1981 merc marquis brougham + GMGT rebirth!

[marquisman]

thanks nate! look forward to pics of your vic. bumpers are hard to come by in this country but, i will keep an eye out for 'em.

[NATEHAWK]

thanks nate! look forward to pics of your vic. bumpers are hard to come by in this country but, i will keep an eye out for 'em.

Thanks...

[marquisman]

so, when i was dropping off GMGT to buddies shop, i figured that i would see what hub caps look like. i think i might run em!

















im kidding

[79lincolnlover]

^Only if it was an '88+ Merc

[87gtVIC]

Looks good to me with the hubcaps/ O'natural looking.

[johnunit]

I think the wires require whitewalls. raised white lettering + wire covers looks like you're saving up for either white walls or mag/aluminum wheels.

[marquisman]

i would love to find 245/60/15s with white wall but, they are very rare. i would get a set for the lincoln if i could. this 255/60/15 wheel looks worse with the older style lincoln wire cap

[johnunit]

i would love to find 245/60/15s with white wall but, they are very rare. i would get a set for the lincoln if i could. this 255/60/15 wheel looks worse with the older style lincoln wire cap

Diamondback tires sells something like a 295/50 or some such thing right on the edge of fitting in the fenderwells in a 1 inch whitewall. Once I have the power to justify it myself I'll be getting them. They're something not too far over 200 a piece IIRC. Not counting shipping to Soviet Canuckistan.

[marquisman]

Diamondback tires sells something like a 295/50 or some such thing right on the edge of fitting in the fenderwells in a 1 inch whitewall. Once I have the power to justify it myself I'll be getting them. They're something not too far over 200 a piece IIRC. Not counting shipping to Soviet Canuckistan.

$200 bones? holy fack! and a big LOL to the "soviet canuckistan". in soviet kanadia place, tim hortons drinks you! lol.


im actually thinking of turning the white letters inside in the future. something about the black walls, thats so clean. i dont know if its me but, i find it harder keeping white letters clean, compared to white walls lol.

on a lighter note, GMGT sits on the hoist. slowly getting the rear gear and front brakes done. im wondering about the AOD. should i get a complete trans, or just put a new valve body and torque coverter in the current one. the current trans i put in, seems like it was rebuilt some time ago and looks clean but, i like the idea of having a fresh unit installed in the car.

[marquisman]

i figure id give an update. the rear gear is in and heater core has been replaced. i ended up making my own heater core restrictor, from copper plumbing lol. right now, i need to mount the ford amp and plug in the headunit. then i need to clean the car in and out. anywho, here is a short exhaust clip. i think you guys deserve that lol. note: i dont know why the idle sounds weird in the vid. it just might be my camera.

[chitownvic]

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[packman]

Like chitownvic said.

Idle doesn't sound too wierd, unless you mean the lope. Which sounds badaz to me.



Packman

[sxcpotatoes]

Yeah, if you have the HO it lopes because of the firing order, I had mine running quite a bit rich, O2 sensors not hooked up (no cats or Mufflers) & it sounded like so:

Of course that's with 2.5" pipes all the way back through. Mine runs rough & tries to stall out on startup due to the sensors not being hooked up. Getting it taken care of Thursday.

[chitownvic]

Very Nice!.. I want that cam lope so bad Haha

[gadget73]

That ain't an HO, unless he's changed motors. Its a CFI motor with a 4bbl, or at least thats what it was last I drove it. Timing sounds a little late, and/or the idle mix is off.