Damn, that would be a thing. Getting there, cut in the fender so I can get that back on
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1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
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Fender day is here
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Body lines are more than decentAttached Files
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Those studs look perfect. What happened to the bottom one?Originally posted by Grand1 View Post
Fender day is here
Now I know where to source those header panel studs. '98-'02 (for sure, possibly through '11) outside mirrors.Vic
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~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
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Bottom one was holed out. I took a hanger bolt, epoxy, (well they all got epoxy) some wood splinters cut to fit and jammed it/screwed it in there was pretty secure. They other fit flawlessly....I have three left, thanks again dude.Last edited by Grand1; 09-28-2023, 08:15 PM.
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Yeah baby. Nice.
The fenders have a good amount of fasteners to them.. Was surprised the first time I took a set off.~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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Scuffing with 320 and gonna shoot in the next week
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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exciting!-Phil
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Found a guy that does trim..$25 bucks an hour. From my research on the cost, that is more then fair. Most of the trim was "ok". But after a fresh paint, nada.
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1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Did he have anything to say about the process? Some pieces of trim have an anodized clear coating over the polished finish that hazes up over the years. Is he stripping the coating and then polishing? I am just curious about what is going on and what they are doing.
Looks super shiny!~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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Yeah, from what he told me he has an in with the expensive car restoration businesses , where he can dip the trim in the chemicals....thats a $175 charge. He then will polish, remove the top layer to the shinny stuff. All in all, this will cost me about $400... [EDIT cost me $500 and I had 10 pieces of trim]
that's for 6 pieces of body trim (I have all NOS wheel well trim). Considering the prices out there for trim(if you can even find a decent one), it the most cost effective way I have found.Last edited by Grand1; 10-22-2023, 09:51 PM.
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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Nice. The older cars had very specific trim too. Large and span from fender, down rocker etc. Big pieces!
I heard you can use draino (or similar pipe clearing products) to strip the coating as a diy alternative but have yet to try it out myself.
Gonna look awesome.~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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Sounds like he's doing it right. Wonder if he reapplies the anodizing? Or just keep it polished.1990 Country Squire - under restoration
1988 Crown Vic LTD Wagon - daily beater
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To get it reanodized, that's some cash,if you want showroom. It will just be polish...one would have to get at a certain angle 4 inches away from the trim to begin to see any imperfections or pitting, after his process is done.
Painting day is here....lots of prep to get to this point. Keeping it OEM color
1978 Grand Marquis 460 2door "Blue Bomber"
1987 LTD Crown Vic Canadian Tow Package 351w aka the "MI Mountie"
1989 Colony Park ....Marge still lives!
1979 Marquis creamy goodnessComment
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awesome! you've put a ton of work into it, i cant wait to see the final product
-Phil
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+1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.
+2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speedComment
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