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.
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PowerNation how long is that car and how much does it weigh, my dad had a 73 or 74 Monterey back in the seventies, man that thing rode good and would cruise at 100 all day long.
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
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
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
+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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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. 🙂😀
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.
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!😂😂
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.
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.
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.
Are you guys ever going to finish this car? What happened to E13 ?? Its been months and you guys havent made any new videos about this beauty. What gives ?
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.
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.
@@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.
those wheels do not look good on older cars! just like the wheels Foose puts on the cars in overhauling. first thing i would do is dump the wheels, and put some Crager ss wheels and Micky Thompson tires.
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.
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
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
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.
Nice sled! Why oh why would you use a 3 link with pan hard bar with all that power and bags. 4 link that and eliminate the side travel with problems pan hard bar causes. It's not like your on a "budget" of any kind. Could you please tell me why you went that route
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
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.
First couple road tests should be on Chicago freeways in the winter for a salt bath immersion, get all that nice new undercarriage steel a coating of rust to match the rest of the car. Then park it downtown so somebody recycles the dreadful rolling stock.
Great restoration job. The only thing I give negative feedback is on the rusty frame. If you put a lot of investment on this car, you might as well do the same on restoring the rusty frame.
Can you do something cool with a Pontiac Montana on Powernation? Americans seems to hate those "people carriers" ;) I want to put a 300hp 4.6 Northstar in mine!
That thing had the driving dynamics of an elephant falling down a cliff with a chassis that couldn't handle even the stock power it came with... what a great idea giving it 1100hp. Especially in combination with a thrown together suspension system with zero R&D and testing behind it. This thing is probably a death trap at anything above 60 mph and a perfectly flat and straight piece of road.
@@falconater68 The chassis on one of those traces right back to the '66 Galaxie, the basis of ANY FoMoCo brand NASCAR unit until the mid '80's so yeah, I have to agree with you. That underside may have some scale on it but is plenty strong. As to no R&D... This ain't the first rodeo doing this to a vehicle for either of these men, once you know how it works fabing for another project is easy.
Back in the late 80' and early 90's having a bagged suspension on my '68 GT Fastback Torino Pro-Street sure would have made life easier and saved on suspension parts and skid plates (added later) replacement cost and time. Just because it is used on lowriders is no reason to not use something. Look at turbo's, the were "import/ricer" power adders back in the day and are common on any kind of build today. (Though I still prefer my Detroit Diesel -/71 series blowers.)
As I am a former owner of a 72 Merc I will say It's a 5000LB + car so it's a cruiser not a race car, not to mention its about 19ft long, stock height they were to low for taller speed bumps let alone if you had 4 grown men inside of it slamming the car even further to the ground.. Now I am doing my first car from my youth which is a 1973 Lincoln Continental which is a bit longer and heavier then the Merc, it is a very similar build build as this Merc in this video with the exception that it is dual 3 inch exhaust with glass packs and no cross overs for a deliberate raspy sound and a hydraulic cam on a 10.5 compression bottom end making 540ishHP. There is nothing sweeter then a Chevelle owner thinking they are going to smoke you and your slamed Luxo boat Lincoln down a freeway ramp and they can't shake it... But that isn't the point of the car its all about getting out and cruising and the bags make the car look mean as hell when its slammed but totally drivable when your hitting the highway which I drive the hell out of my rides, this car will be rolling one way 250 miles to vegas in a few weeks and it cruises the OC beaches pretty regularly which are and hour away. My point is land yachts are the most under rated car in the hobby and yet they are just as fun if not more fun then any mustang or cuda the bags are part of the fun just as the over stuffed bench seats are.
@@BloodRaven1969 I love a 68 Torino, my neighbor who is an older man has a 427 4 speed car and raced it all over so cal in the 1970s... Such a great looking fastback car. But then again there isn't to many American cars that were what I would consider ugly that are pre safety era rides. I have had probably 75 or so cars of all different makes and models but goofy compacts from the USA in the late 1950s into the 1960s and luxury (fully loaded full size) cars from the late 1940s to the late 1970s from the USA I always come back to them. My Lincoln is a blast and when I was a kid it seated 6 and all my dumb friends had mini trucks with ugly bucket seats out of preludes or somethong so all the girls in the group always ended up in my car... Great times... That being said my next car on my must own list is out of the ordinary for me I think it is going to be a 1964 to 1966 V8 barracuda because I am noticing the price is starting to inch up and I've always wanted one so I figure it's now or never... your torino is also on my bucket list but I Haven't seen a reasonably priced one in a long time. I think I gave only had two mid sized cars in my life, a 68 Olds Cutlass and a ford Granada. When was the last time you have seen one of those cars? I wanted to buy another one but a two door v8 car and I haven't seen one on Craigslist somewhat locally in a long time, I thought it would make a fun street raceish car being in California I have to get a 75 or it would have to do through smog and I am to stupid to move away from this car hating stronghold (as of yet).
I saw those brake shoes on that rear axle, then the rotors fit over that. You and the company man failed to mention that unique setup. Additional braking or just the parking brake?
Now if this was my build and I was putting all the money into the motor, suspension and brakes, why would you not do a frame off restoration. I like how he grind-ed the rust away for the welding of the top airbag mount and then spray painted it black.
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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.
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Fine job..!
It's nice to see a change rather than seeing the typical muscle car.
PowerNation how long is that car and how much does it weigh, my dad had a 73 or 74 Monterey back in the seventies, man that thing rode good and would cruise at 100 all day long.
I like this big ol car great choice a luxury car it would be an easy sale.
everyone talking smack about this beauty. the new mixed in with the rust and old parts is awesome.
Maaaaan... I've been waiting on an update on this Mercury.. finally thx 👍
Right?
So bad ass. Sleeper boat with serious juice!
This car is now for sale at Streetside Classics in Charlotte
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
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
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
+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.
@@FiveCentsPlease well there you go maybe they are figuring they can shake the rust off it .. heh
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.
Alan Jackson would be proud to cruise that Mercury up an down the road...nice job brothers..
I'm looking for a 70's 2 door full size to play with, this would be perfect!!
🎵🎶...Lord I'm crazy 'bout a Mercury...🎵🎶
Alan Jackson might but David Lindley that has a way better version of the song would want some non ghetto wheels.
@@crazytadventures9052 i was sincerely pissed seeing those wheels go on that car
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.
I totally agree that whole underside needs to be blasted and sprayed with som POR 15 or something
Thought the same at 0:09 and came down here. Just seeing that rubber crunk rust like they are proud of it
5:40 ....
I love these big car builds. Soooo many brands of them out there that could be done this way.
Yea for Sure. Look up 72 two door Lincoln Town coupes!. Gorgeous body styles!
What happened to this project? I haven't seen a road test.
New parts on a rusty frame. At least clean it and paint it.
The sheet metal is rusted too.
nah
At least undercoat it or rattle can some semi gloss black on it
That’s a lot of labor
That’s what I’m saying
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.
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
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.
How dare you offend that car with those wheels!!??
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.
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. 🙂😀
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.
it's not a Grand Marquis-it's Marquis Brougham-grand marquis has not been built yet.
Why are you. Typing like. This?
That car is mint and the color is perfect simply clean and fresh , made my morning
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.
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.
Robby Parsonson I though the same thing!
But built by two white boys...let me guess you would of left the factory wheels on
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!😂😂
The '72 Marquis coupe was one of the best looking full size cars of that era. Love the roof line.
Beautiful lines on that old Merc. I'd like to see one of these boats with a late model Powerstroke.
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.
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.
Super intresting build thats the last car I would ever think of putting so mutch power in,! I love it.
14:00 cmon, u spent like zillion dollars on engine etc.. u could patch that rust hole too (upper left corner)
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.
Its supposed to be a sleeper not a show car. Please don't ask me to explain those wheels though
This series is basically a commercial. So who cares about rust when you're pushing parts.
@@reijerlincoln They Didnt even paint that sweet rear end smdh go see the job they did on that old 79 Bronco
Hahaha
This has to be one of my favorite builds.
The nice thing about air bags is that you don’t have to replace them till AFTER you install them. So there’s that. 🤓🙄
I want to see it run!!!!
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.
This show is like a class to me i learn alot of stuff
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
"You don't wanna burn yer bag". 'Cause burnin' yer bag really hurts.
Are you guys ever going to finish this car? What happened to E13 ?? Its been months and you guys havent made any new videos about this beauty. What gives ?
I can't believe it, all of the new air suspension and no air horns.
dying to see the next vid in this series
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.
The big kid can weld pretty good
Till next time, Y'all keep it between the ditches
Love that big Ford...
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.
Can't believe we didn't get to see the thing run!
70 thousand dollar budget
Probably half of that. Unless you want to pay someone to do the work. Then 70k is accurate
Wild Bill no , go price 1100 hp engine... ok your building everything? Maybe .the curry rear end 4-5 five grand alone .
My guess is it’s nudging 90 maybe more.... all those custom pieces don’t come cheap to the average back- yarder
@@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.
That I thought y’all forgot about this project
First thing I noticed is all the filth !! Come on,,,, it’s such a cool car 👍
those wheels do not look good on older cars!
just like the wheels Foose puts on the cars in overhauling.
first thing i would do is dump the wheels, and put some Crager ss wheels and Micky Thompson tires.
no, craters are for muscle and race set up. this is a cruiser. dubs are perfect.
I would go Detroit steels I think they would fit the car style better
Or some Detroit smoothies.
Anything bigger than 18s on a car is just dumb, expensive and they look like shit
I'm with you, I can't stand Foose wheels.
Looks great,good job on the build
When you upload E13 part .... ? ?
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.
00:48 they paid you to lie.
They want more sells for dummies
@@ruben2365, sales not sells... guess they found the dummy
@@TheRoadhammer379 who cares
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
Seeing non pros welding is terrifying
We’re not all superstars. But I get your point.
Proud to own a Mercury
So 11 second quarter mile and can take corners in a Marquis! Hillarious.
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 😎
Just wondering why the guys didn't clean up the underside of the Mercury?...crazy cool ride!
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?
6:05 ...
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
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
Cool project.
Town, country and hustle.
There's some similar 4dr near me for sale, now.
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.
Did they ever finish this thing. I can't find the next video? This car is amazing!!!
Steve Mcgarrett would had been drooling 🤤.
Iam ready to see it lay a patch . South bound with hammer down. Agitate the gravel man ! Lol
Nice sled! Why oh why would you use a 3 link with pan hard bar with all that power and bags. 4 link that and eliminate the side travel with problems pan hard bar causes. It's not like your on a "budget" of any kind. Could you please tell me why you went that route
where are the rest of the videos in this build?
This Baby is going to Leave the Rusty body behind at the Lights
Smashing Basil, A PIMP MOBILE!
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.
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
Love this show .
Only thing thats missing now is a custom license plate that says: DUFUS.
Front and rear.
😂Well said!!
where are the rest of the video on the 72 Mercury Marquis? is that it did it run ?
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.
Jeesus H, It'd my son Marc!! Signed, you dad, JHC....
The air bags reminds me of Cleetus McFarland's diesel Galaxy
The elusive Marquis de Sade.. ...!!!😎
What do w3h v to do to see the mercury build all the way through w\out any of the other stuff?
Okay well how does it run down the road. How well does this big boat perform with horsepower?
First couple road tests should be on Chicago freeways in the winter for a salt bath immersion, get all that nice new undercarriage steel a coating of rust to match the rest of the car. Then park it downtown so somebody recycles the dreadful rolling stock.
Thumbs Up on your video, I would love to own it if it didn't have rust.
Wow that stance looks banana
One of a kind
Hey guys I was wondering if you needed to condition the airbags with anything to prevent dry rot or salt corrosion?
Great restoration job. The only thing I give negative feedback is on the rusty frame. If you put a lot of investment on this car, you might as well do the same on restoring the rusty frame.
Is it really a restoration of you just throw a buncha exspensive parts on a rusty car.... around here we call that building shit boxes
It would be funny if this guy talked like this normally. Can you imagine him ordering a pizza, or trying to talk his way out of a ticket? Haha!
Can you do something cool with a Pontiac Montana on Powernation? Americans seems to hate those "people carriers" ;) I want to put a 300hp 4.6 Northstar in mine!
That thing had the driving dynamics of an elephant falling down a cliff with a chassis that couldn't handle even the stock power it came with... what a great idea giving it 1100hp. Especially in combination with a thrown together suspension system with zero R&D and testing behind it. This thing is probably a death trap at anything above 60 mph and a perfectly flat and straight piece of road.
Well you haven't a clue....The "chassis" could handle plenty. Why leave a bitchy comment about something you're not familiar with?
Hey folks its BeyerT1 the Typical Import lover.
@@falconater68 The chassis on one of those traces right back to the '66 Galaxie, the basis of ANY FoMoCo brand NASCAR unit until the mid '80's so yeah, I have to agree with you. That underside may have some scale on it but is plenty strong. As to no R&D... This ain't the first rodeo doing this to a vehicle for either of these men, once you know how it works fabing for another project is easy.
@YOYO MA BeyerT1 definitely sounds like a pure liberal.
All I can say is, 😮 wow!!!!!
That Axle is as bad-ass as the motor ...
Um yeah, I'm gonna need one of those rear ends for my '79 Chevette. What brackets do you think you'll need for that?
You want to put a Currie under a chevette? I am deeply interested.
Xander Juhasz yeahhhh me too
Probly any old weak bracket would be fine. On a hilux diff
i cant take ANYTHING bagged seriously.
Its like a low rider 🤣
Buff Barnaby whats wrong with a car being bagged?
Back in the late 80' and early 90's having a bagged suspension on my '68 GT Fastback Torino Pro-Street sure would have made life easier and saved on suspension parts and skid plates (added later) replacement cost and time.
Just because it is used on lowriders is no reason to not use something. Look at turbo's, the were "import/ricer" power adders back in the day and are common on any kind of build today. (Though I still prefer my Detroit Diesel -/71 series blowers.)
As I am a former owner of a 72 Merc I will say It's a 5000LB + car so it's a cruiser not a race car, not to mention its about 19ft long, stock height they were to low for taller speed bumps let alone if you had 4 grown men inside of it slamming the car even further to the ground..
Now I am doing my first car from my youth which is a 1973 Lincoln Continental which is a bit longer and heavier then the Merc, it is a very similar build build as this Merc in this video with the exception that it is dual 3 inch exhaust with glass packs and no cross overs for a deliberate raspy sound and a hydraulic cam on a 10.5 compression bottom end making 540ishHP. There is nothing sweeter then a Chevelle owner thinking they are going to smoke you and your slamed Luxo boat Lincoln down a freeway ramp and they can't shake it... But that isn't the point of the car its all about getting out and cruising and the bags make the car look mean as hell when its slammed but totally drivable when your hitting the highway which I drive the hell out of my rides, this car will be rolling one way 250 miles to vegas in a few weeks and it cruises the OC beaches pretty regularly which are and hour away.
My point is land yachts are the most under rated car in the hobby and yet they are just as fun if not more fun then any mustang or cuda the bags are part of the fun just as the over stuffed bench seats are.
@@AtomicReverend Kudos man! My '68 Torino was a 17.5 foot long "Intermediate"... LOL
Have a great day, and have fun hunting those muscle cars!
@@BloodRaven1969 I love a 68 Torino, my neighbor who is an older man has a 427 4 speed car and raced it all over so cal in the 1970s... Such a great looking fastback car. But then again there isn't to many American cars that were what I would consider ugly that are pre safety era rides.
I have had probably 75 or so cars of all different makes and models but goofy compacts from the USA in the late 1950s into the 1960s and luxury (fully loaded full size) cars from the late 1940s to the late 1970s from the USA I always come back to them. My Lincoln is a blast and when I was a kid it seated 6 and all my dumb friends had mini trucks with ugly bucket seats out of preludes or somethong so all the girls in the group always ended up in my car... Great times...
That being said my next car on my must own list is out of the ordinary for me I think it is going to be a 1964 to 1966 V8 barracuda because I am noticing the price is starting to inch up and I've always wanted one so I figure it's now or never... your torino is also on my bucket list but I Haven't seen a reasonably priced one in a long time.
I think I gave only had two mid sized cars in my life, a 68 Olds Cutlass and a ford Granada. When was the last time you have seen one of those cars? I wanted to buy another one but a two door v8 car and I haven't seen one on Craigslist somewhat locally in a long time, I thought it would make a fun street raceish car being in California I have to get a 75 or it would have to do through smog and I am to stupid to move away from this car hating stronghold (as of yet).
I saw those brake shoes on that rear axle, then the rotors fit over that. You and the company man failed to mention that unique setup. Additional braking or just the parking brake?
It's the parking brake
Now if this was my build and I was putting all the money into the motor, suspension and brakes, why would you not do a frame off restoration. I like how he grind-ed the rust away for the welding of the top airbag mount and then spray painted it black.
13:39 Does anyone else look away when someone is welding even on a video?? I do every time...
Where is the rest, you water my appetite with 3 episodes then there is nothing else...
I think your music while you were working on the rear suspension was pretty close to for whom the bell tolls Metallica.
When is going to be dropped? And from what? A cliff? A tall building? Why?
Been over a year and never saw this thing on the road.
Roscoe P. Coaltrain watching you at 3:50.