hey all, my names Chance. Im 16 and my first drivable car is a 1987 grand marquis 2 door. i plan on repainting and adding alittle power while i restore my mustang. the sawblade rims are pretty much the only thing ive done to the car
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Welcome! Has the suspension been replaced?'79 Continental Town Car
'90 Crown Victoria LTD
'94 Crown Victoria -
Nope, its got air shocks on the back thought, i played with them for a whileComment
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Welcome!
Good looking car you have there.
When I was 16 I had a 1987 CV, that was 14 years ago, and since then the only vehicles that I have had were box panthers until this year.Vic
~ 1989 MGM LS Colony Park - Large Marge
~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
~ 1991 MGM LS "The Scab"
~ 1991 MGM GS "The Ice Car"Comment
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Welcome!
It's not hard to imagine a car like that getting all muscled up. Good luck with it!
2000 Grand Marquis LS HPP, a hand-me-down in 2008 with 128,000 km; 175,000 km as of July 2014
mods: air filter box 'tuba', headlight relay harness, J-mod (around 186,350 km), 70mm throttle body, KYB Gas-A-Just shocks, aluminum driveshaft, ARA3 PCMComment
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Nice! I got my Lincoln when I was your age. Have fun with it!
1989 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series | 249k miles, current project car
2018 BMW 430i xDrive M-Sport | 50k miles
2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport | 97k milesComment
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When I was 16 I had to walk (or borrow mom's 93 escort wagon).
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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Welcome!
'78 LTD | '87 Grand Marquis | '89 Crown Vic (RIP) | '91 Grand Marquis (RIP) | '94 Town Car (RIP) | '97 Town Car (RIP)Comment
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Im guessing you are in Iowa CIty? I wondered who bought that Tudor I saw on Craigslist. Im in Iowa City if you ever need a hand with anything.
1990 Colony Park, with HO swap.
Previously:
1990 Lincoln Town Car Cartier.
88 CVLX
01 MarquisComment
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Nice car! I would love to have a 2 door. When I was 16 I had to drive my mom's 1975 4 door Granada. No coolness factor there.sigpic
89 LTC 429>557 Cobrajet stroker
13 F-150 XLT 6.2 l
"If I could separate what's real from what I've been dreaming I could live to fight another day"
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Welcome. Neat color combo.~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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This. It's got muscle car proportions and a reliable V8 engine (with plenty of potential to go faster!). It demands to be tricked out.Originally posted by IPreferDIY View Post
To the OP: You got yourself a hell of a nice car. Looks like a towing package LS coupe- note the trailer hitch thingy under the rear bumper. Looks to be very well maintained too- can't see any rust in the usual places. Only place I can't see is the passenger side bulkhead. These cars sometimes rust out there- it's right below the AC compressor, and condensation will cause a water trap. If you don't plan on using the A/C, you can just gut the compressors, the lines, etc., and not worry about this becoming an issue. This is definitely a car to keep in good shape, whether that means parking her during the snowy months or doing the used motor oil undercoating (a couple of our members know more about this if you're interested- SexCPotatoes comes to mind.) treatment, the choice is yours.
Love the color scheme, and how the pinstripes are kinked at the B-pillar too. Them sawblade wheels are 80's-tastic too- perfect for your '87 coupe.'89 Grand Marquis "Ebyt", '85 Grand Marquis "Eva", '94 Caprice "Kira"
'84 Town Car "Stacy", '79 New Yorker “Anita", '93 Town Car "Kelly"
'80 Mark VI "Allie", '94 Grand Marquis coming June, '79 LTD-S "Oksana"Comment
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Welcome, welcome!
As far as "undercoating" goes, unless you're going to do a full frame off/por-15 and/or paint job for the entire frame & undercarriage, you should go with a yearly oil-bath. Some places use Used motor oil, some places a motor oil/diesel fuel or whatever mix. They basically spray the hell out of the entire underside of the car, seriously, it drips for DAYS on your driveway and makes rainbow colour swirls on the cement/pavement when it rains.
DO NOT go for the sticky-ooey-gooey shit tar stuff, as it tends to power-wash off (when driving through standing water) along the frame rail directly under the driverside A-pillar and rots your brakeline toot-sweet!
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Slicktop '91 GS HO 4.30 rear. '82 Mark VI Tudor HO, '90 F-150 XLT, '62 project Heep, '89 Arizona Waggin' and '88 donor in PA, getting combined.Comment
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piranah no im from Alden, actually, bout four hours from there, and no one bought it, so im muscling it upComment
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Welcome to the Party!!
-ryan s.08 Lincoln Navigator L - 233k
03 Mercury Marauder- 63k
97 Ford Crown Victoria HPP "Tank of Justice III" (TOJ3) - 194k -->578.9 miles on ONE tank of gas<--
94 BMW 325i Convertible - 135k
73 VW Super Beetle "Bunky" <----- Wifey's
12 Mini Cooper S - 90k <---- Wifey's
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