Clara

1996

Lincoln

Mark VIII

UA Black

1996 Base Model

161k Fourth owner at Least. Loved by first, according to record.

Plug gaps when I pulled them were .100+ :O.
Wires looked 100k used, ran like it too.
Replaced those and air/fuel filter. IAC too.
Flushed fuel injectors front and back with carb cleaner and a syringe.
mostly fixed the rough idle. Got a lifter noise brief at startup after oil change, with motorcraft filter.I may remove and flush all of those/replace bad.
Removed vanity covers and all 3 intake silencers.
Welded a 2.25" cat-back exhaust and kept the stock mufflers for now.

Re-building center console . . .

Blacked out chrome that was peeling off anyway.
Sand/compound/polish/wax paint.
Cleaned up Headlights and Markers Inside and out.
Bought Beamtech LED bulbs, WORTH every penny of $36.
The light output is so good, I don't even need to remove the cloudiness from lenses.

Old single Din Kenwood that refuses to break. Its got it where it counts.
CAB 2000.1 with Rockville destroyer 12 D2.
Replaced factory amp with old HiFonics Europa amp for the 6x8's. It Sits where stock amp was, using factory speaker wiring. Works well.
Rockville 300w rms x 2 channel connected to the front 3" speakers. Soon will be foil ribbon speakers in door panels up by window..

Tbird rear shocks Gabriel.
Delrin bushings made and installed on stock rear swaybar endlinks. Will Get a solid SC bar eventually..
Air Bags are actually not that bad...
Universal Air makes bags that go over most all front Shocks/Struts. I will likely get those so I can use ANY shock I want, instead of the single 1 shock/bag assembly that is available for the front of these cars . .
I would only go to Tbird SC springs, only if I absolutely Had To.