Extreme makeover: 1 bad merc edition!

[Zack]

Here are the starting pics:
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/Marauder-Z/ToBeFiled206.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/Marauder-Z/ToBeFiled205.jpg

Im going to the garage in a few.....ill be back with updated pics tonight. :D

[UAW 588]

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[Rocknthehawk]

is this the trilogy install you mentioned?

[1 Bad Merc]

WooHOO!!!!!!!!! And so it begins..........1 BAD MERC being built!!!!!!!!

Brad

[Zack]

Thought Id rub this in your face Dave :rofl: :laugh:
I even went to the auto parts store since I started (30 min round trip)
Never raised or lowered the engine, simple!!!!!!!

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/Marauder-Z/ToBeFiled.jpg

[ctrlraven]

It helps that you've had your hands all over this type of engine a million times. When I do installs on certain cars it's like a breeze, don't even have to think twice and go into automatic mode with doing things.

[justbob]

Hey Zack, does removing the wiper ass. help out big time with the trilogy install? Was i kicking my own donkey when i did mine? :oIt looks like you can actually reach the rear vacuum lines that way.:confused:

[O's Fan Rich]

Hey Zack, does removing the wiper ass. help out big time with the trilogy install? Was i kicking my own donkey when i did mine? :oIt looks like you can actually reach the rear vacuum lines that way.:confused:

Yes, it does.

And it's easier than removing the ass. wiper......

[Zack]

Moving along...
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/Marauder-Z/ToBeFiled207.jpg

[Mike]

Moving along...
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/Marauder-Z/ToBeFiled207.jpg

So far so good :banana:

[PantherP71]

I want one now :(

[1 Bad Merc]

Zack Master :bows::bows::bows::bows::bows: :bows:


Brad

[ChiTownMaraud3r]

Me next! Me next!

[CKMustangCobra]

Hawt!!!!!!!!

[DOOM]

Damn Zack! You ain't f'n around. :2thumbs:

[ImpalaSlayer]

i did my 1 set of covers. dont plan on doing them again

[Zack]

Done for the night. Got a netflix movie to watch and the time change screwed me up.
Ill get it running tomorrow. Left to do:
Extend the wiring
Fill with Coolant
BAP
Vacuum lines.
Then I have to put it on the hoist the opposite direction and get the headers on, DS Loop and J-Mod.

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/Marauder-Z/ToBeFiled209.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn306/Marauder-Z/ToBeFiled208.jpg

This kit is AWESOME!

[O's Fan Rich]

That always looks good.....

[DOOM]

Hey zack is he keeping the stock airbox or upgrading to a K&N or jlt?

[Zack]

Hey zack is he keeping the stock airbox or upgrading to a K&N or jlt?

Got a K&N but its missing the Silicone hoses, so the stocker is going on until I get them.

[DOOM]

That engine bay is beautiful. Hey zack what # trilogy kit is that?

[DTRMiguel]

That engine bay is beautiful. Hey zack what # trilogy kit is that?

Gotta be like 194-196 jeesh jerry is killing the supercharger game :bows:

[Zack]

Its one of the recently purchased used kits.

[DOOM]

Go trilogy :banana2: :burnout:

[1 Bad Merc]

It's a used Trilogy kit #188 and Jerry B. gave me a fantastic deal on it. When I looked at all my options as far as everything you get in the kits out their this was far and away the closest I could get to getting everything I would need. These Trilogy kits are fantastic and I believe worth every penny.

Plus it all came in two boxes shipped to my door in less then 2 weeks. :) I couldnt beat that.

[1 Bad Merc]

Thanks for the compliment Doom. I have to give the credit to my dad (Baaadgn) on this one. I was talking to him about cleaning up the engine as the car sat all winter and the next thing I know he said let me have the car. My dad is semi-retired now so he has some free-time to play around with whatever projects he wants too mess with. He took the car and worked some of his' detailing magic on it! And the results you can see from the pictures. If you could have seen what he started with you would be even more impressed.

I even tried to pay him but he looked at me like I was an idiot or something!:) So I am taking him with me to Looseville this year and hopefully we wont tear up the town to bad and end up hand-cuffed like Dom.

[SC Cheesehead]

...So I am taking him with me to Looseville this year and hopefully we wont tear up the town to bad and end up hand-cuffed like Dom.

Flounder (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299122/): This is gonna be great!

Looking forward to meeting you and your dad.

[1 Bad Merc]

Can anyone say........Orange whips? Need a couple of Orange whips! Look forward to meeting you also SC Cheesehead! I have heard a ton of great things about this trip to Looseville and I cant wait to go this year:)

[SC Cheesehead]

Can anyone say........Orange whips? Need a couple of Orange whips! Look forward to meeting you also SC Cheesehead! I have heard a ton of great things about this trip to Looseville and I cant wait to go this year:)

You guys are gonna love it.

Make sure you bring a couple extra bucks for LCR on Friday and Saturday night.

[a_d_a_m]

Orange whips? Need a couple of Orange whips!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbAQOjwtwwg/SJujMlJq9DI/AAAAAAAAADk/yr_k6zN_Rmw/s400/three+orange+whips.jpeg

[SC Cheesehead]

Quote:
Originally Posted by 1 Bad Merc http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?p=729756#post72 9756)
Orange whips? Need a couple of Orange whips!
... And we would especially like to welcome all the representatives of Illinois's law enforcement community that have chosen to join us here in the Palace Hotel Ballroom at this time...

[justbob]

I am jealous Brad.

[1 Bad Merc]

Bob...your car was my inspiration dude! :banana2:I am seriously thinking about getting a raised hood now after seeing how badass it looks on your car. I probably would never have bought the Trilogy if you did not take me for a ride at the Dragstrip......to think you just cost me all that money:bigcry: because after that ride I just had to have one.

Awright, now I am telling my wife it's all your fault:beer:

Brad

[Zack]

Car left the garage under its own power :woohoo:

Headers tomorrow!

[a_d_a_m]

And we would especially like to welcome all the representatives of Illinois's law enforcement community that have chosen to join us here in the Palace Hotel Ballroom at this time...

We do sincerely hope you'll all enjoy the show, and remember people, that no matter who you are, and what you do to live, thrive and survive, there are still some things that make us all the same. You, me, them, everybody...everybody.

[1 Bad Merc]

WOOHOO the car is alive:bows::bows::bows:

:beer: I need you, you and you. I need you, you and you. Everybody needs somebody:banana:

[SC Cheesehead]

You know people when you do find somebody, Hold that woman, hold that man, love him, please him, squeeze her, please her....

[Pops]

You know people when you do find somebody, Hold that woman, hold that man, love him, please him, squeeze her, please her....

Sounds like you have been reading to many Pent House letters!:eek:

[SC Cheesehead]

Sounds like you have been reading to many Pent House letters!:eek:

Nope, just a little Elwood Blues.

[a_d_a_m]

Everybody needs somebody.

[SC Cheesehead]

Someone to love, Sweetheart to miss, Sugar to kiss

[a_d_a_m]

I need you, you, you...

[1 Bad Merc]

"Honest honey.....I had a flat tire, the laundry was late, the dog ate my tie, pleaze dont kill me.........."

[a_d_a_m]

It wasn't my fault, I swear to God!!!

(Tried making it all caps as Belushi woulda said, but it wouldn't let me.)

[DOOM]

Hey zack how long did the install take?

[Zack]

Hey zack how long did the install take?

Excluding the cam covers...
Id say 10 hours.

[DOOM]

Excluding the cam covers...
Id say 10 hours.

Damn that was fast! :eek: And you did everything ALONE???

[Pops]

Damn that was fast! :eek: And you did everything ALONE???

No one is alone at Zacks place with all them dogs hanging around!:D

[O's Fan Rich]

Zack's schizophrenic..... he's never alone.....

One day he's "XXXXXX" next day he's "YYYYYYY" other days he's just....... zack being zack.....

[ImpalaSlayer]

but hes always Zackin off

[Zack]

You guys are funny. :D

Man this car kicked my butt last night.

I worked from 6pm to 1:30am :eek:

This is the first time I ever installed headers on my lift, and Ill NEVER do it again.
I have been so acclimated to a creeper for my whole life, that it would take months if not years to get accustomed to the hoist.

Anyway, I got the headers on with no problem. (however, I encountered a first. One exhaust gasket was actually corroded away. I have never seen this before. Lucky for Brad I stock those gaskets! )

Then I drilled a hole in the trans pan to get the fluid out in preperation of tonight's J-Mod. (dont worry Brad, Ill install a plug and you can resell it :up:)
Then I got started on the control arms and encountered another first! The upper (rear) bolt seized onto the bushing, and never gave way. It ended up destroying the bushing, but lucky for Brad I have extra bushings :D Im bringing a huge c-clamp home from work tonight to get the bolt out. I had to leave it alone as I was getting really groggy.

Its coming together nicely :beer:
Sorry, no pics this time.

[Zack]

And one more thing, I have never bled out from exhaust work as much as I did last night.
There are blood drops all over the floor, hoist and my jeans. :bigcry:

[DOOM]

Impressive work zack :up:

[SC Cheesehead]

Impressive work zack :up:

+1!!

Wanna see some pics of the final install.

This may push me over the edge.....:o

[FordNut]

And one more thing, I have never bled out from exhaust work as much as I did last night.
There are blood drops all over the floor, hoist and my jeans. :bigcry:

As long as there's no blood on the car...

[Zack]

+1!!

Wanna see some pics of the final install.

This may push me over the edge.....:o

Dont kid yourself.

Wifey has your....

http://nutsinasling.com/sling_v1.gif

[Embassy]

As long as there's no blood on the car...

It's all about priorities, right? :D

Excellent work as always, Zack.

Keep progress pics coming.

[1 Bad Merc]

I can attest to the mucho pain in the ass Zack went through last night as I stopped by to see how things were going. I must of left before the bloodshed started but that is okay as I had my little guy with me and we still got to see the MAP gas going :). My son thougt that was the coolest part of our trip!

Thank you Zack for your continued efforts my friend!

Brad

[03blackvegas]

Hey Zack, can I have your autograph?

[O's Fan Rich]

I know I'll be a happy man if I never install another set of headers on a Marauder again......

[FordNut]

I've done it so many times, it's almost as easy as boiling water...

NOT

[Zack]

More progress but no pics, sorry. I just cant break my rythm, stop working, wash my hands and get the camera.(Sounds XXX :eek:)

Anyway, got the fuel pump swapped out. I humored myself and only jacked up one side of the car to see if it would come out... it did! So, without ever touching the fuel tank bolts, or disconnecting the harness above the tank (I cut the wires and put weatherproof connectors on them) I had the fuel pump asssembly out, pump swapped and back in and hooked up in 45 minutes.

'I also got the DS loop in, J-Mod done and I have one more Control arm to put on.

Tonight I will fill the trans, get the air out of the cooling system and just make sure everything is ok. The car has open headers so I cant check for noises or other abnormalities until it gets back from the exhaust shop.

On a side note, I had a bit of an unfortunate incident while in the garage.
I had my impact gun on the floor with an extension, swivel and a 12mm socket (for the DS bolts) I nudged the gun with my foot, and in doing so I hit the trigger. The gun spun the socket right off the swivel at 1000 miles an hour right into the drivers door of my Marauder. Yep, big ol' dent, the first the car has had in 7 years. On the bright side, it will come out with paintless dent repair (I think). The car need a makeover anyway after all its been through over the years.

[Embassy]

Sorry to hear about the dent. Sounds like something I'd do.

What kind of fuel pump(s) went in the Marauder?

[Zack]

Sorry to hear about the dent. Sounds like something I'd do.

What kind of fuel pump(s) went in the Marauder?

Gt supercar.
Hey, stop being invisible, its rather annoying :D

[Embassy]

One or two? I ask because upgrading the pump or pumps is in the future.

Send me a PM. I alway reply. :cool:

[Zack]

One or two? I ask because upgrading the pump or pumps is in the future.

Send me a PM. I alway reply. :cool:


One pump. All that is needed for this setup.

[Baaad GN]

Ok Brad, now's the time to start on Kim about the Navigator, you "need" a blower to help pull our boat, something that puts out about 400 HP should work, and maybe Zack can learn how to start doing those!:banana:

[Baaad GN]

Oh God! Obama's on TV again, means another stock market crash!!

[Dragcity]

Blown out exhaust gaskets, bloody hands. Sounds familiar.

[O's Fan Rich]

Ok Brad, now's the time to start on Kim about the Navigator, you "need" a blower to help pull our boat, something that puts out about 400 HP should work, and maybe Zack can learn how to start doing those!:banana:

The Trilogy kit for that would have excellent instructions... even Zack could follow them!!

[Baaad GN]

Zack, what did ya find with the oil pressure! Nothing is ever easy

[justbob]

My left lower control arm forward bolt froze to the bushing also! What a pain to get out, but enough forward and back with the air ratchet and plenty of wd40 took care of it.

Sorry for costing you so much money Brad!

[1 Bad Merc]

I'M BBBBAAAACCCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!

After 3 long frickin' months -1 Bad Merc is back on the road again! Engine transplant, warranties, junk yard runs, all night wrenching, borrowing parts......etc. etc. etc, finally behind me for awhile.

I could not have done any of this without the help and support of my friends on this site.

Thank you Zack, Justbob, Takedown, Drew, O's Fan, UAW, BaadGN, Mike, Dave and all the rest of my Marauder brothers for your kind words, advice, parts borrowed and keeping my spirits up when the motor took a dump! I never even got to drive the car over 2500 rpms or dyno tuned after I put the Trilogy on which was pretty upsetting to me to say the least!

Still no word on what caused it but 3 main engine bearings and two rod bearings bit the dust on a motor with 31,000 miles on it. I think it was just driving it to the train back and forth in the first two years of it's life. The train is only a mile from my house and I dont think the car ever truly warmed up. That's one of the only things I can think of that would prematurely wear the bearings out like they were.

I am going to do some shake down cruizes here and there then hopefully start building her over again! Got some additional engine parts powder coated, change some things around and might even go with a custom painted cowl induction hood!

So Stay tuned for the next reincarnation of 1 Bad Merc!

Brad

[Zack]

I'M BBBBAAAACCCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!

After 3 long frickin' months -1 Bad Merc is back on the road again! Engine transplant, warranties, junk yard runs, all night wrenching, borrowing parts......etc. etc. etc, finally behind me for awhile.

I could not have done any of this without the help and support of my friends on this site.

Thank you Zack, Justbob, Takedown, Drew, O's Fan, UAW, BaadGN, Mike, Dave and all the rest of my Marauder brothers for your kind words, advice, parts borrowed and keeping my spirits up when the motor took a dump! I never even got to drive the car over 2500 rpms or dyno tuned after I put the Trilogy on which was pretty upsetting to me to say the least!

Still no word on what caused it but 3 main engine bearings and two rod bearings bit the dust on a motor with 31,000 miles on it. I think it was just driving it to the train back and forth in the first two years of it's life. The train is only a mile from my house and I dont think the car ever truly warmed up. That's one of the only things I can think of that would prematurely wear the bearings out like they were.

I am going to do some shake down cruizes here and there then hopefully start building her over again! Got some additional engine parts powder coated, change some things around and might even go with a custom painted cowl induction hood!

So Stay tuned for the next reincarnation of 1 Bad Merc!

Brad

Wow Brad, must have gotten divorced recently, huh? :D

[justbob]

Don't forget my red covers Brad:D

You finally sound in good spirits. Thats good after hearing you talk for the last couple months. Im glad you got it all worked out. Hope to see you:burnout:soon.

Bob

[TAKEDOWN]

Can't wait to see you and your car soon!

[1 Bad Merc]

Ha Ha Zack! She probably wishes that right now and no I have not had the heart to tell her yet about the very real necessity for the custom Hood :)

Thanks for always being their for me my friend especially the phone calls when I was feeling pretty down.

Justbob- I thought you were still debating red or blue? Let me know in the next week or so and I will get them done for you. It's probably gonna be a couple of weeks before the parts start going back on but I got you covered! Thanks also for the parts you lent me and the phone calls. I wont forget your kindness brother!

Takedown thanks for your support my friend. I guess I missed one hell of a barbecue this past month. Believe me if I hear about another one you are having - I wont miss it!

Hopefully we can get a Marauder cruize/get-together down at Lassen's Pub the next month or two and I can buy you guys a couple of pitchers of Blue Moon! (Are you in Zack?) Let's just pick a date and go with it. See ya guys soon.

Brad

[justbob]

Red..................Do you accept payment plans?:D

Definately a Lassen's comming soon.

[1 Bad Merc]

Justbob- Red it is! Dont worry about payment plans-we'll talk about it later. I will probably have them done for you in two -three weeks. Hang tight and give me a call next week when you get a chance. Talk to you soon.

Brad

[justbob]

Your awesome Brad! Enjoy your rackin up breakin miles, atleast summers only just began!

I'll call you next week.

[Baaad GN]

DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! went to Brads house yesterday to work on our boat that we just brought to Brad's, Looked inside! DAMNNNNNNNNN! We had visitors over the winter!!!!!!!! ShXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX!

[justbob]

The Meow kind of visitors?

I took my cabin cruiser out of storage a couple years back after sitting for about four years and it litteraly had atleast 100 wasp nests! And yes, most were VERY active!

Off topic, back to Makeover.

[1 Bad Merc]

Hey Bob,

Try raccoons and they left no seat untouched! They even managed to open the window under the seat and went down in the cabin and destroyed everything! Probably close (my estimation) to $8 to 10 thousand dollars worth of interior
damage-looks like something out of the movies.

Not sure if insurance will cover it or not. So much for starting to get ahead.

Brad

[justbob]

I sure hope you get head soon Brad.

[1 Bad Merc]

LMAO!!!!!!!!! I will have to talk to the wife here about that specific problem!


I think I am just going to tape everything up, use the crap out of the boat this year (as the dock is already rented) and then give it to an interior shop in the winter to redo. Otherwise I bet I will be waiting for 2 months for these guys to fix it (Boat guys are usually slower then regular car repair places) and I dont want to miss the summer.

Brad

[DOOM]

I sure hope you get head soon Brad.

:eek: :eek: :eek: Did i miss something here??? :confused:

[justbob]

Honest mistake, I ment get Ahead.

[DOOM]

Honest mistake, I ment get Ahead.

The other way was better :lol:

[Motorhead350]

Bob where do I sign up?

:lol:

[Mike]

Bob where do I sign up?

:lol:

Is Bob giving away :eek:

[CBT]

Is Bob giving away :eek:

And you all thought he went to car shows just to ogle at cars.

[justbob]

You guys are a trip.