Dropping an 1,100 HP '72 Mercury Marquis - Detroit Muscle S3, E12
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2019
- Adding an indestructible 9-inch and air suspension to our sleeper 1,080-horse ’72 Marquis Brougham.
PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
American Racing: Custom Shop, VF488 Stella, 2 piece forged center, forged barrel, 20 x 9.5F, 20 x 10.5R
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Dupli-Color: Paint, Engine, Enamel with Ceramic Resin, Semi-Gloss, Black, 12 oz., Aerosol, Each
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Edelbrock: Intake Manifold, Direct Port Nitrous, Single Plane, Aluminum, 4-barrel Square Bore, Chevy, Small Block, Kit
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Mickey Thompson: Tire, ET Street S/S, P 275/40-20, Radial, R2 Compound, Blackwall, Each
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QA1: With over 5,000 sizes, styles and materials in QA1 rod ends to choose from, QA1 manufactures a rod end for virtually every application.
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Summit Racing: Air Lift 77110 Crafter Package. Way with (4)D2600 Air Springs
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Auto Metal Direct: 70-71 Challenger Rear Valance w/o Tips
Currie Enterprises: CUSTOM, F9 Fabricated Housing With 3" Tubes and Large Bearing Ends,Nodular Iron third member- 3.00 gears, 31-spline axles,supplied with 11" disc brake conversion kit
ESAB: Rebel EMP 215ic for MIG/TIG/Stick
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PowerNation. So folks when does the next episode post.?
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.
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.
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
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 ....
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.
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!
Beautiful lines on that old Merc. I'd like to see one of these boats with a late model Powerstroke.
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!😂😂
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
Super intresting build thats the last car I would ever think of putting so mutch power in,! I love it.
Cool project.
Town, country and hustle.
There's some similar 4dr near me for sale, now.
The '72 Marquis coupe was one of the best looking full size cars of that era. Love the roof line.
Looks great,good job on the build
everyone talking smack about this beauty. the new mixed in with the rust and old parts is awesome.
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.
This is beautiful!!
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
I want to see it run!!!!
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.
These guys are awesome, I wish they would do my rod! maybe in the next life.
This has to be one of my favorite builds.
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
Love this show .
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
ive been waiting for this vid! yeeeees
Beatiful car amazing how alot of money and lil work lol can do to a car
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 😎
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.
dying to see the next vid in this series
How dare you offend that car with those wheels!!??
"Ooh that's hawt!" 😂
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 ...
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
Love this!
"You don't wanna burn yer bag". 'Cause burnin' yer bag really hurts.
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.
Till next time, Y'all keep it between the ditches
This show is like a class to me i learn alot of stuff
I can't believe it, all of the new air suspension and no air horns.
When you upload E13 part .... ? ?
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 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.
thank you!
Grinders and paint, make me the welder I ain't.
The big kid can weld pretty good
All I can say is, 😮 wow!!!!!
When are y'all gonna finish this car up
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.
That I thought y’all forgot about this project
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
Okay well how does it run down the road. How well does this big boat perform with horsepower?
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
Did they ever finish this thing. I can't find the next video? This car is amazing!!!
Is that skid row just wanted to ask because it sounded sorta like it
Yay.
Big Car Performance
😁
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.
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.
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
Ugliest wheels ever!!! Loved the build up to the point you guys slammed those crappy DUBS on the old gal... Whats next... A tiger skin interior with a human hair roof? SMH!
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
Wasn't this car sold like two years ago after powernation built it?
now that it has bags....what about dampers?
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.
Can't believe we didn't get to see the thing run!
Thats a cool build.dont forget to tell us mpg !
Can someone please explain why on the rod did he use different welders? Preferably in simple enough language that my thick skull can understand, thanks
where are the rest of the videos in this build?
Love that big Ford...
Sure hope that center section has one billet cap installed.
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.
Beautiful Monster Car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I swore I saw drum shoes in one of the scenes installing the axels?
It's the parking brake
What do w3h v to do to see the mercury build all the way through w\out any of the other stuff?
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
Hey guys I was wondering if you needed to condition the airbags with anything to prevent dry rot or salt corrosion?
can i buy this car when you get done? please?
Any updates on this project? Was it abandoned?
Just wondering why the guys didn't clean up the underside of the Mercury?...crazy cool ride!
I really like this, it is very informative. I could do without the background screeeching though.
No shock absorbers?
What would the cost be for a job like this?
where are the rest of the video on the 72 Mercury Marquis? is that it did it run ?
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 ?
So 11 second quarter mile and can take corners in a Marquis! Hillarious.
no shocks ? that should make for a bouncy ride :)
Only thing thats missing now is a custom license plate that says: DUFUS.
Front and rear.
😂Well said!!
Seeing non pros welding is terrifying
We’re not all superstars. But I get your point.
When is going to be dropped? And from what? A cliff? A tall building? Why?
Iam ready to see it lay a patch . South bound with hammer down. Agitate the gravel man ! Lol
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
Why is nothing painted
Proud to own a Mercury
One of a kind
Roscoe P. Coaltrain watching you at 3:50.
The air bags reminds me of Cleetus McFarland's diesel Galaxy
Wow that stance looks banana