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    So I got a box

    I decided a car payment was a bad idea and plus I've always liked boxes so I went and picked one up for 500 bucks.

    It's a brown 91 with very minimal rust. Supposedly the original owner was an old guy who would go to florida for the winter and it had been driven through MN winters for only the last two years. I inspected the frame as best as my non-mechanic eyes can and it looks good to me. I found a little rust so I pounded on it a bit and my screwdriver didn't make a hole so I judged it to be good. It has 151,000 miles.

    There was a problem with the heat not working when I got it (earlier today), but after inspecting the hoses I found a hole and ended up replacing both coolant hoses, the thermostat and both belts. Hopefully that's all that's wrong, but it does worry me that the previous owner was driving around blasting coolant out all over the place. The engine seems find though.

    I've had it for about 12 hours now and so far so good. There are little problems here and there such as a cracked windshield, inside door handle that is falling off, drivers side door doesn't unlock with the key (that was a scary moment lol), and a few other things but that stuff is not a big deal.

    I will probably clean it up some tomorrow and maybe even post some pictures!

    #2
    Welcome to GMN! I like the '88-'91 styling the most.
    '79 Continental Town Car
    '90 Crown Victoria LTD
    '94 Crown Victoria

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      #3
      Seems like you have good taste. I also used to have a 79 lincoln, but mine was a mark V.

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        #4
        welcome to the team!

        1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
        1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
        1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
        2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
        2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)

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          #5
          Welcome to the community GMN.......
          2000 Crown Vic LX HPP Red w/3:55 Rears
          85 Crown Vic Stock w/HPP`s
          07 JCL 250 A Scooter
          79 to 91 Mercedes S Class W126 US or Euro Versions coming soon

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            #6
            Its been over 3 yrs now since I got my 1st & only 85 CV Box......
            2000 Crown Vic LX HPP Red w/3:55 Rears
            85 Crown Vic Stock w/HPP`s
            07 JCL 250 A Scooter
            79 to 91 Mercedes S Class W126 US or Euro Versions coming soon

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              #7
              Nice. What would you recommend for starting maintenance or mods?

              What cable co do you work for? I was a tech for 5 years (when I was 19 till 24) with Mediacom and Charter. I'm a plumber now but I've only been doing that since august of this year. Sometimes I really miss it lol

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                #8
                welcome to GMN and you seem like you are close to where i am at sorta... i am located 50 miles south of Sioux City if you are familiar with that area.

                first few things to get done to the car is fuel filter, PCV valve and screen, and the TV bushing. the TV bushing is about the most important thing to keep from frying the transmission. it is a plastic grommet located at the throttle body that a cable snaps into. it has a replacement that is brass to keep the plastic from getting old and brittle and causing transmission failure.
                Addicted to 86-87 Panthers

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                  #9
                  Welcome, and lets see some pics of your brown car!
                  ~David~

                  My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                  My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                  Originally posted by ootdega
                  My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                  Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                  But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                  Originally posted by gadget73
                  my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.




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                    #10
                    Welcome to GMN site!
                    1991 Mercury Grand Marquis LS - Current - June 2016 POTM Winner
                    1996 Mercury Grand Marquis LS - SOLD
                    1991 Mercury Grand Marquis LS - SOLD
                    1987 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 2dr - Long gone

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                      #11
                      Welcome to GMN!
                      2018 F150 XLT 43k
                      1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 44k
                      1968 Buick Riviera

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                        #12
                        welcome
                        sigpicTHE H.I.D MASTER
                        87 mercury grand marquis
                        88 crown vic lx
                        89 mercury colony park ls (sold)
                        89 mercury grand marquis (sold)
                        00 ford crown vic lx hpp
                        03 mercury marauder aka punisher (sold )

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                          #13
                          Welcome to the site man. There's alot of mods you can do, it's just how much $ you want to put into it. Shoot man, lets see some pics of it.

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                            #14
                            welcome mang glad you are here this is the place for info on box panthers

                            1989 mercury grand marquis gs / 2014 ford focus s daily driver
                            302 lopo with ho upper/ aod with trans go shift kit
                            k code 3:55 posi rear/big brake swap tow package car

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