1981 merc marquis brougham + GMGT rebirth!

[Grand Marquis GT]

I like how you changed from a beat up "boy racer", back into a mostly original looking car. Back when I was in high school (late 70's) we were ruining '69 Chargers and GTO's. Hopefully somebody righted our wrongs also.

Hey now, that was MY boy racer!

[86VickyLX]

Hey now, that was MY boy racer!

key word being was

[gabegt90]

looks good Julian put the driving lights back on lol

[marquisman]

havent had the car to any shows and havent had time to take it to any cruise nights.

the old engine has nothing on the new engine lol.

i like the subtle look of cars...sleeper!!!

and gabe, i need to find a set of lights that fit the look of the front end lol

when i get time, i will take some better shots and a vid of GMGT in action.

[1987cp]

Looks nice with the dark D-windows and late model centercaps.

[marquisman]

yea, the tinted windows look awsome with the body color and red accents. i may be getting aftermarket center caps and get custom red marquis center decals made.

[V8GrandMarquis]

WoW car looks amazing allot of work id like to get to that stage with mine some day, but funny my 89' GM is the same exterior colour and exactly same interior.

[marquisman]

isent it a great color combo?

[V8GrandMarquis]

isent it a great color combo?

It is amazing actually I though the interior was going to be the same as the exterior as it sometimes is. I wasn't looking forward to a light interior but when I went to go see it I was welcomed with this magnificent red american palace but that colour is amazing I love it. Best colour for a 80's sedan. I think.

[marquisman]

i get lots of comments on the color. its different and looks great lol

[79lincolnlover]

Has your '81 been in any car shows this summer?

[marquisman]

negative. i havent had the time. stupid job keeps me from attending the few shows and cruise nights that go on around here. but, im not giving up. there is still a few weeks left in the season. i just might be able to attend one.

[88Vic]

I see you deleted the side exits, too loud with the FM40's? And those wheels look great, I want a set of d-windows but in gloss black so they're shiny, although they may not look good on a 4 door Lincoln, right at home on that though.

[marquisman]

thanks! i deleted the side exits not by choice. the flowmasters are too long, so there is no room for a 90* for the side pipes. they would have ended up against the rear tires. so tail pipes was the only way. i would have loved to keep the side exits, they really looked at home.

while im here... i started taking the dash apart, to make way for the heater core re & re. should not be so bad, since i know my way around dash removals lol. also, preping for the premium sound install. im gonna mount the new deck properly with a mount bracket aswell. i dig the cleaner look. and i plan to get the 3.73s and trac lok installed in april some time in april as well.

[NATEHAWK]

GREAT looking car man...Gives me my inspiration to get my 85 CV back to prominence..Got a few dents the body shop will have to get out and re align my trunk from when the lady hit the back of it while it sat PARKED....Need to replace the passenger side tail pipe also and entire rear bumper in which im still looking for....Any leads on a rear bumper for the 85's let me know....