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    #61
    Welcome back, Ray! I just use the full site on Chrome for iOS. Works well.

    So today I was removing seats to clean my carpet and interior to get rid of the mildew and smell that has been present. Well, I figured out what was letting mousture in. I have rot on both sides of the forward bulkhead, right where the door hinges are!

    Also it appears that some piss poor bodywork has been done on the driver's side door and lower B pillar, which explains the rust. I have some work to do, for sure.
    Attached Files
    1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
    Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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      #62
      Thanks


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      2000 Grand Marquis LS
      2000 F150 XLT 6 inches of lift.
      1987 Bill Blass Mark VII - Sold
      1985 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park- SOLD. to a little old lady
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      Save The Whales, Restore an Old Station Wagon!!

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        #63
        Most of them seem to have some amount of rust in that area. Its sort of a bad design. The metal layers together right where the cowl area drains down. Of course its going to get wet and rust through.
        86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
        5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

        91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

        1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

        Originally posted by phayzer5
        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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          #64
          How are you planning to attack it?
          ~David~

          My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
          My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

          Originally posted by ootdega
          My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

          Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
          But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

          Originally posted by gadget73
          my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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            #65
            Doors are eventually going to come off for surgery. Getting a welder in August!
            1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
            Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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              #66
              The doors sure do shut nicely on this car. I like it!
              1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
              Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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                #67
                keep those hinges greased. I'm convinced that is the answer. The doors on my Mark VII are the only ones I've ever seen that do not sag, and that thing has a fuckload of miles on it. There is also evidence that the doors were regularly lubed.
                86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                Originally posted by phayzer5
                I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                  #68
                  The hinges on my 88 are so covered in grease they almost don't stop at the detents. Considering how much I use that car and how beat the driver door is, the fact it closes just like the day I got the car is proof grease works.

                  Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                  rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
                  Originally posted by gadget73
                  ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
                  Originally posted by dmccaig
                  Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                    #69
                    I read somewhere Ford started putting sealer across the top edge of the hinge were it bolts to the body to help prevent rusting out issues in the door jam area.
                    Scars are tatoos of the fearless

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                      #70
                      I'll rebuild those two areas, it will give me one of many great projects when I get a welder. I know i'll have a lot of other trim holes to fill in, too.
                      1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
                      Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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                        #71
                        Originally posted by Grand Marquis GT View Post
                        I'll rebuild those two areas, it will give me one of many great projects when I get a welder. I know i'll have a lot of other trim holes to fill in, too.
                        Probably be better than new since you'll seek out the problem areas. Looking forward to seeing the "finished product"!


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                          #72
                          Oh, and I will be converting to the 88-91 nose and tail. Why? Because.

                          My taillight panel is busted anyways.
                          1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
                          Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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                            #73
                            Because I gave you the idea, bastard

                            RIP Jason P Harril, we'll miss ya bro

                            '80 Town Coupé
                            '84 Towncar - Teh Cobra TC, 408w powered
                            '16 Ram 1500 CC Outdoorsman, Hemi/3.92/8sp 4x4

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                              #74
                              kickin' it old school. Gonna swap over the interior dash as well?
                              ~David~

                              My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                              My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                              Originally posted by ootdega
                              My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                              Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                              But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                              Originally posted by gadget73
                              my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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                                #75
                                Originally posted by phayzer5 View Post
                                Because I gave you the idea, bastard
                                I did it back in 2002 to the original GMGT. That was before there was ever a GMGT/Phayzer5 co-op!

                                Oh, my new (to me) Zoom Stage 2 26 spline clutch arrived today!
                                Attached Files
                                1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
                                Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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