Droptopws6

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I love it, this is awesome. Nice job !

Leadfoot85

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Sorry for the late response... I haven't been checking my thread much lately. Yes I used a third gen camaro pedal with the plastic bracket. It worked perfect and bolted to the toe board pretty easily. I'll take some pics when I get my car back (it's at the transmission shop getting the shifting issue resolved, hopefully).

And yes, I used a crown Vic driveshaft. It's the 3" aluminum version from the interceptor police package. Mine measured 56 1/2" from center to center of u-joint holes. I had to have it shortened 2" to work with the 4l60e and 10 bolt rear end. If you go this route make sure you have a place that will work with aluminum, not all do (learned the hard way). But all said I spent less than $200 including the conversion u-joints!

Hope this helps!

Thanks!

DEEDDUDE

The drive shaft I found was 55-1/2" center to center, the way my motor sets it's about a 1/2" to long, but I’m using it anyway. No problems yet. I'm assuming that the crown vic police cars had two different driveshafts. ? IDK. Might be able to find the shorter one.

I also used the 4th gen accelerator pedal and the hole and bolt for the original. I did have to modify the pedal a bit since it sits at an angle in the f-body. Purchased an accelerator cable and snaked it around the top of the intake, no issues.

Do Work 93YJ

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Thanks guys for the responses. I'm still slowly pecking away at mine. Working on brakes now.

Leadfoot85

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Good to hear!

I finally got my transmission issue resolved - bad TSS sensor. Once that was fixed, I drove her around town a couple times and even made a grocery run! The car is a blast to drive and I love the looks it gets.

I am currently working on the interior. I need to weld in floor pans, seal all interior metal with Eastwood Rust Encapsilator, install sound deadener and carpet. Then I'll get the seats upholstered and the front door panels done too.

Not much else after all that!

DEEDDUDE

Thanks for the update. I was gonna send you a pm yesterday asking, but got busy.

Nothing new on mine.

Leadfoot85

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Update:
I sealed my floorpans with Eastwood Rust Encapsulator





Finally got my seats upholstered and put back in the car!





My son approves!



I'm taking it back to the upholstery shop Monday to get the door panels done. But first I'm going drive it as much as possible this weekend!

Do Work 93YJ

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Awesome man and the seats look great.

chaman

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What a cool car!! Dont know why but I would let it looking weathered like that...kind of a rat rod look.

DEEDDUDE

Seats look great. Snap a shot of those gauges too.

Jimbo1367

Seats looks great. Cute son. I bet you are a very proud papa !!!

Leadfoot85

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Thanks everyone! And yes, I'm a very proud Papa! He loves cars and is always wanting to help work with Daddy

Leadfoot85

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Here you go Deed:

Omega quads (the bezels are going to get re chromed)


Dash with Omega quads and sun pro tach where the clock was

5deuce

Great build thread man, inspired me to do the same to my '52 BelAir coupe. I just picked up a 5.3 with wiring harness and ECU.

My questions:

Did you use any other default wiring harness, such as Painless etc, to wire the remainder of the car?
Are you still using the factory ignition switch?

I've located a donor 2wd Silverado with 4L60e, and figured I can use the transmission, driveshaft, steering column, pedals and maybe more?

Thanks for keeping this going too, can't wait to get started on mine.

Leadfoot85

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That's awesome! I'm really enjoying driving my car and I'm sure you will be happy with yours, too!

I replaced all of the old wiring using a Rebel Rodz 14 circuit harness. I'm not running many power options, so 14 was plenty for me.

I used a universal ignition switch and headlight switch because I wasn't sure the factory 6v switches would hold up under the new 12v system.

As far as the parts from the donor truck, you should be able to use several things (with modification, of course). The driveshaft will most likely need to be shortened and the steering column will be a tight fit, but anything is possible with enough time and money!!

Good luck & keep us updated on your project!

Leadfoot85

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So much has happened since my last post. I got my door panels and carpet in, replaced all the glass and seals, installed A/C system & I got it painted! I just took it to a local car show yesterday and it made the 100 mile round trip with no issues!

Picture heavy update:























Bonus - This 700hp+ 6.7L turbo LS swapped beast of a truck was across from me at the local event

DEEDDUDE

The car looks really good Ryan. How did those door panels turn out?

DW SD

Hey congratulations! The car looks great!
Is that a matte finish paint intended not to water spot? I know they make finishes intended to be easy to care for (like a conventional gloss paint). What product was it painted with?

Is it easy to care for?

Doug

Do Work 93YJ

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Car turned out great man and glad to hear it's running great. Love the look of that seat.

Leadfoot85

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Thanks guys!

DW SD - The paint is PPG matte black. Not sure about its resistance to water spots though. Seems pretty tough so far.

Deed - the door panels turned out great! I'll try to get a pic of them for you.