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    1985 Grand Marquis LS "Theresa"

    Hiya guys! Love the site. Love these cars. I can't believe I waited until recently to get one of these. I've known many of these Boxes over the years, from family to friends, and was always impressed.

    I've been enjoying looking at all the Panthers here. Beautiful cars! I had no idea there was a Panther following. I'm rather glad there is and plan to join the parade.

    In the months since I've had my Mercury, I've learned so much about them. I've always liked the look and quality of them. Some people consider themselves Ford guys, or GM guys or what have you. I've always considered myself a car guy.

    Over the years I've had a '70 Datsun truck, '66 Impala 4dr hard-top, '74 260z, '67 Continental, '68 Barracuda, '63 Galaxie 500 box-top, '79 Impala coupe, '74 Coupe Deville, '68 Coupe Deville, and now this '85 Grand Marquis. I still have my '68 Coupe Deville, which is parked after 10yrs of ownership, for proper restoration. In the meantime, I acquired this Mercury as a daily driver and am never selling it.

    I fell in love instantly and am a happy Panther owner. I named her "Theresa" after the original owner, may she rest in peace. Sorry for the long message! Got to go for a drive in my Mercury!

    Thanks guys!


    -Deadarf
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    to GMN, that box looks to be in great condition and it sounds like you'll take good care of it.
    88 Town Car (wrecked, for sale)
    Walker OEM duals with muffler deletes

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      #3
      to GMN!!! That looks like a creampuff there. Take good care of it and it will take care of you.

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        #4
        sweet grand marquis looks in great in shape. Does she run well with cfi?

        1989 mercury grand marquis gs / 2014 ford focus s daily driver
        302 lopo with ho upper/ aod with trans go shift kit
        k code 3:55 posi rear/big brake swap tow package car

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          #5
          Welcome to GMN!!!
          '79 Continental Town Car
          '90 Crown Victoria LTD
          '94 Crown Victoria

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            #6
            Thanks all for the welcome, I love this site with all the information and other panthers! You guys rock!

            This cream puff of a Merc does run well with the cfi, though not sure how a mpfi runs. This is the newest car I've owned. I'm sure it'd have more power with a mpfi conversion. Not sure if I want to change or keep it stock. ideas? Or change it to carbs?

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              #7
              86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
              5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

              91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

              1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

              Originally posted by phayzer5
              I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                #8
                Originally posted by Deadarf View Post
                Thanks all for the welcome, I love this site with all the information and other panthers! You guys rock!

                This cream puff of a Merc does run well with the cfi, though not sure how a mpfi runs. This is the newest car I've owned. I'm sure it'd have more power with a mpfi conversion. Not sure if I want to change or keep it stock. ideas? Or change it to carbs?
                Go EFI. It's a road not taken much. FatNasty converted his Merc to EFI from CFI. I think he made a write up on what you need to do it.

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                  #9
                  Beautiful car!

                  Are the mudflaps in the rear the stainless ones? If so, good choice! I had a pair on my old '84 and it could really pull them off.

                  Welcome to the board!
                  1984 Ford Crown Vic LTD, The Murphmobile (RIP)
                  1985 Ford Crown Vic LTD, The Murph Deuce (SOLD)
                  1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, The Crapiece (current project)

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                    #10
                    to GMN! Good to see another member in the Northwest. Beautiful looking marquis you have, keep up the good work.

                    Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
                    Go EFI. It's a road not taken much. FatNasty converted his Merc to EFI from CFI. I think he made a write up on what you need to do it.
                    Yeah, still need to get on that write-up, sort through all the grease covered notes I took regarding the wiring... As for going from CFI-EFI, its worth it, not really too difficult. If you do go through all the trouble of a swap, go with a High Output setup, not just lopo.


                    1984 Grand Marquis GS - CFI-SEFI conversion, Explorer 302, GT40 intakes, GT40P heads, 1.7 roller rockers, HO Cam, ASP Underdrive Pulley, 2.5" Dual exhaust, Flowmaster Delta 50 mufflers, 3.55 Trac-Lock, Rear disk's, Moog cargo coils, ES rear poly bushings, PI front and rear sway bars, 3G alt., Mark VIII fan, custom Auto-meter dash
                    1990 Crown Victoria Country Squire - Explorer 302, HO cam, dual exhaust, 3.55 Trac-Lock, PI rear sway bar (SOLD)
                    1982 LTD Wagon (R.I.P.) -|-1984 Grand Marquis LS(R.I.P.)

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                      #11
                      Good lookin Merc. Welcome to GMN
                      '89 Ford LTD Crown Vic - '92 Ford F-150 Custom -
                      '95 Ford Bronco XL -

                      sigpic :rebel:

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                        #12
                        welcome to gmn!

                        1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
                        2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
                        1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
                        1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
                        2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
                        1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

                        please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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                          #13
                          Ty all vm!

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