Nope. Reting in pieces, with stuff store in, around & on top of it... but my son is 10 months old, healthy & happy and about to start walking! Happy New Year!

61-64 have a steering box that's integral with the steering column. In other words, the steering shaft is part of the box, and the "column" is just a tube that slides over the shaft to hold the upper end in place.Options for rebuilds are limited to pulling the entire assembly (a royal pain)...

donorsSorry, haven't been online or in the garage lately. Turns out we're prego (13 weeks) so I've been reevaluating my timeline...2003-2007 crown vics have the bolt-in crossmember /suspension. Town cars, grand marquis & merc marauders are all on the same platform & good donors.Enjoy!

Spent some more time cleaning the garage today, but did manage to get the rear leaf bracket and the stub of the 2nd cross member out.Before:After:Not too exciting, but at least it's progress!

Hey guys! It's been quite a while since I've worked on old Rusty. This is where I left off when I stopped - front end mocked in, engine & trans in, up on skates & pushed aside for storage...

That you, ND?

You need to check for the VIN number stamped into the passenger frame rail. I've been told to look in various areas from the top of the rail near the front crossmember all the way back to under the cab. Of course, that would require some disassembly, or at least some clever frame cleaning, a...

Finally got some progress made today...So here's where we are: I put the straight axle back in & used it to mark my axle center line on the top of the frame rail, then took it back out again. I measured off any & all reference points I could find, and then center punched the axle CL on the...

Most folks would miss the "dueling banjos" reference. Good catch! Yeah, kinda glad we got out of there with our anal retentiveness intact.

Just got back from a 540 mile round trip goose-chase. I called yesterday to get the address. He gave me his home address - miles from where the truck was. So I called from his house saying "We're here - where are you & the truck?" at which point we were given directions to a dirt drive off a...

Hoping to sell off the parts. Attracted a buttload of idiots like flies to a pile o dung. Seriously, guys say they're coming tomorrow to buy the whole nose. No show. The seats - no show. Fender, grille surround, headlight - no show. Crazy! Hopefully the ad gets better results this month...

Buh-bye Vicky!Kissed the CV goodbye today! Oh what fun. We finished cutting a few bits off the frame (e-brake cable bracket, rear shock brackets) and then dropped it down onto my skates. Talk about a LOW RIDER!!!Remember when I said the hitch was twisted all the way down from 3 to 6...

Only got a few hours in the garage today - hotter that hades out there - spent the whole time sweating! Funny since most of the country is probably still cold, right?So I managed to drop the frame down onto the front end. Sweet. Here's a pic:I measured, and it should drop another 3...

Started off by cleaning the gas tank - the ting is always in my way and it was just FILTY! Looked like they overfilled the rear axle, so the breather tub had blown gear lube all over the tank which had attracted loads of road grime.... hit it with the simple green, rubbed it down & hosed it...

Ok, so we got to spend the afternoon in the garage! Cut some patch metal out of the car, including these cool little curvy cowl patches:Then cut out a big patch panel...LOL - figure at scrap rates, that's some cheap metal in case I need to patch anything...I also cut out the piece on...