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Old 02-16-2015, 09:03 AM
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Kid took truck mudbogging. Guessing water got into intake some how. It will be gone through before it is freshened up. Thanks for suggestion
 
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Picked this up for the weekend



came with TQ converter and the yoke. It is out of a 02 v6 mustang that was wrecked from the front end. I put the engine plate up to it and all the bolt holes line up perfectly and it is a two bolt starter.


The only down side is the junk yard has to drain all the fluids in there vehicles before they take them in and their way of accomplishing this is to just drill a hole in the pan. No biggie. I will try and plug weld it or add a drain plug into the pan in the same area.


I am going to buy the stock motor mounts and tranny mount and then mock up the hard mounts to these.
 
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Hoping to pick up the triangulated rear end pieces this week. They are raw materials and I plan on welding them to the crown vic rear end. I will pick up some steel stock to box the rear frame in areas where the four link will be welded to.
 
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Been sitting on the back burner for a little bit. Got the rear end out and hacked off the unnecessary brackets. Should be able to tack on the spring perches and get it under the truck. Be nice to be sitting on its new running gear.



 
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I forgot to mention, I am going g to leave the leaf spring rear end in for now. Due to cost and time of installation for a four link, I don't know that I could realistically get this on the road this year with everything I need to do.
 
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Where did you get your spring perches?
 
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A local place called SDHQ in Mesa. A little more expensive than just getting them from summit or jegs but I got them in one day and it supports local businesses.
 
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What's the correct size? 3 1/4"?
 
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The crown Vic rear has a 3" tube
 
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Or course.
 
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I sold the final piece from the crown Vic. The transmission is gone and has freed up some much needed room in the garage. I also picked up the correct plates for the rear leafs. They are about 2" wide. The smallest they had were 2.5" wide. So I have those with a 3" u-bolt. Should be able to mock these up on the rear and at least tack it into place.
 
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Originally Posted by AXracer
Hydrolocking an engine is pretty rare, how did it happen? Was it in a boat or driven off a bridge? Best have the block magnafluxed, that much sudden pressure in the cylinder can bulge the cylinder wall, cracking it.
Can it happen when you do this with your truck?
 
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Weather is getting hot. Truck progress is slowing. So I picked this up last weekend.





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