2005 Crown Victoria P71 Build

[95escahoe]

As some of you might know I had an 04 Escalade for awhile and got rid of it last February due to some rust/rot issues and some other issues, I ended up trading it for an 05 Crown Victoria P71 he threw some cash on top. I have always liked the Crown Vics just was hard to find a clean one so when I came across this one I jumped on it, the underneath is spotless along with the wheel wells there’s a lil rust starting on the rockers but that’s common I’ll have that fixed. In terms of the Vic is an 05 powered by the 4.6 and has 3.55 gears in the rear, was owned by a local PD. Here’s a pic of the Escalade and the Vic together from when we met up to look the cars over and agreed to the deal.

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[95escahoe]

Here are some pics from the first day I started driving it I immediately knew the SAP chrome grille had to go

I came across someone selling one of the P71 mesh grilles on FB Marketplace so went and snagged it and threw it on

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[95escahoe]

Next thing I needed to address was the driver seat it was worn so I got a clean driver seat and matching rear seat from the same person I got the grille from it had a vinyl rear seat before which I wasn’t a fan of

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[Tonyrodz]

Let me be the 1st to say--ABOUT TIME
I'm not a ford guy, but I do like the Marauder, which is based on the P71. All comes down to sleepers with me. Any plans on any drivetrain mods? I saw one once that was lowered. Looked good but rode like shit. Guy put some turn downs, just after the rearend. Sounded good.

 

[95escahoe]

Let me be the 1st to say--ABOUT TIME
I'm not a ford guy, but I do like the Marauder, which is based on the P71. All comes down to sleepers with me. Any plans on any drivetrain mods? I saw one once that was lowered. Looked good but rode like shit. Guy put some turn downs, just after the rearend. Sounded good.

lol I should have done this months ago got a lot to post, I love the Marauder and the LX Sports, in terms of drivetrain other then the exhaust and getting a tune I’ll probably leave it stock for the time being, I kinda like it how it is, it isn’t crazy fast but it isn’t slow it’s kinda in the middle it I’m happy with it for now, and lowered would be cool if done right I wouldn’t be against lowering it I’ve been looking at coil overs


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[Tonyrodz]

lol I should have done this months ago got a lot to post, I love the Marauder and the LX Sports, in terms of drivetrain other then the exhaust and getting a tune I’ll probably leave it stock for the time being, I kinda like it how it is, it isn’t crazy fast but it isn’t slow it’s kinda in the middle it I’m happy with it for now, and lowered would be cool if done right I wouldn’t be against lowering it I’ve been looking at coil overs


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The LX's have the floor shifters? I've only ever seen a few of those before.

 

[95escahoe]

The LX's have the floor shifters? I've only ever seen a few of those before.

Yup that’s the one, locally I’ve only seen a few, one of the people I get Crown Vic parts from actually has one it’s black it’s pretty nice has some newer Mustang wheels on it


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[Miami-Dade]

As some of you might know I had an 04 Escalade for awhile and got rid of it last February due to some rust/rot issues and some other issues, I ended up trading it for an 05 Crown Victoria P71 he threw some cash on top. I have always liked the Crown Vics just was hard to find a clean one so when I came across this one I jumped on it, the underneath is spotless along with the wheel wells there’s a lil rust starting on the rockers but that’s common I’ll have that fixed. In terms of the Vic is an 05 powered by the 4.6 and has 3.55 gears in the rear, was owned by a local PD. Here’s a pic of the Escalade and the Vic together from when we met up to look the cars over and agreed to the deal.

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The LX's have the floor shifters? I've only ever seen a few of those before.

Very nice Vic Brett!

Mine was 05 LX with the column shifter. The antenna on the side of the 05 [and very windows] moved traffic over every time out on the highway. I ended up selling mine to a hard working 18 year old who loved it. Had 280K miles on it.

Now that Broward County and the FHP are using a sprinkling of white unmarked Tahoe's with dark windows my Tahoe is starting to move traffic over.

Some agencies in down in my neck of the woods went from Vic's to Tahoe's. South Florida still has quite a few Vic's still in service. The Panthers were the only good Fords they ever made IMHO.

 

[mikeyss]

I love how loud the 4.6 is in the P71 cruisers, as well as the loud 1st gear in the 4r70

 

[Tonyrodz]

Oh.....I've heard that the P71's have--either stab proof or bullet proof plates behind both front seats to protect against any rogue rear seat combatants. These plates are inside the upholstery. Are you replacement seats from a P71 also? You could probably unzip the upholstery on the driver seat and look around in there.

 

[grouch]

I used to have a 1999 P71. Mine was brown and tan as I got it from a Sheriffs Department. Keep in mind your P71 is different from a regular Crown Vic is subtle and not so subtle ways. Keep the cop wheels if they're good as they are as strong as truck wheels. Make sure all your locks work. On mine, the trunk lock was never used, they used the button, and it froze up. A normal lock cylinder when I had my car was around $50 but the police version was $130. Your suspension components are the same way. Cop parts cost more and you can't use regular, not if you want them to last.

If your car was an administrative (Chief) or detective car, it should last you quite a while. If you get on it going around a corner, you may hear clicking from under the dash. This is your ABS controlling slipping in the rear.

 

[95escahoe]

Very nice Vic Brett!

Mine was 05 LX with the column shifter. The antenna on the side of the 05 [and very windows] moved traffic over every time out on the highway. I ended up selling mine to a hard working 18 year old who loved it. Had 280K miles on it.

Now that Broward County and the FHP are using a sprinkling of white unmarked Tahoe's with dark windows my Tahoe is starting to move traffic over.

Some agencies in down in my neck of the woods went from Vic's to Tahoe's. South Florida still has quite a few Vic's still in service. The Panthers were the only good Fords they ever made IMHO.

Thanks, the LX’s are nice too, 280k is nothing for a Vic it’s just getting broken in, maybe you’ll get another one down the road, I loved the color scheme on the FHP Vic’s and the Texas State Trooper ones, there’s not too many in service up here the smaller towns have moved onto other vehicles a lot of the bigger towns still have a ton in service and I completely agree with the statement the only other Fords I like are some of the Mustangs


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[95escahoe]

I love how loud the 4.6 is in the P71 cruisers, as well as the loud 1st gear in the 4r70

I loved how it sounded under WOT with the stock exhaust, growing up that’s all the State Police here used and I loved the sound of them flying down the road on call


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[95escahoe]

Oh.....I've heard that the P71's have--either stab proof or bullet proof plates behind both front seats to protect against any rogue rear seat combatants. These plates are inside the upholstery. Are you replacement seats from a P71 also? You could probably unzip the upholstery on the driver seat and look around in there.

Yup stab proof seats there’s a metal plate in them, which is good if it’s a take home car like the State Trooper ones were since they didn’t have a prisoner cage, and the replacement ones came off a P71, they actually came off a Connecticut State Police Vic being a take home car they usually keep them pretty clean, I was surprised how clean the seats were


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[95escahoe]

I used to have a 1999 P71. Mine was brown and tan as I got it from a Sheriffs Department. Keep in mind your P71 is different from a regular Crown Vic is subtle and not so subtle ways. Keep the cop wheels if they're good as they are as strong as truck wheels. Make sure all your locks work. On mine, the trunk lock was never used, they used the button, and it froze up. A normal lock cylinder when I had my car was around $50 but the police version was $130. Your suspension components are the same way. Cop parts cost more and you can't use regular, not if you want them to last.

If your car was an administrative (Chief) or detective car, it should last you quite a while. If you get on it going around a corner, you may hear clicking from under the dash. This is your ABS controlling slipping in the rear.

The steel rims are mint I picked up a new set from Ford a month or so ago I like the look, I was thinking about Mustang rims but decided against them for now, and thanks for the tips/info


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[95escahoe]

After I installed the driver seat I ended up replacing the passenger seat so it matched the driver seat, it didn’t have much wear but looking at them side by side you noticed it, and picked up this cheap center console off Amazon

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[95escahoe]

Here’s a few pics from one of my favorite locations for pics you’ll notice this place from when I had the Escalade

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[95escahoe]

Next installed some LED’s in the dome light, added new side marker lights from Ford with the correct amber bulbs someone had clear bulbs in the old ones the old ones had holes from the strobes and let moisture in too

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[Tonyrodz]

I had that same exact console for sale--for awhile. I would up giving it away for free. Did you try looking for a police center console? Or were you staying away from that?

 

[95escahoe]

I had that same exact console for sale--for awhile. I would up giving it away for free. Did you try looking for a police center console? Or were you staying away from that?

It’s not a bad console it fits pretty snug, I didn’t want a police one at first but if I found a clean one with cup holders I’d probably snag it down the road I’d like to add some amber lights and would need a spot for the switches


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