I'm the guy who bought bawazir's Supercharged MM

[TFB]

Hi all, I've been semi lurking for a few weeks and the more I watched his for sale thread, the more I figured it was a deal too good to let pass by... Basically this car was a Hell of a buy and the rebuilt title doesn't mean "Jack" to me...

After we worked out the deal, the wife & I flew into O'hare Sat morning where Abdul met us and we went for a "quick" ride which immediately sold the car... We settled the paper work, got a fill up and was on the road to Alliance OH, where we spent the night with friends... Sunday were out the gate at 8 AM and were making great time, till the serpentine belt let go just before the 100 mile marker on the PA Turnpike... AAA hauled it to the Auto Zone in Summerset where one of the employees trotted over and offered to help me repair it(he was on lunch break)... First thing we noticed was the back of the belt was worn badly and then found it had been rubbing on the lower part of the alternator bracket, so belt had been improperly installed... After figuring out what we thought was the correct wrap, the belt was too short... I then called Abdul and he called justbob who gave me the routing and the correct length(A big THANK YOU Bob), so after about 3.5 hours total, we hit the road again without any other issues...

While this is my first Marauder & first supercharged anything, I've owned several "transportation" MGMs, currently have a grandma '98 LS with 37K mi and a '07 GS that's about as basic as they come...

My Hot Rod of late has been a '88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe that I converted to 5.0(Trick Flow Heads & cam, 2.5" exhaust, etc, etc)... I've taken a bit of flack for ruining a "ahem" rare car(that's a joke, Ford built almost 40K in '88 alone)... While the 5-speeds are fun, even a turbo on a half motor(4cyl) isn't exactly a performance piece in a 3500 lb car... With the 5.0, it's run 13.11 NA and a best of 12.23 @ 105 with a small shot of nitrous...

Tom

[CBT]

Welcome aboard, sailor! :wave:

[Ms. Denmark]

Congratulations and welcome!! :welcome1:

[Brian H]

Auto parts nerds.com- "Blue Micro-V" belt, specify 2003 Mach-1. ungodly cheap!!! (11.13) including shipping!!!!!

[DOOM]

:welcome: to the site.

I didn't know he sold his car!

Enjoy the ride! :D :burnout:

:burn:

[SpartaPerformance]

Welcome to site! Have fun with the car.

[FordNut]

Congrats. Write down the belt number somewhere (for both belts). With all the custom configurations out there it's sometimes difficult to cross-reference because the books only refer to the OEM belt.

[TooManyFords]

Congrats, and get used to changing those belts!

[PonyUP]

Congrats on your purchase, that car has been worked on by two of the guys that know most about Marauders, so you got yourself one hell of a car there.

[guspech750]

Congrats on your purchase, that car has been worked on by two of the guys that know most about Marauders, so you got yourself one hell of a car there.
I approve Brads message.

I think you got yourself one hell of a deal. Congats.:beer:

[bawazir]

I am really sorry about the belt issue u had. .
hope now every thing is well .,
and Tom for the LOVE OF THE GOD dont De tune the car,, is on a very safe tune,
hope u enjoy u the car as much i did

[Chevyguy]

Hey welcome aboard!! Have fun with that thing!!

[LIGHTNIN1]

:welcome1::xtree:

I am sure you got yourself a good ride.Now it is time to enjoy!

[justbob]

Glad I could help you out Tom. Thats what this site is all about. Like I said, we are a very tight community and rely on each other day in and day out. Hope the wifey isn't too upset with your purchase. Stick around, the fun just began.

[DEFYANT]

Congrats and welcome.

[CBT]

Glad I could help you out Tom. Thats what this site is all about. Like I said, we are a very tight community and rely on each other day in and day out. Hope the wifey isn't too upset with your purchase. Stick around, the fun just began.

Speak for yourself, I've had a rough day....

[guspech750]

Speak for yourself, I've had a rough day....
I had a good day.

[justbob]

speak for yourself, i've had a rough day....
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TFB]

Glad I could help you out Tom. Thats what this site is all about. Like I said, we are a very tight community and rely on each other day in and day out. Hope the wifey isn't too upset with your purchase. Stick around, the fun just began.

No Bob she took it well, probably because she drove it for a couple hours on Saturday(I ain't stupid ;) )... It does have a couple issues I'll be posting questions about, but we'll get to that in the correct forum... Thanks again for your help...



I am really sorry about the belt issue u had. .
hope now every thing is well .,
and Tom for the LOVE OF THE GOD dont De tune the car,, is on a very safe tune,
hope u enjoy u the car as much i did

De-tune it??? I've already been going through the goodies in the trunk looking for the smaller blower pulley...:D

I'm just :bs: ing you...

Mainly I'm concerned with getting it through VA state inspection at the moment(tint and maybe the HID's), any mods would be down the road...

BTW, thanks to all for the big welcome...

[DOOM]

Hey what part of Va. are you in???

[fastblackmerc]

Interesting.... so all the belt issues bedazzle bear had was due to an improperly routed belt.......

BTW... Welcome to the site!

[dohc324ci]

Congrats on the purchase!

[Big Black Beast]

You win!
Just don't *FAIL BIG TIME* and sell it!
You're one of us now...

[jus4kix03MM]

congrats on your purchase. welcome tor the site. :D

[TAKEDOWN]

Congrats and enjoy!

[ctrlraven]

Welcome and enjoy your new wheels!

[88LTDCV351]

Congrats, welcome and enjoy!

[BlownMerc]

Welcome, hope to see you around the way since it appears we're both in southeast VA. I work out in Suffolk at Beach FLM and live in Isle of Wight.

[CBT]

Welcome, hope to see you around the way since it appears we're both in southeast VA. I work out in Suffolk at Beach FLM and live in Isle of Wight.

No kidding? Heck, that's not too far from Hampton.

[Egon Spengler]

Congrats on the purchase. Does the performance make you light headed and see stars???

[CBT]

Does the performance make you light headed and see stars???
Are you making fun of me?:mad:

[Egon Spengler]

Are you making fun of me?:mad:
What? No! When Bawazir owned it, it used to make him light headed!

[CBT]

What? No! When Bawazir owned it, it used to make him light headed!

I, I, I'm sorry. I'm still a bit shaken up from my exam. Back on topic, my bad.

[RoyLPita]

Welcome aboard. Enjoy the site and your new ride.

[Seneca]

welcome aboard and enjoy ur new ride!!!

[william s]

Welcome to the site.

[DOOM]

What? No! When Bawazir owned it, it used to make him light headed!

He was that way waaaaaayyyyyyyyy before he had that marauder. :loco:

(bawazir)

[musclemerc]

Good Luck, enjoy all that power and Welcome to the site!

[Marauderman]

Welcome to the Marauder Family

Now you need to come to Marauderville VIII since your not that far away and see some more interesting Marauders.........

[BlownMerc]

No kidding? Heck, that's not too far from Hampton.

Yep, the other side of the JRB, I live on the south end of the county. I come over to the peninsula all the time for tournaments with my daughter's softball team. Stoney Run and York County Sportsplex.

[LANDY]

He was that way waaaaaayyyyyyyyy before had that marauder. :loco:Lol. Doom noww the man is going to think the car is crazy too.

[TFB]

Congrats on the purchase. Does the performance make you light headed and see stars???
Naah no stars, on a 75Hp nitrous shot my 5.0 T-Bird is faster, BUT my head is still spinnin' from the thought of being able to buy such a car...

I'd been looking for a Silver Birch, but being able to buy a SC MM made me forget about the color...

[LANDY]

I'd been looking for a Silver Birch, but being able to buy a SC MM made me forget about the color... that's what happened to me, I saw the car drove it and said is sold. Enjoy it

[DOOM]

Does the performance make you light headed and see stars???

Thats what she said!!! :cool4:

[MM2004]

Thats what she said!!! :cool4:

I would bet a paycheck you have NEVER heard that said to you.

RIBS!!!

:lol:

Mike.

[CBT]

I would bet a paycheck you have NEVER heard that said to you.

RIBS!!!

:lol:

Mike.
Oh snizz-ap!