Projects Another Merc chop, or how to ruin a good car...

Nice work! Not an easy job to pull off correctly.

 

Final mock up. A day of welding tomorrow.

 

I have to ask, why was the roof section square looking patch cut above the drip rail?

 

I added two inches to the quarter window opening there.

 

That roof has a nice flow! I approve!

 

Before and now.

 

Absolutely gorgeous. Very nice work. You should be very proud of what you did. Kudos!

 

Somewhat of a profile shot. Back to work…

 

Really nice chop. That profile is perfect.

 

Its great to see before and after. The drip rail looks much better than factory and the quarter window is excellent

 

Vast improvement!!!

 

100% this goes down as one of the good ones.

 

Holy crap does that look bitchen

 

Now there's a profile that would be cool to cruise behind!
B.T.W., I was wondering where all the Merc dashes were...

 

Very nice rolling sculpture. That 3m paper protected the paint, does it get a complete paint job now or just blend and buff?

 

For now just painting the roof, then I'm gonna cruise up and down the road....

 

Something just does not look right in this picture. Oh now I see it. The roof is way too high!

 

Ha ha ha.... nothing gets by you!

Hope you're well my friend.

 

Your chop project is raising the bar on how all future chops will be judged....... and a lot of the past ones, too.
I wouldn't be surprised if the song about "I built it one piece at a time" will also have to be rewritten.

 

i wonder if anyone has ever tried flipping the front or rear windows for a chop, making a wrap around windshield. i know a certain model of kit car used a windshield from a truck laid down on the long side.

 

Just a killer job ……

 

Finally got to put a couple of hours in on the Merc. Wish I could work on my own stuff all the time.

June 23, 2023 - YouTube

 

I wish I had the talent to do that to my 54 Merc

 

Awesome Mercury. You did a killer job on the chop. What rear bumper is on your car?

 

'51 DeSoto on the front and stock '51 Merc on the back.

 

While waitng on the power windows to arrive, I decided to convert a ‘49 speedo to electronic.

June 28, 2023 - YouTube