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ford302redneck

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I got a 88(I think) Grand Marquis sitting around.

Wondering if it has anything worth something in it besides the block. And if thats worth anything. Tried to do some research, and came up kind of short.

Maybe someone here can help me.
 

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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should have a roller block that you could build on, but the rotating assembly is different than the H.0

I wouldnt waste time on it.
 

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Fix it up into running shape and sell it as a whole car. Parting it out, you wouldn't really make near as much on it as you would selling it whole, because even though there's a bajillion of those cars floating about the roads, they don't have a big following for them, really (not like Mustangs and such).

The parts on the powertrain really aren't all that desirable, anyhow. The intake, throttle body, EGR spacer, cam, and heads are way tamer than the stock H.O. parts, the injectors are only like 14# units (instead of 19# on the H.O.), the computer's different, the firing order is different, the pistons are flat-tops, the AOD on those is made to shift slow and sloppy compared to a Fox AOD, and they almost always came with ho-hum open-differential 8.8's with granny gears (2.73 or 3.08). You could use the shortblock and convert it over to H.O. specs for use in a Fox, but you'll have a different compression ratio with those pistons and you won't have nearly as much piston-to-valve clearance to use any kind of aggressive cam with it, so it'd be a moot point.

Soooooo ... clean it up and sell it. Or, better yet ... if it runs, donate it to me. I dig Box-body Panther cars.
 

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I was just gonna steal the block outta it, and ditch the rest. Just wondering If I could make any extra money with the spare parts. Guess thats a no.
 
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