1984 Ford Crown Victoria LTD
| Owner: |
cowtowncowboy |
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Calgary, Canada (Other registries outside the U.S) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1984 Ford Crown Victoria LTD (Other Ford Crown Victoria LTDs) |
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408" Windsor, AFR 185's,12.4 comp, fully forged and balanced rotating assembly, Canton main girdle windage tray and race pan, solid roller valve train, TorkerII, Holley 850 mech carb, BBK shorties, Crane HI-6 and distributor, big Griffin rad, electric fan |
| Drivetrain: |
Custom Lentech 4R70 hybrid with a PCS standalone TCU.
Carbon fiber driveshaft from PST
Custom Currie 9" with Daytona pinion support, 3.50 gears and a Trutrac |
| Notes: |
Rescued from oblivion, now used to really annoy people with way more expensive cars |
| Last Updated: |
1/26/2010 |
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And it's going to be a lot easier to install the rollcage and fuel cell.
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And it was icky and full of weird holes and stuff.
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Well it was just getting in the way anyhow.
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It's sitting on the cardboard box it came in, weighs about the same as 2 - 24's!
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Bill Mitchell Man O'War 4.125" bore aluminum block just came today. 108lb foundation of the new 700hp race motor.
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645 hits | 57.32 KB | Posted: 11/14/09
But my $400 and really hard to get factory clear windshield came out intact and will be re-used.
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665 hits | 60.86 KB | Posted: 11/14/09
Took me 3 hours to get the front and rear glass out using the tools I bought last night. Nerve-racking and physically demanding work.
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This is an Auto-Twirler brand from the Eastwood Company. I put it together in minutes and started using it, then found the instructions.lol!
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Along with a few other goodies, working on the body is going to a lot easier.
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The finest technology money can buy
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me and my scrap
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And then put it all back with new pitman and idler arms. All the frame mounted brake lines are replaced as well as all of the park brake cables.
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turn 2 at 70 mph
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waiting for the track to open one grey morning
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Braking hard into turn 9 at 105mph
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One day at the track, yeah they hate me.....
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first picture anybody ever took, turn 7 (the chicane) at Race City in 2003. car was basically bone stock
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Carbon fiber driveshaft with Strange Engineering billet slip yoke from PST.
This thing is light! Just under 13lbs with the slip yoke and u-joints.
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Maintenance & Modification Logs
| Date | Type | Mileage | Title / Description | $ Amount | | 10/14/09 | Repair | | new toys!
Talked myself into needing a rotisserie and so I bought one. These are pretty cool.
Now to get crackin' on the floor repairs. | 0.00 | | 06/28/09 | Modification | | Lots done
Replaced the rear brake shoes, hardware, park brake cables and all of the frame mounted brake lines.
Replaced the fuel tank vent/vapor line
Repacked the front wheel bearings, rebuilt the calipers and replaced the brake pads.
Replaced the idler arm and Pitman arm and cleaned/checked the rest of the steering.
Installed the new 3500 stall converter and installed the engine and transmission.
Modified the transmission crossmember to solve an annoying noise problem. A few more odds and ends and it's on to the bodywork. (Yuck!) | 0.00 | | 06/20/09 | Modification | | Reassembly time.
Cleaned up the exhaust system, repaired the stripped mounting holes and painted it with high temp aluminum paint (too cheap for ceramic coat), blasted and painted all the hangers. Cleaned up the driveshaft loop and installed it. Checked the rear axle, cleaned it and installed the weight jacks and the 300lb springs. | 0.00 | | 06/17/09 | Modification | | Paint at last.
50 hours later, 8 of the cage mounts are installed, the rear crossmember replaced, a bunch of icky factory welds re-done and the frame is clean and painted for re-assembly. | 0.00 | | 06/15/09 | Modification | | Finally
After way too long most of the rust is cleaned off and 8 of the roll cage mounts are welded on. | 0.00 | | 05/14/09 | Modification | | Donkey work!
Blah! Hours of removing the old roll bar mounts, rewelding some hideous factory welds and cleaning up rust with a grinder and a cup brush.
This is too much like work! LOL. | 0.00 | | 04/25/09 | Modification | | Look Ma', no body!
2 weeks later and it finally comes off. | 0.00 | | 04/10/09 | Modification | | Deeper....
Removed the rest of the HVAC assembly, the bumpers and the front clip.
Decided to replace all the body mounts and so next the body comes off! | 0.00 | | 03/31/09 | Modification | | And deeper
A little more prep work for another few hours and then over to the fab shop for the cage install.
| 0.00 | | 03/29/09 | Modification | | Off the deep end!
So now things get weird.
Removed the entire dash and steering column in preparation for replacing the homebuilt rollbar with a full SCCA/NHRA legal rollcage made from 2"x.120" DOM. Along with new seats, HANS compatible belts and a Firefox fire suppression system. Also replacing all of the body mounts with hard poly. And while I'm at it, install Hydro-boost and tilt steering. | 0.00 | | 03/08/09 | Repair | | Getting closer
Installed the heads with new studs,
Assembled the valvetrain and adjusted the valves.
Primed the oiling system, (75 psi with a cordless drill)
and installed the intake manifold. | 0.00 | | 03/07/09 | Repair | | Head work
Cleaned up the AFR's and ended up regrinding all the valves and seats.
Cleaned up the tooling marks on the short side radius.
Tested and reset all of the valvesprings.
155lbs on the seat, 590lbs open.
| 0.00 | | 03/05/09 | Repair | | 2009 rebuild
after a years delay, the resurrection begins!
a fresh machined block that's been modified with screw-in core plugs and all of the main oil galleries drilled to 1/2" (harder than it sounds BTW) and partially filled with resin. And it only took 30 hours or so to get to the point of final assembly.
New balanced crank, 2 rods, bearings, oil pump, file fit Totalseal rings. Same pistons and cam though. | 0.00 | | 08/03/07 | Repair | | And it does!
Retorqued the heads and readjusted the valves and drove it home.
It'll hit the rev limiter at 7000 rpm easily, letting it shift automatically at 6500 rpm causes the tires to break loose laying rubber at 60 mph.
That gets some strange looks!
| 0.00 | | 08/02/07 | Repair | | It runs!
16 days and $4000 later it runs again.
With the new solid roller cam and valvesprings it should turn 7000 rpm with ease. | 0.00 | | 07/30/07 | Repair | | update
Parts arrived today! Cam and lifters installed, heads assembled and installed. Valvetrain geometry and piston to valve clearances checked.
Should be able to finish it tomorrow and install on Wed. | 0.00 | | 07/27/07 | Repair | | update
The new AFR heads arrived and have been modified for the new bigger valve springs.
Polished all the bearings ,cleaned out all the debris and replaced #8 piston with one from the old motor.
Just waiting for the rest of the parts to show up, hopefully today. | 0.00 | | 07/17/07 | Repair | | more engine fixing
With less than 2000Km on the newly rebuilt motor, the sintered metal lifter guide broke causing #8 exhaust valve to hang open. This resulted in the valve head breaking off and getting embedded in the piston and destroying the cylinder head in the process.
Goodbye hydraulic roller cam and hello solid roller with real lifter tie bars. | 0.00 | | Total | 0.00 |
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