This might still be for sale (?). I may take a look at it if it is. I live in Charlotte.
https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/4595139473.html
What did you do to your Mark VIII today?
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This might still be for sale (?). I may take a look at it if it is. I live in Charlotte.
https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/4595139473.html
BigPip
Well-Known LVC Member
I guess I will be going to LKQ this weekend, I hope you left me some goodies in there...
thaywood
Dedicated LVC Member
That sounds cool! Thanks! I wasn't wanting to back to '93, but if it's in good shape and doesn't need much work, it would be worth it just to have another one. And the '93s are super fast
Intake, throttle body and irmc plates are in the back of the trunk...if you're looking for them!
thaywood
Dedicated LVC Member
Just some pics of the 'Bird. I got my drilled/slotted rotors on and the AM/FM/DVD stereo. It's also got Bluetooth so I can play Pandora radio from my phone without cords cluttering up the console. I'm also planning to put an extra 12v outlet with USB ports in the console. And I got my 55W 6000K bi-Xenon HID headlights installed. Now I can see at night
Changed my temperature sender today. Accidentally dropped the new one when trying to quickly put it in since coolant was pouring out. It somehow managed to land INSIDE the water pump pulley. I just had to sit there and watch coolant spill out all over my engine.
Pulled the belt off to clean it up, pulled the pulley out to get my sensor back and install it. Figured I should probably clean up my mess. Ran to the store in my wife's car and got some GUNK engine cleaner. Came home, soaked it up and when I rinsed it I noticed a couple REALLY tiny spots of aluminum under all that black. Sprayed some more and rinsed and saw slightly more. I had honestly thought all this time that the engine was black. Apparently that was just 10+ years of cooked on oil.
Grabbed a green dish pad, sprayed more and started going at it. After going through that process, grabbed some Brillo pads and started at it again. Two hours later, arms and hands covered in cuts, I discovered the engine is quite nice underneath all that LOL.
Went back down a few hours later to top off my coolant after burping it and did a few minor touch up spots.
Pulled the belt off to clean it up, pulled the pulley out to get my sensor back and install it. Figured I should probably clean up my mess. Ran to the store in my wife's car and got some GUNK engine cleaner. Came home, soaked it up and when I rinsed it I noticed a couple REALLY tiny spots of aluminum under all that black. Sprayed some more and rinsed and saw slightly more. I had honestly thought all this time that the engine was black. Apparently that was just 10+ years of cooked on oil.
Grabbed a green dish pad, sprayed more and started going at it. After going through that process, grabbed some Brillo pads and started at it again. Two hours later, arms and hands covered in cuts, I discovered the engine is quite nice underneath all that LOL.
Went back down a few hours later to top off my coolant after burping it and did a few minor touch up spots.
young mark 8 lover
Well-Known LVC Member
Got the passenger window working again waiting for the tint guy to to 20% in the 3 rears then took the crappy street tired stock trailblazer off roading 
and yes it got beat i bent the k member that goes under the gas tank 
and theres a high light into the 20% tint i attempted so i knew what it would look like when done right all in all was a good day
and yes it got beat i bent the k member that goes under the gas tank and theres a high light into the 20% tint i attempted so i knew what it would look like when done right all in all was a good dayLooks gr8...I need to do an engine and engine bay clean myself. I have a intake manifold from my JY scavenging that I am soaking in degreaser to clean up and paint and install at some later date!
num1bigguy
Active LVC Member
Updated my password to get the pop up to go away. So much better! Nice to post again too. Recently acquired a 1996 Mark VIII. Have wanted one for years and it came up. Not the prettiest one out there. I do like the cypress gold frost color. Its different. It has 115,000 miles. have receipts for Upper and lower ball joints both sides, strut rod bushings and a trans rebuild from the previous owner. I removed the mufflers in favor of straight pipes. Doing front brakes and wheel bearings soon and probably do the air silencer delete when the wheel is off and probably fuel filter too. All in all not a bad driver quality car.
k9t8m
Rollin' Twankies
I like that Tbird!
k9t8m
Rollin' Twankies
This was on sunday, but I got the mark viii out for a mustang car show. They stuck me in the mercury class. I got 2nd place to a 63 mercury comet.
JMOD has been started, per say.
Went and picked up bits today, drilled out the separator plate except #11 (waiting on gasket) and #8 ("B" bit was back ordered everywhere I checked, had to order it). Ordering the springs/accumulators tomorrow morning as well as the gaskets.
Saturday, I'm grabbing a valve body from the JY. Going to clean it up real good and when everything comes in, I'll build the body outside my car that way it'll be a relatively quick process of swapping it in.
Can't wait!
Went and picked up bits today, drilled out the separator plate except #11 (waiting on gasket) and #8 ("B" bit was back ordered everywhere I checked, had to order it). Ordering the springs/accumulators tomorrow morning as well as the gaskets.
Saturday, I'm grabbing a valve body from the JY. Going to clean it up real good and when everything comes in, I'll build the body outside my car that way it'll be a relatively quick process of swapping it in.
Can't wait!
Spree
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Hit 215,000 miles a couple days ago. Had to change idler pulley, she's been noisy lately, all's quite once again.
Lownslowlsc
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After a good amount of troubleshooting I found that one of my hid ballasts was dead, drivers side. It was fine with the car off but after 3 or 4 minutes with it running it would pop the fuse. It was doing some funky stuff as I guess that fuse also controls the light switch. The light that did work stayed on with car off, strobing, no lights at all, ect. Threw in one of my spare cheap Xentec ballasts and they, as I already knew, are complete sh!t. Doing research on a decent set of ballasts that don't twitch or flicker.
Lownslowlsc
Dedicated LVC Member
Aftermarket. The kit lasted 4 years, within the last week the passenger side hid got really dim and the drivers side ballast failed yesterday. I'm not shocked that the ballast failed as I had a nasty intermittent short on that side a while back. The bulb failing could've been from me handling it a couple weeks ago, not sure. Didn't touch it. Probably just a coinkydink.
I have plenty of spare bulbs in various flavors laying around so a full kit isn't really needed.
I hear decent things about ddm but am looking at hylux ballasts currently.
Probably just a coinkydink.I have plenty of spare bulbs in various flavors laying around so a full kit isn't really needed.
I hear decent things about ddm but am looking at hylux ballasts currently.
Wired up the CD changer input to be an aux input connected to a Bluetooth receiver, made the Bluetooth receiver and a 12v power point for a car DVR be switched, added a non switched 2 port USB adapter, cleaned up the factory head unit and center console, covering off colored ash tray door with a carbon fiber sticker.
I made a separate post about the aux input thing.
I also grabbed an intake manifold from the you-pull-it place to clean up to install, as I have a big air leak and it seems to be the intake or the IRMCs. I will then take mine and attempt to polish it over the next months/years/decade.
I made a separate post about the aux input thing.
I also grabbed an intake manifold from the you-pull-it place to clean up to install, as I have a big air leak and it seems to be the intake or the IRMCs. I will then take mine and attempt to polish it over the next months/years/decade.
I have DDM kit on my Town Car and it's not all that. I had one bulb literately explode in the housing and now one of my HID light is not working. Don't know whats wrong with it as I didn't get the time to diagnosis it yet. Their customer service is good though so far as they did replace the bulb that exploded. IDK why these aftermarket kits suck but they do in my experience. Still running the OEM HID in my Mark VIIIs.
Got some goodies today from advance auto parts. I love their $50 off $100 coupons. Plus scored Moog upper control arm for both sides as my dads Mark VIII needs them.
Got the K&N recharge kit to clean the filter which I am doing it right now.
Might as well do the Town Cars filter too while i am at it.
Got the K&N recharge kit to clean the filter which I am doing it right now.
Might as well do the Town Cars filter too while i am at it.
Lownslowlsc
Dedicated LVC Member
Aimed my headlights with the 4300k bulbs using my existing old ballast and the spare xentec ballast on the side that failed. Xentec side is weaker causing the light to be dimmer/more blueish, it was fine while the other ballast was working. Not that it matters.....Bought a vvme kit and crossing my fingers that it works the way I want it to. Didn't want to wait around for 2 weeks for the ddm kit to get shipped out..
Other than that just a wash.
Other than that just a wash.
thaywood
Dedicated LVC Member
Found This:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lincoln-Mar...ce8c8f82a&item=261603522602&pt=US_Cars_Trucks
Too bad it's in DC
And just a little FYI for us Falcon lovers:
http://www.ford.com.au/cars/ultimate-falcon/models/xr8
I have heard that Ford was going to pull out of Australia and stop building the RWD Falcon. But the Falcon appears to be continuing uninterrupted. I don't think they would completely redesign the car if they were going to stop production. Now, if they would just start exporting it to the USA...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lincoln-Mar...ce8c8f82a&item=261603522602&pt=US_Cars_Trucks
Too bad it's in DC
And just a little FYI for us Falcon lovers:
http://www.ford.com.au/cars/ultimate-falcon/models/xr8
I have heard that Ford was going to pull out of Australia and stop building the RWD Falcon. But the Falcon appears to be continuing uninterrupted. I don't think they would completely redesign the car if they were going to stop production. Now, if they would just start exporting it to the USA...
chris2523
93 Mark VIII
All signs point to a Ford shut down in Australia in 2016. the Falcon will end along with Australian production.
a rhd drive mustang is slated for production, probably to fill the hole left by the Falcon, among other things.
a rhd drive mustang is slated for production, probably to fill the hole left by the Falcon, among other things.
Loaded the trunk up with everything I'll need for the JMOD this weekend.
Leaving my car at work tomorrow, having my wife pick me up, then going up there Saturday with my brother to do the job. I have a large hanger bay at work I can do the job in, to avoid the elements and excessive dirt.
Should be interesting!
Leaving my car at work tomorrow, having my wife pick me up, then going up there Saturday with my brother to do the job. I have a large hanger bay at work I can do the job in, to avoid the elements and excessive dirt.
Should be interesting!
Lownslowlsc
Dedicated LVC Member
Received my VVME hid kit from China in 4 days. Ebay ad said it shipped from Cali but whatever, 4 days is impressive. Bought it from mydepots (VVME's accounts akaik) on ebay for a hair under $40.
Kit has nice metal ballasts, everything else was pretty standard. Most importantly it doesn't flicker, still turns on w/ auto-lights and is much brighter than the temp xentec ballast I had to put in and just a little brighter then my old 4yo ballast. If they hold up i'll be most impressed. Left in the 4300k and they might be too hologenish for me, i'll get some nighttime drives in before I make a decision.
Edit:
I loved the 4300k output but they were indeed a little too yellow. Put in the 5k's that came with the kit and it's perfect.
Anyone wanna buy 2 sets of <1hr 4300ks? $12+shipping
Kit has nice metal ballasts, everything else was pretty standard. Most importantly it doesn't flicker, still turns on w/ auto-lights and is much brighter than the temp xentec ballast I had to put in and just a little brighter then my old 4yo ballast. If they hold up i'll be most impressed. Left in the 4300k and they might be too hologenish for me, i'll get some nighttime drives in before I make a decision.
Edit:
I loved the 4300k output but they were indeed a little too yellow. Put in the 5k's that came with the kit and it's perfect.
Anyone wanna buy 2 sets of <1hr 4300ks? $12+shipping