question but have you been keeping track of the hours you've been putting into this wagon?
A good question but I haven't kept a count of the hours - enjoy it too much! But it will probably be a few
More progress time;
Plate welded in
and welds ground down
Final plate made and holes drilled for spot welding. Notice the painted panel under it with masked off areas where it will be welded through
Welded in
have a look at this for welding penetration! Gone through 2 thicknesses!
Heres where I think some water gets in to the A post. Here I am levering up the panel at the bottom of the windscreen revealing a gap where the sealant has gone.
Onto the bottom of the A post. On the other side it was rotted out, so I thought I would cut this side out to check
Looks good this time but the inner rocker has some corossion on that may need doing.
Andy.
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Truly amazing. Great work. Everything is immaculate.~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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Originally posted by 87gtVIC View PostTruly amazing. Great work. Everything is immaculate.
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Originally posted by rellik god View Postdefinitly check there and pull off the fresh air guard there.thats where my water leak was and also check up under dash under fresh air box
nice work andy
Wow, your car certainly had the rust bug! I'm assuming you live where salt is used on the roads a lot!?
Have you blanked off the air inlet? (first picture)?
Andy.
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Andy, I have to say that is some of the most shoddy work I've ever seen...
Not really. I just couldn't think of anything positive that hadn't already been said a dozen times.
Honestly I'm very impressed with your level of dedication and the quality of your work. Doubly so
given the limitations of doing it at home with the tools you have. Keep up the good work.Owner of the only known 5 speed box wagon with a lift kit.
AKA, Herkimer the Hillbilly SUV.
Axle codes
Open/Lock/Ratio #
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G / H / 2.26
B / C / 2.47
8 / M / 2.73
7 / - / 3.07
Y / Z / 3.08
4 / D / 3.42
F / R / 3.45
5 / E / 3.27
6 / W / 3.73
2 / K / 3.55
A / - / 3.63
J / - / 3.85
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Thanks GoodSamaritan, you are a gentleman sir.
Loads of bodywork done over last few days.
Top of A post finished and sealed
Bottom of A post welded up with an access hole for rustproofing
Bit of a warning here. Found this at the bottom of the A post stuffed in a corner
no not drugs, but sound proofing.
Quite a few of these in that area and I thought I had got them all out. You can see the weld burns in it. Could have set the damn car on fire.
Just the fender to do now so heres a couple of views of where we are at.
Then we are bracing up and engine removal for the floorpan to be cut out!
Andy.
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