'88 Ford Country Squire! What's the plan for the Project Wagon?!

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Drake’s Garage

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@UcanRUNbutUcantHIDE007 Ай бұрын

Needs to be named Grizwalds

@Drakes_Garage Ай бұрын

I’m in agreement

@hrhcc1 3 ай бұрын

That's a beauty. Blue would be perfect!

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

@@hrhcc1 I love this thing!!

@SeriesCX 13 күн бұрын

I actually have one in blue! I love it!

@jessewynne8193 Ай бұрын

That things in amazing shape! And they were very comfortable ride!

@Drakes_Garage Ай бұрын

It’s like a cloud!!

@EndMotive 4 ай бұрын

1:35 "tons of wood paneling in here and if it came from real trees the forest would be empty" 😂 Well, you got the outfit to fit the car! I am all for the LS swap, It makes a lot of sense in this instance!

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

Hahahaha wood for days

@alfreddominguez2750 Ай бұрын

It needs the rod knock.

@Drakes_Garage 5 күн бұрын

@alfreddominguez2750 😂😂

@ddy3smptr 3 ай бұрын

Love it! My aunt had one that us kids would fight over to sit in the very back to make faces at folks in LA traffic. LS swap is great, I’d say a light metallic blue paint job if it were mine

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

😂😂 that’s awesome!! I feel the same. The LS would be the way to go. I feeling the blue paint as well! Thanks for the comment!!

@OceanJoe-cy8rx 3 ай бұрын

Knob on driver armrest moves with power door lock, likely a manual unlock but doors will open anyway. I bought an 88 with 87k miles, had it for years, best car ever owned. 26-28 mpg hwy, it was a Crown Vic LX, no wood, loaded power everything, long wheelbase for great ride, surprisingly tight handling, plywood will fit in back, or if longer leave the tailgate down and put the armrests down you could haul something much longer, rear facing seats lock down with key for secure storage, mine started to rust around the front door hinges, otherwise no rust, gave this to a friend years later who used it for storage, it lasted 187k miles they are well known to hit 350k. I think mine may have been some kind of fleet vehicle. Mine was dark blue (Patrician blue), blue interior, a magnificent piece of machinery. Mine handled extremely well, others with the wood seem to get lousy mileage, the low end torque on mine may have made the difference. Fixed the a/c once, a starter, tires (try putting truck tires on the rear to give it a lift. My 91 Merc was taupe with leather seats and the wood paneling, really dated looking. Get rid of the wood if you can. Mine had the velour seats, I got some Covercraft navy blue seat covers that were indestructible. Head rests lean forward to make it a very comfortable vehicle. Great for towing. Nobody ever believed me about the mileage or the handling unless they borrowed it and it was always hard to get the car back. The engine 5.0 quasi fuel injection was far superior to what GM was putting in their full size wagons. Sticker price on this was around $17,500. I put gauges (water temp, etc.) because they only come with idiot lights on the dash. Also, larger tires on the back will give it a California rake and help if you carry heavy weight in the back. The door striker bushings sound gone on yours, replace and the door closure is just like a Lincoln, in fact it's the same part. I was told to change the fuel filter regularly and never had trouble with the engine.

@RoughShodRod 3 ай бұрын

Following with interest. I have a moon-mile 1987 5.8L Country Squire. I'm keen to watch you solve any issues with the stock stuff and how you manage the LS swap. Good luck!

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for subscribing. I’ll be driving deep into this project. If you have any questions DM me on Instagram and I’ll answer to help out!!

@LincolnRay Ай бұрын

I’ve got a 91 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS in Light Crystal Blue with a Shadow Blue cloth interior.. 46,000 miles. It’s an awesome car…

@Drakes_Garage Ай бұрын

@@LincolnRay that’s great! I’m so excited to built this car. Thanks for tuning it!!

@alfreddominguez2750 Ай бұрын

Those station wagons can pull a house with upgraded suspension and drivetrain. I remember riding in those tailgate seats in the 70s.

@Drakes_Garage Ай бұрын

@@alfreddominguez2750 that’s cool! I feel like I grew up in the wrong era

@ultramaximusreviews 7 күн бұрын

The original Wagon Queen Family Truckster was a 1981 Ford LTD Station Wagon but this will work well

@Drakes_Garage 7 күн бұрын

I wouldn’t mind swapping grills to an early 80s

@LTscustomgarage 4 ай бұрын

Yuss! That thing is awesome

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Lance! Can’t wait to cruise this thing for real

@UnionPacific1997 3 ай бұрын

i JUST BOUGHT THIS SAME CAR 148000 MILES BONE STOCK it is so amazing and well loved

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

@@UnionPacific1997 that’s awesome! Came colors to?

@UnionPacific1997 3 ай бұрын

@@Drakes_Garage yep and interior colors

@UnionPacific1997 3 ай бұрын

@@Drakes_Garage my is 1989 but it looks the same

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

@@UnionPacific1997it’s a keeper than!

@twoeightythreez 3 ай бұрын

Im pretty sure these didnt curb out at 4600lb, still around 2 tons, pretty portly. A vinyl wrap would be perfect for this car, as half of it came wrapped in vinyl (from the best trees of the famous plastic forests just outside of Dearborn) from the factory!. You got it backwards too. Mercury had a version of this called the colony park. The only Lincoln wagon you could get in this year was one you hopefully won't be riding in for a long time :) Also, 150hp from a 5L V8 was pretty pitiful even for 1988. Good thing it has a decent flat torque curve to compensate! I dont feel as bad about my 1991 Infiniti M30s 162hp pulling around 3600lb now 😂

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

@@twoeightythreez good to know about the Mercury. I’m still kinda new to these even though I’ve always wanted one! She isn’t a powerhouse but she’ll get you there

@twoeightythreez 3 ай бұрын

@@Drakes_Garage I have the same sentiments about my car :) And eventually will ls swap It, for now gonna manual swap it. As for a wagon, i have eyes for a 1983 Buick Century wagon, but that one (if and when i pick it up) will remain all Buick ('66 300 with a 65 iron 4bbl intake, T5 5 speed).

@brianquilty687 4 ай бұрын

Don't know what you paid for this car but I think it is a fantastic project !! Back in the mid 1980's I had a Ford Wagon ( not the CS ) but it was great !! It had roof racks and I hauled a canoe, thru the kids in the back seats, tents, Coleman stove and stuff in the very back and away we went camping .... it was great ! Very much looking forward to your upcoming videos Matt.

@Drakes_Garage 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Brian. Great story!! In fact that’s the very reason why I bought it. I want to do some camping with the family in it. Should be good to haul everything. Even a popup trailer!!

@brianquilty687 4 ай бұрын

@@Drakes_Garage Oh ya, it can pull the pop-up trailer no problem.

@TheRetarp 3 ай бұрын

Motor/trans mounts for an LS in an 80's panther platform? I need to know more!

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

@@TheRetarp I got some universal LS mounts that should work descent enough.

@TheRetarp 3 ай бұрын

@@Drakes_Garage I'm interested to know how the swap turns out. I have an '89 Town Car and I've thought the aluminum block 5.3L LM4 or LH6 would be a nice engine for it.

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

@@TheRetarp keep up on the channel for updates 👍👍

@mustagcoupe 3 ай бұрын

The frame from a newer Crown Vic or Grand Marquis should bolt right up if you wanted to go that route. As far as I know they never changed the body mount locations. 98-02 gets you much better front brakes and a significantly better handling rear suspension. 03-11 gets you a much better front suspension with rack and pinion steering as well as an overall stronger frame. Any of the mod motors including the 5.0 coyote bolt right up to them, motor mounts should also be available for an LS. The one issue is those awesome 80s turbine wheels won't fit anymore, 98-02 has brake clearance issues and 03-11 uses a different offset.

@Drakes_Garage 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t mind putting the spoke caps on my car. Just need to find a set. Steelies is the easy part