1982 Mercury Marquis

[marquis_82_withneons]

shes got her name now..

[Mainemantom]

I like the name !

[marquis_82_withneons]

thanks. you always gotta have a good name for her, and after all.. wheres the fun and creativity in using a common one.

[marquis_82_withneons]

got my 3G install done, MUCH simpler than i was expecting. did run into a few clearance issues, but nothing my angle grinder couldnt fix now charges at 14.6 volts at idle with nothing on and 14.2 with everything on at idle

got the alternator out and pulling the old wiring out


my new charge wire made out of 8 gauge solid copper my dad had left over from wiring the house

[marquis_82_withneons]

had to do a bit of grinding to get the proper swing for adjustment.. even still its a tight fit for the belt


got the alternator in and all, and got the wire run, and im sure you will notice whats missing... thats right... A MEGA FUSE!... like a dumbass i wired it without the fuse lol, but not to fear, i got it in a few days later.


also got my dome in. got it polished up and put my LEDs in and its bright as heeeeell! gotta get a new blue one for the center though, a couple of the SMDs are out on it

[oldschool84]

put some daytons on that bitch. and some air shocks-nothing worse than a saggy ass!

[marquis_82_withneons]

already go my air shocks on!.. that was the first thing i did to the car mechanically, had to when i got the new rims

[thatvolvoguy]

I can't believe that this is the same car that it was when you got it just two years ago... Gone a long way in that time bro!

[marquis_82_withneons]

she turned 150k yesterday.... only 50k more till she gets her new heart

[marquis_82_withneons]

small update with the brakes. painted my rotors last fall and made it look much nicer in the back

[marquis_82_withneons]

for those who were following my suspension post. i finished that project up last week and am now getting around to posting the update. first off id like to say balljoints suck. the top were AWFUL to remove. bottoms were easy enough. inner and outer tie rods werent the easiest but not too bad and the sway bar goodies were easy also.

[marquis_82_withneons]

i also cut my springs. it was very very easy. bit time consuming but easy. for those who want to go this route i would def recommend giving it a try.. HOWEVER!!!!!!... dont go anymore than a full coil. my springs are pretty used and i only cut half a coil. i love the result, if you scroll back you can see a side view of the car and the new view i just posted. i believe i got around 1 inch of drop which is excellent. wish i wouldve gone 3/4 of a coil but im happy none the less. be warned. it does affect the handling and if youre going the polyurethane route for bushings as i did you will notice a significant difference. not a bad one. but very noticable. also on a positive note the spring cutting did not seem to affect the ride quality much at all.

overall im very happy with the outcome. more work is in order as i havent done the pitman arm or the drag link, so i have a bit of play in the steering at first. im also pulling the rear swaybar so i can paint it and make it look sporty.

[sly]

[marquis_82_withneons]

finally got new headlights for the car. next step is gonna be fitting in the pillar lights i pulled from a junkyard.

[Mr Bean]

finally got new headlights for the car. next step is gonna be fitting in the pillar lights i pulled from a junkyard.

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What lights are those? The glare is hurting my eyes. lol