young mark 8 lover
Well-Known LVC Member
i dont touch burn or flood cars lol
What did you do to your Mark VIII today?
- Thread starter Blkdvll
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i dont touch burn or flood cars lol
thaywood
Dedicated LVC Member
That seriously sucks. It's always sad to see such a nice looking Mark destroyed. Sorry dude.
My Great 8
Dedicated LVC Member
Did I send you the pics Chris?
dnsherrill
Dedicated LVC Member
I've got a NIB end link I can send you for the cost of shipping, just one tho..it was given to me by another LVC-er when I bought parts from him...I can check later, but I'm pretty sure it's this Deeza
thaywood
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You did send me one pic of what it looked like before and one pic from the rear of what it looked like all burnt up. Sad.
Spree
Dedicated LVC Member
I went with the bent ones from AZ. I like them a lot more then the straight factory one's. Cost'd a little more but I like the ride! Well worth it!
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/1994-Lincoln-Mark-VIII/Sway-Bar-Repair-Kit/_/N-j11hxZ8oxl1
Markviiiedrea
Speed Bump
Glad you sons ok, I've had a car catch fire too. Like Sap said, always good to have a fire extinguisher in the car. You never know when you or someone else might need it. It's cheap insurance.
Were you able to get the parts off that you wanted?
thaywood
Dedicated LVC Member
Well, the Cougie got totalled by the insurance company So now it will have a salvage title. But I have found a fender for $45 and a hood for $60 at a local salvage yard. I can also get the signal light and plastic header panel but I forgot to ask for price. I think I can get everything I need to replace all the broken/dented parts for well under $200. Then we can use the rest of the money to get it repainted. She needs a paint job baaaaaaaaaaaaaad.
So now it will have a salvage title. But I have found a fender for $45 and a hood for $60 at a local salvage yard. I can also get the signal light and plastic header panel but I forgot to ask for price. I think I can get everything I need to replace all the broken/dented parts for well under $200. Then we can use the rest of the money to get it repainted. She needs a paint job baaaaaaaaaaaaaad.
My Great 8
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Due to having limited time, I got the driveshaft, fuel pump, LSC housings with bulbs and ballasts, both front markers, and the black 20's with 3 week old rubber. I would have wanted to save the drivetrain but I had 1 day to make it go away and I live 3 hours away from it. Everything else was burnt beyond recognition. The roof bowed in, the quarters buckled, the doors didnt close and the middle of the car bowed down. It burned for 30 mins according to the fire departments report. If anyone is interested in these parts, feel free to PM me an offer. The u joints were also 3 weeks old. One of the best cars I ever owned.
DieselDan
Dedicated LVC Member
Well, I ordered new center caps from American Muscle and used up my remaining $27.00 for 4 new centercaps. Meaning, I have broken even on this wheel job, to the dollar.
The website shows these centercaps fitted on my style of wheel, but of course, they didn't fit. But a pair of dykes and a razor knife fixed that. Had to trim down the step on the back side of the caps.
They are chrome and the wheels are polished, I had originally ordered black, but they were on back order. Was worried that the chrome wouldn't match, but it looks decent.
The website shows these centercaps fitted on my style of wheel, but of course, they didn't fit. But a pair of dykes and a razor knife fixed that. Had to trim down the step on the back side of the caps.
They are chrome and the wheels are polished, I had originally ordered black, but they were on back order. Was worried that the chrome wouldn't match, but it looks decent.
Sapperfire
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Oh, and these!
They look delicious
chris2523
93 Mark VIII
not much to report, just been driving it. needs a wash though.
Spree
Dedicated LVC Member
Later today, with any luck and no rain....a bunch of blue led's go in
thaywood
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Later today, with any luck and no rain....a bunch of blue led's go in
I just got a bunch of blue LED's in the mail yesterday :lol: They're going in this weekend.
dnsherrill
Dedicated LVC Member
on The Brown One:
-flushed the radi w/ garden hose water, tightened the pet cock, broke the white plastic drain plug hex head
-put the new tstat in with new low-radi hose
-filled and burped; (still running hotter than I want it to, no significant temp change from before)
-got 3 used/@75% tread Kumho's 245/45/17..mounted, balanced for $152 out the door, thx Discount Tire Woodstock, Ga! rides pretty good now hub swapped...Cobra center caps not fitting tight enough tho
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fixin to go wash it before dark, maybe burp it again tonight...
-flushed the radi w/ garden hose water, tightened the pet cock, broke the white plastic drain plug hex head
-put the new tstat in with new low-radi hose
-filled and burped; (still running hotter than I want it to, no significant temp change from before)
-got 3 used/@75% tread Kumho's 245/45/17..mounted, balanced for $152 out the door, thx Discount Tire Woodstock, Ga! rides pretty good now hub swapped...Cobra center caps not fitting tight enough tho
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fixin to go wash it before dark, maybe burp it again tonight...
dnsherrill
Dedicated LVC Member
burped it, found and got rid of a coolant leak; took some pics with a cheap phone cam....
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no more leaking brakes, now I just need to make the two center caps fit tight
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not bad for an 8 year old Maaco paint job :headbang:
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no more leaking brakes, now I just need to make the two center caps fit tight
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not bad for an 8 year old Maaco paint job :headbang:
Epwillis
Dedicated LVC Member
Well, I ordered new center caps from American Muscle and used up my remaining $27.00 for 4 new centercaps. Meaning, I have broken even on this wheel job, to the dollar.
The website shows these centercaps fitted on my style of wheel, but of course, they didn't fit. But a pair of dykes and a razor knife fixed that. Had to trim down the step on the back side of the caps.
They are chrome and the wheels are polished, I had originally ordered black, but they were on back order. Was worried that the chrome wouldn't match, but it looks decent.
Maybe take some sctoch brite and give the caps a brushed look?
2002WRXSTi
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Love the Paint 8 years old or not
thaywood
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Well. The Lincoln blew a brake hose this morning. And she was driving so good too...
Spree
Dedicated LVC Member
Mine blew a line last year when my son was driving it. I replaced all hard lines from front to back.
dnsherrill
Dedicated LVC Member
removed the hood, air intake and pass side cowl grille
- unbolted the bank 1 imrc pod for replacement; cant' find where to disconnect the elec cable
...do i need to locate it and disconnect it from underneath?????
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- unbolted the bank 1 imrc pod for replacement; cant' find where to disconnect the elec cable
...do i need to locate it and disconnect it from underneath?????
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Spree
Dedicated LVC Member
Just drove it today....admiring my blue led's and new (used) eatc....Thank's Dan!
Got my 4.10s and trac lok installed yesterday, very happy with it, it really feels like a different car. Also burned up an alternator while testing them out. This is the second one within two months. Can anybody recommend a good alternator that wont burn out every time I lay into the pedal?
chris2523
93 Mark VIII
Motorcraft.