What did you do to your Continental today?
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FlaOkie
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"She glows!!!"
Yep - it sure does!! ----
But it's not the only one!!
Yep - it sure does!! ----
But it's not the only one!!
Stunning! Beautiful color combo!
Facing the wrong way
Svets96
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I changed the oil in the car today as well as wash and clay bar the paint.
FlaOkie
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I used my Continental to take care of a couple of errands this past Tuesday.
I went to start the car Wednesday afternoon – no start – it cranked over but would not fire up.
Being old and lazy, I had AAA take it to my mechanic.
He found it had 6-7 psi fuel pressure - a bad fuel pump.
He dropped the tank and replaced the fuel pump/sending unit, and a new fuel filter.
Bank account is now reduced by $415.
Assuming the pump was the original pump, it lasted 83000 miles – 20 years.
Thinking back over the years, of all the cars I've owned – some new and some older – and some almost qualifying as junkers – this is the first time that I've had a fuel pump go bad.
The only good thing I can say, it was quite considerate of the old pump to quit while sitting in my garage, not out in the middle of nowhere.
I went to start the car Wednesday afternoon – no start – it cranked over but would not fire up.
Being old and lazy, I had AAA take it to my mechanic.
He found it had 6-7 psi fuel pressure - a bad fuel pump.
He dropped the tank and replaced the fuel pump/sending unit, and a new fuel filter.
Bank account is now reduced by $415.
Assuming the pump was the original pump, it lasted 83000 miles – 20 years.
Thinking back over the years, of all the cars I've owned – some new and some older – and some almost qualifying as junkers – this is the first time that I've had a fuel pump go bad.
The only good thing I can say, it was quite considerate of the old pump to quit while sitting in my garage, not out in the middle of nowhere.
YesmyV8isfwd
LVC Member
Not exactly something I did to my car, but I joined the forum today if that counts
YesmyV8isfwd
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I technically did this yesterday but whatever. It's a shock tower brace from my subaru I made work! Not perfect but better than the factory thing that stripped out when I had previously tried to tighten it. Holds with two of the three bolts. Also I live on dirt so my engine is dirty.
FlaOkie
Active LVC Member
Well done.
Looks more "heavy duty" than the factory version.
Looks more "heavy duty" than the factory version.
YesmyV8isfwd
LVC Member
It definitely doesn't seem to flex as much now. I'm sure glad it turned out well, cause I had to grind off the mounting bolts for the factory one!
YesmyV8isfwd
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YesmyV8isfwd
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Also if anybody's curious I used a 2V 4.6 Mustang intake adapter to add my air filter!
YesmyV8isfwd
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Cheap diy heat shield? Hopefully it's far enough from heat to not melt lol
YesmyV8isfwd
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Had a minor run in with a deer, so installed a new (used) bumper. Painted the top of the grille body color while I was at it.
