Pros - 113k, runs good now, starts everytime, a/c works iirc, I add a bigger front sway bar and GS don't have a rear sway bar so I added the biggest one I could find at Pick-N-Pull. I got complete upper/lower A arms so front end is solid.
2002 Grand Marquis
What I have put in it:
Water Pump / Belt $73.70 -- NAPA
Pulleys Idler / Tension $48.60 -- NAPA
Ignition Coil $45.10 -- AutoZone
Butt Connectors $6.49
Wire Harness $12.99-- salvage yard
Switch $8.99-- salvage yard
Park/Turn light assembly $9.99 -- salvage yard
Hubcap $2.00-- salvage yard
Bracket (hubcap) $2.49-- salvage yard
Trunk Carpet $4.99-- salvage yard
Wheel Steel 3 $20.97-- salvage yard
Tires $24.00 -- salvage yard
Rear Rotors $30.22 -- new, RockAuto
Turn Signal Lamp $2.16 -- new, RockAuto
Stabilizer Bar Link $18.28
Front End Kit $344.79 -- new, RockAuto
Headlamp Assembly $19.28 -- new, RockAuto
Headlamp Assembly $19.28 -- new, RockAuto
Headlamp Bulbs $4.70 -- new, RockAuto
Side Marker Bulbs $0.64 -- new, RockAuto
Turn Signal Bulbs $3.06 -- new, RockAuto
Swaybars $43.18 -- salvage yard
Front Brake Pads $21.99 -- new, RockAuto
Exhaust Gaskets $8.65 -- new, AutoZone
Cons
Needs alignment, 1 drag link, e-brakes adjusted, shocks, u joints, downstream O2 sensors, all 4 ABS sensors.
Also comes with 3 extra wheels/tires and I have the 2 front ABS sensors, I haven't put them in yet.
I flushed the cooling system and refilled it with new antifreeze last winter. I start it and run it around every few weeks.
Build thread is here if you are curious.
