GTP gone and Bought a Cop car

01BlkGTGP

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Oct 1, 2008
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i fully demoded the GTP and got rid of it and with the little cash i had left i picked up a 96 crown vic cop car that was an old village car in some suburb and the guy i bought it off of only drove it for 3months and it has 87k on it. he was asking 1200 because he dumped money into a a new radiator and thermostat but the body has only one dent NO RUST! but it has sun damage and i got him down to 900 and he left the HIDs in it. il post up pics after i get it painted and tinted up but once its done i know i could flip it for a good 2800 atleast:fy:
 

Primalzer

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sounds lame to be honest. Having a "cop car" was cool in high school. They're dog slow, look ugly, atrocious mileage, and draw unwanted attention from the real guys

Nothing wrong with a CV. Nice little starting platform for a cheap street rod. Plus it's body on frame so it'll last damn near forever. Theres a reason that all those taxi's are running around with 400K+ miles on original drivetrain. Plus find a used terminator motor, or a Mark VIII motor, TC, and a Trac-Loc and gears, and get ready for a little fun. Hell find a CV like this one, for $1K, spend another $1k, on paint and general body repairs. Pick up a mark VIII motor for 1200 or so, another $1K for miscellaneous parts...4,200 for basically a marauder, plus the police issue CV's don't have the stupid air shocks or anything, so that's one less thing to do, plus heavier duty stuff all around.
 

01BlkGTGP

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Oct 1, 2008
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You got the right idea...but I buy and sell as a hobby and once I get to a newer paid off car I'll start over again with a beater and worok my way up to a newer car again

Nothing wrong with a CV. Nice little starting platform for a cheap street rod. Plus it's body on frame so it'll last damn near forever. Theres a reason that all those taxi's are running around with 400K+ miles on original drivetrain. Plus find a used terminator motor, or a Mark VIII motor, TC, and a Trac-Loc and gears, and get ready for a little fun. Hell find a CV like this one, for $1K, spend another $1k, on paint and general body repairs. Pick up a mark VIII motor for 1200 or so, another $1K for miscellaneous parts...4,200 for basically a marauder, plus the police issue CV's don't have the stupid air shocks or anything, so that's one less thing to do, plus heavier duty stuff all around.
 

hellraiser319

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Panthers FTW :hsughwiggle: Body on frame is the bigger reason why I bought mine, makes it more replaceable being in the salt belt, and less $$ spent on keeping it from flexing. 5.4L's from the f-150's practically drop in with slight fabrication and a quick tune, yada yada...

for now, clean/tune it up, J-mod the trans, and have a little fun with it. Congrats on the Panther, even if temporary
 

Dasfinc

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Sep 28, 2007
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You got the right idea...but I buy and sell as a hobby and once I get to a newer paid off car I'll start over again with a beater and worok my way up to a newer car again

I did this is as a hobby... And it sucks, and isn't worth the trouble.

You will not be able to sell a 97 P71 for over $1500 unless it is ABSOLUTELY cherry, and even then, $2000 is extremely optimistic. Just being honest, those are the type of cars I bought and sold, You can find 00+ P71's for under 2k in decent shape with under 150K on them (Not super common, but not exactly 'rare' by any means)

Tax/title/transfer is what, $143, so you are already $1150 into the car, If you paint it yourself and have the skill to make it look good, it will cost you $300 at the minimum in paints/detail nick-nacks etc. if you have MAACO do it, it will be $500-600 at the minimum, and this is for a 13 year old police car.

HONESTLY, AND TRUTHFULLY, spend your time and energy into finding a good job, and you will realize it is alot less stressful than trying to deal with flipping cars.

Again, been there, done that. The only time I 'flip' cars now is if I get them IMPOSSIBLY cheap. I'd stick with the crown vic as a DD, and save your money since it should be dead reliable if it was maintained.

I don't mean to 'rain on your parade' but Just be aware as many have said "A car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it"
 

machausta

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Sep 18, 2009
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You can get a j-modded valve body as a whole from http://bc-automotive.com

http://dirtydogperformance.com was selling the pre-drilled seperator plates for a good number of years, but I think they got too expensive.

I'd grab some PI cams and install them, no need to swap heads or anything. I'd also buy a traction-lok pumpkin with some 3.73s at least so that thing will get out of its own shadow.
 

SRT41320

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sounds lame to be honest. Having a "cop car" was cool in high school. They're dog slow, look ugly, atrocious mileage, and draw unwanted attention from the real guys

not true - i had one for rental down in texas a few months ago - ran 15.7 in the 1/4...it aint no TBSS but not a ford fiesta either...
 
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