Greg Cullinan Posted January 28, 2014 Fast and smooth indeed! Well, atleast if yours were taken care of. Mine was severely neglected, and had many issues. But I'm slowly correcting and fixing them all. I'm to the point now where the issues are pretty well taken care of, and now I am modifying it! Cobra exhaust manifolds, EGR delete, an oil pan that doesnt rust, 3500 stall converter, deep finned trans pan, standalone transmission cooler, 4.10 gears and trak loc diff, sequential taillights, cold air intake w/ box (made by me), underdrive pullies, doing a coil over plug conversion on it using the 2nd gen mark viii coil wiring, coils, and cam covers. true dual exhaust, mandrel bent from manifolds to muffler tips. Double X-pipes, and Magnaflow 3" mufflers. Should be a pretty healthy Mark Viii for what it is. hopefully completing it this spring, and going to get it tuned. Ours were stock and Pretty well maintained. The dreaded,unpreventable airbag issue arose on both. My daughters was up to 190,000 on original motor when we sold it. Yours is going to be a beast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrindy77 Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 mit Hemi 2009 Chevrolet HHR 1981 Corvette 1999 Indian 1978 Yamaha XS750 1973 Ducati 350 1968 Triumph Daytona 500 (in ground up restoration) Edited January 28, 2014 by mrindy77 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JTalmage Posted January 28, 2014 Ours were stock and Pretty well maintained. The dreaded,unpreventable airbag issue arose on both. My daughters was up to 190,000 on original motor when we sold it. Yours is going to be a beast. Yep I fought the airride for a while, changed front bags/shocks to some low mileage ones off a '97, still acted up... So I said forget it and switched over to coil spring suspension, Bilstein shocks from a Cobra in the back, now it rides nice. Also swapping a thunderbird SC rear sway bar in so it doesnt feel soo floaty. Need to tighten the front up now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie8575 Posted January 29, 2014 Yep I fought the airride for a while, changed front bags/shocks to some low mileage ones off a '97, still acted up... So I said forget it and switched over to coil spring suspension, Bilstein shocks from a Cobra in the back, now it rides nice. Also swapping a thunderbird SC rear sway bar in so it doesnt feel soo floaty. Need to tighten the front up now. I was wondering if there was a way to convert the Mk VII to regular springs/shocks. I figured where the chassis was essentially a Thunderbird/Cougar one, it should work pretty easily. Nice Mark. Definitely one of the better looking cars of its time. Charlie Larkin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JabMan Posted January 30, 2014 Nice topic! I have basically driven (for the past 20 years) Ford crown vic's, the police cars. We get them at state auctions. My wife drove a white squad car (1986 crown vic i believe) when I met her. I now drive a 2004 Chevy Impala State trooper car. I plan to do a build of the Crown Vic Cop car some day, probably a 2000 something model. I would love to own a Ford Mustang from the 60's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
o-man Posted January 30, 2014 www.strutmasters.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoushStageTwo Posted January 30, 2014 2001 mustang roush edition stage 2 . Bought this back in 2006 summer and has been babied ever since Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belugawrx Posted January 30, 2014 2000 GMC SIERRA 2500 4x4 She's got 160,000 miles on 'er, and she's in getting new trans and torque converter now but,she's all mine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoatGuy Posted February 1, 2014 Mine is a 2004 GTO with the LS1 engine, K&N intake tube, and poly front radius rod bushings. 113,000 miles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Cullinan Posted February 1, 2014 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 mit Hemi 2009 Chevrolet HHR 1981 Corvette 1999 Indian 1978 Yamaha XS750 1973 Ducati 350 1968 Triumph Daytona 500 (in ground up restoration) You have some cool toys! I've always and still want a vette one day but that Indian is so sweet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MachinistMark Posted February 1, 2014 Thought all the new goats were ls2's regardless, id love to have one. nice rig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heinz74 Posted February 2, 2014 17-years young and my current daily driver—1996 BMW M3 Coupe. Runs beautifully, though I would like to not have to abuse it in the Midwestern winters anymore. that's real nice transportation ,but you only got it in US spec ,with less horses than us overhere..am i right?...most of the time yours are loaded with extra's like aircon and electric everything ,leather seats and such so i guess that compensates.. real nice colour...we had that on e30 tourings an convertibles over here in last years of production.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David G. Posted February 2, 2014 My 98 Ranger And my 71 Olds Thanks for looking. David G. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The70judgeman Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) @Mark- '04 had the 5.7l (ls1) and the '05 & '06 had the 6.0l (ls2). Not up to speed on all the GM corporate lunks....um, engines. They seem to change every year or two. I'm sure I'll be corrected. Edited February 3, 2014 by The70judgeman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MachinistMark Posted February 3, 2014 Yeah.. Lt series now. Direct injection! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakshow12 Posted February 3, 2014 Yes. With new and improved piston slap and valve train issues.... Lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slownlow Posted February 3, 2014 Too cold to ride today, 1 degree this morn, so here's dream'n of warmer weather. 1967 BMW r60/2 1976 BMW R90S Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ratdoggy Posted February 3, 2014 Too cold to ride today, 1 degree this morn, so here's dream'n of warmer weather. 1967 BMW r60/2 1976 BMW R90S Since you are into older BMW's google Peter Nettesheim museum. I used to work at his truck dealership. He is very big into the old BMWs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Cullinan Posted February 3, 2014 ^^ sweet^^ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordairgtar Posted February 3, 2014 Too cold to ride today, 1 degree this morn, so here's dream'n of warmer weather. 1967 BMW r60/ 1976 BMW R90S So tell me, is it Beemer or Bimmer? I got yelled at by a guy when I said "nice Beemer" Pretty much read me the riot act because bikes are called one and cars are the other, I guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slownlow Posted February 3, 2014 Mike, I remember one of the enthusiast mags had an article about Nettesheim. He's got way more money than I have but excellent taste. Sorry to hear about that lordairguitar. Bikes are beemers and cars are bimmers. Sounds like that guy was more into the image than the machine. Here's a pic of the 67 when I brought her home. The engine is under the orange plastic on the bench and the rest is in the wheel barrow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Agent G Posted February 4, 2014 Nice bikes. I like BMW motorcycles. I bought this one new. I've ridden it all across the US and don't plan on stopping anytime soon. G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
om617 Posted February 4, 2014 My enthusiast/hobby car,1989 2.5-16v "ruf" 203xxx km,manual,full leather etc. Daily driver,1998 C280T,202xxx km,have most equipment besides power seats. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordairgtar Posted February 4, 2014 Sorry to hear about that lordairguitar. Bikes are beemers and cars are bimmers. Sounds like that guy was more into the image than the machine. Thank you. I really like BMWs, both four and two wheel machines. The guy just kinda soured me on them, but I got over it and still like BMWs, from Isettas to the early sports cars, the modern road cars and of course the motorcycles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misha Posted February 5, 2014 Have always wanted to have a model of my car, so far it's been fifty-fifty! Right now our main ride is a 2011 JKU Sahara Wrangler, closest model is a 1/32 Burago, just picked it up, just needs the Mango Orange colour now! Other ride is a 2001 Focus ZX3, converting it to SVT standards, 4 wheel discs next! Fortunately there's a 1/25 (1/24?) of that model in my stash. The Jeep is really great out on the N.W. Pacific Coast! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
