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@theamishsoylentretailersof1952

4 жыл бұрын

PowerNation. So folks when does the next episode post.?

everyone talking smack about this beauty. the new mixed in with the rust and old parts is awesome.

One of the coolest car designs ever made. In person the sheer width and length of the car (along with the "chopped" glass - this thing has like 14" tall windows) gives it a mean look and a PRESENCE no other car on the road has. I won a 78 Mercury Grand Marquis coupe, I want a 72 one day.

Maaaaan... I've been waiting on an update on this Mercury.. finally thx 👍

@montlejohnbojangles8937

4 жыл бұрын

Right?

@fredwilliams7893

4 жыл бұрын

So bad ass. Sleeper boat with serious juice!

@4734679

4 жыл бұрын

This car is now for sale at Streetside Classics in Charlotte

Alan Jackson would be proud to cruise that Mercury up an down the road...nice job brothers..

@michaelmace924

4 жыл бұрын

I'm looking for a 70's 2 door full size to play with, this would be perfect!!

@jonathanpasch6604

4 жыл бұрын

🎵🎶...Lord I'm crazy 'bout a Mercury...🎵🎶

@crazytadventures9052

4 жыл бұрын

Alan Jackson might but David Lindley that has a way better version of the song would want some non ghetto wheels.

@jonathanpasch6604

4 жыл бұрын

@@crazytadventures9052 i was sincerely pissed seeing those wheels go on that car

Between the 1,100 HP, ghetto/somewhat retro rims, and the bagged suspension, this Mercury seems more and more of like a mad-Mexican project.

@Ahnenerbe1944

4 жыл бұрын

Robby Parsonson I though the same thing!

@pelvicthrust119

4 жыл бұрын

But built by two white boys...let me guess you would of left the factory wheels on

What happened to this project? I haven't seen a road test.

All the money they are throwing at this thing they could clean up the undercarriage since they are pulling it all apart .. por15 and some undercoat would go a long way

@dangoldbach6570

4 жыл бұрын

That stuff is amazing, but a little pricey. Try coal tar epoxy, it's actually an industrial coating for offshore oil rigs to keep them from rusting in salt water. It's also a crapload cheaper

@zippythechicken

4 жыл бұрын

its because they're motorheads not bodyshop guys.. but I also wonder why anyone doing a restoration doesn't spray the entire underside with Phosphoric Acid Rust Converter to neutralize the rust and convert it to an oxide that is easy to wire brush or just paint over.. but this car after they are done is going to be worth less than the cost of the parts they put on it.. unless its for one of their dad's as a specialty project.. give it to dad to drive to the golf course .. throw 4 sets of clubs in the trunk.. heh but those wheels idk if dad is going for that. heh.... maybe kinda looks like boat steering wheels or somethin

@FiveCentsPlease

4 жыл бұрын

+Self-Centered Insomniac I was thinking the same. Pimp on the outside, rust bucket underneath. A waste of money until it's cleaned up. And 1100 HP is going to rip some rusty part loose.

@zippythechicken

4 жыл бұрын

@@FiveCentsPlease well there you go maybe they are figuring they can shake the rust off it .. heh

@bluesharp59

4 жыл бұрын

That's the first thing that pissed me off, LOL but i still gave a thumbs up. I agree if all the stuff is out of the way why not at lest spray some Rust-Oleum Black Paint under there darn it.

How dare you offend that car with those wheels!!??

I love these big car builds. Soooo many brands of them out there that could be done this way.

@fredwilliams7893

4 жыл бұрын

Yea for Sure. Look up 72 two door Lincoln Town coupes!. Gorgeous body styles!

Recommend cleaning up the underside first before the mods, or just put the mods on a custom vehicle. This one deserves to be restored properly.

@jbncnow

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree that whole underside needs to be blasted and sprayed with som POR 15 or something

@ZacLowing

4 жыл бұрын

Thought the same at 0:09 and came down here. Just seeing that rubber crunk rust like they are proud of it

@Chris-yy7qc

4 жыл бұрын

5:40 ....

I want to see it run!!!!

That car is mint and the color is perfect simply clean and fresh , made my morning

thank you!

Super intresting build thats the last car I would ever think of putting so mutch power in,! I love it.

You had me interested until the pimp wheels... My first car was a 79 Mercury Marquis with dual carbs dual exhaust an air suspension and bored to 500... was dad's trailer miss piggy. Could outrun a Boss 351Mustang or late 70's Corvette... Not quite sure what was done under the hood but it was a dragster tank.

@karlsmith2570

4 жыл бұрын

Those rims actually looked good on this car because of the of the fact that the car was size proportionate for the rims Put the same rims on a 2013 Mustang and they'd really look awful

@alexanderchapman1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think they should have made them look like the stock wheels so there would have been no clue whatsoever to the massive amount of power under the hood.

Beautiful lines on that old Merc. I'd like to see one of these boats with a late model Powerstroke.

Very nice work on that axle , the construction of the mounting brackets and the quality of the welding ...TOP DRAWER! You definitely don't want to burn your bag!😂😂

New parts on a rusty frame. At least clean it and paint it.

@stevenon5664

4 жыл бұрын

The sheet metal is rusted too.

@hank1556

4 жыл бұрын

nah

@jbncnow

4 жыл бұрын

At least undercoat it or rattle can some semi gloss black on it

@ShaunHensley

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a lot of labor

@jacoby1234ification

4 жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m saying

Love this show .

The '72 Marquis coupe was one of the best looking full size cars of that era. Love the roof line.

This has to be one of my favorite builds.

This is beautiful!!

71 Merc Marq Bro 4 door 429 was my first ride. What a boat. I remember going through freeze plugs for a while. She'd just dump coolant. My dad was a cop in Detroit and he'd drive her to work down the Jeffries freeway at night before it was open. Doing about 100 with all the windows open. He said he thought he was getting taller. Apparently the vacuum created by speed and open windows inverted the headliner and it was hitting him on top of the head.

Looks great,good job on the build

One of a kind

All I can say is, 😮 wow!!!!!

This show is like a class to me i learn alot of stuff

Love this!

dying to see the next vid in this series

Cool project. Town, country and hustle. There's some similar 4dr near me for sale, now.

I love the 72 Grand Marquis. This car is in really good condition. To begin with. You guys are doing a good job. When you are done. You can drop it off here. At my house. 🙂😀

@grantw.whitwam9948

4 жыл бұрын

My dad had a 71 wagon, we kept that for 7 years. I had a friend whose dad had a 72, I like the grill better on the 72.

@lunatic3783

4 жыл бұрын

it's not a Grand Marquis-it's Marquis Brougham-grand marquis has not been built yet.

@ekscalybur

3 жыл бұрын

Why are you. Typing like. This?

Appreciate the work adapting the bags but some proper rate springs at ride height would have been fine. This build is something I've always dreamed of doing; a land yacht that goes, stops, and handles. Love this build.

@stevenon5664

4 жыл бұрын

Front springs are a pain in the ass. Drivers side needs to be different then passengers side. The AC bracket, and pump are close to 200lbs.....that's more weight on the drivers side.

These guys are awesome, I wish they would do my rod! maybe in the next life.

Beatiful car amazing how alot of money and lil work lol can do to a car

Air suspension in that Marquis is badass,😎I'm gana think about doing that to mi Lincoln it almost looks the same but in 4 door 😎

Proud to own a Mercury

ive been waiting for this vid! yeeeees

Yay. Big Car Performance 😁

Beautiful Monster Car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"You don't wanna burn yer bag". 'Cause burnin' yer bag really hurts.

Love that big Ford...

The nice thing about air bags is that you don’t have to replace them till AFTER you install them. So there’s that. 🤓🙄

Love learning about that rear end kit you got eventually im going to be putting in a 1000+ hp big block chevy in my c10 but I can't ever find things that are rated to handle that kinda power

Can't believe we didn't get to see the thing run!

Till next time, Y'all keep it between the ditches

I love watching these guy's channel, and normally enjoy everything they do. However, this time I hate the way they hung that Currie axle. Ford used channels on the trailing arms for a reason. I used to make my own bushings and box those in. Moog cargo coil springs along with a set of the old adjustable Gabriel shocks. Also used Hellwigs anti-sway bars front and rear. I also used to make gussets to strengthen the rear axle housing along with adding a strap along the bottom. These full size fords came with 2:72 rear end ratio unless they were limited slip with 3:25. The 3:25 we're good but I preferred 3:55. I loved the old galaxies sedans and station wagons. I had a 72 Country Squire with the police interceptor package along with the 429 that I had put a lot of time and money into, but was a lot of fun to drive. Ironically, that's one of the cars I miss the most.

I can't believe it, all of the new air suspension and no air horns.

You got a taker here on that 72 Broughan Marquis. lol My parents bought one in 72, and my friends and I had some pretty good excursions, and parties in that car. We'd crowd 7-8 people in that fancy boat. lol It didn't however, have 1100 horsepower. Heheee

"Ooh that's hawt!" 😂

70 thousand dollar budget

@bmstylee

4 жыл бұрын

Probably half of that. Unless you want to pay someone to do the work. Then 70k is accurate

@767dag

4 жыл бұрын

Wild Bill no , go price 1100 hp engine... ok your building everything? Maybe .the curry rear end 4-5 five grand alone .

@nobodyspecial6436

4 жыл бұрын

My guess is it’s nudging 90 maybe more.... all those custom pieces don’t come cheap to the average back- yarder

@TheRoadhammer379

3 жыл бұрын

@@767dag, stroker kit is 2000 from Eagle. Total engine build, depending on what block you use, stock or aftermarket, heads etc, probably 15k. Currie is getting 1900 for the rear with full locking diff. With cost of the car, fuel injection, engine build, air ride etc, at least 40k.

The elusive Marquis de Sade.. ...!!!😎

00:48 they paid you to lie.

@ruben2365

4 жыл бұрын

They want more sells for dummies

@TheRoadhammer379

3 жыл бұрын

@@ruben2365, sales not sells... guess they found the dummy

@SpencerLemay

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRoadhammer379 who cares

The Marquis de Sade!

I love the air ride haters.. never driven a car like this with 4-6 adults in it and scraped every time you hit an incline? Didn't think so It's not just for slamming, it's practical, and comfortable. My 96 Fleetwood and my 68 both have air and I wouldn't go back. Grow up and go build a car instead of talking like you know something.

That I thought y’all forgot about this project

Seeing non pros welding is terrifying

@patmclean1951

4 жыл бұрын

We’re not all superstars. But I get your point.

Stock or widened factory steelies with or without hubcaps woulda made it look like a real street criminal. Glad to see something other than th usual muscle car horse shit though. Love it! Had a '71 Lincoln coupe in the same color white. The Merc body is almost identical.

Grinders and paint, make me the welder I ain't.

@TheRoadhammer379

3 жыл бұрын

The big kid can weld pretty good

Well back in the day you would see a caddie in the hood all nice and shiny and the owner living in a pos house. Now this must be the new thing, A shiny new engine in pos body.

My ocd goes up seeing all those nice parts going on a rusty frame. I just couldn't leave that as is. Just couldn't

Guys,a Ford 9inch is PLENTY STRONG...you could have just updated the axles & rolled out. But with a Currie 9 its NEVER a bad thing. LoL also the addition or rear discs is a plus.

When you upload E13 part .... ? ?

Wow that stance looks banana

Did they ever finish this thing. I can't find the next video? This car is amazing!!!

The air bags reminds me of Cleetus McFarland's diesel Galaxy

Smashing Basil, A PIMP MOBILE!

Iam ready to see it lay a patch . South bound with hammer down. Agitate the gravel man ! Lol

His welding skills are alot better than mine. I never have any success welding to flaky rust.

Love the big ass rust hole at 13:55 (left hand side of the screen) with things that rotten will it even handle that kind of torque long term?

@Chris-yy7qc

4 жыл бұрын

6:05 ...

and when you get it all built and everything fits just right and work the way it is supposed to tare it all down again and go after the rust. so it doesn't rust out from under you. lol

Steve Mcgarrett would had been drooling 🤤.

14:00 cmon, u spent like zillion dollars on engine etc.. u could patch that rust hole too (upper left corner)

@jonathanstodden6029

4 жыл бұрын

They probably have no intention of ever keeping or driving this car. Once the build is over they will gut the car and scrap it.

@jonathanpasch6604

4 жыл бұрын

Its supposed to be a sleeper not a show car. Please don't ask me to explain those wheels though

@reijerlincoln

4 жыл бұрын

This series is basically a commercial. So who cares about rust when you're pushing parts.

@jbncnow

4 жыл бұрын

@@reijerlincoln They Didnt even paint that sweet rear end smdh go see the job they did on that old 79 Bronco

@elNenio

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

The stock 9" rear end probably would have held up just fine for awhile , because both the rear tires are just going to smoke anyhow and never really hook up hard enough to bust anything. IMO The panhard rod mount on that custom rear axle looks kind of looks spindly looking and use some webbing around it.

Roscoe P. Coaltrain watching you at 3:50.

Sure hope that center section has one billet cap installed.

First thing I noticed is all the filth !! Come on,,,, it’s such a cool car 👍

I really like this, it is very informative. I could do without the background screeeching though.

Thumbs Up on your video, I would love to own it if it didn't have rust.

So 11 second quarter mile and can take corners in a Marquis! Hillarious.

When are y'all gonna finish this car up

Thats a cool build.dont forget to tell us mpg !

Trz performance got the suspension

that little ad for the valance at the end gives me a question.. are there any good references as to the thicknesses of different sheet metal and frame parts on vehicles? like how thick a frame is on a 69 F100 or a quarter panel on a 65 mustang... or a frame rail or torque box on a 68 mustang.. I mean you can guess but are there any references that maybe some restoration parts company has put together so if you have to cut in a patch then its the right thickness and not a guess.

@6:43 looks like porosity on that endlink lol

Just wondering why the guys didn't clean up the underside of the Mercury?...crazy cool ride!

Das Boot 🚣‍♀️

Is that skid row just wanted to ask because it sounded sorta like it

Okay well how does it run down the road. How well does this big boat perform with horsepower?

What do w3h v to do to see the mercury build all the way through w\out any of the other stuff?

13:39 Does anyone else look away when someone is welding even on a video?? I do every time...

Give us a price or total on how much this might cost. I'd love to Retro a 1968 Mercury Cougar with a 7 Litre Ford V8.

That Axle is as bad-ass as the motor ...

My had a 460.

Jeesus H, It'd my son Marc!! Signed, you dad, JHC....

i need some Albendazole after watching this, lol

Been over a year and never saw this thing on the road.

Hey guys I was wondering if you needed to condition the airbags with anything to prevent dry rot or salt corrosion?

now that it has bags....what about dampers?

This Baby is going to Leave the Rusty body behind at the Lights