That's the first time I've ever seen an intercooler on a box. I could get used to that
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Gross.2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
2005 Grand Marquis GS - Marauder sway bars, Marauder exhaust, KYB's
2003 Marauder - Trilogy # 8, JLT, kooks, 2.5" exhaust, 4.10's/31 spline, widened rear's, metco's, addco's, ridetech's 415hp/381tq
1987 Colony Park - 03+ frame swap, blown Gen II Coyote, 6R80, ridetechs, stainless works, absolute money pit. WIP
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keep it one or the other. 88-91 Merc looks bad. Vic looks amazing.
Trimless!!! Keep that way.__________________________________________________
1985.03 Crown Vic. Coupe "CVGT" Build thread - china whirlybird, burnout machine.
The only 6 speed box on a late model frame.
Originally posted by SVT98tIt has air ride. I've disabled it since I've been jacking it up and down.
That is how you're supposed to jack it.
Up and down.
-ryan s.
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the 88-91 filler panel would be the issue. It has that molding match up part on it that would jut out. Now if you were to flush mount the bumper up front or make your own filler panel, that would fix the issue.
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.
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You'd need different bumpers. The bumper would jut out too far.__________________________________________________
1985.03 Crown Vic. Coupe "CVGT" Build thread - china whirlybird, burnout machine.
The only 6 speed box on a late model frame.
Originally posted by SVT98tIt has air ride. I've disabled it since I've been jacking it up and down.
That is how you're supposed to jack it.
Up and down.
-ryan s.
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Originally posted by sly View Postthe 88-91 filler panel would be the issue. It has that molding match up part on it that would jut out. Now if you were to flush mount the bumper up front or make your own filler panel, that would fix the issue.
Also should point out that the bumper shocks on the 88-91 CV stick out further than the 87- CV from my experience. As you can see by my swap, the bumper overhangs further than it's suppose to after switching to the older style nose. I'm not sure how the reverse would look. It think I remember you possibly fabbing up your own mounts for the bumper though.
'78 LTD | '87 Grand Marquis | '89 Crown Vic (RIP) | '91 Grand Marquis (RIP) | '94 Town Car (RIP) | '97 Town Car (RIP)
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I am not a fan of 88-91 GMQ nose which is why I want the CV nose. I can't do CV rear because trunk lid and trunk opening are different. CV nose had smooth filler pieces so there shouldn't be an issue there. GMQ tail does have a molding embedded into the filler piece. I can take care of that with some cutting and fiberglassing. Not too worried there. Bumper mounts will most definitely need to be modded but I am not too concerned about that. Finding the parts will be my biggest issue. Boxes are pretty much non existent at any of the junkyards here.
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Look at the glamour shot of my car in the POTM thread. The black molding on the sides matches up with the filler panel that covers the ends of the bumper. That's the part I'm talking about. You would have to tack on ALL of the lower moldings to make that look right.
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.
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Or can't you just use a CV bumper surround instead of a GMQ? It doesn't have the trim "connector" section you blocked off in your pic.
Here's what mine looked like before the "swaps".
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Adding this pic in case that the GMQ trim is a different shape under the tail lights. Here's what it looks like with the 87 bumper / trunk but the 89 CV bumper surround. You might get a better idea what it looks like:
Last edited by slack; 05-18-2015, 04:17 PM.
'78 LTD | '87 Grand Marquis | '89 Crown Vic (RIP) | '91 Grand Marquis (RIP) | '94 Town Car (RIP) | '97 Town Car (RIP)
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88-91 CV rear trim piece is different form a 88-91 GM piece.
Whenever I see a panther with a mismatched GM/CV front/rear, first thing I think is junkyard ghetto cruiser, but that's just my opinion.
Boxes should be boxy.2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
2005 Grand Marquis GS - Marauder sway bars, Marauder exhaust, KYB's
2003 Marauder - Trilogy # 8, JLT, kooks, 2.5" exhaust, 4.10's/31 spline, widened rear's, metco's, addco's, ridetech's 415hp/381tq
1987 Colony Park - 03+ frame swap, blown Gen II Coyote, 6R80, ridetechs, stainless works, absolute money pit. WIP
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