New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #47 – February 07, 2012, 11:19:02 PM Got hung up on changing valve springs. Bought a used TFS stage 1 cam and the seller included some springs off his twisted wedge heads. They would work, but I'd need to pull the heads, have them machined, and buy aftermarket retainers. So, I opted out of that idea and will order the TFS upgrade kit on Friday. In the meantime, I did a little cleaning and painting:I got a 2.5" MAC pro dump for a $100. Had about 10min of run time. I'll need to extend the flow tubes, and I'll ditch the dumps for full tailpipes. Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #48 – February 08, 2012, 12:00:46 AM This is gonna be one cool Fairmont haha. Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #49 – February 11, 2012, 09:52:56 PM Valve springs were ordered yesterday and will be here Tuesday. I did get a set of P71 wheels with center caps today at a junkyard today. I bought a set of V6 wheels last week for $100 only because they had good 225/55 tires on them. I'm now trying to sell those to recoup some of the money I've been spending lately. I'm hoping to have this thing running by the end of next week.I'll get more pics tomorrow evening. I want to clean the wheels up and repaint them. Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #50 – February 11, 2012, 10:04:10 PM Oh, and my wife did an awesome job at cleaning the intake plaque up! Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #51 – February 12, 2012, 02:42:51 PM Cleaned up ie hosed off and sanded junkyard writing off. Will scuff and reprint later today. Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #52 – February 12, 2012, 05:00:06 PM Wheels turned out pretty good!I also mounted the remote TFI Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #53 – February 12, 2012, 10:53:25 PM Nice job, I would've gone body color on the wheels though. I've always liked red cars with red steel wheels and dog dishes. Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #54 – February 13, 2012, 12:03:09 AM Looking good :).No paint for the lower intake? Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #55 – February 13, 2012, 12:11:29 AM Hey Fairmont GuyIm not positive on the wheels. Just all the http://www.crownvic.net guys say there is something different between the 02-03 models. Ford widen the front end when they went to struts and ford also change the rear end because of the Mercury Marauder. The bolt pattern is the same, just a bit different offset. Hope Im wrong. Those wheels look super clean.Travis Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #56 – February 13, 2012, 12:45:45 AM They are different, but he has the 98-02 wheels. 2003+ wheels have a fwd offset. Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #57 – February 13, 2012, 01:02:34 AM Nice Fairmont man... my first car was a 79 Fairmont Futura with a 302... I still love those cars. Good work bro! Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #58 – February 13, 2012, 07:53:34 AM I looked at a 4d Fairmont last fall...200 I6, 50K miles, ARE wheels and new tires. It was a cold morning.....that thing fired right up and sounded great! Interior was awesome! He asked $1300 for it....should have dickered and grabbed it. Quote Selected
New daily = 79 4dr Fairmont Reply #59 – February 13, 2012, 06:00:57 PM Anybody else impressed with how fast this guy works? I mean Jeez, if this was my thread, it would have been months between updates... He's bustin' it out in days if not hours... Quote Selected
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