'77 Lincoln Versailles $500

NMNA

https://peoria.craigslist.org/cto/4752116802.html

Don't tell the wife, but I kind of want it...

135 hp lol

That used to be the easy way to get rear disc brakes on your '65 Mustang.

I did not know that! A buddy of mine has a hopped up '68 with an ailing 8".

To the bat phone!!!

The Grenada never looked so good...or so bad.

The_Jed wrote: I did not know that! A buddy of mine has a hopped up '68 with an ailing 8". To the bat phone!!!

There are better options out there now. For a while, Versaille brake stuff was getting hard to come by. Not sure if that's still the case. But for $500, this still may be an easy route to take.

So I'm not the only one that immediately thought "Lincoln Versailles brake swap" when I read Lincoln Versailles.

Woody wrote:

The_Jed wrote: I did not know that! A buddy of mine has a hopped up '68 with an ailing 8". To the bat phone!!!

There are better options out there now. For a while, Versaille brake stuff was getting hard to come by. Not sure if that's still the case. But for $500, this still may be an easy route to take.

He said he's going to go aftermarket, 35 splines, etc...

Still kinda want it. Tough to pass up a $500 car!

Especially one that already has four wheel discs and is already set up for a (better) V8.

When I was in high school, my best friend had a Granada ESS. It only had a six but had a three speed stick on the floor. It was reasonably fun back then.

IIRC, Versaille have a 9" rearend. If so, the disc brake setup wouldn't be a direct swap to a 8".

Another added bonus is the front spindles swap to give you front disk brakes (I think there are minor bump steer issues (bust I think they are correctable), but I know lots of people that did it). For the rear, the biggest challanges are the shock absorber mout/leaf spring plates (assuming you are swapping from an 8" or the 6 cylinder rear). I can't remember now, but seems like the Versalle has a staggered rear shock or more verticle (there is something different where the Versaille plates don't work as is) and the driveshaft yoke is different (easy enough to chang though). I have one in a 67 coupe that has been in there since the late 80's. Seems like I had a welder frind of mine cut and reweld the position of the shock mount on the plate. Keep in mind most of these rear ends were either, 2.47:1, 2.73:1, or 3.0:1 and very few were limited slip. Mine was the 2.47:1 which was awsome for cruising behind a toploader and 351W, but not so good for acceleration. The 3rd member is easy enouch to change out though.

All that being said, as I'm going through the car again I think I'm going to replace the brakes with something a little more modern (I think the Explorer or Crown Victoria brakes bolts up with minimal modifications and parts are much easier to find).

And it's gone

bravenrace wrote: IIRC, Versaille have a 9" rearend. If so, the disc brake setup wouldn't be a direct swap to a 8".

The whole rear axle is pretty much a drop in swap.

In reply to bravenrace:

http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-to/chassis-suspension/mump-0008-ford-granada-9-inch-rearend-swap/

Sine_Qua_Non wrote: And it's gone

Wasn't me!

The_Jed wrote:

Sine_Qua_Non wrote: And it's gone

Wasn't me!

Probably a good thing it wasn't you...

In reply to Morbid:

Was it you?

In reply to Woody:

Ummm, no. Definitely not