Customs Merc chop progress with compiled project pics

A local guy Ryan has owned and worked over a couple mercs in the past, this is his latest.
I posted the start of this project back in fall of '08, he took some time off to work on paying projects and recently got back to it. I put together this post took some of the previous posted pics and added a bunch of new ones from this past weekend.

 

And some updated pics

 

sweet.

 

nice. i love seeing progress posts of cars getting chopped.

 

Nice. I really dig the front end on that car. I'm generally not a big fan of keeping the 51 rear window on a chop, but it looks great here!

 

Great work!! Keep them coming!!

Ian

 

I don't think Ryan (the builder) is a "fan" of keeping the 51 rear window after all the work it is requiring but he wanted the challenge and wanted this one of his mercs to be a stand out.

Incidentally, this merc is a plain janer monterey that originally came with a leather or fabric roof. It has the original pin holes for attachment above the windshield.

 

Nice Chop and like the rear big window style look.

 

Nice chop

 

Progression photos at the best!

 

thats cool work.in the build shots are the best.

 

Its getting closer...hopefully soon we will see pics of it driving on the road!!!

 

Hey did I heard you are trading the coupe in on something more sensible..... like a Minivan?

You'll look good in a Dodge Grand Caravan!

Just busting your chops, congrats, see you at the shop.

s.

 

Looks good so far, can't wait to see it completed.

 

that is a very scary though...a mini van...a dodge mini van...

 

Its more like trying to get my 32 fordor driving before Ryan gets the merc going

 

thanks buy the way. You gonna be down there this weekend?

 

Looks VERY good. and best of all its a 51 mercury with a 51 rear window!!!!!!!!!!! Thats a Kustom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Nice work on that chop.

 

I really like the Hirohata-style front-end treatment! He's doing a killer job on that car!

 

That's KILLER! I love it. Great work.

 

Looking at the way the back window/C pillar area flows, this car is going to be killer. A recent car mag featured Bill Hines doing the same thing...... only his, to put it politely, was a mess.

 

That is some smart slicing on the b and c pillar areas! Is that just one relief cut above quarter window? Well done, cant wait to see more!

 

I believe it has just eh single relief above the rear quarter windows. It does have an entire new roof section off one of the parts mercs.

The builder can fill in the answers since I have a hard time keeping track of the work and all the pieces that went into the chop.

s.

 

This is a true 51 kustom in the making. Look at the detail from the top of the decklid to the bottom of the rear window,that factory detail remains.This guy didnt want a fastback chop and it looks STUNNING!!!!!!! The rear window is placed right where it should be .This car to me is looking like it is right on its way.

 

Awesome. It is great to see your work in progress. Seeing the raw metal work never gets old. Great shots. Thanks for sharing. Slim

 

Looks great, get that baby painted!!!!

 

Here is another pic of that Merc.

 

Trunk, window and roof have a nice flow.............

 

This isn't a "fastback" looking chop? Looks like it to me! Doesn't matter...looks great to me!