I know it's not a Marauder but....

[larryo340]

I think it looks better with the Marauder tips, and no more chrome in the bumpers and side mouldings.
Not so much an old mans car anymore.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/5/0/2/6/100_1276.JPG

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/5/0/2/6/100_1278.JPG

[1of327]

Looks good...although I like the vicky better than the GM's

[n00bkiller944]

Yeah if I couldnt get a marauder i'd go for a vic

[SC Cheesehead]

Looks good...although I like the vicky better than the GM's


^^^^^^^^^^+2^^^^^^^^^^^

All he needs to do is shoot it with a couple coats of BLUE.;)

SCCH

[OneBADLsE]

OUCH GUYS!!! WTF???

This isnt a GM bashing thread....:bs:

Btw, looks great - F the haters

[1of327]

Wasn't hatin' I'm sorry if it seemed that way... I think the wheels, tips, and wing do good for it. Looks great.

[n00bkiller944]

Man, i deffently didnt mean to sound like i was hating i love the way the car looks, one of the best looking GM's i've seen... I really like the tips and thats one damn good color, btw do you know what GM calls that color?

[offroadkarter]

Looks like crap!

Just kidding im diggin the tips :D

I think if you change the wheels out then nobody will mistake it for an old mans car anymore.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

I would lose the big chrome strip on the deck lid (still super old man style!) and the odd deck lid filler pieces, in favor of some CVPI/Marauder black ones. I think that would be a big visual upgrade (to me at least).

[Blackened300a]

I like it. The tips made a nice improvement and the wing helps it from being mistaken as a "old man's" car.

[Canadasvt]

Looks fantastic! Sorry to tell ya, but even the Marauder is considered 'an old man's car' by many. (obviously not me)

:eek:

[n00bkiller944]

^^^I've heard that as well, and those people are not the smartest...

[MinnesotaMuscle]

Looks fantastic! Sorry to tell ya, but even the Marauder is considered 'an old man's car' by many. (obviously not me)

:eek:
HOLD YOUR TOUNGE!!:nono:

[jgc61sr2002]

I like it. The tips made a nice improvement and the wing helps it from being mistaken as a "old man's" car.


You have to get there first.:lol:

[freakstatus]

Yeah I hate when people call it a suped up old mans car....or pimp mobile...*****es!!

[Crown Vicman]

OUCH GUYS!!! WTF???

This isnt a GM bashing thread....:bs:

Btw, looks great - F the haters

Crown Vics look better and are faster than Grand Marquises. lol yeah:D

[Crown Vicman]

By the way, the car looks great larry.

[SC Cheesehead]

Wasn't hatin' I'm sorry if it seemed that way... I think the wheels, tips, and wing do good for it. Looks great.


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Great looking car. I just have a thing for BLUE.

SCCH

[offroadkarter]

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Great looking car. I just have a thing for BLUE.

SCCH


I thought you were more of a DTR fan? had me fooled :P

[ts-pa]

Car looks good!

[larryo340]

What do you mean by the odd deck lid filler pieces?? Are you talking about the reflector panel on trunk lid with the chrome strip? If you are I actually replaced the original panel with the '06 for the smaller chrome strip and gray reflector instead of red it matches the car color.I replaced the taillamps with the newer ones as well. It would be hard to color match the chrome in the panel as it wraps the reverse lights also. I just wanted to update the look of the car (it is a '98) and not make a Marauder wannabe.
When the time is right I will get a Marauder, and not to start a debate I would want an SB 1st, DTR 2nd, DPB 3rd, and last but not least Black. Not because I don't like black, but on daily driver I swore I won't have any more black cars. TOO much work.
I would lose the big chrome strip on the deck lid (still super old man style!) and the odd deck lid filler pieces, in favor of some CVPI/Marauder black ones. I think that would be a big visual upgrade (to me at least).

[Raudermaster]

Looks great, and no, the wheels stay. HPP rims FTW, to clean FTL.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

Yeah the reflectors on the GM. Painted body color CVPI/MM filler pieces might look cool.

[OneBADLsE]

I think you should go and get these...Cheap, and would make it complete!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/17-Ford-Crown-Victoria-Wheels-1993-2002-Rims-G-Marquis_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcate goryZ43957QQihZ009QQitemZ19013 9689898QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[ChiTownMaraud3r]

I always thought it looked great Larry :up: , now even better with the MM tips. Those wheels on the car now are perfect, and no dont paint the inner space the color of the car, that is what distinguishes it. The newer grey peices go great with that color car too. Looks great the way it is, but if anything I would try to paint the chrome on the back end if possible, otherwise it's fine.

[larryo340]

I have seen them before, but I kinda like the deeper dish on my wheels. Now if they made mine in 17" or 18" then maybe........
I think you should go and get these...Cheap, and would make it complete!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/17-Ford-Crown-Victoria-Wheels-1993-2002-Rims-G-Marquis_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcate goryZ43957QQihZ009QQitemZ19013 9689898QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Thanks, I like my wheels

Looks great, and no, the wheels stay. HPP rims FTW, to clean FTL.

Thanks alot

I always thought it looked great Larry :up: , now even better with the MM tips. Those wheels on the car now are perfect, and no dont paint the inner space the color of the car, that is what distinguishes it. The newer grey peices go great with that color car too. Looks great the way it is, but if anything I would try to paint the chrome on the back end if possible, otherwise it's fine.

[OneBADLsE]

Larry - you better come to bellmore this week. I dont want to hear excuses :D

[larryo340]

Hey, it RAINED last friday !! and if it rains this week I'm not going----so there!;)

Larry - you better come to bellmore this week. I dont want to hear excuses :D

[JMan]

Larry,
I personally like your car. The HPP's kick butt on there. I happen to like the color, tail panel and lights, and the spoiler. That car has nearly no geezer left in it!

J

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

I'd Take The More Luxurious Merc Over A Ford Any Day....
Marauder Or Gm Vs Vic
Sable Vs Taurus
Mkx Over Edge
And So On.....

[whd507]

I like it.

[Sharky]

Me too. :cool:

[larryo340]

Me too. :cool:
Thanks, what tips are you using??

[Sharky]

Thanks, what tips are you using??

None - the pipes turn down and finish flush with the bottom of the bumper cover. I asked the muffler guy for a factory-look installation, and he did it exactly like I wanted. :banana:

[larryo340]

None - the pipes turn down and finish flush with the bottom of the bumper cover. I asked the muffler guy for a factory-look installation, and he did it exactly like I wanted. :banana:
Looks good :)

One more question, is the car much louder with the magna-flows ?

[Sharky]

Looks good :)

One more question, is the car much louder with the magna-flows ?

Louder, yes - much louder, not so much. It has a nice mellow burble around town, at highway speeds it's hardly noticeable, but when you give her more than quarter throttle you get a nice deep roar that's a little mellower than Flowmasters. :burnout:

Overall I'm very happy with the sound. :cool:

[larryo340]

Louder, yes - much louder, not so much. It has a nice mellow burble around town, at highway speeds it's hardly noticeable, but when you give her more than quarter throttle you get a nice deep roar that's a little mellower than Flowmasters. :burnout:

Overall I'm very happy with the sound. :cool:

That's the way I would like it to sound, I have had Flowmasters in the past on my Bronco, and 340 Dart, and I didn't like them on either. Not the volume, but the sound. As long it is quiet cruising, and noticable on acceleration I'd be happy.:burn:

[Sharky]

That's the way I would like it to sound, I have had Flowmasters in the past on my Bronco, and 340 Dart, and I didn't like them on either. Not the volume, but the sound. As long it is quiet cruising, and noticable on acceleration I'd be happy.:burn:They are probably what you are looking for, then. They sound "sporty" without being obnoxious (not that Flowmasters are obnoxious). My neighbor has a Ranger with a Mustang HO 5.0 in it, he has Flowmasters, it is a lot louder and has a bit more edge to the sound, but it goes well with the more radical hotrod look of his Ranger (it has custom body work). I just wanted something a tad more subdued that would be a better match for my "grampamobile". :cool:

[Aren Jay]

I have a friend with his Towncar, he bought some beta blocker glasses and everyone thinks he is an old man. He gets away with things someone his middle age normally wouldn't get away with but the old man does.

Don't knock the oldman.

[ts-pa]

Sorry to hijack...

Sharky---
Do you still have the resonators?
Is the exhaust stock from manifold to the mufflers?
What size magnaflows did you use, 14" or 18"?

[larryo340]

I have a friend with his Towncar, he bought some beta blocker glasses and everyone thinks he is an old man. He gets away with things someone his middle age normally wouldn't get away with but the old man does.

Don't knock the oldman.
I could never bring myself to wearing those :rofl:

[OneBADLsE]

Looks good :)

One more question, is the car much louder with the magna-flows ?


you will see on friday. I got them on my car.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

I had a silver 97 Buick LeSabre with a PCM I had flash tuned by a speed shop specializing in 3800 series IIs, and KYB struts and upgraded sway bars. I would drive on the highway wearing a black cowboy hat.

Yes I am cool!

[JVJ]

Crown Vics look better and are faster than Grand Marquises. lol yeah:D

TOU-CHE to that!:duel:

[jim geary]

Looks great Larry. Before I forget I beleive there was someone on the site
yesterday or last night wanting to know where he could get those rims like the ones you have.? Any hints.

[OneBADLsE]

TOU-CHE to that!:duel:

Off the line, the crown vics are pigs...Ya hoodlum

[larryo340]

Looks great Larry. Before I forget I beleive there was someone on the site
yesterday or last night wanting to know where he could get those rims like the ones you have.? Any hints.
You can get brand new copies here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/16-16x7-Ford-Crown-Victoria-Wheels-Rims-Grand-Marquis_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcate goryZ43956QQihZ009QQitemZ19013 9545023QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

You can't beat this price for new rims.

[Raudermaster]

If you luck out, they will pop up every now and again on CVN or any of the other Panther sites. They come factory on all HPP equipped GM's and CV's. I lucked out when I had my old CV. I bought a set of HPP's with tires that had more than 50% tread life left on them for $200. The rims were in brand new condition, but a PITA to keep clean.

[Sharky]

Sorry to hijack...

Sharky---
Do you still have the resonators?
Is the exhaust stock from manifold to the mufflers?
What size magnaflows did you use, 14" or 18"?

No resonators. The pipes are cats back, with 14" mufflers. :cool: