Any chance you weigh some of your weight reductions? Would be nice to have an idea what some of this stuff shaves.
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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) -
For sure!Originally posted by johnunit View Post2020 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. WIPComment
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the welds on that muffler look pretty good... about the same as the chinaman 2-core all-aludium rad in my Mark.
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
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If this is a budget project racer, then I would imagine the muffs should hold up if they don't see too much rain/snow/salt. Though my Summit turbos rotted from the inside out. Cutouts for those glory runs at the track?
I am going to attempt 3" piping all the way back to the muffs and then adapt down to the 2.5" tails.
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Just bought some brand new Ford Racing 4.10's + installation kit off eBay. I don't mind blowing up lopo's repeatedly, but I'd prefer to only touch the rear once. Also bought a eBay special girdle too. The Trac-lok carrier out of my 89 that exited stage left looks to be in "reusable" condition. It's fairly healthy with the +1 mod and F150 S-spring. With some new bearings it should be good to go.Originally posted by P72Ford View Post2020 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. WIPComment
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08 Lincoln Navigator L - 233k
03 Mercury Marauder- 63k
97 Ford Crown Victoria HPP "Tank of Justice III" (TOJ3) - 194k -->578.9 miles on ONE tank of gas<--
94 BMW 325i Convertible - 135k
73 VW Super Beetle "Bunky" <----- Wifey's
12 Mini Cooper S - 90k <---- Wifey's
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Moved the 85 to the back of the barn so I could move this up front. I mentioned I love beaters right?
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. WIPComment
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That's it. I've had enough. I need my own garage.
I see lots of potential in that car. You'll do a good job with that!Summer car-> 1988 Lincoln Town Car, triple blue, 335,xxx km. New HO 5.0 in and running. Bought 2006/08/22. June 2017 PotM!
Winter vehicle-> 1995 Ford F-250 XLT SuperCab 4x4, 284,xxx+km. AKA "Brutus" 460/E4OD/4.10 axles and 12 MPG. Bought 2019/08/14
Originally posted by phayzer5Comment
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Originally posted by pantera77 View Post
..........wwaayyy better than 3.55's..........i'm fixing to swap 4.10's out of my DD mustang for 4.30's just because lol........
Rodney Tolleson, me at the track.....future drag box racer!
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4.10s are a well played hand.
The look is epic!**2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
**2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
**2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
**1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck DutiesComment
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Trac-lok carrier out of the 89 is fine. Few extra dings on it but no worse for wear.
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. WIPComment
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Alright, 4.10's are all done. They actually have been for a while but I wanted to button up a few other things too.
First things first. Holy crap was there a lot of metal in the fluid. Looked like chunky metallic paint coming out. I can't believe the rear end didn't make any noise. Once I took the axles out I stuffed rags up and down the axle tubes to get all the pieces of metal out that were floating around. IIRC Pete had to replace the drivers side axle and bearing so I'm not sure if it was all from that or what.
Completely nude rear with races removed:
Open carrier vs Trac-lok carrier:
Setting pinion pre-load. Came out to 20-25 lb-in.
Setting backlash, putting the spacers in as they came out I ended up with a zero backlash condition, swapping them side to side I was perfect at 0.012", but they went in to easy and I could tell there was no preload on the the carrier bearings. I found some laying around at work that ended up working good. Ended up at about 0.008" with good preload on the carrier.
The passenger side axle was just beginning to fail, so I swapped it out for a good one I had laying around. Also replaced both axle seals while I was in there.
Checked over the brakes, all good and working properly with tons of life on the shoes. Cleaned the glazing off, lubed up all contact points, machined the drums (glad I did, they were well out of round), and adjusted accordingly.
And all buttoned up. Went with fully synthetic Motorcraft 70w-140 since I have a ton of it laying around (free is good!), and check out my awesome $85 eBay special axle girdle! It's cheap and crappy but should provide some addition insurance out back.
A quick test drive in the air showed no abnormal noises and all seems good. A quick power brake test confirmed the limited slip is still working great as well.
Only thing I may end up changing, is swapped to the later model bigger pinion flange, and swapping in an aluminum driveshaft. I have one laying around from my old 91 Marq, but it's currently in my 92 CV, and I need to check if it's been damaged at all bombing through the woods. I'd ideally like to swap in a MMX driveshaft if I can find one for cheap at the local yard. I believe if you swap yolks it should work fine.
I also wonder if the stock PI rear sway bar will be a help or hindrance at the track.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. WIPComment
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Sweet! Love the pics...and your jack stands.~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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Canadian jack stands are the best jack standsOriginally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
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. WIPComment
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This. Oh and I have same Ebay diff cover. I think it's a knock off from Ford Racing but for the price I am not complaining.Originally posted by pantera77 View PostCanadian jack stands are the best jack stands
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