Next to branch off from My Rides: my first Panther, and my first road-legal car. Bought in April 2012 for $3200, the most I have ever paid for a car and perhaps the most I ever will.
In addition to what's mentioned above, the CC819s got swapped out for 817s after a while, it got a 98-02 brake upgrade with Speedway 925 coils at that time, which were eventually swapped for Moog 8652s because I hated the ride on the stiffer lower springs. It also has 93-94 cupholders retrofitted into the dash (a benefit of the 90-91 dash).
This car now has door dings and body rust. I'm pretty sure, due to the orange peel, that it was repainted and that may have been done to try to cover up the rust that has now found its way through again. Wheel well lips, below fuel door, rear quarters behind the wheels, around the cornering lamps...the common offenders. Underbody is pretty much perfect, on the other hand. Most likely this car will be my first project in quality body work, a bit down the road (that whole money and time conundrum).
She needs love, and she'll get it, but not quite yet. She was my DD from April 2012 to October 2015 when I got my Ranger on the road, then again for spring/summer/fall 2016 until I got the Lincoln on the road in time for winter. Aside from moving in my driveway it hasn't been driven since.
Mechanically she's OK, has lopo low oil pressure and what sounds like a little piston slap though. I've also suspected clogged cats for a while now and will be replacing them when I do the whole exhaust, which will be necessary also before its next emissions test because the exhaust is rusted off at the Y-pipe. Most likely she's staying off the road until the wagon is mobile. Further updates will appear in this thread when the time comes.
Oh, and that carriage roof...it has a Haartz Cambria roof installed by ASC with "carriage roof" noted on the build sheet from under the carpet (so it's factory, but not done by Ford). It makes the interior of the car in a rainstorm very, very quiet which is an awesome feature, but the cleaning and upkeep of that fabric is incredibly time consuming and labour-intensive. Vinyl (a very different material) is way easier to care for.
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This car now has door dings and body rust. I'm pretty sure, due to the orange peel, that it was repainted and that may have been done to try to cover up the rust that has now found its way through again. Wheel well lips, below fuel door, rear quarters behind the wheels, around the cornering lamps...the common offenders. Underbody is pretty much perfect, on the other hand. Most likely this car will be my first project in quality body work, a bit down the road (that whole money and time conundrum).
She needs love, and she'll get it, but not quite yet. She was my DD from April 2012 to October 2015 when I got my Ranger on the road, then again for spring/summer/fall 2016 until I got the Lincoln on the road in time for winter. Aside from moving in my driveway it hasn't been driven since.
Mechanically she's OK, has lopo low oil pressure and what sounds like a little piston slap though. I've also suspected clogged cats for a while now and will be replacing them when I do the whole exhaust, which will be necessary also before its next emissions test because the exhaust is rusted off at the Y-pipe. Most likely she's staying off the road until the wagon is mobile. Further updates will appear in this thread when the time comes.
Oh, and that carriage roof...it has a Haartz Cambria roof installed by ASC with "carriage roof" noted on the build sheet from under the carpet (so it's factory, but not done by Ford). It makes the interior of the car in a rainstorm very, very quiet which is an awesome feature, but the cleaning and upkeep of that fabric is incredibly time consuming and labour-intensive. Vinyl (a very different material) is way easier to care for.
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