My "06" Ride

[Clyde]

This winters project. Hopefully next years tow vehicle..

1966 Mercury Park Lane Conv. 410 cid. auto on the floor, factory air. Soon to be tripple black/air ride...

[Ted Stryker]

Are you staying with the factory engine/trans. or going modern..?

[Clyde]

Are you staying with the factory engine/trans. or going modern..?

I smoked the motor on the way home, hence the trailer. If the block/crank are good I would like too use it. If not I was thinking of looking for a injected 460.
The trans. is a C6 and will be rebuilt also.

[Ted Stryker]

I like the 460's and an injected one would be neat.... Also, have you considered the coolness factor of the Roots 5.4 like the factory Ford lightning or the Harley trucks... Excellent towing with great fuel mileage,and would probably run well into the 12's in that car with 200,000 mile reliability... I could go on for pages when I'm not using my own money..

[Clyde]

I like the 460's and an injected one would be neat.... Also, have you considered the coolness factor of the Roots 5.4 like the factory Ford lightning or the Harley trucks... Excellent towing with great fuel mileage,and would probably run well into the 12's in that car with 200,000 mile reliability... I could go on for pages when I'm not using my own money..

I didn't think of that, probably way too much money, but would be cool.

The 410 has a 428 crank in a 390 bore, 330 hp/444ft.lbs. and will be plenty strong when rebuilt. My dad had one when I was a kid and I promtly destroyed it.
The convertable is 5045 lbs. so I think you may be a bit optimistic on 12's but 5.4 would be great for economy/drivability.

[Ted Stryker]

Yeah, that's heavier than I thought, the Lightnings are probably that much with less aerodynamics and they run 12's... Anyway, I'm babbling and your engine plan sounds like it will do the trick in style... Be sure to give us a burnout vid when your done, oh yeah with the boat behind it...

[Scott Gilmore]

I didn't think of that, probably way too much money, but would be cool.

The 410 has a 428 crank in a 390 bore, 330 hp/444ft.lbs. and will be plenty strong when rebuilt. My dad had one when I was a kid and I promtly destroyed it.
The convertable is 5045 lbs. so I think you may be a bit optimistic on 12's but 5.4 would be great for economy/drivability.

I'd like a ride in that, while you tell many penguin jokes !! Scott

[Clyde]

You'll love it. It's going to be tuxedo black!

[ProComp]

Now I know where you get all that gas money.

"pimping ain't easy!" LOL Just messing with ya. Keep the resto pics coming.

I'm thinking a Smart Car/Hydrostream Viper combo for 06! How funny would that be!

B-RAD

[Clyde]

Now I know where you get all that gas money.

"pimping ain't easy!" LOL Just messing with ya. Keep the resto pics coming.

I'm thinking a Smart Car/Hydrostream Viper combo for 06! How funny would that be!

B-RAD

Ya figured out my plan, I'm getting a deck-el that says peelers apply within...

[GP-1]

Now I know where you get all that gas money.

"pimping ain't easy!" LOL Just messing with ya. Keep the resto pics coming.

I'm thinking a Smart Car/Hydrostream Viper combo for 06! How funny would that be!

B-RAD

You could use a "smart" car........




Bwaaaaahahahahahahahahahah..............

[Rusrog]

I could go on for pages when I'm not using my own money..

Ain't that when it's the most fun!


Russ Rogers

[triple dude]

Clyde, That thing looks pretty good. Where'd you dig it up at?? I always thought Mercury should have taken the Marquis option one step further and done a Marquis de Sade edition.

[Clyde]

Got it from southern CA. Made it through Death Valley and 2/3's of the Rockys before the Power steering pump locked up throwing it's belt into the alt. belt. Tried to make a exit ramp, ....didn't.

Marquis de sade.... something tells me that wouldn't go over real well right now...

[triple dude]

There is something to be said for those big ole' sleds. Back in the late 80's, I had a restored 68 T-Bird four door. Pretty car and rode like a dream. It was a heavyweight (about 5000 pounds) and a gutless wonder, even with 428. On the highway, though, it was great.