Kick A$$ Lincoln Mark viii
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- 1997 Lincoln Mark viii
Just picked up this bad boy And I wanted to show you how will kept it was. During the next few weeks or months I will be working on it to make it look close to its original form. Looking forward to this new challenge!
I have a 98 LSC creampuff with 66k miles now and was owned by elderly folks that loved the car, but as a result there are nicks, scuffs, dings on the bumpers and doors from them being 90 years old and not the best drivers anymore, and its why they sold the car. The car cleans up nicely, and the interior in mine is great with the grey leather with heated seats, matching the silver exterior with chrome turbine wheels which are the same. I highly recommend turning off the feature where the seat moves when you lean it forward, and also turn off the steering wheel entry feature, because the seat motors burn out, and the potentiometer within the steering wheel goes out and it stops moving. There are people who rebuild them, and people who actually rebuild the seat tracks and motors on these cars to make them work like new. My engine is perfect and everything was new on it when I bought it, and you could eat off of it.
Beware of the front light fixtures.. the circular plastic cover that goes over the HID bulbs will leak through time and moisture will get into the fixture. I had to pick up a replacement for that reason, and the fix is to seal that cover with silicone. Luckily I found someone who is a treasure trove and collector of these cars and parts, and I bought an extra set of HID bulbs from them, and other goodies to enhance the performance of the car.
While I prefer the looks and features of Gen 2 (97-98) the Gen 1 models were more aggressive with the tune and had a different intake manifold, and they were definitely quicker no doubt. I have a 94 that was beat to shit with 260k plus miles and it was starting to fall apart, but it felt like it would have run circles around my 98 creampuff while stock.
I am still on the original air suspension and want to keep it that way as long as possible. Quality air shocks are hard to find though, so I may need to convert to coil overs in the future. Be very watchful of the front suspension especially the lower ball joints.. If they wear too much, they will snap and that could be disastrous while driving. It happened on my Tbird (same car basically) and happened on my 94 both times pulling into a driveway. When you change out the parts in the front end, do all of the parts and get them from supercoupeperformance.com so you dont have to worry about the quality of the parts, and then you can get better bushings that will make the car handle better, and they last way longer. Its good to redo the rear end of the car as well, and it will literally feel like new after!
LINCOLN WAS ON IT BACK THEN now CADILLAC has took over wit blackwing V now what's wrong wit tha. Mark 8 IS BEAUTIFUL TAKE CARE OF IT
Beautiful 😍 I saw a 98' mark 8 at my salvage yard I filmed
Nice car. The random things TH-cam recommends... Hey. It reminds me a bit of my 1st car, a '97 Grand Prix GTP with black leather. This has held up far better though.
I subscribed.. I want to see more of this car
Thank you for subscribing. I will be posting some videos soon
Always loved the "cockpit design" of the dashboard. Maybe it's because I'm an MD 11 pilot. At any rate, I can't believe that style of dashboard didn't take off. It appeared in concept vehicles from other manufacturers but to my knowledge, Ford/ Lincoln is the only one to put it into production. Enjoy the car!
You're forgetting the Buick Riviera... They had a similar design
also the toyota supra and dodge challengers have a cockpit style interior
@@taurussho86 So did the ford windstar. LOL
My 2015 Honda Civic has a similar "cockpit" style layout, I love it, especially being a planespotter it fits my persona LOL. I hope you enjoy your MD11 rating, the last of the mighty trijets, the last of McDonnell Douglas(not counting the MD95 which was turned into the 717, but everyone knows it's the MD95)
I have the same car and year. You will never look back. It is a blast to drive. And I do think it will increase in value. I am saving up to put the mustang super charger on mine. There are some other video of these car on you tube. They are one of kind. Enjoy. Thanks for postingl
I live in México it is very strange to see a mark 8 in good condition what is the porch 911 and the mark 8 are the most beautiful cars of my life!
They both are excellent cars!
I just bought a 95 Mark VIII about a week ago
That’s awesome! How are you liking it so far?
@@kickakarz7862 I got a couple things to do to it
@@kickakarz7862 I want to install one of those lance Tunes for it, I heard it was a pretty good tune for these cars
If you ever see one around for sale, let me know!
I'm from New Orleans , Louisiana.
потрепанный жизнью, но все равно охуенный аппарат)
When you paint it Please! Don't paint it ... Black , White, Grey/Silver , or Red ! Also where can I find that rear window antenna, ? Someone claimed mine
thank you for not saying, "it has the cobra engine". That drives me nuts
I also have a quick exhaust video of my old LSC if you ever want to modify yours. th-cam.com/video/mDe1YGY1v_Y/w-d-xo.html
Great vid Great car!!!!!!!!!
great catch on your Mark VIII - sincerely Mark VI owner
Does it still have the air suspension?
Are those aftermarket headlights?
Overall awesome car.👍
The previous owner replaced the air suspension with a conversion kit but will be replacing g springs and shocks. Ride is noisy and very bouncy
I have Mk. VIII headrests in my Crown Vic. Mounts are exact match for 1998-2002 front seats.
Yea sir. I just got one for $200 today 200 thousand miles though but who cares
As long as it runs and you know how to do minor repairs it’s a dayum good deal! Join the mark viii owners group in FB
@@kickakarz7862 thanks man. Only thing wrong with it is it needs a break booster I’m finna put on right now.
Keep it, I regret selling my 98 mark viii lsc still have my spare key don’t know what to do with it
Amazing! im in search for a mark 8 here in sweden
My Boss has a 94 same color .. he once tried to give to me but I declined Then I told him about the Cobra engine and 300 horsepower now he's keeping it
It’s been one of the most reliable cars I have ever had. Just oil changes. Never leaked oil
That's a beautiful car, love the factory HID headlamps and the LED middle tail lamp of that model year!
I agree!
Its actually a neon light in the rear for the 97 and 98. They are prone to moisture getting in them and the ballast goes out, but there are replacements where you have an adjustment dial and can have the light running much brighter than stock. On my 98 LSC, I pulled the rear light off and re-glued the top seal in place, and then used 1/2" wide window seal which helps keep water from running down the back of the fixture and keeps the ballast (original on mine) in good shape. I also ran silicon around all the corners and length wise top and bottom to seal it. Its a good idea usually to drill small drain holes at the bottom corners in case moisture gets in it, but I sealed mine so well it should be fine. Finally when you take the fixture off, be careful the nuts dont get lost inside the trunk panel. The studs on the light fixture are prone to snapping off so be careful because they are brittle and you dont want to lose any. I glued my loose ones back in place, and then over a 3 day period, retrofitted it with JB weld, with 4 applications. I did the same thing to the studs that were not broken so they would be retrofitted, and I was able to put the fixture back on with confidence since the studs are in place better than they were from the factory. There are people that rebuild these fixtures, and some have used LED's, but I prefer the neon since its unique. If you pull off your neon, hit me up with your email and Ill send you the pics of what I did to my rear neon.
Nice find! They are indeed getting harder and harder to find. What do you plan on doing to it?
Yes they are! I just finished with the paint, buff, polish, wax. Deleted mufflers yesterday, now just need to replace rear gas shocks. Thanks for viewing!
Doesnt help that i have single handedly disassembled a ton of them! 😆 ive seen every color, year, edition etc. The worse were the canvas tops...
How much did you pay
I got a decent deal but not really a steal. I just loved the color combo and the amount of mileage with 2 owners sold me. Thanks for viewing!
Nice I have a 95
Love the Gen I’s