Showed it to a field adjuster who deemed the car not a total loss, removed LR axle, pressed in new studs, reinstalled, parked...awaiting word from a couple body shops.
Showed it to a field adjuster who deemed the car not a total loss, removed LR axle, pressed in new studs, reinstalled, parked...awaiting word from a couple body shops.
'03 Marauder | '91 Country Squire | '18 Flex Ecoboost | '92 Shadow VT1100
former Panthers: '02 MGM, '04 MGM, '04 MGM v2.0, '04 MM, '07 P71 w/5-speed, '04 CVLX, '03 SAP P71, '10 P7B
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I had the big brake upgrade for the front, replaced the rear calipers, pads and rotors for the rear, TCE rear steel braided brake lines installed, replaced the rear air springs, air ride compressor & the Marty tune on my Marauder installed at Mo's Speed Shop. Definitely worth the $$$ spent. I provided all the parts with the exception of the upgraded tune.
2003 Marauder 300A
#3968 of 7838
Black/Dark Charcoal
Build date: 08/22/2002
Adopted: 08/21/2011 at 76,404 miles
Joined the 100k mile club on 04/14/2013
at I-95 North at New Smyrna Beach,FL
List of modifications:
- Ford Escape 6 CD audiophile unit
- LCM/EATC upgrades courtesy of FBM
- Acme wheel lock kit (20 locks/1 key)
- Trunk plate for 1998-2010 Crown Victoria (Havis part # C-3054)
- Innovative Interceptors 3.5 in resonator deleted exhaust tips courtesy of RoyLPita
- Trunk organizer
- Marty's tune
- Big brake upgrade
1995 Ford CVPI
Purchased : 03/1999 [77k miles]
Sold:03/2015 [330k miles]
2001 Chevrolet Impala
Inherited 02/2015 [93k miles]
Sold:03/2023 [170k miles]
2005 Lincoln Town Car Signature
Purchased 03/2023 with 56k original miles.
New DD.
R.I.P. REX aka S/C CHEESEHEAD
Getting new rear shoes. Finally. They’ve been bald for nearly two years but only seeing less than a thousand a year makes it hard to justify. But it’s beyond dangerous on dry roads so…
Decided on the Nitto 421Q that replaced the 420S that I fell in love with so many years ago. Hopefully they bite just as good. Hell, even crappy OEM’s would be an improvement!
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Cobra short block / ProCharger F1-A / Cog drive upgrade / Manley valves / Brian Tooley Racing valve springs / 80# inj. / -8 fuel line / -6 return / Aeromotive 340 pumps and regulator / 2012 GT500 TR6060 six speed / twin disc clutch / Driveshaft Shop GT500 upgraded CV joint shaft / BA5000 blow thru MAF/ 4.10's / Ford Racing 31 spline set up and Girdle / Metco D.S. safety loop / Stainless Works headers, cats, and everything else out back / ClassGlass hood / Bob's hood strut mod / Hurst line lock / Metco control arms / Addco front and rear sway bars / Monroe severe duty shocks all around / Race concepts rotors / Badgeless grille / 35% tint / FBM's interior LED kit and ambient lighting kit / Pioneer FB700 deck / kenwood speaker 4 Ch. / Rockford Fosgate 10" sub and amp / Kicker 6 X 8's all around / back up cam / bluetooth / Pioneer Xm / 704 RWHP 603 RWTQ tuned by Mo's Speedshop.
[yesterday I] Recovered from a track session by draining and filling the transmission pan, flushing a quart of brake fluid (fronts got hottttt), and switching back to street tires. Double checked all the bolts from my suspension replacement/upgrade and found a couple that had backed off a turn or two, cranked them back down and getting ready to order replacement nylocs (Front UCAs seem to be a problem).
Need to do some sort of brake upgrade before the next track day, front rotors are toast. Can't decide between Wilwood or Zack/C6 kit.
You "feel" the difference because you want to "feel" the difference. Since you just spent money on the upgrade you "have" to feel the difference
I'm looking to eliminate the double pump process I have to follow right now to get the pedal hard
2004 300A Procharger #0010 D1X
2003 300A Procharger #0017 D1SC (SOLD. Last I heard, it was in Washington State)
Wildwoods are expensive to maintain. Zack kit is cheaper and less expensive to maintain.
Bill
03 Mercury Marauder, 300A
SOLD
2005 Lincoln Town Car, ADTR Supercharger, TCE Brake Lines, MO's Tune
2022 Lincoln Aviator Reserve AWD
Was thinking about trying to polish up my yellowing headlites till I opened the front door and got knocked back by the oppressive heat. Maybe next week. If my method works I'll post up the results. If I can figure out how to do pictures I'll try to post before and after pics.
Well if you’re just now getting the heat wave we had then get ready for daily on off rain and storms (some severe) for the next 2-3 weeks…
Anymore I can’t tell if working outside makes me a stronger person or if it’s slowly killing me..??
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Cobra short block / ProCharger F1-A / Cog drive upgrade / Manley valves / Brian Tooley Racing valve springs / 80# inj. / -8 fuel line / -6 return / Aeromotive 340 pumps and regulator / 2012 GT500 TR6060 six speed / twin disc clutch / Driveshaft Shop GT500 upgraded CV joint shaft / BA5000 blow thru MAF/ 4.10's / Ford Racing 31 spline set up and Girdle / Metco D.S. safety loop / Stainless Works headers, cats, and everything else out back / ClassGlass hood / Bob's hood strut mod / Hurst line lock / Metco control arms / Addco front and rear sway bars / Monroe severe duty shocks all around / Race concepts rotors / Badgeless grille / 35% tint / FBM's interior LED kit and ambient lighting kit / Pioneer FB700 deck / kenwood speaker 4 Ch. / Rockford Fosgate 10" sub and amp / Kicker 6 X 8's all around / back up cam / bluetooth / Pioneer Xm / 704 RWHP 603 RWTQ tuned by Mo's Speedshop.
I've been needing to replace my battery. Can't seem to get the retainer removed, though. Been hitting it up with penetrant and an impact driver, but no luck. Parked it outside while I get some work done in the garage, but it's been stuck, so it'll be fun to get it off the grass with all this rain once I can get it started again.
"Beast, Jr."
2003 300 A, 4.10:1 gear, JLT CAI, Marty tune, Nitto 420S and 555 tires, NGK TR55 plugs, J-mod, Skull lock knobs, and a new windshield
I started off by cheating my way to a lower idle by making a new IAC gasket but leaving one port tiny, like only 3/16”. Not only did that drop my RPMs but also seemed to cure the occasional hanging idle, quicker rev drops, AND FINALLY cured by bucking at speeds under 35-40MPH. Parking lots and subdivisions were a nightmare to hold speed in. You had to ride the clutch once it started or you’d better be wearing a cowboy hat and keeping an arm up..
It never occurred to me the bucking could be in the IAC. Even with a brand new motorcraft one, dual shortened return springs on the Accufab, and numerous fine tuning of the stop screw and TPS adjustments, NOTHING would lower my idle lower than 1,200! Perhaps when I modded the upper intake for the single blade I opened up the IAC intake a tad too much? Or a combination of that and too much air getting past the TB blade either by blade fitment or the blower simply still creating too much of a push, or both?? I have a big red BOV always bleeding off and a Tial 50mm always open to atmosphere being used as a waste gate essentially to keep the boost down as much as possible so I wouldn’t think it would be producing enough at idle to jack with the TB blade.
Don’t know, don’t care, just happy!
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SOLD 12/31/2021
Cobra short block / ProCharger F1-A / Cog drive upgrade / Manley valves / Brian Tooley Racing valve springs / 80# inj. / -8 fuel line / -6 return / Aeromotive 340 pumps and regulator / 2012 GT500 TR6060 six speed / twin disc clutch / Driveshaft Shop GT500 upgraded CV joint shaft / BA5000 blow thru MAF/ 4.10's / Ford Racing 31 spline set up and Girdle / Metco D.S. safety loop / Stainless Works headers, cats, and everything else out back / ClassGlass hood / Bob's hood strut mod / Hurst line lock / Metco control arms / Addco front and rear sway bars / Monroe severe duty shocks all around / Race concepts rotors / Badgeless grille / 35% tint / FBM's interior LED kit and ambient lighting kit / Pioneer FB700 deck / kenwood speaker 4 Ch. / Rockford Fosgate 10" sub and amp / Kicker 6 X 8's all around / back up cam / bluetooth / Pioneer Xm / 704 RWHP 603 RWTQ tuned by Mo's Speedshop.
Well, this...
Looked like this Saturday
Oooooh, noooo!
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WLB
BB#1) 1996 ImpalaSS - 16,500 miles - 100% stock
______________________________ ___________
BB#2) 2003 Marauder (300a) - 34k miles - Daily Driver
#2912 of 7093
Conceived 8/6/2002
Delivered 9/19/2002
Adopted 8/10/2011
Trilogy 242 - Self Installed 9/9/12 (0-60 5.5 sec)
Pioneer 6x8 Front
Legacy 600w 6x9 Rears
JL 6.5 SubWoofer
K&N CAI
Window tint 50% rear/35% front
FBM CHMSL with Strobe mod 7/1/12
DR Deep Aluminum Trans Pan
Sparta FOMOCO Racing 8.8 Girdle
Mo's Dyno Tune
Gorilla Nuts - The System
Ford Racing 4.10s, 31 spline Cobra carrier & axles 7/1/12
Powder Coat Axle Housing 7/1/12
CME HP Rear Control Arms & Watts Link 7/1/12
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Rex "SC Cheesehead" Weinbender 11-14-13
Ed "Baaad GN" Linthicum 8-6-2014
But, it's all good! It looks like this now.
Crazy easy job, slice the little flange off the top, left and right, use the Crutchfield 120955817 install kit = slides right in with finish looking sides
Here are opening measurements for those who might need them:
4&1/16” x 7&7/16 raw opening
3&21/32 x 7&1/4 flange opening before trimming
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Last edited by MyBlackBeasts; 07-06-2021 at 04:19 PM.
WLB
BB#1) 1996 ImpalaSS - 16,500 miles - 100% stock
______________________________ ___________
BB#2) 2003 Marauder (300a) - 34k miles - Daily Driver
#2912 of 7093
Conceived 8/6/2002
Delivered 9/19/2002
Adopted 8/10/2011
Trilogy 242 - Self Installed 9/9/12 (0-60 5.5 sec)
Pioneer 6x8 Front
Legacy 600w 6x9 Rears
JL 6.5 SubWoofer
K&N CAI
Window tint 50% rear/35% front
FBM CHMSL with Strobe mod 7/1/12
DR Deep Aluminum Trans Pan
Sparta FOMOCO Racing 8.8 Girdle
Mo's Dyno Tune
Gorilla Nuts - The System
Ford Racing 4.10s, 31 spline Cobra carrier & axles 7/1/12
Powder Coat Axle Housing 7/1/12
CME HP Rear Control Arms & Watts Link 7/1/12
______________________________ ________________
Rex "SC Cheesehead" Weinbender 11-14-13
Ed "Baaad GN" Linthicum 8-6-2014
I got mine inspected. next week registered.
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Last edited by Muddflapp; 07-05-2021 at 03:58 PM. Reason: adding pic
Got The Works Package and had a new Motorcraft BXT-65-850 battery installed last month, but forgot to post abut it.
2004 Silver Birch Mercury Marauder w/ Factory SpoilerBorn: 05/13/2004Adopted: 10/23/2004Inherited: 04/23/2010
Changing the Vapor Canister Solenoid, PCV Valve, Fuel Filter, Oil change and new gas cap.
300A 8-20-02 #3849
Webasto Aftermarket Moonroof
Rear Spoiler
S55 Tail Light Treatment
5% Limo Tints
Fresh Black Paint & PVD Chrome
Stainless Works Headers & Full Cat Mandrel Exhaust System w/Magnaflow 11229 Mufflers, Martyo Tune & Coolant Mod, Steeda UDP, Stewart WP, JLT CAI & Catch Can, J-Mod, UHaul Pan, Rebuild 4R70W, Dynotech 4' 6061, Forced Lube Mod, 31 Ford Spline Axles, 31 Cobra Carrier w/CF Clutchs, Ford Racing 4.10, TA Girdle & Stud Kit, Carfixer Alignment & SPC Camber Bolts, Ridetech HQ Front Coilovers w/ADTR extended bracket & ADTR Rear HQ Shocks, Arnott P2936 A/C & A-2220 Bags, Gorilla Lock, Cooper Zeon RS3-G1 Tires, Metco Control Arms & Watts Link, Addco F/R Sway Bars, SS Brake Lines, AutoMeter Digital Oil & Volt Gauge, Full VLED Interior/Exterior, Alpine ILX-507, PKG-M780 Headrest Monitors, MRP-F300, R-S65C.2 & R-S68 Speakers, HCE-C1100 & KTX-C10LP Camera System, Viper DS4 & DSM550 GPS SmartStart System, Yellow Optima, BIG III & 200 Amps Alt
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