New Mark VIII

[BlackOnBlackCobra96]

I wanted to introduce myself and my ride. I'm getting a '95 Mark VIII with less than 40K miles that belonged to my grandmother and sat in her garage untouched for years. I'm rather excited, as I've owned and modified a supercharged '96 Cobra for 15 years, which has a similar engine. Known issues is that the battery drains (alternator?), the rear drags (air leak in the suspension?), and the trim around the rear window looks like bacon (I might need to call a window glass company). Once I get these issues resolved, I'd like to make some modifications to bring it up to date. I am considering a hub swap to make the wheels interchangeable with the Cobra (any good threads on this), but it seems like tirerack.com offers some nice wheel combinations. If anyone knows of good threads that detail how to correct these issues or advice on how to make this car better, I'd appreciate it.

 

[ford nut]

Rear window is one piece with trim options are to replace the whole glass with new or find a good one at the bone yard.
Temple has a kit, not sure how it turns out.

http://templeperformancecars.com/index.php
Battery drain can be anything, some battery draw is normal, when car is running it should push out over 14v.

Does the rear pump up then drop after it sits?
Hub swap search link below...many threads and tons of info
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hub+swap+Lincoln+mark+viii

Welcome to the forum

 

[mark0101]

If the rear air bag turns out to be bad, buy from advance auto parts. Apply coupon code "TRT41" and it should come out to be $89 with free shipping and lifetime warranty.
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/arnott-air-suspension-air-spring-a-2108/10017476-P

For rear glass molding, what ford nut said is true. I saw this on youtube if you wanna first try and work with your existing molding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=820HyfJEqGo