Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

Posted by kieranc14@reddit | projectcar | View on Reddit | 31 comments

Loving how she looks and drives.

2003 P71 used as a ghost car in Vernon BC in rare red. Trac-Lok LSD. Thrush Welded Mufflers. Moog CC501 rear springs, 1.5 coils cut in front. 17" Mustang Bullitt style Rims (OE). ELH headlights with LED.

Next on the list is cleaning up the rusty calipers & repaint. Then body work + Cut & Polish. Want to preserve the factory red paint.

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No-Locksmith-9377@reddit

These are the perfect project car.

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kieranc14@reddit (OP)

For $3200 CAD and 117,000miles, I cannot complain at all! Really fun and tons of aftermarket / mod support

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No-Locksmith-9377@reddit

That looks way nicer than the one I bought. I just bought a P71 from a cop auction for $2,000 cause it looked like a stupid fun idea.

But in my defense it did have a push bar....

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No-Enthusiasm3579@reddit

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455carpenter@reddit

Don't let Cleetus see that , he'll try and buy it.

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tplesmid@reddit

Those thrush mufflers sound so good on a 4.6. That’s what my dad had on his mustang. He also coincidentally has his stock wheels sitting around “just in case” for something like this. So rad!

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kieranc14@reddit (OP)

Do you know if he cut the secondary cats out? I have my cats still on, but want it louder. Wondering if cutting the secondary cats will wake up the Thrush growl a bit.

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tplesmid@reddit

He had all his cats. But the mustang might’ve had a little different layout upstream? They were welded into his old summit cat back when the original mufflers rusted out.

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kieranc14@reddit (OP)

Ah okay, I will have to look into it. I love the tone but it's really quiet on mine. I think chopping the secondary cats should help

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tplesmid@reddit

Not super related but a catless mid pipe made my NC Miata way louder. Going from 2 cats to 1. So it should for sure.

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kieranc14@reddit (OP)

Awesome, it makes sense!

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Basic_Computer2828@reddit

Nice clean Vic.

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techstyles@reddit

Really suits those wheels, very nice

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kieranc14@reddit (OP)

Thankyou!

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ozzy_thedog@reddit

That looks awesome. It’s going to look amazing after a cut & polish

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kieranc14@reddit (OP)

Yeahh debating doing it myself VS paying a shop. On project car's I think part of the fun is learning and doing everything yourself, but paint can be really tricky

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Glum_Introduction755@reddit

I had one these cars years ago. Absolute tank but infuriating to work on if you needed to get anywhere south of the water pump. I've read a 5.4 is a pretty easy swap.

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