What does a lincoln towncar enthusiast make for his living room with a
spare panther platform engine block?
A coffee table of course.
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Here's the car to pull the engine from
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That connecting rod shouldn't have poked a hole through the side of the
engine block
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A test fit of the pistons to hold the glass top
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After hot-tanking the block to clean off the old grease
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And painting the pistons
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Fitting the legs that will hold the block off of the floor
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The front of the engine block after painting
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The rear of the engine block after painting.
That aluminum rear main seal retainer sure shined up nice after a
little cleaning.
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Table constructed by Dereck
from www.lincolnsonline.com.
Pictures courtesy of Dereck
from www.lincolnsonline.com.