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Jun 30, 2015 21:58:53 GMT
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used to own a 94 towncar 100" stretch limo and that was fun to drive but pads only lasted 6 months as the extra weight killed em id rip all that horrible canvas of as it'll rot as your looking at it mine was rusty under the vinyl roof
would love another one tho normal length like yours
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That really did scrub up well, it's gorgeous. I was just wondering though, apart from the wheels, does it have a curve anywhere, or was it just designed by a guy with a ruler? I look forward to following this little adventure, excellent choice of car mate! The wheels are round... yes. Er. No. I think it was designed by the same guy who did my car. Welcome to the late eighties (and yes, I know that shape made its debut in 1990 and probably only took about 3 hours to design).
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Last Edit: Jul 1, 2015 13:48:10 GMT by PhilA
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jpsmit
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That really did scrub up well, it's gorgeous. I was just wondering though, apart from the wheels, does it have a curve anywhere, or was it just designed by a guy with a ruler? I look forward to following this little adventure, excellent choice of car mate! The wheels are round... yes. Er. No. I think it was designed by the same guy who did my car. Welcome to the late eighties (and yes, I know that shape made its debut in 1990 and probably only took about 3 hours to design). You are close - I have heard various stories - particularly about the Chrysler Intrepid/300 second generation and the Ford Taurus fourth generation being shaped as they are because Ford & Chrysler (Chrysler especially) finally getting CAD software that could draw curves.
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used to own a 94 towncar 100" stretch limo and that was fun to drive but pads only lasted 6 months as the extra weight killed em id rip all that horrible canvas of as it'll rot as your looking at it mine was rusty under the vinyl roof would love another one tho normal length like yours I actually would remove the canvas but I think I'd be left with more of a mess! It's screwed through various places. It's a covered fibreglass top though, so I'd imagine it's kept the roof in better condition than you'd think! Once I've managed to remove the moss and algea and repaired the edging I think it'll look better.
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Update time! I've used the Lincoln as my daily since I bought it, it's been absolutely wonderful! It is literally, like taking your couch for a drive along the road. It is incredibly comfortable. I've had to sit in it waiting for people on a couple of occasions, I've just hopped in the back, stretched out and accidentally fallen asleep within minutes! Anyway, it was feeling a little low on power, or more like - it developed an ever so slight hesitancy about it's acceleration. Now, I know that LPG causes sparkplugs to run hot and I figured I'd already done twice it's annual mileage in the space of 2 months so I ordered a set of plugs and leads. "Not going to be much trouble", I whimsically thought as I popped the bonnet. Ah... So the LPG injector rig and associated paraphernalia appeared to be entirely obscuring all of the plugs on one bank. I didn't even want to look at the other side yet! Permission to say cock? Ok, so that job escalated quickly, I managed to figure out the routing of the LPG injector hoses and worked out how it was all connected up to the inlet manifold and began removing it. Didn't take too long to be fair, just quite fiddly. In the end the plug and lead change took 2 hours due to various LPG bits that needed moving. Not the end of the world I suppose. Anyway - knackered plug pics time! First plug removed and I was happy to see it looked a little tired.. Next - old vs new.. I'm happy to report that she runs like a dream with the new plugs and leads. Success. Slightly more long winded job than I'd hoped though!
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My brother in law got married a couple of weeks ago - we used the Lincoln to take the bridesmaids to the venue! Went down well Pic at my mate's house as it seemed quite photogenic every time I looked at it parked up under the tree! Next? MoT time......
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I knew it needed a tyre before the MoT, as prior to getting the tracking done, the inner edge had been scrubbed away on the nearside front tyre. It seems that 225/70/15 is a pain to get in car format! Also, the whiteband tyre was causing a headache. I didn't fancy spending a fortune importing a matching whiteband, and I figured if I bought one, then the fresh whiteband would laugh at the 3 old ones. Looking at the rest of the tyres, they were quite cracked even though they had loads of tread (little use and sitting a while I guess). So, a plan was hatched... 4 new 'normal' tyres and a set of Atlas whitewalls seemed to be the most cost effective and sensible route. Up she goes.. Tyre off.. Trim on.. Looking good! I have put the centrecap back on now, the facia came away when the wheel came off, so I had to repair it. The whitewalls are obviously a lot bigger than the original pinstripe, but I like them. I'm pleased to say, with it's new boots on it sailed through the MoT last week! Couple of balljoint advisories that I'll sort asap but other than that - job's a goodun! Next? Start to look at modifying the exhaust a tad.....
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vulgalour
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Brilliant to see work still going on with this one. An advantage to the new whitewalls is that they make your wheels look bigger without compromising ride comfort.
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dikkehemaworst
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Is that a proper whitewall or a loose one that goes inbetween the rim and the tire? The loose ones are very dangerous because they flap about on high speed and they eat and destroy your tire. I had a really dangerous blowout on the frontwheel while overtaking on a flyover. Lucky they had barriers.... so please be really rwally carefull if they are the separate ones. Just for the safety of family and yourself.
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Lovely motor. Would look great on juice hopping round the streets but for a daily what your doing makes so much more sense
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Is that a proper whitewall or a loose one that goes inbetween the rim and the tire? The loose ones are very dangerous because they flap about on high speed and they eat and destroy your tire. I had a really dangerous blowout on the frontwheel while overtaking on a flyover. Lucky they had barriers.... so please be really rwally carefull if they are the separate ones. Just for the safety of family and yourself. They are the inserts. I've read about them potentially wearing a grove in the sidewall so have put rubber grease inbetween the tyre and the trim. I'm going to keep a close eye on the sidewalls and will remove them if anything untoward appears to be happening. I had some on my Lada and they were fine, perhaps the blowout was caused by a dodgy tyre?
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Lovely motor. Would look great on juice hopping round the streets but for a daily what your doing makes so much more sense Ha, i know what you mean! When you let it off the jack the rear suspension hits the deck and it looks incredible, just need to fire up the engine and the compressor levels it out again.
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Brilliant to see work still going on with this one. An advantage to the new whitewalls is that they make your wheels look bigger without compromising ride comfort. You're right, they definately make the wheels look bigger. It'd be a shame to spoil the ride as it's so damn comfy!
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Has anyone ever used this sort of stuff for custom exhausts? pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=111378307462&alt=web If imagine it'd want to twist but i figure a bead of weld along the length of it when it's the right shape would stop that? I need to remove the silencers but they're long and the inlet is offcentre to the outlet so getting a pipe the right shape might be tricky.
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This looks fantastic. I have a massive love of american cars from this era. The interior especially looks like a wonderful place to be. I think the new whitewalls work pretty well too. They don't quite match the 70s looking original pinstripes, but good enough if you can now replace them whenever needed! Will have to follow progress on this
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Thought I'd do a bit of an update on the big Lincoln. Been using it daily for a while now, and extremely enjoyable dailying it has been! Not a lot to report really, bit of bad whitewall news to start with... in pictoral form, as we like a good pic round these here parts... First of all, a good one! This was NOT caused by any sort of kerb meeting. I'm guessing a stone at speed or something similar.... Some centrifugal force/Michelin man based wear.. and the pièce de résistance.... Again, never once touched a kerb! They also DO wear a groove in the sidewall.. I very much advise against wasting £45 on a set of Atlas whitewalls :/
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Has the lpg ever been serviced or checked while you've had it as those plugs look like it's running very lean?
Still a cool car to daily without the whitewallls
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Even though i had the suspension laser aligned there was still a lot of play and inaccuracy in the steering. There is an upper ball joint that is goosed, but there are also about 8 grease nipples that look like they've never seen the end of a grease gun! Bought a gun this weekend and drove up into my ramps. It quickly became apparent that there was no chance the gun adapter would ever fit on the nips, think it's designed to be used with a hydraulic ramp! I broke out the blow torch and enlisted the help of my bench vice and trusty mallet to make the gun work with the Lincoln's cheeky nips.. Much betterer. Which, is precisely how the steering feels after that job was done!
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Whitewall saga! I laughed at those pics. Can't you just slap on a bit of emulsion?
I don't know what to make of this car. It's certainly original. For some reason it gets me thinking of 'Boss Hogg' from Dukes of Hazzard.
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I also jacked it up and took the wheels off to take some measurements in terms of backspace and hub to arch clearance. I'm looking into some new wheels that fill the arches properly. Clearly entirely unacceptable..
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