1998 P71 medium graphite metallic 175-176k
Conical air fillter
04 P71 ziptube
E-250 throttle body
Trick flow throttle elbow
Accel coils
BBK shorty headers
Magnaflow high flow cats no secondary cats no resonators stock dual exhaust cat back
SCT X-CAL4 canned tune
04 sport transmission with 11” 155k torque converter
3.27 track-lok from factory
Energy suspension sway bar and endlink bushings
S197 rear springs and shocks to slightly lower
S197 mustang gt fanblades with 1.5” front 2” rear spacers.

95 lx dash trim
04 headrests
Autodim rear view mirror
Tremor by pioneer speakers, sub, head unit from 04 ranger

Upcoming plans:
95 lx two tone door panels
Continental center console and shifter (need console lid still)
Pi heads and/or cams
Edelbrock victor jr intake manifold
Non stock dual exhaust
Bilstein shocks
Billet rear control arms

Recent work:
New fuel pump, hanger, fuel filter
New hvac air inlet gasket and drip tube gasket.
Alternator repair
Replaced swaybar lower endlink bushings for wear.

It's been a while, and there's some stiff competition, so here goes nothing.

My 2002 Crown Vic LX sport:
Purchased in the heart of Covid on govdeals from Sevier County TN Sheriff's department. The ad didn't say much out of the norm besides "aftermarket exhaust" which I assumed meant they maybe replaced the mufflers.

Well the bid went up a bunch at the end and I was committed, I thought I paid more than I should have, that was, until I popped the hood to jump off the car (dead battery) to load it on my trailer. My friend that came with me was like "dude this thing has stainless works longtubes!" Well, it did in fact have stainless works longtubes... and the ENTIRE manifold to tailpipe kit! I paid basically what that whole kit retails for now, FOR THE ENTIRE CAR.

Mods:

-All new front end (control arms, sway bar end links, tie rod ends, idler and pitman arm)
-Red head steering gear
-Heinous billet rear control arms
-Full Stainless works longtube to tailpipe exhaust (free with purchase of car)
-Powder coated 16" steelies (front)
-Powder coated 15X10 Weld draglites (rear) with 275/60-15 nitto tire
-Marauder interior

The Marauder interior was taken from a salvage title donor marauder I bought (paid $850 for the entire car, had no wheels, driveline, or rear end, and was filled with squirrel sh*t). Spent weeks cleaning it, transplanting all the seats, door panels (had to rewire all the door locks and window switches which was a freaking task!) and the rods for the interior door handles.

Also had to cut some sun visor mounts in the roof and weld into this car so I could convert to the 3 screw mounted style visors (tricky as hell) because the stock 2 screw visors were tan and I had some good used charcoal visors from a p71. As far as I know, there wasn't anything 98-02 that had a black/charcoal headliner except some 02 LX sports? Also got the stock headliner re done to match the marauder color.

The car is an LX sport so that made the front bucket seats, electric controls, and center console swap much easier (basically a bolt in). The reason for the mardauer interior swap was because the original tan (or whatever its called) was thrashed and it had flat steel panels for the rear inner door panels, no handles or anything.

I couldn't wrap my mind around why an LX sport with stainless longtubes was used for prisoner transport. I asked the sheriff who I got the title from if they knew any back story on the car and he said the car was donated to the sheriffs department a while back, maybe 7-10 years earlier?

Plans for the car:
I have and aluminum (WAP block) built with ported stock PI 2v heads, a torque tech kit, used m112 blower, holley terminator x max, built 4R70w, and a circle D triple disk, and I'll probably put this in soon (this winter/spring) as the (assuming) stock 263K mile PI motor has developed a wicked misfire and I'm not putting a dime into this engine. LOL

Here is my 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis GS in Spruce Green Metallic, purchased from the original owner in 2011 w/129k miles. It is just about to turn over 216k miles. I've done a lot of work on it over these past 12 years and am extremely happy with the results. Recently did a 700 mile weekend trip and it ran like a champ. Along with customizing and improving the car I've learned a lot about maintenance and repair. I'll be driving this car, along with my 09 CVPI, for many years to come.

MODS
- 3.73 RAR
- Dual Exhaust
- Custom Tune from Drag Radial Performance, Ocala, FL
- HPP Wheels
- Bilstein Shocks
- 21 mm rear sway bar which nicely complements the stock 29.5 mm front
- VDO Tach on A-pillar
- Police aluminum drive shaft w/ADTR spacer
- Police bucket seats w/medium parchment police seat covers
- LTC center console/jump seat
- Police cluster
- Custom analog cluster cruise control indicator
- Gentex chromatic rear view mirror w/compass
- Ford Audiophile Sound System w/Subwoofer
- Speaker grilles on parcel shelf cover
- Police trunk pack

REPAIRS
- ETE Reman Transmission
- Timing chain tensioners, arms and guides
- Valve cover gaskets
- HVAC Vent Door repair (added stainless steel hinges)
- Heater core / BDA
- Spectra fuel tank + Motorcraft fuel pump and new tank sensors
- Windshield wiper motor (Motorcraft NOS)
- Motorcraft O2 sensors (4)
- Oil filter adapter gasket

TO DO
- Exterior paint touch-up
- New AC compressor (significant PAG oil leak)
- Address slow power windows
- Exterior temp sensor project
- Thorough carpet cleaning
- ...