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    2004 CVLX: the new winter beater

    Just scored this one.

    2004 CVLX.
    134k.
    Moonroof, steering wheel HVAC/stereo, EATC, cloth interior. RUST. It was a NY car for the first three years of its life, then bought in '07 by the CVNer I bought the car from.

    The seller is moving to FL next week and needed to offload the car quick. It's worth more than I paid for it. I didn't need or want a car, but he threw that number at me and I couldn't resist.

    The car needs brakes - BADLY. Super soft pedal, and the rotors and pads are trash. I suspect a leaky brake line somewhere, too. Steering shaft is pretty seized up and PB Blaster didn't do anything to help it. Luckily, I've got one of those on hand. It might also need a blower motor resistor, because that's finicky. But the A/C is cold and it passed emissions...



    This is the bad side of the car.




    Yes, the interior is that clean.
    '91 LTD Country Squire LX | '82 Cougar GS wagon |'03 Marauder | ' 18 Flex Limited EB
    formerly: '02 MGM, '04 MGM, '04 MGM v2.0, '04 MM, '07 P71 w/5-speed, '03 SAP P71, '04 CVLX (now in pantera77's stable), '10 P7B
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    #2
    Holy shit am I jealous
    2010 Mercury Grand Marquis LS “The Douche” - 70mm throttle body, P71 airbox, 21mm rear sway bay, dual exhaust, Dodge rims, 89K and counting. 4/2018-
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    Sold 2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5 - 198K. 6/2016-4/2018

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      #3
      If its rusty and cheap but working thats the perfect winter beater recipe.

      Do those 3 years in NY make it that much worse than if it was always in OH, or does it really just depend where in NY?
      86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
      5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

      91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

      1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

      Originally posted by phayzer5
      I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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        #4
        Love that color of blue. Needs a good detail and I'd bet that paint would shine up nice. New grille and strip the black off the rear panel trim and rock it. I'd throw some tint on it too.

        Rust doesn't look too bad yet. Could probably be saved but can't see under it and I know the 03+ cars like to rust up a lot quicker. Hope it can be cleaned up and maybe spray it down with some oil on the underside to keep it from eating it alive.
        These are highly engineered precision vehicles, the first step in diagnosing the problem is to strike the suspected offending part sharply and repeatedly with a blunt object, then re-test.

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          #5
          It’s nice to have a winter beater for sure. Get some chains for it and pull 4x4 SUV owners out of ditches for $20 a pop.

          Moonroof factory?

          The wife’s Escape spent 2.5 years in Michigan (three winters) and it’s a rusty turd.
          1990 Country Squire - under restoration
          1988 Crown Vic LTD Wagon - daily beater

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            #6
            Originally posted by ClayBelt View Post
            Holy shit am I jealous


            Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
            Do those 3 years in NY make it that much worse than if it was always in OH, or does it really just depend where in NY?
            Think it depends on where in NY it was. This was from Holland, so it's been a snow belt car since 2004.

            Originally posted by FordMan77 View Post
            Rust doesn't look too bad yet. Could probably be saved but can't see under it and I know the 03+ cars like to rust up a lot quicker. Hope it can be cleaned up and maybe spray it down with some oil on the underside to keep it from eating it alive.
            It's sneaky bad. Probably not worth much more than a grind down/POR-15/spraybomb. I'll Fluid Film it, that's about it. No mods other than maybe swapping Stick Vic's swaybar on, and then finally outfitting Stick Vic with the rusty used Addco I've had laying around for 2 years.

            Originally posted by Tiggie View Post
            It’s nice to have a winter beater for sure. Get some chains for it and pull 4x4 SUV owners out of ditches for $20 a pop.

            Moonroof factory?
            Yeah, it's one of those altered VIN # moonroof cars that was shipped from STAP to the upfitter, then back.
            Don't think I'll be pulling anyone out with the 2.73 open diff, but snow tires are definitely gonna help.
            '91 LTD Country Squire LX | '82 Cougar GS wagon |'03 Marauder | ' 18 Flex Limited EB
            formerly: '02 MGM, '04 MGM, '04 MGM v2.0, '04 MM, '07 P71 w/5-speed, '03 SAP P71, '04 CVLX (now in pantera77's stable), '10 P7B

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              #7
              Holland = 100% Snow/Rust Belt

              Great pull!!


              -ryan s.
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              03 Mercury Marauder- 63k
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              94 BMW 325i Convertible - 135k
              73 VW Super Beetle "Bunky" <----- Wifey's
              12 Mini Cooper S - 90k <---- Wifey's
              Originally posted by pantera77
              Well my buddy tells him he knows exactly who loves buying shitboxes.

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                #8
                I had a crappy old 1/3 can of Krylon that I was sick of looking at, so I did this.





                Was gonna bumper tuck, but this is by far the rustiest Panther I’ve ever seen and tucking would just make it easier for people to see how bad it is.
                '91 LTD Country Squire LX | '82 Cougar GS wagon |'03 Marauder | ' 18 Flex Limited EB
                formerly: '02 MGM, '04 MGM, '04 MGM v2.0, '04 MM, '07 P71 w/5-speed, '03 SAP P71, '04 CVLX (now in pantera77's stable), '10 P7B

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                  #9
                  Does that grille have a smaller emblem stuck on it?

                  At least the car does a good job of hiding the ugly underneath. For the price, you stole the darn thing, even if it’s just a beater.


                  My Cars:
                  -1964 Comet 202 (116K Miles) - Long Term Project
                  -1979 Ford LTD Landau (38K Miles) - New Cruiser                  ​
                  -1986 Dodge D-150 Royale SE (112K Miles) - Slowly Getting Put Back Together
                  -1987 Grand Marquis Colony Park LS (343K Miles) - April 2017 + September 2019 POTM Winner
                  -1997 Grand Marquis LS (244K Miles) - March 2015 + January 2019 POTM Winner - Sold (05/2011 - 07/2024)

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                    #10
                    Yeah, it’s a Chinese grille with a too-small badge.
                    '91 LTD Country Squire LX | '82 Cougar GS wagon |'03 Marauder | ' 18 Flex Limited EB
                    formerly: '02 MGM, '04 MGM, '04 MGM v2.0, '04 MM, '07 P71 w/5-speed, '03 SAP P71, '04 CVLX (now in pantera77's stable), '10 P7B

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                      #11
                      What’s a bumper tuck on these cars?
                      ~David~

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

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



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                        #12
                        Originally posted by 87gtvic View Post
                        what’s a bumper tuck on these cars?
                        x2...
                        '79 Continental Town Car
                        '90 Crown Victoria LTD
                        '94 Crown Victoria

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                          #13
                          Here's a video that was used as an example on CVN:



                          For the sake of getting some aerodynamic benefit, I used a piece of vinyl siding between the bottom of the trunk and the bottom of the bumper cover without any tuck:

                          2000 Grand Marquis Air Deflector: Aerodynamics Anyone? - GrandMarq.NET - Panther Headquarters
                          http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthread.php?51279-2000-Grand-Marquis-Air-Deflector-Aerodynamics-Anyone&p=768434&viewfull=1#post768434
                          Paint and body, trim, waxes, polishes, everything exterior.

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                          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 PCM

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                            #14
                            Winter beater whats that?!? lol

                            Good looking car overall. Love the moon roof.

                            10/2018

                            2006 Mercury Grand Marquis
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                              #15
                              Posi carrier FTW
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