Police Auction Project

[REVINKEVIN]

Hello all. My 71 year old mother just bought a 2003 black Marauder this past weekend from a police auction. It was the longtime sherriff's personal ride. It has 89xxx miles on it and it is pretty good shape. She is his personal friend and knows the car well. It took me 5 hours to clean this thing. I have many pics. She bought it for a mother son project. So, I told her I will pick up the tab on taking care of it. Funny thing is I almost bought one of these when they first came out. I still have the dealer brochure. I already own 5 cars and trucks so my driveway is full. Within the next few weeks I will be looking at a few mods to help it out. During my 5 hour get to know you session I put in new plugs and a K&N filter. I also buffed the headlights, cleaned the engine bay, and removed what was left of the cop stuff. IE, computer tray, gun holster, and French fry. Anyway, hello.

[Shaijack]

You did not fine loose change. Congrats on your new MM.

[Comin' in Hot]

You did not fine loose change. Congrats on your new MM.

Or bullets :lol:.... Welcome to the site!!

[Granddaddy Marq]

Gun holster? Is this some kind of mod just for the Marauder? Does it have the gods head inbossed on it ? I need this mod, is it for sell? Welcome to the sight. Is it light flint or dark charcoal?

[MERCMAN]

what? no doughnuts????

[screamn]

what? no doughnuts????

Eazy with the donuts......;)

There still might be a can of woop ass somewhere in there!!!! :lol:

[REVINKEVIN]

You guys are quick. It is black with very dark seats. No bullets were found but I did search. I do need to get the head of Mercury put on the holster. That would be cool. I could start taking orders for my new Fobus Marauder line of glock accessories.

[Gryphonzus]

Welcome to the club!!! I also purcheased an ex-Sherriffs Marauder it had 98,000 miles on it. You might want to know about the defective rear axles on the 2003's. Mine had them and I lost a right rear wheel when the axle sheared off at the bearing. Luckily it did not come off the car until it was off loaded from the tow truck. Ford has a complete upgrade kit for this problem it has everything needed including two axles for this safety notice. It is not a recall for us poor regular people they only offered it to fleet vehicles. Good luck!

[RoyLPita]

Welcome aboard. Enjoy the site.

[REVINKEVIN]

That bad axle thing is some good info. My mom just came to pick it up. We got on it pretty hard. She thinks it is fast. Funny. I was thinking "this really needs some gears and power". That is ok. I am going to put some .410's and programmer on it soon. I am pretty sure it needs an STS rear mount twin turbo kit as well. I have one more project to finish and I will get to work on it.

[Mr. Man]

what? no doughnuts????
Maybe the K&N filter was on his shop vac and the powdered suger clogged the old one:rolleyes::D

Congrats on the MM

[guspech750]

Welcome to the MM madness.

I would love to see a STS rear mount turbo set up on it. Especially with the length of the car being what it is.


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[Marauder Rick]

Aww man... so u got the COPCHIP huh? LOL

[Jake]

You might want to know about the defective rear axles on the 2003's. Ford has a complete upgrade kit for this problem it has everything needed including two axles for this safety notice. It is not a recall for us poor regular people they only offered it to fleet vehicles. Good luck!

Hi! I am a newbie 2003 Marauder owner also and this is the first I have heard of this. Is there anyway to tell if this upgrade kit has already been installed?

Thanks!



PS: Welcome to the forum Kevin; enjoy!

[Go2GuyFL]

Welcome to the club!!! I also purcheased an ex-Sherriffs Marauder it had 98,000 miles on it. You might want to know about the defective rear axles on the 2003's. Mine had them and I lost a right rear wheel when the axle sheared off at the bearing. Luckily it did not come off the car until it was off loaded from the tow truck. Ford has a complete upgrade kit for this problem it has everything needed including two axles for this safety notice. It is not a recall for us poor regular people they only offered it to fleet vehicles. Good luck!

Really? Although I did not buy mine directly from the police, mine is ex-Sherriff's car with wig-wag for headlights still installed. Originally ordered by Satellite Beach. Don't know if I qualify now that I replaced it already with 31-splines and Cobra differential.

P.S. Welcome to the site ... Hope to see you at a meet.

[SID210SA]

Welcome fellow Texan!!

Congrats to your mom on the new ride.....Our sheppard of the North Texas Marauders is Cruzer (Maury) and he is 83 years young.....tell your mom to post up!!

Mike

[wickedmerc]

I am pretty sure it needs an STS rear mount twin turbo kit as well. I have one more project to finish and I will get to work on it.

You're gonna twin-turbo your mom's car?!? What a cool mom!! My mom drives a '91 Buick. :rolleyes:

Welcome to the site and the madness bro. Good luck with your new ride.

More FYI (if you don't already know): the oil pressure gauge is fake. There's no sending unit. Most folks replace with a real Autometer gauge. I found that tidbit out AFTER I was a disturbing amount of oil low....cost me the motor. Check your oil. :cool:

[SC Cheesehead]

Aww man... so u got the COPCHIP huh? LOL


CopChip = FAST!

;)

[blkZooM]

you have an awesome mother, and welcome to this site

[CBT]

A mother/son Marauder project, that might be a first here. :beer:

[Odinson]

Hi! I am a newbie 2003 Marauder owner also and this is the first I have heard of this. Is there anyway to tell if this upgrade kit has already been installed?

Thanks!



PS: Welcome to the forum Kevin; enjoy!

Hijack

Holy cow you are huge. Marauder owners are some big boys. I'm 6'3"/260 and I feel like a shrimp.

Real men drive marauders. :banana2:

[REVINKEVIN]

Things learned so far: bad axles and a fake oil pressure gauge. Thank you guys very much. I like that "Real men drive Marauders". I will tell that to my mom. Mother son project does sound funny. I am going to try and get her to drag race me this weekend. I want to see if the Marauder will out run my wife's 2010 Escalade. I am going to use my personal car lot to test the progress of the car. When she can beat the Escalade we will move on to racing it against the 1970 Z28. If we can get it to beat that then I am going to enter her in some bracket races. It would be funny to see a 71 year old lady running 12'os at the strip.

[CBT]

When she can beat the Escalade we will move on to racing it against the 1970 Z28. .

Pics or ban. :D

[clintons4]

Hey cool deal. I am in Pearland TX real close to you. Where did the car come from?

[REVINKEVIN]

Hey. The car is from Fort Bend County. I would like to check out your car one day and get some tips. I really need to finish my 1986 Silverado project before I get to deep into this one. Saying that, today at lunch I ordered an all aluminum Holley HP 750DP for the 70 Camaro. I have to stay focused; but I can't. Funny thing is I saw a black Marauder in La Porte today. It made me want to order the .410's. Focus, keep your focus...

[CBT]

Hey. The car is from Fort Bend County. I would like to check out your car one day and get some tips. I really need to finish my 1986 Silverado project before I get to deep into this one. Saying that, today at lunch I ordered an all aluminum Holley HP 750DP for the 70 Camaro. I have to stay focused; but I can't. Funny thing is I saw a black Marauder in La Porte today. It made me want to order the .410's. Focus, keep your focus...

This is a great story, I'd say you have a pretty cool mom. :beer:

[DOOM]

:welcome: to the site.

Enjoy the ride!

[clintons4]

Hey. The car is from Fort Bend County. I would like to check out your car one day and get some tips. I really need to finish my 1986 Silverado project before I get to deep into this one. Saying that, today at lunch I ordered an all aluminum Holley HP 750DP for the 70 Camaro. I have to stay focused; but I can't. Funny thing is I saw a black Marauder in La Porte today. It made me want to order the .410's. Focus, keep your focus...


Good thing I didn't see the auction I would be writing this story. I am starting to become a Marauder hoarder....:D Just kidding. let me know when you want to meet up and scope it out. :beer:

[WhatsUpDOHC]

Hello all. My 71 year old mother just bought a 2003 black Marauder this past weekend from a police auction. It was the longtime sherriff's personal ride. It has 89xxx miles on it and it is pretty good shape. She is his personal friend and knows the car well. It took me 5 hours to clean this thing. I have many pics. She bought it for a mother son project. So, I told her I will pick up the tab on taking care of it. Funny thing is I almost bought one of these when they first came out. I still have the dealer brochure. I already own 5 cars and trucks so my driveway is full. Within the next few weeks I will be looking at a few mods to help it out. During my 5 hour get to know you session I put in new plugs and a K&N filter. I also buffed the headlights, cleaned the engine bay, and removed what was left of the cop stuff. IE, computer tray, gun holster, and French fry. Anyway, hello.


MAN!!!!! :bows:

I want a Mom like yours! My Mom's ideas of Mother son projects are:

SON! Can you paint my living room (while I go on vacation)?
SON! I clicked on something and my computer doesn't work anymore!
SON! My car is making a really weird noise and can you look at it at 10PM tonight?
SON! My appendix burst, can you drive me to the hospital (I'm kidding about this one).

P.S. My Mom drives a <YEEEECHHHHH> Camry.

[clintons4]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/clintonmomo/fortbendmarauder.jpg

Is this the car @ auction? Looks like they only had one. I wonder if it was an impound or something before it was his car.

[Jake]

Holy cow you are huge. Marauder owners are some big boys. I'm 6'3"/260 and I feel like a shrimp.


I hate to tell you that 6'3" is a short guy!!

But its OK, I won't hold it against you.


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[REVINKEVIN]

Hey. That is the car. It was bought new by the county in 2003. He drove it until the Chargers came out and he handed it off to the lead detective. It looks a lot better now.

On my way home today I stopped by my friends house. Talk about Ford overload. 1970 Shelby, 2000 Cobra R, 2008 Harley F250 (with a 1000lbs/ft torque), and a 2008 Shelby (604/617 to the wheels). He just happen to have a brand new set of .410 gears. I got them new in box for $100. We are on our way.

To the big dudes, I hear Sultan Kosen has a Marauder. I think you both look short next to him.

[InfernoHeat2005]

Congrats on your ride. A racing mom, I than heard it all now lol. Now when you talk trash to your friends you can literally say "You can't even beat my mom in a race", and it actually will be true.

[71cyclone]

I love it " INTERCEPTOR TESTED "

[71cyclone]

I hate to tell you that 6'3" is a short guy!!

But its OK, I won't hold it against you.


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When You Operate a Merauder YOU DELIVER THE LONG ,TALL , AND the SHORT to THE PUBLIC//:beer: :burnout:

[STEPS]

welcome on board
I am also Interested in the Holster let me kown

[REVINKEVIN]

Hey. I need to work on that holster idea some more. I bought my mom a programmer and installed it. I need to get the gears installed soon. These cars are pretty fun. I took several people for rides in it over the weekend and everyone was surprised at how well it runs. I think the biggest boost in performance came from changing the fuel filter. Free county gas must be junk. What are the tax payer's getting for their money? It must be like muddy 81 octane lawn tractor gas this thing has been burning. So, for the first week she has had it it got NGK plugs, K&N filter, SCT programmer, and some new .410's. To bad the gears are still in the box. I will fix that soon.

[clintons4]

Hey. I need to work on that holster idea some more. I bought my mom a programmer and installed it. I need to get the gears installed soon. These cars are pretty fun. I took several people for rides in it over the weekend and everyone was surprised at how well it runs. I think the biggest boost in performance came from changing the fuel filter. Free county gas must be junk. What are the tax payer's getting for their money? It must be like muddy 81 octane lawn tractor gas this thing has been burning. So, for the first week she has had it it got NGK plugs, K&N filter, SCT programmer, and some new .410's. To bad the gears are still in the box. I will fix that soon.

I know a guy near me and close to you that installs them for $175. Add another $50 for all new bearings, crush sleeve blah blah. He is a 30+ year hot rodder with a shop close. Send me an email and I will give you his info crherniman@gmail.com

[Raven34]

Welcome to the site I love in Katy but work near you off the beltway between 59 and main.

[clintons4]

Welcome to the site I love in Katy but work near you off the beltway between 59 and main.


Do you work at CAT? I see a MM there all the time with a badgeless grill and plate in the upper right hand windshield. :confused:

[Raven34]

Haha yes that's me. That's not you I saw driving behind our shop on s. Garden st. Maybe a week or two ago?
And yes my grill is missing a tooth as well as the badge. the new ones in the trunk

[clintons4]

Haha yes that's me. That's not you I saw driving behind our shop on s. Garden st. Maybe a week or two ago?
And yes my grill is missing a tooth as well as the badge. the new ones in the trunk

No, that wasnt me I always see your car driving on the beltway. I too am missing a tooth.

[CBT]

....stalking each other....and both your avatars are black and white with words....and you both have the number 4 in your screen names....:eek:

[clintons4]

Ha! That's too damn funny. Also we both have badgeless with a broken bar and front license plates in the passenger side windshield. Oh dear. Lol

I am about to be eatonized here soon though :)


....stalking each other....and both your avatars are black and white with words....and you both have the number 4 in your screen names....:eek:

[vegasmarauder]

Welcome aboard!

Do the J-mod to the trans. If it's still working good, this will prolong the life of it. Most police service vehicles lost the trannys at about 60K miles or so. Read about the J-mod on here and you'll understand why.

With ref to the axles. There was a problem with the hardness of the axles when supplied to Ford. The defective ones failed in the first 30K miles or so, some (like the wife's at 10K under warranty). I just ordered the axle kits and did it for peace of mind on the others. That doesn't mean that they won't go bad from age/miles. First clue is seepage from the rear axle seal. The bearing heats up and damages the seal. If the seal is leaking, 99% of the time the bearing (and axle) are shot.

Any Ford service dept should be able to tell you if it was done to yours in the past at a dealer. I think RoyLPita can check that too, but I'm not sure.

Axle bearings can go 300K miles, or about 100K. no real rhyme or reason..

Good luck with you (mom's) car. I tried to get my mom into one and whle she loved how it cornered flat, she just liked Town Cars more...

[Guittard22]

Hello all. My 71 year old mother just bought a 2003 black Marauder this past weekend from a police auction. It was the longtime sherriff's personal ride. It has 89xxx miles on it and it is pretty good shape. She is his personal friend and knows the car well. It took me 5 hours to clean this thing. I have many pics. She bought it for a mother son project. So, I told her I will pick up the tab on taking care of it. Funny thing is I almost bought one of these when they first came out. I still have the dealer brochure. I already own 5 cars and trucks so my driveway is full. Within the next few weeks I will be looking at a few mods to help it out. During my 5 hour get to know you session I put in new plugs and a K&N filter. I also buffed the headlights, cleaned the engine bay, and removed what was left of the cop stuff. IE, computer tray, gun holster, and French fry. Anyway, hello.




Any new info. on the MM ?:banana2: