1990 Mercury Grand Marquis damaged fiberglass front end repair (part 1)

When I bought this Grand Marquis in 2003 or so the front end had damage and I initally shored it up with some wood. Now I have completely removed the damaged front end piece and will replace it with the one from my 1991 Grand Marquis which has a bad engine and transmission.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1990
• Mercury
• Grand
• Marquis
• damaged
• fiberglass
• front
• end
• repair

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

That is a very cool car! Interesting how it is constructed.

[retrochad]

Thanks! It wasn't quite as complex as I thought it might be to get the fiberglass piece off.

[umajunkcollector]

Kewl redneck rigging. I did not know Ford went metric back then. I don't like Fords, so I have not FIXED OR REPAIRED DAILY is quite a long time. The last time I worked on a friggin Ford was my daughtor's Taurus water pump, and that did it for me, never again! Now they can be FOUND ON the ROAD DEAD for all I care = YUK!

[retrochad]

I think some Ford products were good and some weren't. The 1991 Grand Marquis which I am going to take the front end piece off of had lots of problems. Also Organist1982 had a Windstar and my parents had an Aerostar which had a lot of trouble too.

However the Ford bus with 390 V8, pickup with 300-6 Cylinder and 1978 Grand Marquis with 400 V8 have hardly had any problems at all. And, Organist1982's 2002 Escort has been good too.

[rompn4x]

What do they check in a inspection? They don't do these in Ca.

[retrochad]

They check tires too and probably some other things as well.

[390merc65]

dont let anyone bullshit you..these are really good cars..i know..i have one...it is extremely reliable..these really are a poor mans lincoln ...put a new fender on it and front header panel and you will thank yourself later on for doing a good job ...

[beuty666]

that "module" is an airbag deployment sensor

[RattlerBK]

By alignments, I forgot to add that their front ends were not the best.

[RattlerBK]

What year model was that Taurus? Iliked the 1986-89 models as they seemed to be built well (My dad had an '87 LX model, and it was better than my grandparents' two (one-after-the-other) 1990 Tauruses. They rode harder, handled worse, more reliability problems than the '87, and always needed alignments. My grandpa's now on his second Buick LeSabre (a 1999, first was a much better-built '93).

[RattlerBK]

Here in St. Louis, MO., if your car is a 1995 model or older, there is no emissions test required. You mean there's no emission inspections at all for any model year cars? If so, that's great. :)

[MrStelmer]

Interesting. I didn't know different states un the USA had different laws on vehicles.

Over here, we have to get an MOT test every year which checks all critical and safety related items.

[pcwalker]

Texas is a little strange with vehicle inspections than I'm used to. I have to do emissions in the Austin MSA along with everything else (brakes, lights, gas cap pressure test, etc) and insurance. I know that LE has the ability to check for insurance through the state, but apparently inspectors are suppose to be able to check the state's database for insurance verification. The card just doesn't cut it anymore.

In Tennessee however, they check only emissions in metro areas. Nothing else.

[JeffN727]

And my car that I drive now would fail in Maine because the ABS light is always on, the door hinges are saggy, and there are windshield wiper scratches in the windshield!

[JeffN727]

My gosh! Thanks goodness we don't have inspections here in Michigan. Get your insurance and slap a plate on it. You can get a ticket for defective equipment though.

I was reading about Maine's inspections. They are really strict there. You can't even have a rust hole, and if your check engine light is on you will fail, along with a bunch of other stuff. If you have a broken door handle, fail!

[umajunkcollector]

@retrochad

I'll concurr that Ford trucks and tractors are better than their cars, especially as of the past 40 years.Quite frankly, I hate working on ost of the newer FWD cars. For FWD, I kinda like German engineering. But I'd take a Dodge over a Ford. And I like Chevy, even the GMC buses beat Fords.