{"id":78121,"date":"2021-10-22T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=78121"},"modified":"2021-10-22T14:35:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T19:35:34","slug":"1996-crown-victoria-with-a-460-ci-v8-update-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=78121","title":{"rendered":"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci V8 Update 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78177\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78177\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78177\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-20.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8 20\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-20.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-20-600x600.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-20.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-20.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-20.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-20.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCfe0g1SeY_SmFntp2nOm2IA\">Doyle Thomason<\/a> is back with an update on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/460Vic\/\">1996 Crown Victoria<\/a> project. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=68867\">previous update<\/a> he installed the driveshaft connecting the 460 ci big-block V8 and C6 automatic transmission to the factory 8.8-inch rear end. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=62394\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62394\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"62394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=62394\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-15.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8 15\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-15.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-15-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-62394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-15.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-15.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-15.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that the car was running, it still needed a few more parts before it could be driven reliably. So Doyle installed a transmission kick down cable and MSD 6A Super HEI. He also replaced the cast iron intake for a dual plane intake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78178\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78178\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78178\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-21.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8 21\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-21.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-21.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-21.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-21.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78181\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78181\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78181\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-22.jpg?fit=1759%2C2200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1759,2200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8 22\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-22.jpg?fit=959%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-22.jpg?resize=600%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-22.jpg?resize=600%2C750&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-22.jpg?resize=959%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 959w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-22.jpg?resize=768%2C961&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-22.jpg?resize=1228%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-22.jpg?resize=1637%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1637w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-22.jpg?w=1759&amp;ssl=1 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8DYgzEZcoeE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With the powertrain running pretty good he turned his focus to the exterior. The body was cleaned and covered in a unique Zebra-like pattern giving rise to the project&#8217;s new name &#8220;Acid Zebra&#8221;. Then it was off to the project&#8217;s first car show where the new livery was sure to gain attention. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78184\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78184\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78184\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-24.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8 24\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-24.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-24-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-24.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-24.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-24.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78185\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78185\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78185\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-25.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8 25\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-25.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-25-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-25.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-25.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-25.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78186\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78186\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78186\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78186\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-26.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8 26\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-26.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-26-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-26.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-26.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-26.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sRZ8ffE7DxU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After the car show Doyle decided to get back to work on upgrading the car. In went a GM tilt steering column with a custom steering shaft and a Painless Wiring harness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78216\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78216\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=78216\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-27.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8 27\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-27.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-27-600x600.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-27.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-27.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-27.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-27.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doyle is now prepping the car for the winter. Some of the planned upgrades include new brakes, exhaust system, self-learning EFI, and 150 shot nitrous system. He also wants to fabricate a custom front and rear bumper. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doyle Thomason is back with an update on his 1996 Crown Victoria project. In the previous update he installed the driveshaft connecting the 460 ci big-block V8 and C6 automatic transmission to the factory 8.8-inch rear end. Now that the car was running, it still needed a few more parts before it could be driven&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=78121\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci V8 Update 3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":78177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crown-victoria"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-20.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62383,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=62383","url_meta":{"origin":78121,"position":0},"title":"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci V8 Update","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Doyle Thomason has made a lot of progress on his 1996 Ford Crown Victoria called \"Maj. Headache\" since our last article. The Ford 460 ci big-block V8 is now installed and running. It sits on a set of custom motor mounts and features a HEI distributor and custom wiring harness.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crown Victoria&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crown Victoria","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=185"},"img":{"alt_text":"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci Ford big-block V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-11.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-11.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-11.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-11.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-460-ci-Ford-big-block-V8-11.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47819,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=47819","url_meta":{"origin":78121,"position":1},"title":"Building a 1996 Crown Victoria with a Nitrous 460 ci V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 31, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Doyle Thomason is a second-generation mechanic. So it goes without saying that he enjoys building and working on automobiles. Doyle is currently building a race car using a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria. He started by stripping the interior and anything else that wasn't necessary. Up front he made a modified\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crown Victoria&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crown Victoria","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=185"},"img":{"alt_text":"1996 Crown Victoria with a nitrous 460 ci Ford V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-nitrous-460-ci-Ford-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C797&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-nitrous-460-ci-Ford-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C797&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-nitrous-460-ci-Ford-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C797&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1996-Crown-Victoria-with-a-nitrous-460-ci-Ford-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C797&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":68867,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=68867","url_meta":{"origin":78121,"position":2},"title":"1996 Crown Victoria with a 460 ci V8 Update 2","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Doyle Thomason is back with another update on his 1996 Ford Crown Victoria called \"Maj. 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