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FYI Max Advanced Brakes are located in Markham Ontario and their elite brake kits are a fraction the price of Powerstop garbage and they are made right here in Canada with better quality grey iron for their drilled and slotted rotors. When I do brakes for people I only use Max brakes or I don't do them
psst....don't call it grand. that name didnt come out till 75. yours is 69 mercury marquis brougham. i own 2dr version of yours. cool burnout. nice car!
this is an awesome video! nice job on this. i considered painting my CV subframe like you did, but it's a bit more work than i want to do. yours looks great!
Thanks! I appreciate that. Unfortunately it's been sitting with no progress again. Planning to finally get back to it again next week. So hopefully I'll be posting a new video on it soon.
@ramrodou812 Nice! I need to get back to work on mine It's been sitting for way too long now! Keep me updated on your progress. It's good insensitive to get me back working on mine.
Thanks! And Yes I do have an update. The drums seem to hold up pretty well. Obviously this depends on how often you use them and what for, but I've had pretty good luck with them. I actually just used it to strip the paint off the hood of a camaro and the drums are still fine.
Thanks for the update! I had just bought the HF version just before I started watching videos on using them and its supposed to be compatible with the eastwood drums. If the HF ones wear out quick I may try the Eastwood drums to see if they have a longer life @@ddcgarage5482
What kit did you use? I noticed the blocks were different than I have seen before and the control arm brackets were the first bolt ons that I have ever seen!
I built the upper brackets but the control arm brackets I picked up from Outcast Autoworks. Check them out they will have everything you need for the swap.
Nice. I’m started on a frame off rebuilt on my 79 F150 Styleside Custom Pickup. Currently down to frame. Where did u get the upper and lower arm assembly?
Now there's the HFT version and they have some of the drums cheaper....the HFT version is exactly the same machine but cheaper only the warranty is shorter 90 days. I have the HFT version it works great.
Dude that is awesome! What gauge was the designs cut out of? If it was a thinner gauge, have you seen any warpage? I just bought a CNC plasma table and I’d like to make a fire pit.
@@ddcgarage5482 thank you! I cut a sign for my wife for Mother’s Day and it worked out so good! I bought the Langmuir Crossfire Pro and so far I’m loving it
Born in 1962, I was 7 years old and I remember my dad bought a brand new 1969 Mercury Marquis Brougham (Might have been a Grand model, not sure) It was a very dark olive green color with vinyl white top. My mom and dad divorced in 1973 and my mom ended up with the car. I am just reminiscing back on a converation my mom was having with a friend of hers around 1975 - 1976 when she mentioned the car had a 502cid engine. I thought about that and decided to see if Mercury Marquis did come out with such an engine. I can not really find anything on this. However, my dad did have a thing for powerful engines in all the cars he had....... (Fast forward to 1978) So in 1978 my mom wanted a new car, so she went to look at between a 1978 Camaro or Mustang II. She decided on a Mustang II Ghia BUT did a "special factory order" (not really sure what extras special order she did but insisted on a V8 [in this case the 302cid] and who knows what all else. So mentioning this it occurred to me, maybe my picked up on what my dad liked, perhaps he special ordered a 502 for the Marquis?
Tape problems.....Put the roll in the microwave 15-20 seconds and it work like it is brand new. I have a microwave in my shop and that is all I use it for.
I've seen many swaps but the one thing that caught my eye are the lower control arm brackets. Those are sick. Are those available or did you fab those as well?
I had a 1969 Merc Marquis 4-door hard top Brougham. That was back in 1995. I loved that thing, huge, powerful, and the A/C spit ice cubes. It was awesome.
Thanks! Will do! Power windows are nice but thats one of the issues I need to fix with it too. Only one actually works right so even though they can be nice. They can also be kind of a pain. Lol.
Nice work , what made you change to CV suspension from the DJM . Just been thinking on both and not sure what I want CV or DJM. Any feedback would be great 👍🏼 thanks
I just can't believe how many of these ugly ass green cars survived. Mopar especially had some horrid green cars and for some reason, they are still around in abundance. But to each their own, I guess. Nice ride though. I grew up in the '60's and '70's and remember those boats well. Never a small car fan.
Not sure of the exact measurements as far as how low it will be yet. I think it will be about 5in. In front and 7 or 8 in the back. The rims are 18x9.5 in front and 18x10.5 in back with 295×4018 and 255x45×18 tires.
I have a 77 F100 that I've had since 2002. It's been sitting for 10 years with only a few start ups here and there. I've been watching alot of vids lately that have resparked my interest in it again. I like them wheels and tires you have on yours! Thanks for the vid!
