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    My 1994 Ford Escort aka The Trusty Escort

    Hey guys..A week back I picked up a 1994 Ford Escort LX model. Has around 52,590 or so miles on it and is in pretty good shape all around. Couple small rust spots near chips and whatnot but overall a pretty nice car. Interior is mint aside from broken lap belt holders.

    Today I sanded and polished the headlights, installed a headunit since the original deck did not even have a cassette player, vacuumed out the interior, cleaned the interior glass and all plastics and installed a compass rear view mirror out of a Grand Marquis.

    Some pics

    The outside





    Headlight before



    Headlight/s after







    And some interior shots







    I don't have any crazy plans for the car as it is my daily driver but I will definitely be working on the car come summer.

    The roof rails need to be refinished...the car needs a clay, compound, polish and wax treatment, all the rubbers need some 303 aerospace protectant and the wiper arms need to be refinished as they are rusty...I also plan to paint an Escort GT grille I have coming my way.
    ~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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    nicee

    whered the rear view come from?


    edit- nvm, yesss i can read, lmao.


    i think a saturn vue mirror looks exactly the same but it has a temperature display also. if anyones at a yard with one, grab it. you can use a temp sensor from pretty much anything, fwiw.
    Last edited by rick99601; 02-26-2011, 07:31 PM.
    1988 MGM GS - Preferred Equipment Package 172A; InstaClear

    1980 Lincoln Continental Coupe
    1994 MGM GS Montigua
    2005 F150 Lariat Scab 4x4 3.73 LS
    2002 Mustang GT Coupe

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      #3
      Thanks Rick.
      Oh I forgot to mention that I used a radio adapter harness to install the radio. Very very nice to have. Soldered up the headunit harness to the adapter harness last night and installed everything 1,2,3 this morning. The headunit sleeve fits perfectly into the stock radio slot. Really happy with everything so far.

      Also the car color is called Light Santa Fe and the car has a 1.9L engine.
      ~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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        #4
        them rear view mirrors just need a power and ground to make the compass work?

        1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
        1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
        1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
        2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
        2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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          #5
          yep.
          1988 MGM GS - Preferred Equipment Package 172A; InstaClear

          1980 Lincoln Continental Coupe
          1994 MGM GS Montigua
          2005 F150 Lariat Scab 4x4 3.73 LS
          2002 Mustang GT Coupe

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            #6
            What he said. Then select you magnetic zone (I have the Grand Marquis owners manual...it tells you what zone you are in it) then drive around in circles slowly to calibrate it.
            ~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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              #7
              cool, im gonna look into this lol

              1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
              1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
              1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
              2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
              2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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                #8
                Originally posted by marquisman View Post
                cool, im gonna look into this lol
                im gonna go take a pic of the mirror in itsstock02's mustang for ya quick..
                1988 MGM GS - Preferred Equipment Package 172A; InstaClear

                1980 Lincoln Continental Coupe
                1994 MGM GS Montigua
                2005 F150 Lariat Scab 4x4 3.73 LS
                2002 Mustang GT Coupe

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                  #9
                  i know its dirtyy





                  obviously its auto-dimming as well.


                  the mirrors from a 2002-2007 saturn vue. and the temp sensors from an impala.
                  Last edited by rick99601; 02-26-2011, 09:44 PM.
                  1988 MGM GS - Preferred Equipment Package 172A; InstaClear

                  1980 Lincoln Continental Coupe
                  1994 MGM GS Montigua
                  2005 F150 Lariat Scab 4x4 3.73 LS
                  2002 Mustang GT Coupe

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                    #10
                    Black & Orange NY plates? Are they the new style?
                    '79 Continental Town Car
                    '90 Crown Victoria LTD
                    '94 Crown Victoria

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                      #11
                      nice dave the headlights came out great did you get that rca in cable yet for when I send you the mp 3player ? I don't like the new york plate s lol you should install driving lights as your first mod lol
                      Last edited by gabegt90; 02-27-2011, 02:16 AM.

                      1989 mercury grand marquis gs / 2014 ford focus s daily driver
                      302 lopo with ho upper/ aod with trans go shift kit
                      k code 3:55 posi rear/big brake swap tow package car

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by 79lincolnlover View Post
                        Black & Orange NY plates? Are they the new style?
                        In person it is more a dark blue and metallic dark yellow. They are the new style reminiscent of a style some 20+ years ago.

                        Originally posted by gabegt90 View Post
                        nice dave the headlights came out great did you get that rca in cable yet for when I send you the mp 3player ? I don't like the new york plate s lol you should install driving lights as your first mod lol
                        Thanks Gabe. Yep I installed the cable. What a pain that was. I originally picked up an adapter that is a one piece thing that converts rca l, and r to a 3.5mmjack but that stuck out to far from the back of the radio and ended up hitting the heater box so the radio wouldn't sit flush. Had to purchase a regular rca to 3.5mm cable and that just barely fit. Not much room in this little car.

                        My dad is bugging me about some fog lights...I would need to install an Escort GT bumper though as I dont see anyplace I like to install some fog lights on the stock LX bumper. The Escort GT has provisions for fog lights. Actually the fog lights on my Crown Victoria are from an Escort GT.

                        Example of fog light location:

                        ~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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                          #13
                          Originally posted by rick99601 View Post
                          i know its dirtyy





                          obviously its auto-dimming as well.




                          the mirrors from a 2002-2007 saturn vue. and the temp sensors from an impala.
                          where do you find the temp sensors? i prolly have more luck getting one from a mid 2000GM truck

                          1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
                          1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
                          1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
                          2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
                          2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by marquisman View Post
                            where do you find the temp sensors? i prolly have more luck getting one from a mid 2000GM truck
                            theyre always on the core support, im pretty sure. in front of the radiator.
                            1988 MGM GS - Preferred Equipment Package 172A; InstaClear

                            1980 Lincoln Continental Coupe
                            1994 MGM GS Montigua
                            2005 F150 Lariat Scab 4x4 3.73 LS
                            2002 Mustang GT Coupe

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
                              My dad is bugging me about some fog lights...I would need to install an Escort GT bumper though as I dont see anyplace I like to install some fog lights on the stock LX bumper. The Escort GT has provisions for fog lights. Actually the fog lights on my Crown Victoria are from an Escort GT.
                              A nice pair of 5" spot lights in front of the grille would light of things nice. Or four lights if you wanna go for the rally look. :smirk:


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