>>>Jamie's 98 LSC Progress Thread with PICS!<<<

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Whats up people, I came to work a little early today to try to get going on this car.

98 Mark VIII LSC
Black/Gray
208k miles
Chrome 10 spokes
$1500.00

Anyway, there was a story to this car, but basically I used to work on this car at the dealership. That white car that I posted last week that was smashed was the wife of the guy that owned this car. Gary, the owner of this car passed away like 6 months ago from a heart attack. The car has sat in the garage for that long, they kinda sorta tried to sell it from what I understand, but anywho... They called me on tuesday night and asked me if I would get the car running so they could drive it to meet a whole saler that was bringing a car they just bought down from Kentucky. I got there and the battery was dead, so I threw one in it. Shorly thereafter I figured out that the air pump was dead, so the car stayed slammed in the front. Fired it up and added some transmission fluid. The lady said she needed $1500 bux to keep it from going to a whole saler, so thats when I put the post up here that it was for sale. Anyway, Jamie and I made a deal and I went and bought the car. The car has really nice paint, it may need a buffer run over it real quick though, it has some really, really fine scratches in it that most 12 y/o black cars seem to get, but no major scratches or dents to speak of. The cup holder even works, and isnt broken. Car needs the headlights deglazed and it has a dead HID. Jamie is gonna send up a suspension pump and I'll install it, then he is flying up here in a week to come get this thing.

Here are some pics.

Slammed
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The passenger side strut wouldnt come down, so I gave it some juice and put some air to it.
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Car is sitting level with some blocks of wood on top of the control arms, this is just so I can drive it up on a lift to put the compressor in.
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Engine with some degreaser on it.
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Car gettin a baff...
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All cleaned up.
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Clean engine compartment
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Lastly, this is just something interesting. The guy Eric from Injected Engineering in Atlanta, the guy that did Mike Schultz's car used to be a technician for my current Service Manager, Fred Villa. He was checking the car out and told me to wipe the headlights down with brake fluid. I had no idea it would work as good as it did. Here is the after pic.

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It seems to eat the oxidation crap off of it, he said its a used car trick, it keeps them clean for about 30 days at a time. The yellow stuff comes off on your rag. I usually do the wetsand and buff method myself. This was just so Jamie can see in the dark while he drives the car down. And its not like you put it on like tire shine, you just put it on the rag and rub the housing with it. You wipe the brake fluid off when your done.
 
If you look at the upper pictures and then the after pictures, it realy does make a big difference. Never heard of this until today.
 
Roadboss said:
Nice save!! Glad it's going to a good home and a deserving person.
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Jamie got a hell of a deal! I like that alot! I will be taking mine all the way apart and painting it black next summer. I like the Silver Frost but there is nothing like a blacked out Gen2 LSC! When my brother flew down to Hollywood about three months ago he was going to get a black '98 LSC, but it was loose as hell when he got there and drove it! So I found that green/gray? one on C-list for him and he went and picked it up. Poor boy, the damn tranny went out as soon as he got back to Bama with it! Now he lost the key and bought a new ignition switch for it and we cant get it to work. Don't know if we have to get it reset or what? Anyways glad it all worked out for you Jamie.


P.S. Did you get my PM I sent you last night?
 
Jamie got a smokin deal there! Hope he busts out the knee pads for ya! :lol:
 
That mustang is SICK. 5.0 6 speed. I already thrashed on it, pretty much decided I would do a lot of sick/illegal things for that car.
 
wow man you are doing WAY too much on the car but i do appreciate it!!! its a good thing you are moving back down here i need a little helper, cleaner at my shop, you'll work for pizza and beer i heard right? if not, you better start!
seriously though dan thanks for all you are doing to it, if it doesnt make it back here i'll wait on the side of the 95 and hurl a rock through the windshield of the exploder when you go toolin bye!!
 
Lol, how long do you think it will take for that compressor to get up here? I'm gona rotate and balance the tires when I throw the pump on, and then when the thing is sitting at proper ride height, i'll align it. Oh, and a LOF
 
it should be there no later than monday. i just realized something, i have the tag, insurance and reg from her 93, why cant i take that up to nc and do a transfer right there, i looked at all your local dmv offices around you and all of them are closed on saturday. me and shari are booking plane tickets tomorrow for saturday morning, we'll arive in charlotte around 10:40 am. my biggest concern right now is how the hell i can legally drive it back, i really do not want to attach a tag to it. i need to either do a transfer through the nc dmv with a florida tag if i even can, or i need a temp tag, either way, if your work cant help me, i cant legally drive it here. i could do a transfer through my dmv before i come up, but not without the title in my posession, i have no proof i bought it, plus she hasnt signed it yet, oh god i hate stress!!!!!!!!!!!!

maybe your guys at the dealer can somehow make it look like she sold it to them, and they sold it to me then they can give me a temp tag or do my transfer, i dont know ugggggggggggggggggggg i need a smoke and to go to bed!!!
 
Should be A ok if you have a bill of sale and a title... Pepperman drove from Boscobel WI to OK with no tags on his Mark.
 
You have "X" amount of days to get a tag after purchase, depending on the state what goes where the X is. All you need is insurance! You can do that with just the VIN!!! Good luck!
 
I hear hurricane earl isn't going to cause any weather issues this far inland. Forecast this weekend is sunny. I will go talk to my notary and the sales department about what to do about the tag, i'll let you know what I find out.
 
More Pictures...

Checked the A/C operation and added some oil after I pulled down a vacuum.
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The machine pulled out the exact amount that the system should hold.
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The air coming out the vents at idle sitting still was right at 40*
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Picture of the good cup holder assembly.
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Dirty throttle body, it was sticking at the closed position.
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Also, the engine had been making a funny noise and I actually thought it was coming from under the passenger side valve cover, however I checked the idler pulley and it was noisy. Found a used replacement and everything is quiet in the engine compartment.
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Last comment, the car has Collector Edition floor mats, just thought that was interesting.
 
You should be fine with the bill of sale... When I got my Mark in CA I got pulled over by DPS when I got back in AZ and thats all I had to show them. Make sure you get insurance on it before you go and have your cards with you for the new Mark also
 
I sent Jamie the VIN, he'll get Insurance on it before he gets up here I assume. The sales department told me he should be fine with proof of insurance, the BOS, and the notarized title.
 
Nice work dan...Way to get that thing in good shape for jamie for the ride back..Your a stand up guy.
 
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