Originally posted by sly
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I live under a rock. I haven't seen it either, and my guess was way off. Oh well, I'll go crawl back under my rock now.Vic
~ 1989 MGM LS Colony Park - Large Marge
~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
~ 1991 MGM LS "The Scab"
~ 1991 MGM GS "The Ice Car" -
Fuck it Dude. Lets go bowling.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
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 rousersComment
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One of my favorites, The Big Lebowski.Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
"She owes money all over town and they piss on YOUR rug???"
"Leave my special lady friend alone man! I'm just trying to help her conceive!"1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party BargeComment
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Bumper acquired. $31.34 with tax and core. Beats the hell out of the aftermarket parts and shop labor.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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There ya go.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk1991 Mercury Grand Marquis LE SOLD
1972 Ford F100 Custom - 5.9 - Stock
2011 Ford Fusion SE - 2.5 - Stock
2018 Toyota Highlander XLE
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Now it's in...
before:
After:
Some other pics:
The bent bumper
Driver side impact absorber did... passenger side didn't.
Bumper removed:
The damage to the hitch receiver:
Full gap restored with bumper reinforcement replacement:
The full butt shot after the repair:
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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For the bumper cover being as old as it is, one could have expected worse for getting hit at the speed it did. Looks pretty good with a new bumper bar installed. Slap some paint on it and call it a day.
Ford did a good job for the bumpers on the Aeros, FWIW. They kept a good 5 MPH bumper, and designed a nice bumper cover to go with it. I know after some particular year on the later cars Ford switched from an actual bumper to the egg carton style energy absorbing material instead. I wonder how well it works for lower speed impacts compared to the older setup.
My Cars:
-1964 Comet 202 (116K Miles) - Long Term Project
-1979 Ford LTD Landau (38K Miles) - New Cruiser
-1986 Dodge D-150 Royale SE (112K Miles) - Slowly Getting Put Back Together
-1987 Grand Marquis Colony Park LS (343K Miles) - April 2017 + September 2019 POTM Winner
-1997 Grand Marquis LS (244K Miles) - March 2015 + January 2019 POTM Winner - Sold (05/2011 - 07/2024)Comment
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Ready for battle again.
~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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Like it never happened!
I agree, those bumpers seem to be well designed. If that was a box bumper it would've need to be replaced. Guess that's why they call that the bumper "cover," cause you did have to replace the actual bumper and absorbers but it's great that those things took the brunt of it and left the frame straight.1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party BargeComment
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Beater gonna beat got real DRLs today. They dim when the brights come on... They are LED and about as bright as what's in the grill on the Cake.
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Last edited by sly; 01-11-2017, 10:37 PM.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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Added marker lights to the beater to work as fender blinkers.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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Are those dual-intensity marker lights, or are they so ungodly bright that their single intensity is about as powerful as your standard 3157 bulb in "bright" mode? Also source/model#?
Your DRLs, how are they wired? My guess is that being LEDs they get direct key-on power from somewhere, then you have the juice running thru the 87a terminal of a 5-pole relay that gets triggered by the high beams?The ones who accomplish true greatness, are the foolish who keep pressing onward.
The ones who accomplish nothing, are the wise who know when to quit.Comment
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Get that asshat from RegularCarReviews in here to say, "Fawncy."1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party BargeComment
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Those are the low intensity marker lights (single wire, bolt grounded). Meh in daylight, but light up the side of someone's car at night with a nice warm glow. source: https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...connector/572/Originally posted by His Royal Ghostliness View Post
as for the DRL's, they are getting power from the headlight feed, for my relay mod, through a relay triggered by the EEC relay.
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat View Post
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party BargeComment
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