Officially a Dark Blue Pearl Marauder Owner................

WELCOME!
Great looking MM...as someone said, if I ever get another one, it will be blue too.
And please do post the name of that company of idiots who mucked up that rear underpanel...gez.
 
guspech750 said:
Wow. That's great.

Too bad for the scrapes. WTF? Unbelievably.


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DTR + 4.10's + Eaton swap = Wreeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom
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Beautiful CAR // [ For bumper repairs I have used a Nationwide company called " Colors on Parade " Mobil bumper repair company ],[ dealer use ] check your internet for area location if you want. I got my front bumper repaired for 200 dollar vs 1200 for a replacement. Enjoy that beautiful car:banana2:
 
Wow, thanks guys. You are making me feel better already. But seriously, the paint is pretty rough unfortunately. I was very busy at work this week so my father took it over to two body shops in town. One place said no problem, measure the clear, wetsand lightly to clean up the scratches and polish. 350 but doesnt include PDR. The second place is a paint shop/dent repair that is very respected here in Kansas City. Plus, I have done work with them in the past and been very happy. He said that he will lightly sand, compound and polish, then seal. He said he would have 2 guys on the car and both of them would spend 5 or 6 hours on it, so he would need it for a day or day and a half. They paint side of the place said the rear bumper cover he felt most of the scrapes would come out but if they didnt he could paint just the lower portion. I did make it clear that this wasnt a dealer car and I didnt want them to fog paint every little mark on the car only for it to show back up later. They also do PDR. 275 for the paint/polish, 50 for the PDR. I am going to talk to them Monday in person. I will let you know which direction I go..........

Thanks for the warm welcome. And yes I am aware how rare the car is. :D It literally fell in my lap after searching for 3 months and I am glad it did. The interior, engine bay, and underside are exactly what I expected of a 30K mile car. The paint is not, hopefully that can be repaired.
 
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The other thing is that the car clearly sat outside for a period of time. Brake rotors are all surface rusted and such. (pulling the wheels, pulling the brakes, cleaning and painting this week). But what gets me is the hard water spots embedded in the glass and paint on the passenger side and top surfaces. Oh well paint guy said it will clean up. All I can do is drop it off and see what I have when he is done!
 
Wow, a Dark Blue Pearl with the Charcoal interior! Those are much more rare than the light flint interior! 328 DBP Marauders made, 215 have the Light Flint, the other 113 have the Dark Charcoal. You've got the heated seats as well....217 of the 328 had them.

A big hearty welcome from the owner of #52 of the 328
 
Thats definitely the car I lost, I don't remember all the scratches, but the c-pillar has the same paint chip.... With a little love it will be good as new
 
8UWITH6 said:
The other thing is that the car clearly sat outside for a period of time. Brake rotors are all surface rusted and such. (pulling the wheels, pulling the brakes, cleaning and painting this week). But what gets me is the hard water spots embedded in the glass and paint on the passenger side and top surfaces. Oh well paint guy said it will clean up. All I can do is drop it off and see what I have when he is done!
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Ouch - somebody left it out under the lawn sprinkler!!
That should clean-up. Good luck w/the new ride. May you have many happy miles!!
 
I think it was more than a lawn sprinkler, maybe a hurricane? The car is getting cleaner every day in my spare time I have been focusing on cleaning certain areas. Going to a local body shop this week to be carefully wet sanded and polished so I can see what I have. I hope it comes out good, I love this color with the dark interior.........................:beer:
 
maineiac said:
nice ride,enjoy it,they are some of the best hiway cars ford ever made,i should know 10,000 miles in four months ive owned mine.
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So true. Mines I'd a DD unfortunately and I'm racking up so many miles and just hit 122k but yup would never know it. I just got back from NC this morning and the ride is the same (well better) since 37k.
 
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Did some work on her today. Spent most of the day with Dad working on the Marauder. Rear diff fluid, fuel filter, removed cleaned and painted all 4 brake rotors/calipers, cleaned all 4 wheels, etc. Body shop this week.

It has an odd hesitation off the brake like a caliper or ebrake is sticking. Didnt find it today. Will need to look further into this.

Check engine light came on today after disturbing the charcoal canister. (Car wont take fuel clicks the pump off every dollar). I took it all apart and cleaned everything hoping to un-stick the vent valve. Will pull codes tomorrow, love the car.
 
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