Charles Randolph Thanks Charles...Every time I see one there usually Zonked Out with 20's all around....To Me...that just Ruines the cars Good Looks...My plan from the beginning was to keep it Stock appearing...and make it Haul Ass!...lol..👍
Great video. I have a 1974 lincoln mark VI with a 460 big block ford, 9" rear. I just bought a torq storm supercharger, 4.86 gear ratio, torque converter for it. I heard that hooker headers longtube headers from a 1972-1975 will fit into my 74 mark VI. But, the drivers side is going to need some clearance in order to bolt on.
Imagine yourself in a hopped-up Mercury-Lincoln! A ritzy sled is this hot-rod Lincoln. I bet the factory a/c works to boot. Here is the most-stock-looking hot-rod Lincoln ever. Detroit never got in to making Cadillac, Chrysler Imperial and Lincoln musclecars right from the plant. The notion of some musclecars was to peel rubber while basking in creature comforts. Imagine such an air-condtioned power-window boat pulling low 11's at the strip.
More than that. I've got the thunderbird which is the sister car to this. Its got power seats, power windows, cruise control, power locks, and even the flip up headlights. The passenger seat even has some option where it'll lay back so your ol' lady can pass out after she had too much to drink at a dinner party.
Wicked cool car man! It's awesome to see another Lux-o-barge with incredible performance AND still is a complete full interior car. Usually these projects have clapped out paint and everything stripped out of them. Like my Poncho I see your racing with the column shifter. Now that's a sleeper!
My dad had a 1971 Lincoln mk III that was nearly identical in color. Basically, that car shaved FIVE SECONDS off the 1/4 mile time! And it still has the factory dash and steering wheel! It must be putting out quite a bit of horsepower to get that thing going that fast, with what basically looks like a factory car, with no weight shaved off.
The "Copper Whopper" is 5030lbs with the driver...heads are aluminum and the A/C has been removed...because it was heavy and didn't work well with 134 refrigerant...Shes all there...Engine made 700hp on the dyno...with a Dominator and Trickflow Mafia intake....but that setup wouldn't fit under the stock hood....i refused to cut it...
5500 LBS of steel . No government mandated bull here . The most solid and best riding car ever created . 500 pounds of sound insulation went into this creation .
Wow! I love the look of your Mark III and the modifications you've done! I'm in the process of buying a Lincoln Mark IV and would like to make it run like your Lincoln does!
Hey Brandon...the Lincoln is sporting a set of 3.89 gears..i drive her 300 miles a month in the summer...shes a good cruiser..had the A/C charged with latest federally mandated Freon...and it worked like crap...So I removed compressor and condenser...took a quick 100lbs off the nose and made engine easier to work on..power steering n power brakes still intact...with me...she tips the scales at just over 5000lbs...
I had a 69 Mark III drove it to Vegas one day it only took 3 hours from LA sometimes hitting 120 on the I-15 I loved that car it was Black with white int. sold it to a friend and he smashed it up when he got drunk.
Great build!! I have a ‘79 4dr, bought a built 790hp 557 from a guy who never installed it. Project didn’t work out. Has a high rise 4500 manifold. What are you running under the hood, I don’t want to cut the hood. Thx!
With Select-a-Shift on the column? Yikes! All kinds of stuff on this car say "I'm still Uncle Bob and Aunt Bertha's pride and joy. My Grandpappy had one of these - just like it - except for the motor.
Man, we need to talk! I'm putting mine together now. It's a 545 at 11.2 compression and the header situation is killing me. By putting the steering box and steering gear in front of the crossmember, there isnt a lot of room for exhaust. What did you do with the exhaust side?
@marc st laurent...At the time this video was posted almost 4 years ago The Copper Whopper was the fastest 1970 Mark III... Mark Davis of Beaumont Texas...Black 1969 Mark III is the worlds fastest Mark III going low 10s at 130mph...Bare in mind these Cars average a Curb weight of around 5200 lbs...There are no Turbocharged full body Mark III's in the Single Digits...Not Yet...
I love how effortlessly this car launches! That just proves sometimes weight CAN be in your favor! Just sits on the road, grips and GOES like a bat outta hell! AWESOME!!
Paul Stuart....that trans had a delayed 2-3 shift...under full throttle...i would need to momentarily lift to get it into 3rd Gear....it has been fixed since then...
@@frankieford7668 maybe they had different gears available because my cousin and I took my aunt's 69 to irwindale racetrack in the early 70s and ran high 16s all night at sea level
@@007heatingandair ...Road & Track ...had a tremendous following in the early 70s...When Ford handed them a Model for testing...it was usally Super Tuned by Ford Engineers...and Brand New...It meant Car Sales....and they sold a lot...i can see them running as fast as they could go...in stock trim...🤔
If you want to nit pick, that car is a 1969 This is a 1970. I know the car and it's awesome if you're not already you should follow the black car on Instagram instagram.com/marksmachineshop?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
The idiots turned the dragstrip into a figure 8 drift course....when there is a giant field next to the drag strip that could have been used...moronic Decision....👎
The bastards who owned raceway park were coerced by the local town board to sell part of the property to an auto auction company as a storage lot. This pissed a lot if drag racers off. I think it is high time to fight back and get our beloved drag strip back. Until then, we will have to drive to Atco and Lebanon Valley
You have nitrous, right? It looked like at around 1:31 you purged the NO². Is that correct? What a bad ass ride, sir. It makes me sad because mine got stolen. 😥 I owned a 71 Mark III. It was literally my favorite car I've ever owned and I've owned quite a few cars for my age.. My '71 was on 14" wire wheels and hydraulic suspension, aside from chroming a lot of engine and suspension pants, installing a better carb and ignition, it was otherwise stock. ACTUALLY the hydraulic installation (to do it right) a pretty involved ordeal. If you want to half ass it, it can be done in ⅕th the amount of time.. I did it all when I was 15, ironically 15 years ago (I'm 30). Here's what I did to accommodate hydraulics in that car. Because my 2 pumps and 4 Heavy Duty batteries weighed over 500lbs, this is enough weight to literally buckle the quarter panels of virtually any vehicle.I fabricated what lowriders call a "battery rack" out of mostly tube steal and some angle iron. This battery rack holds all 4 batteries together very secured. I also fabbed brackets to hold the pumps, I had them angled with the rear of the pumps (the tanks) facing towards each other and the pumps was slightly tilted so fluid in the tank could reach the pump head easier, but also for a custom look. Once I fabricated my battery rack, I had to cut holes in the trunk right above where the frame was. This was so I could weld the battery rack directly to the cars frame. This ensures that despite the amount of weight, the actual car body will never be stressed at all. Some guys have more weight in hydraulics than they do in engine. Anyways, the next thing I did was cut holes 1-¾", for they hydraulic cylinders in all 3 corners. It takes some skill to do this right. I removed the entire suspension to reinforce the lower a-arms and lower trailing arms. Us lowriders extend the front upper a arms because when you lift the front of an old American car all the way, the front wheels tuck inwards, this is negative camber. I cut my front upper a-arms in 2 pieces, welded in 1" of ¼" flat bar steal to extend the arms, then I reinforced them, and ground down all of the external welds. Once it was complete, you'd never know the arm had been modified. When the car is fully lifted, the camber is perfect now and it allows the front end to lift higher. The rear end was more work. The '68-½ - '71 Continental has a 3 link rear suspension and a panhard bar. This is fine for a stock car but AWFUL for hydraulics. My rear suspension has 12" cylinders. When the rear is lifted a foot, the panhard bar causes the rear axle to be way off to the side. My solution was fabricating a 3 link wishbone upper arm for the rear. For extra flexibility for side to side and 3 wheel, I added spherical rod-ends im favor of bushings. The last thing I did was reinforce the rear axle and frame (being it was a 9", it might have been overkill). It was my favorite color scheme aside from MAYBE black on black that I like better than the metallic mint green with dark green leather interior and a dark green top. It was the prettiest light metallic mint green, it seemed like it had a silver, light-metallic base-coat and then it was was hit with a pretty light green. It was a factory color. The color is very emblematic of the era in which this land yacht was made. It's one of the prettiest greens I'd ever seen. Clearly I did some modifications to the car. When I got it (I traded a 1949 Buick for it.) It was BONE STOCK down to the little Plaque under the hood with all of the engine specs/data. My dad though I was a FUCKING IDIOT for cutting up and modifying a perfectly preserved unmolested Lincoln. I'd really do it all over again. I'm from the Bay Area but went to high school in Reno, NV... You don't see too many lowriders in Reno. Hitting switches in the high school parking was lot was SO ADDICTIVE. I remember once just driving thru downtown Reno... I had the front fully lifted and the rear fully dropped. This tour bus full of Asian people pulled up next to me and it was dark, I could see all of the camera flashes, it felt like paparazzi. It's safe to say, I'd do it again. Here she is. I miss my baby. 😭 I lost my virginity in this car. 😇 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J8F_V5S_eKU.html I rarely 3 wheeled it because it's a 5,000 pound land yacht with a massive engine under the hood. If I had the frame more reinforced and more pumps and batteries in the trunk (counterweight) it could park on 3 wheels. But being i have a massive 460 and only 2 pumps 4 batteries (pretty minimal), I could only 3 wheel around a corner. Hence, the infamous "3 wheel motion".
I consider the Mark 3 as the best of the still affordable Lincoln Continentals. I have a super cool story on what my Mother got to drive that my Grandfather bought in 1956 or 57 and it didn't have Lincoln in front, just Continental-. - R1.
Christopher Harbour ....no problem Chris....514 short block with forged internals...ported P-51 aluminum heads....holley 950cfm E85hp carb....Small street roller cam....Turbo 400 trans with a tight 10in converter....3in exhaust with X-pipe....3.89 gears...with true-track posi....Mosier Axles....pretty much a basic list of what I did...
