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Old Oct 25, 2020 | 08:45 PM
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What is this?

What is this metal piece on a panther platform (crown vic)? Ive always wondered why they put it there, never saw it on a truck just car.

 
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Old Oct 26, 2020 | 05:51 AM
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Someone's removed you OEM Flux Capacitor maybe?

Looks to be maybe an engine hoisting plate? I've never seen one of those on anything to be honest though---quite a mystery here too.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2020 | 03:38 PM
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i never saw it on any of my crown vics or grand marquis
 
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Old Oct 26, 2020 | 05:05 PM
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Heres a better picture of one on a 2007 police intercepter. Ive seen many of these over the years but all on cars, none on trucks.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2020 | 05:37 PM
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Here is a post from crownvic.net

It's a shield / crash bracket. It protects the fuel rail from being dislodged (and possibly allowing fuel to pour onto hot engine components) by the coolant reservoir on impact.
It is on all 2003+ models
 
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Old Oct 26, 2020 | 06:06 PM
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well that explains it then, all 5 of my cars were 97 to 99
 
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