http://providence.craigslist.org/car/299689989.html
everything listed there sound right to you guys? my mom is being retarded and says if i bring home my car, im not driving it at all, so i need to find something else, and i found that and i LOVE IT. What do you guys think?
seems ok, just make sure youre up to whats needed to get it going, and check everything over thoroughly. it says "minor rust" "good floors" but you always want to be sure, get on your hands and knees and have a look. check out the subframe in the engine bay too, ya want that to be there i think :hick:
maybe im missing something but even with the fuel tank not in and the one brake line missing, i think $550 for that is great. ive never seen one up close and personal but they seem real loaded and of course its got the H.O. engine, always a +.
they are nice cars, i like them. Hopefully get an address and look tomorrow im not settling for anything slow, really bummed i can't have my stang, but i wouldn't mind that. wouldn't be stock for long, cobra intake, a cam, and exhaust would be on there before you know it
i've riden in one of these and down here in ga they're abundant, maybe not lsc, but i think out of the fox bodies those do look the most sinister. with the HO already in it, although its an auto, 550 is a good price. it'll end up prolly 1500 dollar car wto make it right, but i'd say its worth it. they're nice.
They are nice cars. I you have a bunch of questions about it, check out www.thelincolnmarkviiclub.org (http://"http://www.thelincolnmarkviiclub.org")
There's a good group of guys over there that would be willing to help out.
So, what is that "SOLD ON BILL OF SALE ONLY" part? Does that mean there's no "title" with it? Does he actually own it?
Up here in the land of ice and snow, when we decide to sell the old dogsled to get a shiny new snowmobile for the summer, we give the buyer one copy of the registration papers (proof of ownership), along with a big multi-copy Transfer/Tax form.
Down there, with all the "no title" sales I read about, what happens if you pay your money, go to the DMV to put in your name, and find out it was stolen and the seller has vanished? I guess I just don't understand your "system".
its over 5 years old you dont need a title to register it
Nice looking car.Parts are getting hard top find for these also.It comes with the tank and straps,so you only need a brakeline.That's not a big deal.If it were near me,I'd buy it,yank the drivetrain,and part out the rest.I could make more than it cost on parts alone.I'd keep the 5.0 for something else.
well i want the car lol. I like the idea its a project to keep me busy ill tell you guys what it looks like after i go look today
Lol.. possably there..
But here in Washington State you need a title to OWN it. Personaly I wouldent regester or put money into fixing somebody elses car.
i hope its not like that in ri, cause i have a car in my driveway i have the original title but it was never signed over to me, i just was given the car. Ill ask him about it when i go today. i mean it needs a brake line and a gas tank put in so hes had it for awhile.
usually if a car is retitled in ga its branded with "Salvage" which must be inspected before it gets the title and drive. in parts of ga that means makin the car run well, pass emmissions, and is structurally sound. i've known people to do it with hondas and acuras.
why wont mom let you drive the '66? that would be SICK to cruise around in, you posted pics and its obviously not like it was when it left the factory but its good enough that it would look real cool goin down the street!!! lemme guess "too much power"? in that case i guess she has a point, thats a legitimate concern, just prove that youll be responsible and not reckless and ill bet she'll lay off soon enough.
nope to much for insurance it would end up costing me over 3k a year to insure it, plus at 12 mpg highway i would be putting massive amouts of gas in it, so in a way its good
im pushing to make the money myself right now, so i can say proudly I BOUGHT IT, wasn't able to see it today going to tomorrow. I hope its good, cause its exactly what i want.
$ 550.00 sounds like a good price to me. The paperwork on the car is a big concern tho.
Without being able to hear the engine run, you are taking the chance that the engine and/or transmission is junk. So proceed with that in mind. I have learned a few "tricks" people do to get rid of something. Disable the car to hide something else. I hope that is not the case here.
Our 89 MK VII got 26 mpg with the air and cruise on. Fantastic car.
If I found another at a good price I would buy it.:D :D
I know all the tricks, im gonna look it up and down underneath and eveyrthing. Even if its junk a good body, chassis, wheels, not to mention its a lsc its worth it for a project car, IF i get it im shooting for 300ish hp before its on the road.
I just searched craigslist come to find up its been up for awhile started at 2500, i wonder now, o well if theres no rot its gonna be mine
Go for it !
Looks like i might be going for it, my friend had looked at it before it does only need a gas tank and brake line he said the inside is ok, and the car is just kindda beat, but thats what i want cause ill have projects to keep me busy!! Now i just need the money and a tow before someone else grabs it
psh welcome to my everyday life bro.. my bird gets that on hwy.
really? be glad you don't get about 6-9 city im not even kidden that 750 4 bbl DUMPS gas in
i bet it gets no more than 10..
my car drinks gas like fine wine man.. its a BITCH.
*lookin for 2.3 ranger 5spd*
never heard of one of those drinking gas like that, to bad your so far away id sell you a good 2.3 t motor from my t/c
everyone pray the family will loan me the money for that lincoln. im not asking for gifts from them, i want loans i will own that pig 100% mine one way or another
AH MAN ITS SOOO NICE, the frame is almost spotless, hes got a brand new tank and straps, the brake line only has a pin hole in it, it turns over, all the electric things work, he has all the original trim in the trunk, the turbines are SPOTLESS, the seats are a bit worn but thats expected. Man premium sound everything its dark blue on dark blue, im in love, but its being bought on friday by someone unless i come up with 550 tomorrow and tell him i want it. This sucks so bad right now i need that escort gone!!!
Ah dude, I wish you luck! Sounds like a deal :D
its a deal and a half, but if i don't come up with the cash tomorrow someone is going friday with cash in hand for it, so im trying MAD hard to get the cash, i already have a tow set up
SHES COMING HOME THIS WEEKEND, SHES GONNA BE MINE!!!! I have made about 200 working with my grandfather, my grandmothers is given me 100 for my b day possibly more, and my mom is given me 300, plus what ever my dad sends me. Its gonna be an awesome b day, only thin is if i have one f (which i might) theres no permit till later, which would suck, but give me more time to work on her and make my self a HOT ROD LINCOLN!!
Celebration burnouts!
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lol i love beating on my bros car, i can't do much worse then he does to it!
This thread came to mind the other day when I stumbled over an article in an old Autotech on the '88 LSC. Nice cars.
Bryan
Hehe, check this one out. Be a sweet second car to my T/A.
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/301638992.html
Missing the all important letters. 'LSC' :D
Bryan
:iagree: Thats a Bill Blass model...they are still nice but not quite as nice as an LSC.
Congrats to you.Let us know when it gets home.
i will! I talked to him last night because he knows i want it so bad, he told me he will save it for me till monday, and im setting up a tow for friday, my buddys are gonna drive me there and tow it for me.
Well,what's the update?Is it going to be yours?
i have the cash, but my friend might be flaking out on me for the tow which means i need to find a way there and for it to be towed by one if not. Plus i need to find someone to take the escort temp so its out of my yard(mom won't have 2 cars here) This is turning into a project in itself......
I have one chance at this car and thats tomorrow, if i miss it tomorrow hes busy all weekend. Wish me luck because tomorrow i need to find a person with a truck and trailer, or rent a dolly from u haul, drive half a hour some how load it drive a half hour home. O and did i mention i need to find someone and be there by 1? gonna be a long day!
Good luck/I'd hate to se you miss out on such a great deal.That looks like a really sweet car.
looks like i might be renting a tow dolly, and towing it with my grandfathers dodge. Im off to his house to talk to him, if all goes well next time im on i will be showing you all pics!
ITS COMING HOME MONDAY, payed him today, signed off the bill of sale, and got the keys, its getting towed home monday. IM SO HAPPY! Needs more work then i first thought, but i could give 2 shiznits!
this is all i have pics of right now
all the money i saved for it, GONE
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The new gas tank and parts
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Wtf is this, a vent??
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Any specific direction this must be mounted?
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Fuel sending unit
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Now 2 couners are bent anyone for see this being a possible leak spot?
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And the flows! fixed one but i felt bad sending them to kingcars so im keeping them
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Ahhh yes....the excitement of a new project !!
That WTF is a very important vent. Re-install if it is not damaged.
CONGRADULATIONS on your new toy. Hopefully you will get to enjoy the pleasure of driving a real classy cruiser soon.
P.S. : Check out http://www.lincolnsonline.com ;)
Admit it, you didnt feel bad sending them to me, you just wanted them for the Lincoln. Not that I blame you, as I'd probably be tempted to do the same thing. Dont worry man, I have other options in the same price range. It's all good. Just enjoy that hot....rod....lincoln!
So yeah, what needs to be done to it?
Now with the sensor for my gas gauge any special direction it must go in? It needs a full exahust the one on it is SHOT. needs some interior work, and theres a possible oil leak. HELL YEA, projects! Ill have myself a hot rod lincoln!!
brake line, exhaust, new tires maybe, interior work, moldings put on, valence repaired, get it runing, and ill be good then! Im getting a free 5.0 intake to play with possibly some hand porting, its nice to know engine builders!
and look at the its messed up, i feel bad for myself having to use it, its far from good enough.
There should be a tab on the tank that locates the pump/sender piece in there the right way. Also that WTF vent if a fuel vapor vent of some sort. It also closes in a rollover.
im so happy i own a fox car, not a bird or cougar but still! that lincoln forum and this one will become my home!
Grats. There's a 86 on C-list right now with 56k original owner miles, I'm sooo temptet to go look at it. They want like 4800 for it, but it looks to be in fiiiiine ass shape.
Dont unbend the metal on the edges of the tank there supposed to be like that and if you straighten it could leak!
Not sure if 86 or 87 was the first year of the forged piston / Mustang H.O. equipped Lincolns.
I think it was the 87's.
All I know is that our 89 Bill Blass has a fantastic 5.0 H.O. engine with a perfect dead-on calibration because it gets 26 mpg with cruise and a/c on. No kidding!
The LSC has the heavier duty air bags and sway bars. That is why the LSC weighs more.
I weighed our BB without driver and with 1/4 tank of fuel and it weighed 3675 lbs. Not bad for the largest fox body of all time.
Also, it ran 71 mph in the 1/8th
With traction that was a 9 second car. Man that car pulled hard at mid track.
26mpg hwy seems about right; I average around 20-23 just regular everyday driving. The HO does pull really hard around 3,000-4,000 rpm.
the tank metal is not supose to be bent i know for a fact the paint is chiped on one side and thanks guys, now i just have to wait and start tearing into it, im also getting a complete intake for few from a relative that owns a shop a street from my house, so i am gonna toy with it, swap it on, and sell the other one, assuming its a H.O. Running driving, is first, then exhaust, then inside repairs, then performance mods, or what ever i find cheap. need to keep my eyes open for a front valence, trunk lid, and a few inside parts. Plus i need to find out what the spaceship button panel does. I felt like a scientist in it today, so many freaking buttons. BUT ITS MINE, best birthday present to me in forever(b day is tomorrow, people should send me parts!!j/k) Wish me luck, should be a fun experience. Ill be on here still alot, looking out for cheap parts!
I believe the H.O. Marking is under the upper intake top-plate. Anyway, both the upper and lower H.O. manifolds are marked as such.
would it be worth it to fool around with? i have till october, so i guarantee it will be cherry by then, and have the balls to back the style. Pics for all you pics ws on monday, and hopefully some vids of it running next weekend! Bed cause i have to work on my brithday!
TAKE YOUR TIME with it.Study what your doing before you start working on it.You can can start throwing parts on and actually make the car worse.Make sure you have a plan and that you do it right the first time.Don't use py parts because that's all you may be able to afford at the time.save your money and do it right with good parts.
O trust me, its gonna get the best of the best, no cheapo shiznit. I first need to check ever brake line for the leak, since the tank is out its nice and easy, then fix that throw in the tank, flush every fluid just to be safe, and its getting all royal purple, then tune up before i even try to turn it over. Im wicked buttstuff when it comes to something i like. shiznit i even used royal purple in my motorcycle i bought! I have the guys on the lincoln forum walking me though what i need, and how to do it, man i can't wait to rip everything apart and check it all. Its gonna be awesome!
Good luck.Keep us posted on everything.
Nice buy.
As for the intakes,lower is the same ho or non,only upper is different and as stated above it says HO under the plate.
All gas tanks i've seen on t-birds and cougs have bends at the corners(can't remember which corners)but it is normal for clearance issues.
Check the tank thats in the car before bending them back.
My tank has bent corners as well.I'd leave the engine alone until everything else is in order.gather parts as you can,but let it be if it's running good.Just spend time on all of it's needs,and your "wants" will eventually happen.get the interior right,and all the little things that are going to nickel and dime you to death.
I won't be bending them back, one bend looks fine, the other the paint is chipped so i know it was dropped. There is no tank in the car, the old one was gone long before i saw the car. First im looking over the brakes for the suspected leak it has, then getting it running, checking the suspension, brakes, motor, then fixing inside long before i get mods other then the exhaust only cause it needs one im just gonna go up from 1 3/4 to 2 1/2. She will be home tomorrow!!!
Pics when she gets to her new home !!!
YES brakes first. gotta be able to stop first. how fat are those things anyway, like 400 lbs more than our cars? gotta make sure that whale doesnt beach itself on a civic! :flame: :evilgrin:
Heres the new baby!
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looks good man, especially for $550!!!!!
looks like you might wanna replace those tailpipes though, not much left of em!!! :hick:
cool. wheels sure are great just as the ad said.
yea its getting mustang h pipe 2 1/2 full back and flowmasters
I Can Get You A Title For $350.00 I Own A Towing Company So It's What I Do ...word Of Advice Dont Put Any Money Into It Untill Yo Have A Title What Good Is A Car That You Cant Register Trust Me I Learned The Hard Way A Long Time Ago. Any Way If You Want To Do It All I Need Is $100.00 To Get Started And It Takes About 30 Day's To Process.and Ill Get A Clean Florida Title In My Company Name And All Ill Have To Do Is Sign It And Mail It To You If You Want It Done Just Pm Me
Nice car !!! How tall are you?I notice that front seat is REALLY moved forward.LOL.Great looking ride.Clean everything,make a list of your wants and needs.If it's not raining tomorrow,I'm hitting the boneyard.There are two Mark VII's out there.No drivetrains though.
Oh.one more thing,what does the tag on the axle show/What gears does it have?Start ollecting parts every chance you get whether you need them or not,because you'll need them eventually.
Whoa whoa, what happened to "I dunno if the flowmasters are usable" ? Hmmmmm...I smell fish. :flame: Car looks great man, enjoy it!
We will see if that one is usuable or not. I can get a title for 10 bucks at the dmv because i have a bill of sale. Im 5"3 about and not getting much taller so yea little kid big car. Right now ill looking to get the oil filter, plugs wires and cap soon, so once the tank goes in i know im not risking the motor. I need to find out whats in tha axle he told me the guy he bought it from told him its a trak lok with 373's which if it is is not factory highest you could get was 327. when would i get the numbers for the axle?
Welcome to the club, I'm about the same height :D . Get her running and make some vids already! Sheesh, what's takin so long? :flame:
when? you mean where? There is a tab on one of the cover bolts. has two rows of numbers, the bottom row, first 3-4 digits are the gears a letter in there "L" indicates locker
3L27=3.27 Locker
2L73=2.73 Locker
3 55=3.55 Not a Locker
I could see the tag in the picture you posted.
hey whats that grey switch on your headlights and dash lights and stuff-panel, all the way to the right? i have a "breakout panel" i think its called, right at that spot, never thought to ask anyone whats supposed to go there but the pic reminded me of it.
That's the foglight switch.My car has that as well.At least it does now.It's just like the Turbo Coupes and XR-7's.
well i need to get the mounts out for the tank they cut the straps and left the pins, and striped on bolt, so i can't hang the tank till i can mount the straps! i hate when people hack shiznit!! Yea my fog lights don't work right now, im hoping its just cause the battery is so low, and then once the battery drops real low in power the blower fan kicks it self on its really weird. Well im going out before it gets dark to try and get it out i have day off after school tomorrow and i want to get the tank in! and im now waiting on money so i can buy all new fluids for her, she sat for 2 years without starting im not risking running it on whats it it!
just take your time man!!! dont rush it i know how bad you want to drive it. i speak from experience. it was exactly the same with me and the '38. but then a year goes by and you forget about the fact that you had to wait an extra day or two or maybe even a week. its so insignificant really. yet...so hard to realize at the time! you get tunnel vision, it just consumes you.
try to keep it under control though. do it once and do it right. trust me youll be all the more proud in the end knowing she'll hold up well.
that sure is nice that you have a brand spankin' new tank though. looks beautiful.
and yeah it SUCKS trying to work with stuff people cobb together. thats why i try not to do that myself, tempting as it may be sometimes :hick:
I said to hell with it i got the pins out, and one strap in, pulled down the gas lines only to find theres still gas in one! So i got covered in a little gas no biggy. the striped bolt is gonna be a bitch, and i couldn't find which line is for return and for sending cause the lines are in the driveshaft hump, and the freaking thing is so low, and my driveway is on a slant so i wasn't about to jack it sky high like that. End rant lol.
the axel tag says S40TF on one line and the next line says 2TN88 7G21
wtf do i have in it??
o and the tail pipes are rotted off the lers, and the ends of the lers are rotted off! good excuse to upgrade from 1 3/4 to 2 1/2!
I just need the tank in, then im buying the new fluids and changing them all, ripping down the exhaust, and praying to GOD she fires right up, cause i think ill cry if it doesn't! Im taking it slow doing it right, cause man i want people to go holy shiznit how much did that thing cost you, and i can say i bought it for 540 and fixed it myself. I take pride in my work, especially since its my car!
Sorry daboss, I should have gave ya more info.. had some links and dident past them.. here's a few plus a pic of my 84 Mark VII tag.
http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~biesiade/Fordrears.html
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/Axles.html
lots at the bottom of this page...
http://www.kevinstang.com/Ninecase.htm
Ford changed through the years and I don't know exactly what yours would look like.. but it should be resonably obvious... Sometimes however (like on my 8.8) some of the numbers get smashed behind the bolt and are hard to read.. you will find them.
My Mark was a 7.5 2.73 non posi
Posi would have been ( 2L73 75 7K06 ) on the bottom line
the other two 'date" and "plant info" i have never bothered to try figure out
2TN88 = Date Code, yours is an 88 yes?
S40TF = Plant Code? Built in there "S"terling Plant?
yea mines a 88 ill take a better look after school
I have the 2.73 Locker in my car now (it's what came with the Sport I have).I'm getting ready to install the 8.8 with 3.55's this weekend if everything goes well.
im hpoeing its a 8.8 locker with 3.27's id be happy with that for now, 3.55's will come later. I just want trak lok
check the boneyards for an 8.8 Locker rear and buy the gear assembly from it.Alot of Rangers have them.I wish you guys were closer.There are two Turbo Coupes near me,both with the 8.8's still intact.
are your forgetting i have my black t/c to take the rear from if i have no locker?? I missed the bus ill be able to talk for a little more lol
I hope you get it all together and driveable very soon.We're here to help.
OK! ive been busting my ass for the past 3 hours on her! got the rotted factory duels cut out, and the tank is sitten under the ass end, because one i still can't get the bolt out, and 2 because i need the little clips that hold the flex lines! i think im gonna move the hole for the tank strap over, by drilling another hole and running a bolt, anyone for see any problems? the bolt is so striped its not coming out, and im not torching the chassis. Time to search for a new h pipe, factory one isn't 2 1/2 so i need one to put lers on so i can take it to the shop have tails made. Pics of my progress, and the rotted factory stuff!
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That should satisfy the pic w
axle tag says (i went and pulled it off)
S407f
3L27N88 7G21
The three was right on the edge of the bolt so its half messed up i barley can see it, so i have a 327 trac lok right!
Yes you do!
3.27 Locker 8.8
At least the tag says you do. could have been changed over the years but I doubt it.
I belive I was wrong on this info previously.. seeing the order of things now
this "88" is not indicating year but ring gear size.
yep....3.27 trak loc.
That was the first thing I checked when we test drove our 89 MK VII Bill Blass. I took it down the road, power braked it and instantly smoked um and what a wonerful sight in my rear view mirror..... 2 stripes.:D Yes mine has 3.27 also.
Cool,now you know you can scratch gears off your list and get on the other stuff.
yea i got some grade 8 bolts to make the strap work, and now its raining!!! I need to get the retainer clips for the fuel lines and then the tank will be in the hole!! First thing to be bought new for the car is gonna be filter rp oil, plugs and wires cap and rotor. Hopefully my dad is sending enough for that.... Then im saving for my new 2 1/2 h-pipe. Any of you know how you get the side trim on?? i need to get it back on it looks py without it!
Ok i got the fuel lines on the tank all the wireing and the vent hooked up, drill the hole for the bolt, hang the straps stick the tank under, jack it to the floor, pull over the straps, AND THEY DON"T REACH!!! Upon further inspection the straps say for a ford thunderbird, is this my problem? If i take the plastic shield off, the straps fit but VERY tightly. I need input, cause i want this sucker in TODAY!
Heres some pics ive never seen a tank installed in one so i might have it in wrong please god tell me im doing something wrong!
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Not sure if anyone here can help but im just shooting this out there!
Get the Mark VII straps.Do it right the first time.Don't "rig" it.
Mark Vii and thunderbird have the same gas tank and straps i just found out on the lincoln forum, so thats not the problem.....
O.K.,I commented before I saw the pics,they hadn't loaded yet.That looks right,you just need a longer strap it appears.I can check at the boneyard next saturday unless you can find some locally.
Nevermind then.Can the tank be slightly moved a little?Can you pull the strap a little more?It looks like there's some slack in there.
i think something is off i mean it just doesn't seem right..... im fitly covered in rust chips and getting frustrated so now im cooling off before i go outside take it all down and go threw it again to make sure its right. If only i knew what right was.
The straps don't fit to the tank or the cover remember in those pics theres no plastic shield, so without the shield its no good anyway. i think i might have to shift the tank over one notch im not sure. Im waiting on input from LoL.
Yup, I swapped a '86 LSC tank into a '87 TC, same stuff... Well I did have to swap the gage sender...
Guessing maybe you have straps for a earlier Tbird with the 18 gal tank...
I should still have a set of perfect strap's from a '87 Sport, I can measure them if you'd like...
I had someone measure the straps on his mark they are the same size so im pulling it all back down and taking it slow to make sure i didn't mess anything up. Hopefully it will be in when i get back!
G'luck...
BTW I got 35.5" measuring on the outside of the strap...
ITS IN i oiled the plastic cover and jack it very tightly to the tank and the straps fit on with a fight i must say but they are on. Off to loctite it all, and snug it all up!
Good job. One step closer to getting her on the road.
thanks now i just wanna get her going
What's left to do?
buy gas! and i only have a 2 1/2 gallon jug i need at least 3 to prime it up...
Great!! Get some gas in it quick and let us know how it sounds.
Ah now see your like me! Im debating if i should risk running it one the 2 year old oil and filter.... Plus that means i have to take out of my savings account,which already only holds 60... Unless my mom takes me and pays shes not getting gas today. Sound sound quite nice on just the catted h!
I thought you said gas was all that was left.You HAVE to put good fluids in it first.Have you checked E-Bay?there are h-pipes all over.Check it out.You'll have to lengthen the flow tubes a little,but any ler shop can do that for cheap.I wish a lot of you guys lived down here.I found a yard in Oklahoma City that has 3 mark VII's.
well it really is the only thing but, im not gonna be stupid im playing it safe, cause the car isn't 109k miles, its either 95k or 195k i hope its the first, there is no tenth of a mile on the gauge, so its reading 95k right now. It looks in to good of shape to be 195k so. Im gonna be buying a 2 1/2 catted h for the flowmasters, then im gonna make a temp piece to put it out in front of the tires, till i can get it to a ler shop for some 2 1/2 tail pipes. Im getting a motorcraft filter, and royal purple once my dad sends me my birthday money..... Royal purple isn't cheap but if im gonna do it, im gonna go all out! Next will be nice plugs and wires, cap and rotor. But those will wait!
Im just gonna get gas and thorw it in see if the pump cycles, and see if she will fire up, then shut it right down. I NEED to know if i bought a runner, or if im gonna be throwing money in it!
Might not be a bad idea to pull the plugs, get a breaker bar, and turn the engine a little bit by hand...that will at least tell you if it's froze up or not. good luck with it, not a bad looking car at all.
Wish I'd had a decent car like that at your age.
don't even have to bother with that all i have to do is put the battery back on, stick in the key and she turns right over! Its not perfect its got some body rot, but for 540 i had a hard time saying anything other then I WANT IT!!!
Royal Prple is good stuff.I use Mobile 1.I figured if it's good enough for the Mustang Cobra and Dodge Viper,it's good enough for my car.LOL.
I've never worried about the oil, as long as it looks normal(not milky etc), and the engine will spin, I'm gonna try to start it... IF the oil is $hitty it's probably fornicateed up anyway... If you change the oil first you should change it again as soon as the motor is hot... All the that settled out of the old oil, is laying in the bottom of the pan and just got sucked up in the new oil...
IF it runs OK and don't raise Hell, I'll give it a oil and filter change...
Im trying to get my mom interested in this, im tired of driving her around!
http://toledo.craigslist.org/car/304756544.html
not a bad price check around the moldings i noticed around all of mine theres rust bubbling up. If you get it and do the coilover conversion tell me how its rides. My air suspension is good, but im contemplating swapping it. Wish mine was black on black, but im good with what i got. Im looking into maybe doing the mass air conversion, and a new h pipe for first rounds of mods. Tomorrow if it stops raining i should have my permit, and the car running!
Yeah the good thing about the air suspension is you can "sensor lower" it by moving the height sensors up, fooling the system into thinking the car is too high, and thus lowering the car a bit. I know you can do that on the VIII's at least, dont know about the VII.
its got a little sensor on the rear but im to afraid of fing it up, and then its gonna be softer.
I have a crazy idea i know mustang tails are to short of your cars and mine, but how far short do they fall? I was thinking about getting a set of flowmaster tails, rotating the ends to go out right behind the rear wheels at an angle. And i figure if it doesn't work ill just go to pepboys buy some pipe and extend them
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=FLO%2D15815&N=700+4294923429+4294820497+4294806721+4294908331+115&autoview=sku
along with this h pipe
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2D640725&N=700+4294923429+4294921571+115&autoview=sku
ill have to custom mount cats but it will be alot cheaper that way, and ill have to make flow tubes to the lers then to the tails. But im hoping it will all end up cheaper then all custom made.
Those tails are $102 in aluminized form. If youre gonna get an aluminized H pipe I dont see any point in stainless tails.
Also it doesnt look like my mother will be getting that Mark. It could be a decent car but it needs tires, brakes, and I know she wont get the rust fixed before it goes through. The engine ran great though...
If it was me needing a car I would grab it.
they look pretty! i might end up getting the cheaper ones anything i do its gonna be custom so
anyone know how to flush the power steering, my power steering fluid is like black and i know thats not good. I just remembered i needed to ask
You aint gonna see them since theyre too short.
I bought a nice new set of 2 1/2 inch tail pipes (Stang) that are actually about the right length for my 'Bird (some company selling tham on E-bay for cheap).They don't have tips or stainless ends,just pipe going straight back,which,was perfect since I'm going to be using a very nice set of tips).
hey,just pull your H-Pipe from the Mark and gut the cats.Nice free flowing H-Pipe.
My factory h is 2 1/4 my flowmasters are 2 1/2 id rather buy the h pipe then new lers! And ah you underestimate the creativity of a 16 year old motor head with nothing better to do! those nice stainless tips will not be rear exit but will exit in back of the rear tires. I have a plan and i intend to make it happen. Im not looking for the normal with this car, which is why i bought it its strange! My friends hate it, which makes me love it even more! Tomorrow im going for my permit at 1, then driving my ass to the gas station getting gas , throwing it in going to get more gas putting it in, and hopefully gonna hear her purr! Then i have to wait for the b day money from my dad so i can get oil and a filter. Then comes new door panels, and h pipe. If been making a list im not liking it, its already becoming a money pit, but its gonna be worth it! Im gonna be pimping in a lincoln baby! HA!
WHO WANTS TO BUY ME A LATE B DAY GIFT!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-1987-1988-MUSTANG-MASS-AIR-CONVERSION-KIT_W0QQitemZ300101821204QQihZ020QQcategoryZ33596QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I need a real job!!! Hopefully in the summer ill be taking in some good cash!
No.You have other things to keep you busy.LOL.
ah but i need that!!!
No,you WANT that.Get everything done that needs to be done,then go back and do what you want.Get a nice exhaust first,fluids,tune up,then,go with a new set of headers,Mass Air,etc.
Once i know it runs i have everything for first round mods planed out! first thing after it runs is mass air conversion!
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2623369
I still have the mac H pipe,gutted.$40 shipped .Not sure if felia wants it anymore.
can i see some pics of it?
Pm me your email I'll send right to ya .
Ok so i found myself a h pipe. Ive made a plan, that im gonna collect all the parts before i start anything, that way i can have one giant fun day! Anyone else have cheap parts! Such as mass air stuff, headers, cold air intakes, and such basic 5.0 mods?
Thought you had headers?
Our cars already have a cold air intake.Get into the inner fender and remove the air silencer and you're good to go.Besides,if you plan on going Mass Air one day,the air duct is different than Speed density.Wait until you hook up the Mass Air before you go aftermarket CAI.But,as i said,ours already is CAI.
The factory headers are actually not too bad for a mostly stock engine.
i think im gonna go with the summit special headers, i am gonna buy the mass air intake and im just gonna stock pile everything till i have all the exhaust stuff, and ill do that, then all the underhood stuff. I have a plan, and like i said when i do something right, im the most buttstuff 16 year old you will meet, i have to have it ALL.