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Slicktop Conversion

From 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria “Teh LTD”, documented by Tiggie.

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1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - This is why the conversion is taking place - a cracked vinyl top. 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - After taking tons of trim out along the headliner, and also the package tray and rear seat, the headliner comes down. Four door cars can ta… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - A pic of the insulation and stuff that adds weight to your car. 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - The trim around the doors and windows is removed. The "LTD Crown Victoria" is also removed. The "Crown" trim in the center of the roof is r… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - The top peels off. 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Some of the green glue came off with the top (pray yours does as well). 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - What is underneath the top. 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Another shot of what was left after the roof peeled off. Luckily, no rust! 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - The semi-unfinished seam. The factory piled some seam sealer in the seam, painted the car, and then took a "cheese grater" to kind of smoot… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - The semi-unfinished seam. The factory piled some seam sealer in the seam, painted the car, and then took a "cheese grater" to kind of smoot… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Most of the glue is now removed. The seam sealer is going to be ground out and replaced. The rest of the glue will come when the DA sander… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - The top in the process of getting sanded. If there is any rust, it will need to come down to bare metal in those spots. Also, any places yo… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - More sanding. The center had to come down to bare metal after this picture because of rust hiding beneath the paint. 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - The intermediate coat of bondo on the C-Pillar seams. 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - The top being sanded. Note the B-Pillar still has no bondo. 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - THE PAINT! 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - C-Pillar seam close to being done 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - B-Pillar close to finshed (Bondo stage) 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - What I thought was close to finished. I fixed the small dent in the lower right of this picture. I sprayed the center with primer and it be… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Taped up for primer 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - This seam turned out pretty good the first time. 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Dark brown 1980s full-size Ford four-door sedan parked on a driveway in front of a brick two-car garage, seen from a front three-quarter an… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Close-up of a black sedan's rear quarter window, B-pillar and roof edge with black weatherstripping and chrome trim, reflecting overhead tr… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Close-up of the dark maroon/burgundy roofline, A-pillar and side window of a car, showing chrome window trim and a partial emblem reading '… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Close-up of a dark maroon/black car's roofline and chrome window trim, showing the door frames and B-pillar area with reflections of trees… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Close-up of a black car's roofline and window pillars, showing polished chrome trim strips with reflections of sky, clouds, and trees. The… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - Close-up of the dark maroon/brown roof and upper body of a sedan, showing glossy paint reflecting surrounding trees, with the passenger-sid… 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria - A dark brown/maroon four-door sedan photographed from a high rear-three-quarter angle, showing its roofline, tinted rear glass and wire-spo…