Pro touring foxbody wagon

[ProTouring442]

I love it! Just don't show it on Lateral-G, they'll tell you how dumb you are, how you wasted your money, and how all you have is an ugly Fairmont. At least, that's what they told me when I said I wanted to build a Fox-LTD as a daily driver.

How easy was the IRS? I want to put one under my LTD project.

[nelzturingwagin]

I love it! Just don't show it on Lateral-G, they'll tell you how dumb you are, how you wasted your money, and how all you have is an ugly Fairmont. At least, that's what they told me when I said I wanted to build a Fox-LTD as a daily driver.

How easy was the IRS? I want to put one under my LTD project.

The IRS is relatively simple. There is no fabrication involved. You bolt the front subframe horns where the the solid axle control arms were and you swing the the back of it up. Then you mark the four holes you have to drill for the rear bracket. once you drill for the bracket you just have to cut access holes in the trunk floor so you can install nuts and washers. The worst of it is probably the brake lines. You have to split at rear junction into left and right hard lines that meet up with hoses to calipers. I used what I believe were stock springs and the wagon looks lowered.

[1968CamaroSS_Sam]

I wish there was a simple like button on here somewhere. Love it.

[nelzturingwagin]

I ended up cruising in it last night. Even though it still needs a lot of work; I can’t help myself!
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[Kimonoskunk]

I love your wagon build, as I feel these wagons should have been marketed far better by Fórd. I had the same wagon, just painted blue I purchased for $100.00 in 2001.

I drove it the following weekend from Lewes Delaware to Jacksonville, NC (almost an 8 hour trip) and met my g/f, soon to be fiance` then wife in 2003. It made the 8 hour trip back and forth 3 more times before the trans died due to almost 240,000 miles.

Wish I still had the car as I have a family now. (Wife and daughter also love musclecars as much as I do. ) I have an SSDI claim thats running for years that hasn't been approved yet. But when it does, i'll be looking for an LTD II or Mercury Marquis wagon again. Let me know if you ever like to sell yours.

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Kimonoskunk <><
1 Corinthians 15 : 1-4, 51-52

[nelzturingwagin]

I love your wagon build, as I feel these wagons should have been marketed far better by Fórd. I had the same wagon, just painted blue I purchased for $100.00 in 2001.

I drove it the following weekend from Lewes Delaware to Jacksonville, NC (almost an 8 hour trip) and met my g/f, soon to be fiance` then wife in 2003. It made the 8 hour trip back and forth 3 more times before the trans died due to almost 240,000 miles.

Wish I still had the car as I have a family now. (Wife and daughter also love musclecars as much as I do. ) I have an SSDI claim thats running for years that hasn't been approved yet. But when it does, i'll be looking for an LTD II or Mercury Marquis wagon again. Let me know if you ever like to sell yours.

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Kimonoskunk <><
1 Corinthians 15 : 1-4, 51-52

I hope you find one someday. This one however is part of the family now and I would hope that my family treats it that way. It sounds like the one you had was instrumental in starting your family. The Daddywagon was just a plan in my head when I started my family. My daughter was fourteen when I finally found one and my son was two. Maybe one of them will enjoy it when I’m gone. That is my hope anyway. They have to learn how to drive stick shift first!

[RMMiller]

I love your wagon build, as I feel these wagons should have been marketed far better by Fórd. I had the same wagon, just painted blue I purchased for $100.00 in 2001.

I drove it the following weekend from Lewes Delaware to Jacksonville, NC (almost an 8 hour trip) and met my g/f, soon to be fiance` then wife in 2003. It made the 8 hour trip back and forth 3 more times before the trans died due to almost 240,000 miles.

Wish I still had the car as I have a family now. (Wife and daughter also love musclecars as much as I do. ) I have an SSDI claim thats running for years that hasn't been approved yet. But when it does, i'll be looking for an LTD II or Mercury Marquis wagon again. Let me know if you ever like to sell yours.

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Kimonoskunk <><
1 Corinthians 15 : 1-4, 51-52

How about a Fairmont? Not mine but could be very cool!

https://kpr.craigslist.org/cto/d/197...310765405.html

[nelzturingwagin]

My first racing sticker!

[nelzturingwagin]

I decided that I am gonna replace the 302 with a 351. Maybe next week if I have the time.

[nelzturingwagin]

I took the gt40 heads off of the 351 lightning motor to inspect pistons, cylinders and such. The piston tops are caked with carbon buildup. The chambers themselves look pretty good. Valves look ok! I used a golf club cleaning brush and some soap and water to clean the pistons.

[nelzturingwagin]

[CCW67]

Love this build and thread. Cool to see the creative use of OEM parts and using architectures to make something cool. This is what fueled our hot rod ancestors! Inspiring build that shatters all my excuses for not getting my project on the road. Great work!

[nelzturingwagin]

Love this build and thread. Cool to see the creative use of OEM parts and using architectures to make something cool. This is what fueled our hot rod ancestors! Inspiring build that shatters all my excuses for not getting my project on the road. Great work!

Thank you so much for the kind words. I am not a pioneer. I copied others if I’m being truthful. But yes, the creativity is the use of a wagon. I am and have been thoroughly enjoying myself with this build. I got the car pretty sideways today... on purpose! Haha! And the car isn’t even running right!

[nelzturingwagin]

I washed the snow off of it.

[nelzturingwagin]

Who will win?

[1tuff68]

Both

[ryeguy2006a]

So cool. Great project.

[nelzturingwagin]

So cool. Great project.

Thanks! Hopefully I can swing this 351 in there this weekend and keep this ball rolling.

[nelzturingwagin]

I had to helicoil a cylinder head bolt.




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Actually a cylinder head bolt hole for an intake manifold bolt.

[nelzturingwagin]

Out with the old 302.