1983 Mercury Grand Marquis 2Dr "Mercules”

[Grand Marquis GT]

So the conversion U joint worked like a charm, joining the 31 spline C6 yoke that I had to use for the TKO, to a stock panther driveshaft.

It's a Spicer 5-143X.

[packman]

Now when your work schedule delays your build, do you find yourself buying parts that you originally were not going to buy?

That's what happened to me; I had a simple plan and got delayed by work and life; and then things got kinda complicated afterwards............in a good way.


Packman

[Grand Marquis GT]

Now when your work schedule delays your build, do you find yourself buying parts that you originally were not going to buy?

That's what happened to me; I had a simple plan and got delayed by work and life; and then things got kinda complicated afterwards............in a good way.


Packman

Especially when I travel for work!

[Grand Marquis GT]

Got my pedal assembly welded up. The clutch pedal is just a tiny bit low, I can fix it later. Welded it with one of my friends' 220V Harbor Freight Flux core wire welder. It worked pretty good, too!

The welds look like bird shit, but they will work just fine. New pedal pads too!

The stock arm for a cable (the pedals are from an 81 Mustang) will actuate the master cylinder for the clutch. Should work great!

[Grand Marquis GT]

H pipe, headers, and new oxygen sensor are on. Also, installed new bolts for the transmission mount, and it works with the stock bolt holes and bolts up to a stock (new) AOD transmission mount! Chased a couple stray vacuum leaks, and reinstalled the starter. Can't wait to hear how she sounds!

[Bobcat]

Got my pedal assembly welded up. The clutch pedal is just a tiny bit low, I can fix it later. Welded it with one of my friends' 220V Harbor Freight Flux core wire welder. It worked pretty good, too!

The welds look like bird shit, but they will work just fine. New pedal pads too!

The stock arm for a cable (the pedals are from an 81 Mustang) will actuate the master cylinder for the clutch. Should work great!

Very interested on how you do that. Since the slave cylinder that Rosehill supplies is a push style and the OE cable is a pull style. You'd have to flip the bracket 180 degrees so that it would properly follow the pedal and then you'd possibly run into firewall issues.


I love the sound of a CFI LOPO with an open H pipe. Sounds like a Bi-Plane. Or atleast my very very sick 302 did...

[gadget73]

Low compression makes for an interesting sound, but its very much a case of all bark, no bite. I once drive my VW Beetle to work with the header off it completely, it was blowing straight out of the heads on the back and through the heat exchangers on the front. Talk about sounding like a bi-plane. It would decelerate over 3/4 throttle. It wasn't exactly a fast car to begin with, but it became painfully slow with no exhaust at all.

[Grand Marquis GT]

Ok, it sounds a bit biplane-ish.

And it's alive! Working out the clutch adjustment (grind em till they fit) but she works! Goes pretty good around the block, too!

[gadget73]

I'll go more with redneck rustbucket Chevy pickup than bi-plane, but as you wish.

[Grand Marquis GT]

Yeah, it needs the mufflers on something fierce.

[His Royal Ghostliness]

Eh who cares how bad she sounds, important thing is she finally moves under her own power. Job well done there my friend!

[87gtVIC]

Awesome. Hope the final clutch adjustments go smoothly.

[Bobcat]

Big steam.


Time to light'em up.

[Grand Marquis GT]

Cleaned her up today, now she doesn't look like a $300 car anymore. I also reinstalled the stock aircleaner setup, retorqued the header bolts when warm, and redid my clutch slave cylinder pushrod. Still have some tweaking here and there to do, but I am very proud of my car!

Afterwards I took about a 10 mile trip around town (plenty of stoplights) and she loved 60 mph in 5th. I really, really need to install my mufflers!

[87gtVIC]

She shines up good.

Did the lower mustang seal cover up your hole?