My New Sleeper Project Reply #15 – December 30, 2012, 11:06:53 AM Nice. Does the HO get it moving pretty well? This was me back in 1998 after buying my first car, a 1984 LTD. It was exactly what I was looking for and boy did we have some fun! Quote Selected
My New Sleeper Project Reply #16 – December 30, 2012, 05:49:27 PM Nice Crown Vic. Should be really fun when it's done.Are you swapping in a 385 series 460 big block or a stroked 351 Cleveland based stroker? I wasn't sure when you said 460C. Either way it sounds cool :). Quote Selected
My New Sleeper Project Reply #17 – December 31, 2012, 02:37:46 AM Quote from: Big B;405777Thanks for the compliments guys. Great to see so many people here with a love for Panthers. These old Boxes are getting more and more rare, so few people have wanted them over the years, and they are slowly going away now. Which is why when I found this '80 for $800, I knew I had to jump on it. This is somewhat of a rare car. For the most part only the Police Interceptor and Fleet models came Slicktop. The rest all had Vinyl tops standard.Found the actual production numbers.1980 Ford Panther: LTD/LTD-S/Country Squire - Total Production - 141,292 LTD Sedan, 2D - 15,333 Since you guys seem to have a love for these cars, I will share a few pics of my baby. This one only has 58K miles on it, is near mint, 99% rust-free, and stays garaged most of the year. A 1980 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Coupe. Which sits on the same Heavy Duty frame as the Crown Vic Police Interceptor. Was originally a CFI 351w car. I swapped an SEFI 5.0 HO from a '91 T-Bird in it last year. This car was originally from the bronx area of New York, but was garaged for it's entire life, and never driven in the snow. Still has old dried blood stains in the trunk from mob victims. Rides like a dream. Yea, I have alot of cars, 4 others in fact...Grundy CC insurance loves me right now.... Sweet Lincoln!I would do something different with that coil wire (looks like its got some tension on it ). How come you are not using a tfi ignition coil with the EFI? Quote Selected
My New Sleeper Project Reply #18 – December 31, 2012, 11:07:00 AM Quote from: bryan163;405779Nice. Does the HO get it moving pretty well? This was me back in 1998 after buying my first car, a 1984 LTD. It was exactly what I was looking for and boy did we have some fun! It's actually not bad, the HO motivates it fairly well for a 4100lb car. I think the '91 HO's where rated 225hp/300tq @ 2800rpm, so it's a decent motor to power a full-size car. This one has the '93 Cobra Camshaft installed in it as well, which helps out the low-end quite abit. It will leave a peg-leg burnout around 30ft long on dry pavement.That's awesome, you look pretty stoked on having your first car. I remember that feeling. :) I had an old '87 Crown Vic Police Interceptor 4-door when I was 17, it was kind of clapped out, but we had a helluva lot of fun in that car beating the outta it. It was always incredible to me how much abuse these cars could take without breaking. The 351w it had was near indestructible and probably saw over 10K miles banging off the rev-limiter. I see why the police chose these in the 80's as their rides of choice. Quote from: thunderjet302;405797Nice Crown Vic. Should be really fun when it's done.Are you swapping in a 385 series 460 big block or a stroked 351 Cleveland based stroker? I wasn't sure when you said 460C. Either way it sounds cool :).Thanks! I'm having the 385 series 460 block built, not sure what it came out of originally, as it was bought directly from a local yard already pulled. Quote from: beast50;405845Sweet Lincoln!I would do something different with that coil wire (looks like its got some tension on it ). How come you are not using a tfi ignition coil with the EFI?Thanks! It just looks like it has a lot of tension on it, it's fine though, not even close to being able to pull out. I just relocated the coil a 1/2in too far away. That is a 48,000V Pertronix Flamethrower Coil. They are twice as hot as the original TFI Coil, and improve the throttle response a very noticeable amount on the EFI 5.0L's, which is why I installed it, the wiring is still the same. Quote Selected
My New Sleeper Project Reply #19 – December 31, 2012, 02:32:30 PM Moving the coil to the engine is the first thing we do. Fender mounts SUCK. Easy mod and a must in my book! HAY what is with the out dated coil!!!:hick: Quote Selected
My New Sleeper Project Reply #20 – December 31, 2012, 08:21:26 PM Actually, ignition coils function better and last much longer in low-vibration areas like the fender liner, vs on the engine itself. Could care less about that though, I moved mine just to clean up the look of the engine itself. The engine is old and outdated as well, so the old outdated coil goes well in this setup. :) Quote Selected
My New Sleeper Project Reply #21 – December 31, 2012, 08:52:42 PM I guess those COP and CNP coils suck as they are engine mounted. WOW!!!! I will just have to tell ford to stop mounting them on the engine. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Quote Selected
My New Sleeper Project Reply #22 – January 01, 2013, 10:35:32 AM A few undercarriage pics of the LTD. Very dusty, but rust-free. It had the custom 2 1/4in dual exhaust w/ Flowmaster 40's already installed, when I bought it from the old dude. The weak little 140hp 302 sounds pretty Beast breathing through these.Finally gonna be pulling the body off the frame next week, to start the resto work. I work fast, so she should be done and ready for the track by this time next year.. Quote Selected
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