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  1. #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by jgc61sr2002 View Post
    Congrats - Was your Marauder from Louisville, Ky?
    yep, the one that was a gateway classic cars forever. I looked and looked to find one as nice as that one, never could so I finally drove down and got it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black&Gifted View Post
    congrats and great find. I found my second one a few months ago and it had 15k on it. So I completely understand not wanting to drive it!

    it looks to have the common mods for the car. Put it on a lift to check exhaust, sway bars and rear control arms. With the intake and drilled/slotted rotors, I wouldn't be surprised if it also has some suspension upgrades.

    Other things I would check for would be tune and 4:10s, as they are common upgrades as well. Although, you can't exactly look for them...
    I would now know what stock vs mod sway bars or exhaust look like unfortunately. Somebody got into the computer though as the shifts are super hard. Knocks the tires lose going into third if I get on it all the way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rlutterb View Post
    I would now know what stock vs mod sway bars or exhaust look like unfortunately. Somebody got into the computer though as the shifts are super hard. Knocks the tires lose going into third if I get on it all the way.
    Its tuned. Did the car come with a programmer (SCT XCal 3, X3 or X4, for example)?

    Measure the diameter of the front/rear sway bars. We'll be able to tell you if stock or not. Could also take a picture and we may be able to tell. For rear control arms, check to see if they are beefier billet style. Could also take pic and we can tell you right away.

    For exhaust, most people remove the rear cats. or change mufflers. If only one set of cats, then there was exhaust work. I have pics from when I did this recently in the exhaust forum. The stock mufflers look ugly and I believe are "ribbed" on the outside. If there are smooth mufflers, then it has aftermarket mufflers. Usually aftermarket mufflers have the manufacturer printed right on them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbov6Bryan View Post
    I want to see pictures of these drilled and slotted calipers
    Here ya go............
    IMG_1294.jpg

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    Pics of the underside. Front control arm is about 4.5 inches in circumfrance
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    Not stock rotors and from the pic the C/A's look like Metco's. Hard to tell about the sway bars w/o knowing the dia. in mm. I don't remember if Addco is stamped on the bigger bars. Can't see the Watt's link but if the C/A's are Metco the Watt's link probably is as well if it was changed.
    Last edited by Mr. Man; 12-12-2016 at 05:12 PM.

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    Those look like stock lower control arms

    Look how thin they are


    If they were metco, they would be billet aluminum not stamp steel

    Maybe tell us how skinny the rear lower control arms are??
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    Agree with Bryan, the rear control arms look like the stamped stock ones.

    Exhaust looks stock as those are the stock mufflers.

    Can't tell on sway bars. Addco's aren't stamped with their name but everyone that I've seen usually have a white sticker with the part number. 690 for the rear and 2196 for the front. In doing a close up on one of the pics, the rear end links look stock, but that's not to say they weren't reused.


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    Looks like everything underneath is stock. Stupid clean stock.

    Drive it, sitting kills cars.


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    Amazing to see such a low mile pristine Marauder in almost 2017! Enjoy!
    04 MERCURY MARAUDER build date:02/11/04
    ITS ALIVE !!!!!!!!

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    wow, nice find, congrats on splurging on a car you wanted in such nice condition.
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    Looks like everything underneath is stock. Stupid clean stock.

    Drive it, sitting kills cars.


    Drive it nicely, I may want to buy it off you one day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rlutterb View Post
    Honest 8900 miles, first owner had it ten years, put 7000 miles on it, second owner had it just a few years.

    I think the few options it does NOT have are sunroof and heated seats.
    I drove a really nice grand marquis about 12 years ago that I liked, always liked large body cars, but the new wife hated it so we sold that move on to other cars.
    Finally convinced her to let me get another Marquis, then I kinda did a switch on her and got the MM. LOVE IT.
    Still workin on how to put pics here in a post. Every forum is a bit different but i did create an album so far and added pics.

    [QUOTE=Rlutterb;1521826]

    Congrats on a low mileage Marauder!!!



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    Looks clean. I bought mine last Feb. with 40k and I thought my miles were low! Congrats on the find and welcome to the site.

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    [QUOTE=WhatsUpDOHC;1522011]
    Quote Originally Posted by Rlutterb View Post

    Congrats on a low mileage Marauder!!!



    ^^^^^^^

    What are the last 6 digits of the VIN?
    Will get it tonight, why do you ask?

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