Back in October I stumbled upon the vehicle I was very interested in them from a service you all are familiar with, Copart. It was a 2006 Lincoln town car. It was black on black with a factory moonroof. I ran the Carfax and found that while it had been involved in two prior accidents, it had an impeccable dealer maintenance history since it was made. I paid for a gentleman to check the vehicle out in person for me as it was located out of state. He indicated this was an absolute creampuff of a car. And did say there was some rust on it. I knew with it being a Michigan car all of its life, there was going to be something. It was sold with a clean title. And I hold a clean title to it currently.
Once I acquired the vehicle, I did an inventory to see what it would need. I needed to have one of the frame rails tugged on A 1/16” of an inch, as it hit and shifted over. I had a frame shop pull the frame end back over. He also straightened the welded on crossmember behind the actual energy absorber. That did cost a couple hundred bucks, but was needed.
After taking off the stupid chrome crap around the wheels, I found out more about the rust
I knew I was replacing both front Fenders due to the damage they had. So I acquired two fenders from the local pick and pull and have them painted. I also sourced a nice condition hood already painted black at the pick and pool from a 2008.
This 2006 car came with factory H ID lights and they had many tabs busted off in the accident. So I still need to weld them on. The car also needed a driver door as the skin and part of the shell have been bent out of shape from the fender being shoved into the door, then the door being opened. The same 2008 I pulled the hood from, also donated its Door. Bonus was that they were both black!
I manage to also acquire a used energy absorber at the junkyard from an on smashed vehicle. I found a painted brand new aftermarket bumper cover on eBay for $200 shipped to my door. Let’s see how long the paint holds up ha ha. I also found the plastic header panel for the headlights to hold on to at the junkyard undamaged.
Once I acquired the vehicle, I did an inventory to see what it would need. I needed to have one of the frame rails tugged on A 1/16” of an inch, as it hit and shifted over. I had a frame shop pull the frame end back over. He also straightened the welded on crossmember behind the actual energy absorber. That did cost a couple hundred bucks, but was needed.
After taking off the stupid chrome crap around the wheels, I found out more about the rust
I knew I was replacing both front Fenders due to the damage they had. So I acquired two fenders from the local pick and pull and have them painted. I also sourced a nice condition hood already painted black at the pick and pool from a 2008. This 2006 car came with factory H ID lights and they had many tabs busted off in the accident. So I still need to weld them on. The car also needed a driver door as the skin and part of the shell have been bent out of shape from the fender being shoved into the door, then the door being opened. The same 2008 I pulled the hood from, also donated its Door. Bonus was that they were both black!
I manage to also acquire a used energy absorber at the junkyard from an on smashed vehicle. I found a painted brand new aftermarket bumper cover on eBay for $200 shipped to my door. Let’s see how long the paint holds up ha ha. I also found the plastic header panel for the headlights to hold on to at the junkyard undamaged.
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