85.03 Crown Vic Coupe "CVGT"

[gadget73]

just so long as you don't sell your reliable car and force yourself into a situation where the project car is the only vehicle.


Did they mic out the crank and the bores for you? Now is the time to know that the holes are in spec before you get too far along with all this.

[pantera77]

just so long as you don't sell your reliable car and force yourself into a situation where the project car is the only vehicle.

I can't stress how important this is. Don't be a fool like me and turn all your vehicles into project vehicles.

[Lincolnmania]

i'm pretty sure i have big brake spindles in my hoard.

[Lincolnmania]

yea when you do that you get frustrated and go buy the newest panther you can find

[Bobcat]

Did they mic out the crank and the bores for you? Now is the time to know that the holes are in spec before you get too far along with all this.

They did not, they only did what I told them to do. I was going to have them hone it but the price was 120$ due to it having to be dipped there after. Thing is that there's still old hone marks on the cylinders and me and Nick decided we'll just do a quick hone on it and that'll be sufficient.

I can't stress how important this is. Don't be a fool like me and turn all your vehicles into project vehicles.

Too late.

[sly]

I can't stress how important this is. Don't be a fool like me and turn all your vehicles into project vehicles.

If you do this... have at least 2 running at all times... preferably 3.

[Bobcat]

So I've got a little question here and I'll toss some backstory in for the lols.

I never use A/C and I'm not a big fan of it; makes me car sick occasionally. I've been thinking of putting the A/C on the new engine when I put it in just for the lols and to have it there if I ever need it, y'know. Incase I got a honey in the car and she wants some cool breeze that's not coming through those huge windows. Now asfar as that goes, how might a proper fellow like myself go about converting my system to R134(If that's even the right letters). Doing this because the older refrigerant is expensive to recharge with. Shall I use my old compressor and just call it good? Or uh yeah.

Side note..

Engine is unbolted from tranny, I took off all the electrical and vacum lines, carefully labeling all of the electrical. I'm planning on putting in MSD ignition when I do finally get the 351 in (Distributor,cap,wires,box and so on.) I'm also starting to look at good shift kits, I want something firm that shifts like a manual (I don't care about "discomfort"), making my AOD a bit more fun before I do a 5 speed swap.

[Brown_Muscle]

Use your old compressor, but install new o-rings made for the 134a. Also would probably be a good idea to replace the dryer/accumulator, and a new orifice tube. You must not get the humidity we get down here, without A/C at times, the windows will get so fogged up you can't see. I had major problems before i got my system working again.

Oh also, do you have the correct bracket for the A/C. They are different for the 351


I can't vouch for the other shift kits, but I was extremely impressed with my baumann shift kit.

[Bobcat]

Use your old compressor, but install new o-rings made for the 134a. Also would probably be a good idea to replace the dryer/accumulator, and a new orifice tube. You must not get the humidity we get down here, without A/C at times, the windows will get so fogged up you can't see. I had major problems before i got my system working again.

Oh also, do you have the correct bracket for the A/C. They are different for the 351


I can't vouch for the other shift kits, but I was extremely impressed with my baumann shift kit.

Well if it doesnt work on the 351 then I guess no A/C, figured if I had the parts I'd do it.

Nick said his towncar used to have a Baumann kit..

[SVT98t]

Incase I got a honey in the car and she wants some cool breeze that's not coming through those huge windows.

Don't you mean Phil?


-ryan s.

[87gtVIC]

[Brown_Muscle]

Paint me like one of your french models, and give me an air conditioned cabin in your tudor.

[Bobcat]

Don't you mean Phil?


-ryan s.

Shit. You got me.

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Paint me like one of your french models, and give me an air conditioned cabin in your tudor.

Mother of god. You've got too much time on your hands.

[Brown_Muscle]

Totally thread jacking...last post. continue on

[Bobcat]

Well here's some other eye candy, I'm sure y'all are having a hard time peeling your eyes from the screen after what Phil posted.. Anyhow.

Wanted to roll it outside and turn it around so I can easily get the engine out and then just roll it forwards and powerwash it, when need be.

Everything is apart, trans is disconnected and all, just waiting on motor mounts meow.




Oh! Also found out the nice youngster who owned the car before me decided to merely use water to cool the car, since a hose was leaking. Neglected to fix the problem but decided to just keep refilling it instead. Well! The engine drained some nasty water out when I took the radiator out. I tried to flush the radiator yesterday and some water which looked like mud came out. The overflow was also filled with a rusty mess of clogged up water. It was awesome!