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Drivers side front showing new springs, shocks and sway bar link.
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Passengers side front showing new springs, shocks and sway bar link.
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Drivers side rear showing new springs and shocks.
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Passenger side rear showing new springs and shocks.
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Original suspension (FL)
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Original suspension, passenger side (FL)
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Conv-frame1.jpg
64 hits | 50.44 KB | Posted: 12/20/20
1969 Ford Galaxy Convertible frame. It is 3 inches shorter than the Marquis frame.
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Conv-frame3.jpg
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1969 Ford Galaxy convertible frame
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Another-frame4.jpg
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same frame all restored
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carcover 004.JPG
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Covered up during winter
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carcover 001.JPG
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Front ornament on the car cover!
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1969-marquis-rubber-ext-radiator.jpg
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A very original Marquis, still showing the rubber flap from the radiator to the front brace.
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Neat dark Blue oil filter from Bosch.
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PCVdiagram.JPG
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PCV system on the 429 (and 460)
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New Moog Ball Joint on Driver's side.
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Another view; new ball joint on driver's side
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New Moog ball joint (lower) on passenger side. Bolt in type, NOT pressed in.
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New ball joint (lower) on passenger side.
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oilfilter 001.JPG
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New Bosch oil filter in blue.
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oilfilter 002.JPG
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another view.
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pcv 003.JPG
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PCV valve outlet in valve cover, Passenger side in back.
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pcv 004.JPG
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Original PCV valve, removed. Motorcraft part numbers shown.
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DSC06778aa.jpg
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Ported vacuum switch circled in photo, showing the way it was when I purchased the car --broken and unconnected.
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Steve McGarrett's Parklane in Hawaii 5-O
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Revised rubber extender with SS mesh underneath for support
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wipers 002.JPG
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Close up of wiper
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spicer 001.JPG
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Wrong idler arm from Ebay. I sent it back for a refund, as it didn't match the picture on the EBay page. After a couple more order attempts, I ended up buying the Mevotech one, which looks almost exactly the same except it was painted black and had ...
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tierods 001.JPG
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New inner and outer tie rod ends, plus the sleeves
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tierods 002.JPG
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Looking toward passenger front tire, showing some of the new idler arm.
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tierods 003.JPG
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A better view of the passenger front tire with new idler arm, also showing some of the insulation around the starter (hoping to prevent or lessen heat soak)
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tierods 004.JPG
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Driver's side view, showing new HD Moog spring. The whole chassis was painted with red oxide then black. You can see the red oxide is showing in this shot.
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door latch 001.JPG
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Striker on the driver's door
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door latch 003.JPG
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Door latch on the driver's door
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1969-Mercury_Paintchips.jpg
27 hits | 44.84 KB | Posted: 10/9/21
Official paint chip sheet of 1969 Mercury Marquis colors.
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23 hits | 53.3 KB | Posted: 10/27/21
Bad scratch, probably from when the hubcaps flew off the car, before I got it. (previous owner told me this kept happening to him.)
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paint gouge.JPG
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a better shot of the lower scratch.
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hubcap example on body color painted steel rim.
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oil-sending-unit.JPG
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New oil sending unit installed on 2/23/22 because the old one was leaking oil.
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starter-relay.JPG
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New starter relay installed on 2/23/22 because old one was sticking. (Starter kept running)
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frontsusp 002.JPG
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New ball joints, upper and lower installed.
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frontsusp 003.JPG
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Other side, upper and lower. Suspension was rebuilt before the computer alignment could be done.
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owners manual 001.JPG
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The original owners manual that came with the new car.
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owners manual 002.JPG
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Inside first page of owners manual showing the name etc. of the first owner, and other key info.
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owners manual 003.JPG
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Procedure to start the car as described in the owners manual
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owners manual 005.JPG
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starting the engine continued in the owners manual.
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