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“Seishun”1996 Mercury Sable

46 photos documented since 2003 2 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

At the end of Super Whimsical Project Seishun: Phase I, The Resurrection

Replaced
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Fuel filter, Fram
Thermostat
Drive belt, OEM
Brake pads, F=Hawk HPS, R=Raybestos PG
Wiper blades, Bosch
Spark plugs, Bosch+4
Spark plug wires, Taylor
PCV valve, OEM
Front mats, OEM from Ebay
O2 sensor, Bosch
Front tires, Yokohama Avid Touring
Front end links, TRW
Rear end links, TRW
Inlet hose, OEM
Water pump

Fixed
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IAC cleaned
Dash glued
Brake lines flushed
Coolant flushed
Calipers and brackets cleaned
Rims cleaned
Intake manifold upper cleaned
Fender dent fixed
Headlights refinished
Shampoo carpet and upholstery
Polish and wax

Modified
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Gear indicator changed to blue
Front 24mm/rear 26mm anti-sway bars, from 89 SHO
TPR Rear sway bar bushings, SHONut Performance
Front rotors, Brembo
Short air intake, Duratec Performance
Aluminum Subframe Bushings (ASFB), SHONut Performance
Front Strut Tower Brace (FSTB), Anonda Motorsports — SableOHC

Day one vs. today

Drag to compare 2003 against 2005.

1996 Mercury Sable in 2005
1996 Mercury Sable in 2003
2003 2005

Photo history

46 photos across 3 years — drag the dot to travel through this vehicle’s life. Captions are the owner’s; where there isn’t one, the AI caption fills in.

2003

2003

33 photos added — showing 8

1996 Mercury Sable - Driver side front fender, before repair. 1996 Mercury Sable - Drive side front fender, after excellent repair by Colorado Coach. Notice also the change to clear side markers. 1996 Mercury Sable - A view over the rear driver side wheel well after an apparent "keying" by antisocial elements. 1996 Mercury Sable - A straight ahead view of one of the headlights before polishing. Not a true before shot since I'd already polished once with just plastic p… 1996 Mercury Sable - A slant view before polishing where it's easier to see the surface pitting. 1996 Mercury Sable - Driver side headlight after polishing. 1996 Mercury Sable - Passenger side headlight after polishing. 1996 Mercury Sable - One of the original front subframe bushings.

2004

12 photos added — showing 8

1996 Mercury Sable - Here's a nice highlight picture from after the major 2003 detailing. 1996 Mercury Sable - Front fascia is removed to get access to the radiator and the OEM transmission cooler. 1996 Mercury Sable - Here's the top of the B&M cooler. It's mounted between the two supports that are already there. 1996 Mercury Sable - New hoses and how they're tie-wrapped to the existing power steering and transaxle fluid coolers. 1996 Mercury Sable - Close-up of where the new transaxle cooler lines splice into the OEM cooler. 1996 Mercury Sable - New wipers arms. These came from TCCA's spy_guy's Baby SHO Mark1. 1996 Mercury Sable - Another shot of the new wiper arms. 1996 Mercury Sable - Note the lovely drop with the Eibach springs and custom Koni struts.

2005

1 photo added

1996 Mercury Sable - I replaced the original black instrument cluster bezel with this silver one. It is also a stock Ford part, but not available on that many c…

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