sleepers 1981 zephyr lsx/th400/turbo

[Sleeper]

Got the carpet out and scraping the stock deadner out and prepping for subframes amd tq box plate welding.

acetone does a number on the leftover tar crap.

[Sleeper]

I got a lot of crap done today with the wiring. That tesa tape is a bitch to get off if you fuck up.

No photos due to the fact it is the same empty fucking engine bay haha.

[Cooter]

it's an '81 Mercury... baby blue is perfection

[Gasser64]

Its just me, I've never been a fan of baby blue. I do agree with letting that paint job die a natural death before painting the car, though.

[KBScobravert]

Keep the original color.

[Sleeper]

I kinda like the baby blue, but it is deff not my first choice haha.

The inside could be died black but im having the bench redone in the original color.

I wont be able to afford a paint job for another 10 years haha.

[Cooter]

keep it OG

that car is too clean to go fucking it up... black would look like absolute shit due to the interior color.

a quality "high gloss" black color change will cost you as much as you've got in the car to date...

I'm not sure why you'd want anything but a "high gloss" paint job, but...

[Sleeper]

I will never own a black car in my life again. Fuck that shit.

When i can afford to have it painted i was thinking that Subaru blue on the wrc cars, or a deep grey metalic, or white who knows haha.

[Gasser64]

Why not a ford engine?

Also imo, that car is begging to be painted black. With a heavy gloss.

[Sleeper]

Not happy with the thread engagement on the bumpsteer kit, going to have them send me the longer and cut it if i have too.

I got the rest of the dash ripped out today, now i need to sit down and figure out exactly my plan. good news is a heater core replacement is easy as fuck. im going to keep the hvac box. only weighs 12 pounds.

[Sleeper]

Upr tourqe box kit
team z bump steer kit for inch shorter a arms
pair of 10 way strange rears
not in the picture is the plates wolfe sells for the lower portion on the tq box that makes it nice and flat.

I need to get to the metal yard and get the 2x2 for the subframes. I am just going to copy the team z ones.
I am getting stoked to finally have the damn chassis done and start saving for the trans.

[Sleeper]

I dont know what rate ill end up with. Going to run the factory rear spring until i figure it out. Ive got 14 inch 175's on the front coilovers

[Baron Von Crowder]

Just remeber a fairmont rear spring is a higher rate than a mustang as well. A stock gt spring in our cars actually lowers them a little.

Ive got vert springs on mine.

[Sleeper]

Just remeber a fairmont rear spring is a higher rate than a mustang as well. A stock gt spring in our cars actually lowers them a little.

[Blue88Coupe]

That was quick. Here is what this guy there said haha. Im running stock rear springs and 275/60s btw


If you are staying with an 8.8 and not going mini tub/coil overs, that is the best option you have. That should be exactly what you want.

Thanks,

Frank

Cool! I jut have wolfe double adjustable uppers and single adjustable lowers. I cut the springs to try and make my lower bar level at ride height. I had one of those wolfe adjustable spring perch things on a mustang a while back that would give adjustment with stock location springs. Been thinking about putting it in this car if I ever get that far