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    purists will hate this

    It was something to do with the brake light switch. I took it out and replaced with the one from my 84 parts car and they work right now. Whoever designed that switch and the method of mounting it was a sadist.
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    purists will hate this

    Caro is in Michigan's thumb. My daughter would like to add nitrous and all the other goodies, but mostly I just want to make it reliable. All I have left is the brake lights (they won't turn off) and then it'll be driveable. I took it for a few mile drive on the back roads and it seems to run...
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    purists will hate this

    Nope this is the way we bought it. Thanks though.
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    purists will hate this

    Finally got some pics of my kid's dream car in my photo garage. I know the hood scoop and the carb are not what most think of when they picture Lincolns , "But Dad it looks really awesome!"
  5. 1988 Lincoln Mark VII LSC

    1988 Lincoln Mark VII LSC

    A daughter's dream and a dad's nightmare. It was the victim of an electrical fire and an overzealous wire cutter. I think it would be easier to rewire a stealth bomber. It has the 5.0 H.O. with factory headers. It has a Weiand excelerator manifold with a holley 650 on top, and a dual point...
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    trying to get a mk7 going after elec fire

    Thanks NYC LSC. You're probably right about the manual. As a 48 yo man hair is too precious to keep trying to do something as frustrating as this without some guidance. I was hoping to get the charging system working first so I wouldn't have to keep swapping fresh batteries. I got the tail...
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    trying to get a mk7 going after elec fire

    I got the amp light working yesterday. In the processs the clock and the the digital readouts for the rest of that stuff came on line. Still no charge:-( The power windows, seats, moonroof, and trunk release are working. Frustration has made me give up for the time being and start working on...
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    trying to get a mk7 going after elec fire

    I bought my kid an 88 mk7 that had a fire in the antilock brake system. The guy I bought it from was fixing it up as a drag car. he took off the fuel injection and put in a weind xcelerator and holley 4 bbl. He also removed every wire in front of the windshield. I have an 84 I am using for...
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