Page 1: Intro
Page 2: Exterior (Silver)
Page 3: Exterior (Black)
Page 4: Interior
Page 5: Performance
Page 6: Restoration
Page 7: Custom BLACK Parking Lamps
Page 8: More Pictures
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UPDATES 10/6/08:
I got hit out in a parking lot back in May, and I'm still repairing the damages. I had to replace my front bumper, and I was able to find a replacement lens for the one that broke. Body work was mostly finished after two weeks of working on it on the corner of the fender. The photos that I did take are on page 3. Mid July I did a filter change and a shift kit installation on the transmission, with extensive photos. All these photos are on the Performance page, page 5.
Unfortunately rust is becoming a major issue. Both front fenders, drivers door, and a section of the frame. I've started cutting out the rust and doing the repairs that I can... but with very little cash flow and school to pay for, I may not be able to save all of it quite yet. I took the liberty of posting a photo below of the car without the trim on the drivers side, and with most of the body work on that side finished and primed.
I was able to make it to a few cruise-in's this year, only got one good photo of the Deuce, just keeping it in with the updates for now. It's a good shot of the row I was parked in, this was at the "Sherry Chrysler 2008 Cruise In" in Piqua, OH.
I also just installed my 140 mph speedometer, finally found one after four years of searching. Updates and photos are on page 4.
If this page doesn't seem very well updated, or as kept together as it should... this new editor is really giving me some problems. So I've just been doing what I can without smashing my face into the keyboard.
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LOOKING FOR:
- heater controls from '79 and older (preferably w/o defrost option)
- front PI anti-swaybar (with brackets)
- large frame alternator bracket
INFORM ME IF YOU HAVE ANY/FIND ANY UP FOR SALE.
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If you love Crown Victorias, Grand Marquis, Town Cars and such... there IS a place for you. You can find me on there as "murphmobile2" along with most others you'll find here in the Panther community on CarDomain.
GRANDMARQ.net
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THE MURPH DEUCE, my 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria. Predecesor to the Murphmobile, my old 1984 Ford LTD Crown Victoria...
19 years old, $650, and only 88k when we bought it from one of my dad's friends at work, May 2004. Woke up early that day just so I could go to work with my dad and drive it home. It was a graduation present from my parents, to replace the old Murphmobile...
First bought, under restoration, and current, with new paint and top. Just to give you a sampling, of course...
I've slowly been modifying this old car, if you really want to know what I've done, just read below. If you prefer seeing than reading, go on to the next couple pages, lol...
Current Mods/Upgrades
Exterior/Detailing:
-black grille/headlamp housings
-custom black clear parking lamps and reverse lamps
-red Ford oval on grille
-etched glass Ford decals on rear side windows
-Ford Explorer V8 emblems, Ford trunk lettering
-adjustable height antenna
-custom air dam
-round Xenon blue fog-lights (behind grille)
-stainless steel hood pins with lanyards
-Xenon Blue rear license and reverse bulbs
-Sylvania Silverstar low beams
-Sylvania Cool Blue high beams
-35% tinted windows
Interior/Stereo:
-13" Grant Classic walnut/chrome steering wheel
-Pioneer DEH-P6500 CD player, with screensavers
-4" Scoche SC4000 2-way's
-6x9 Panasonic 4-way's
-Cobra 12 band radar detector
-red guage lighting (bye bye stock green)
-chrome 3 guage set with white guages (red lighting also)
Performance/Engine Dress Up:
-K&N Air Cleaner
-chrome valve cover kit
-chrome waterneck
-160º Failsafe thermostat
-dual electric fan
-Goodyear Gatorback belt
-high flow oil breather
-B&M Shift Improver kit
-underhood braces
-underbody braces
-dual purpose Duralast Gold battery with AC Delco battery pad, 800 cca, 1000 cranking
-2 guage battery cables
-Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks (front)
-KYB Gas-A-Just shocks (rear)
-Energy Suspension poly front sway bar links and center links
-rear PI sway bar
-2.5" short duals, h-pipe, Dynomax Ultraflows, cats removed, dumps at rear axle
-Hedman shorty Headers
-Bosch Platinum +2 plugs
-MSD 8.5mm Super Stock wires
-MSD distributor cap
-Accel fiberglass plug-wire boot protectors
-15x7 front, 15x8.5 rear aluminum Indy Mags
-235/60/15 front, 255/60/15 rear Dayton Daytona SR's
The infamous burnout video, taped 8/4/06.
A few new videos aswell, taped 12/20/07.
A clip of the new exhaust...
Driving away...
Short driveby...
0-60 run...
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Page 1: Intro
Page 2: Exterior (Silver)
Page 3: Exterior (Black)
Page 4: Interior
Page 5: Performance
Page 6: Restoration
Page 7: Custom BLACK Parking Lamps
Page 8: More Pictures
