1973 Mercury Montego

MX 4-door Sedan

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

3h04h501752

Gasoline

Up for auction is a 1973 Mercury Montego MX, it has a 357 Cleveland with an AOD transmission. Here are the specifics I can think of: Engine: (rebuilt) 15,000 mi -351 Cleveland 2V -Bored .030 over and torque plate honed with Keith Black Hypereutectic flat top pistons with 2cc valve reliefs, Childs and Albert moly file to fit rings -Mild cam -2v heads ported with Ferra 5000 valves valve springs with dampers, new retainers, locks and keepers, screw in ARP rocker studs with guide plates, Scorpion 1.73 roller rockers, nylon valve stem seals, bronze guides, hardened valve seats, milled for flatness, mounted with ARP head studs, also magnafluxed with no cracks -Block hot tanked, ARP studded main caps, line bored mains, crankshaft reconditioned and journals polished with no turning under required, Clevite bearings in stock size, rods reconditioned with ARP bolts -New Clevite cam bearings installed -New oil pump and oil pump drive shaft -Fully balanced rotating assembly -$1600 in machine work alone -Stock style intake -Hooker long tube headers with Flowmaster 2 1/2" u-fit dual kit, x pipe, Spintech Prostreet mufflers Fuel Injection: -30lb/hr injectors -55mm mass air meter -73mm AOD throttle body -stock intake drilled for fuel injector bungs, fuel injector bungs welded in -homemade billet aluminum adapter adapts the '99 E150 throttle body adapter to the carburetor flange -460 TFI distributor with 351C gear, distributor mounted TFI module, and new stator to match -A9L Mustang PCM -'88 Mark VII harness with mass air conversion -Kirban adjustable fuel pressure regulator -Cold air induction with Airaid filter -O2 sensors in exhaust -Currently untuned, has 30lb/hr injectors with factory Mustang PCM and MAF, probably will need tune but runs very well -Can EASILY be converted back to carburetor Transmission: (rebuilt) 10,000 miles -'91 Mark VII LSC AOD -All stamped steel internals. -4R70W internals with 2" OD band -New valve body with Transgo shift reprogramming kit -A++ billet overdrive servo -updated 4R70W accumulator -New pump -Alabama Converter Company Boss Hog 2200-2600 stall converter -Hardened input shaft -Matching speedometer drive gear. Rear end: (rebuilt) 20,000 miles -3.22 Richmond ring and pinion set polished, deburred, and shot peened (supposedly from Nascar team) -Lock Right locker -New bearings and seals -New axle bearings (Torino size axle bearing ends) -Hardened pinion cross pin Wheels and tires: -15" '99 Mustang wheels -235/70R15 BF Goodrich Radial TA tires approximately 50% tread remaining That's all I can think of right now, email me if you have any questions. I am not the original owner, it was purchased at an auction by an individual, I bought it from him. As you can see, a lot of time and money has went into my car, but I have no more time to work on it and I don't want it to sit there. I'd rather somebody have it that can use it and appreciate it. It is a factory A/C car, I was going to swap the cam out so it needs to be recharged. It has the 1 1/8" front handling package sway bar, and a 15/16" front bar flipped to rear sway bar, per the Torino Handling Manual. 460 springs in front and HD springs out back with all police spec shocks. It has '72 Thunderbird front rotors (larger diameter). It used to have a vinyl top, it peeled up, I removed it and painted the roof. It has been sitting for a while, so the interior has some mildew, it needs a thorough cleaning. It has a Crane HI-6 digital ignition control and has Taylor ThunderVolt plug wires. The brakes need to be flushed and bled, the front rotors are slightly warped. I haven't driven it much in 3 years. Therefore, I wouldn't recommend driving it a long distance, I would recommend shipping it, but its your call. Buyer is responsible for arranging shipment and pickup. $500.00 due within 48 hours of auction close, total amount due within 10 days, I prefer paypal, I will accept personal checks or money orders but they will have to be sent to me and they will have to clear before pickup, I also accept cash in person. When I first got the car, behind the rear wheels were rusted, so I tried my hand at fiberglass bodywork...its not perfect to say the least. The car is not perfect and needs work, headliner is gone, some interior trim was broken when I got it, bondo on RF fender, usual rust behind the rear wheels, however the frame is solid (the original owner ordered it with factory undercoating). http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2425255/1973-mercury-montego if you want more up-to-date photos, I can get them to you. Clear title in hand. Any questions, feel free to ask. Very low reserve auction, car really needs to go, as bills are piling up. Drivetrain would make a very good swap for another car. Priced well under NADA "poor" condition. With winter approaching, it'd make a great father-son project, or just a winter project. For sale locally as well, so I reserve the right to end auction early. I have all the necessary parts for the cam swap (Lunati cam, lifters, springs, locks, retainers, pushrods, new guide plates, valve stem seals, etc.) they don't go with the car, but if interested, ask me, I'll get the part numbers to you and if you're interested, I'll set up a private auction (I don't know how much shipping would be, but the parts will go with the car if you buy them). Thanks for looking and happy bidding.