My 85 Merc 2-Door Slicktop

[86VickyLX]

Thats 1 nice Ford GMQ............

That's american, not mexican. now :stfu2:

Mang, your MERC is awesome, will we see you at SF09?

[Bowman85merc]

If yours are very much similar to ours, they'll have the dimensions stamped on the inside of the rim, right by the back side of the spokes. I'm guessing 7" fronts and 8.5" rears

hmmm... imma have to check that out... i dont think ive ever noticed numbers on it...but these r old american racing rims...arent yours western-wheels or sumtin like that.

Mang, your MERC is awesome, will we see you at SF09?

lol....almost 1000 miles... and 16 hour drive...that is a longggg ways to drive lol thats a lil too far for me tho, i think im gonna pass this year, maybe next lol

[1987cp]

I'm not 100% certain on the brand of mine. Blaze's said "WESTERN" opposite where the dimensions were marked, and mine don't, even though they definitely have the size marked just the same as his did, in raised letters cast into the wheel. I had initially thought mine were American Racing because they came with ARE centercaps. Are yours marked American Racing on the inside somewhere?

[Bowman85merc]

yea i just noticed a few weeks ago, mine does have the numbers on them...but mine are American Racing, the guy i bought them from said thats what they were when he first bought them...


but, i finally got sum videos of my Merc...it didnt do as good as i thought it would, but it is running on about 3 month old gas, so here ya go anyways...

enjoy haha

and i still dunno if i did this right

[79lincolnlover]

[HotRod_CrownVic]

Holy shit. I want this car.

[87_crown_vic]

dammit Bowman... if i make it to SF this year, we would have to convoy out ... it isnt that long of a trip... honestly... for me it is about 20 hours, but i stop just to this side of Chicago for a few hours of sleep at a rest stop and then go on thru with stops for gas and stretch breaks...

[watchdog]

Dead sexy!!!!

Just wonreding, would the turbine center caps work with those wheels?
That would just be the finshing touch. Some Merc center caps.

[1987cp]

Only if he wanted to add the studs that the stock centercaps clip onto. I thought about the same thing for my aftermarket turbines, but decided not to permanently modify the wheels.

[Bowman85merc]

thanks mangs !!! 87crownvic, i might make it to SF next year, since my cousin got his merc he wants to go now haha


welp, i guess the links didnt work like planned ...



soo here are the links ...enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caOxhLth23k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djh_f66Vtnk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSQchECWmas

[Grand Marquis GT]

She sounds like a real hot rod!!!

[85crownHPP]

oh man that merc is bad ass!!!

[87_crown_vic]

one of these days i will have to get out to Des Moines to see your car and have a mini meet... maybe Donna(jelybean) and her son Damian (damian) would wanna meet up sometime. we only live about 1 hour north of Omaha, so it wouldnt be too much of a drive.

[bowman83merc]

if you go you'll have to tell me, i can head back that weekend

[Bowman85merc]

Welp, I guess its time for an update finally

I got a heater hose tube thingy, Its gonna make the engine bay look more organized, hopefully, thanks to LTDman telling me what year they were on.

Its not on yet, i just got done sanding and painting it, but It will probably be put on tomorrow, or sometime.