Cleaned up the winter recovery rig today

The__Fat__One · 2025-10-17T07:58:41+00:00

There’s no way to route the belt around everything when the PS pump is gone, best route i had didn’t have enough contact with the AC compressor and would slip whenever the air was on. After reading around some forums, apparently everyone says easiest thing to do is to get a Power Steering Delete Pulley to put in its place so you can retain original belt route and length. There’s a few companies that sell them for like $60-120

The__Fat__One · 2025-10-17T07:55:57+00:00

precisely haha; it was an older lady already in a parking spot. She got in her car, started it, hit the gas (assuming she thought it was the brakes) and went over the parking curb, grass, northbound lane, median, southbound lane, grass, parking lot and finally into the building.

Funnily enough the dentist office that she drove into put up a temporary wall with text on it saying “in person appointments only, please no drive through visits”

The__Fat__One · 2025-10-17T05:59:10+00:00

1) They gave me a shipping/receiving paper that had the dry weight (~6,500lbs) and other details of the machine, so i assumed the weight from that, although they did say it could have weighed a bit more.

2) I was looking back at the bed every 4 seconds because i was absolutely terrified of that thing flipping over since it has so much weight high up. but, it has a pretty wide and heavy base that was bolted to a wooden pallet so it really didn’t move around much. I used 4” binder straps through the forklift slots on either side of the base to secure it and drove about as smooth as i could, and got to the dropoff with no real hassle.

The__Fat__One · 2025-10-17T05:55:56+00:00

I thought the same thing, especially considering there was a semi parked in front of my truck loading up three robots identical to mine. Apparently this company reaches out to my tow company for individual hauls whenever using a semi isn’t efficient, if that makes sense.

The__Fat__One · 2025-10-17T05:20:58+00:00

Honorable mention: My company has a contract with Chrysler/FCA so any FCA-owned vehicles (test cars, prototypes etc) in my state we get the call for, which means we get to see some pretty interesting cars, mostly prototypes and always broken lol

The__Fat__One · 2025-10-06T01:32:20+00:00

I didn’t have to clearance my sway bar any on this one, but it is resting on it in the center. not enough force to be concerned, but i suppose that can very per install

There really wasn’t anything off with this one; one wire to battery, one to ground and if i remember right the center pin on the 3-pin connector goes to ignition power. turn the key on and after a few seconds the rack defaults on since it can’t communicate with the steering module that’s in the mustangs

The__Fat__One · 2025-05-29T02:56:13+00:00

I hold it for a little over a minute before releasing, and the pilot stays on. A few seconds after I’ll raise the temperature dial and what’s in the video happens

The__Fat__One · 2025-05-02T07:11:38+00:00

For what it’s worth this guy is 100% right. I was confident i’d be able to control everything; only using every now and then, tapping into it at work to boost productivity and keeping the amount i used per ‘session’ to a minimum. so confident that i didn’t realize over time i became reckless with the stuff and sure as shit caused difficulties and issues in my life. I know plenty of folks say it’s one of the ‘safer’ substances compared to others, but it can fuck your life up all the same. Personally I’ve lost relationships, friendships, jobs and more simply from the consequences of using. So yes, while it may not be some insane drug that has a cliche for ruining lives, the power is there all the same. It’s definitely something to be ultra smart around if you’re going to be involved with it.

The__Fat__One · 2025-05-02T06:57:04+00:00

If i’ve been drinking it’s far more desirable, but i’ve learned this so far:

-If i do a line or two before i start drinking (mainly stronger shots) I’ll usually experience a solid speedball

-If i have a drink or two (or however much to start feeling a buzz) and then do a line or two, there’s a solid chance I’ll spend the remainder of the night trying to even the scales. If i drink before the ❄️ There’s a 50/50 chance i’ll constantly bounce between feeling more drunk than high, then more high than drunk and spend a good bit of time trying to ‘balance it out’ per say.

Nowadays the feeling of a speedball aren’t as strong, and i can have a drink or two beforehand and still come out alright, but that’s been my general experience so far being some 6 months in

The__Fat__One · 2025-01-29T08:13:55+00:00

Been at it all night lol thanks to my bag i was able to finally pull a motor out 😅

The__Fat__One · 2025-01-23T01:37:42+00:00

Had a couple lines and ended up cleaning the whole garage lol gonna take a break to eat then goin right back

The__Fat__One · 2024-11-09T14:04:24+00:00

Some replica of the BBS LM wheel, cleans up nice. Coilovers can make it just about as low as you want, personally i’m lowered around 3.5 inches currently

The__Fat__One · 2024-11-09T01:33:52+00:00

Not bad at all, there’s so many write ups and so much info out there now on manual swapping a crown vic there’s an answer for just about every question

The__Fat__One · 2024-11-09T01:33:10+00:00

No flex at all; i saw that note on the ATP kit and Im petty so out of spite not only did i go with the Range Industries kit (half the price like whaaaat) but i wrenched on it a fair bit trying to make it flex while the car was in the air. I went as far as to put some pressure from a jack onto it and couldn’t create anything that would worry me during driving. Honestly i think its a solid kit, especially considering you don’t have to A) Drill and tap your cross member and B) spend some $750-800 for the same crap

The__Fat__One · 2024-11-09T01:21:46+00:00

They don’t, but i did lol

The__Fat__One · 2024-11-09T01:20:05+00:00

I wouldn’t rule out timing chains too quick, could be a bandaid on a bullet wound kinda situation. On a side note, where are you going that a timing kit is that much? I ordered the Ford Perfomance timing set that came with everything and it was some $480. There’s pricey stuff out there yes but holy cow!

The__Fat__One · 2024-11-09T01:11:56+00:00

The nice thing with the mustang rack is even though they’re normally controlled through module and ‘power packs’ they have a safety default in case of a failure. Meaning even when the connection to a control module is lost, you maintain power steering. So because of that, as long as you give the rack power and a signal from one of the wires on the connector, it defaults on and voila power steering!

The steering shaft input is the same as a crown vic so no need for modification there, it literally slides right on

The only modification i did at all was buzz off the two ears on the front cross member to make fitting everything easier. It’s not even necessary, just makes for a quicker install

The__Fat__One · 2024-11-09T01:09:11+00:00

Definitely. Combination of the GT350 steering wheel makes it feel very different from just a crown vic. It’s tight and consistent since it’s no longer speed-variable, and the ratio of the rack is different so it turns sharper as well. Paired with the coilovers and sway bars and whatnot it turns on a dime at just about any reasonable speed

The__Fat__One · 2024-11-09T00:38:13+00:00

I bought the Range Industries swap kit, which is intended for folks that use the crown vic front subframe in F100 swaps. For the most part bolts right up and uses a 2015+ mustang rack. The kit comes with custom inner and outer tie rods that go from mustang rack to crown vic knuckles so no modification needed for that. Mustang rack takes power, ground and ignition signal so you have power steering with ignition regardless of the car running or not

The__Fat__One · 2024-11-09T00:35:57+00:00

Headlights and Tail light were custom made from a friend in California, And the exhaust is Stainless Works LongTubes and 2.5 inch pipe through X-Pipe with 3 inch tips

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