Hi yall,
just found this amazing forum today and immediately signed up after reading a bit thru the various topics!
I got myself a 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS w/302 cui EFI some weeks ago. Itīs a FL car and while the wagon is nearly rust free (has a small area in the tub of the fold-away seats), up and running and mostly complete, thereīs a lot of "minor" stuff to fix up. Just to list some:
I signed up hoping to get (and give, if possible at all) tons of advice and resource to get the major stuff fixed.
What I have done so far: Vacuumed and wet-vacuumed the wagon for about 8h (no sh*t!), cleaned up the engine bay (greased and stained with rusty water from a boiling radiator), restored the hood insulation, painted-to-match and installed a Coverlay on the torn dash, lubed all hinges and door locks and started messing with the tailgate.
The vehicle has been pretty neglected in the past couple of years. However, it appears to be technically sound and the previous owners have thrown a new set of tires on (black wall, tho). They removed the woodgrain panels (unfortunately) and re-sprayed the vehicle (pooooor job). I bought the wagon because, like most of us, I have good memories in riding in one when I was a younger man (much younger, to be honest).
I like older cars and believe they still have style and character, in contrast to most modern vehicles which often are "perfect", but maybe too perfect - plus, they all look alike. I own a couple of older cars, mostly (all except for the wagon, matter of fact) GM. Some Full Sizes, Corvettes and - for a daily - an Escalade. The only other Ford I have owned was a 1973 Mustang convertible, which I remember being a great and reliable little car.
I will start working on the tailgate (and other things) soon and will open a separate thread, hoping for lots of advice!
So long,
Alex
just found this amazing forum today and immediately signed up after reading a bit thru the various topics!
I got myself a 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park LS w/302 cui EFI some weeks ago. Itīs a FL car and while the wagon is nearly rust free (has a small area in the tub of the fold-away seats), up and running and mostly complete, thereīs a lot of "minor" stuff to fix up. Just to list some:
- tailgate only swings to the side, not down, window doesn't roll down, door doesnīt lock
- shift indicator doesnīt move
- ignition lock falling apart/chrom wings broken off
- cruise control out of order
- weatherstrips and window channels are dry-rotten
- door panels are loose
- pwr door locks donīt work
- drv side door handle sometimes doesn't open the door
- one pwr window doesn't move, one has bad gears
- needs woodgrain panels/vinyl
- trunk side panels need repainting
- probably more to list
I signed up hoping to get (and give, if possible at all) tons of advice and resource to get the major stuff fixed.
What I have done so far: Vacuumed and wet-vacuumed the wagon for about 8h (no sh*t!), cleaned up the engine bay (greased and stained with rusty water from a boiling radiator), restored the hood insulation, painted-to-match and installed a Coverlay on the torn dash, lubed all hinges and door locks and started messing with the tailgate.
The vehicle has been pretty neglected in the past couple of years. However, it appears to be technically sound and the previous owners have thrown a new set of tires on (black wall, tho). They removed the woodgrain panels (unfortunately) and re-sprayed the vehicle (pooooor job). I bought the wagon because, like most of us, I have good memories in riding in one when I was a younger man (much younger, to be honest).
I like older cars and believe they still have style and character, in contrast to most modern vehicles which often are "perfect", but maybe too perfect - plus, they all look alike. I own a couple of older cars, mostly (all except for the wagon, matter of fact) GM. Some Full Sizes, Corvettes and - for a daily - an Escalade. The only other Ford I have owned was a 1973 Mustang convertible, which I remember being a great and reliable little car.
I will start working on the tailgate (and other things) soon and will open a separate thread, hoping for lots of advice!
So long,
Alex
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