Projects 1956 mercury montclair chopped top

Always liked the '55/'56 Mercs, that one's pretty cool.

 

What brand of rockers did you use?

Were they the style that goes over the original or did you have to remove the original to install the new rocker?

 

all my stuff came from EMS, Im cutting out all the old stuff, it had been patched up at some point in the past and it was a hack job. Im having really good luck with the EMS panels.
I also had to replace the front crossmember. It was a perfect fit from Goodell Mfg.

 

I am doing front floor boards, toe boards, inner and outer rockers and the front floor braces too. The front floor braces came from EMS also.

 

krash: i got some bad news, according to the photos you posted the front floor pan and toe board was not made by ems. the rocker panel i can not tell from the photo?

all ems part have a label with our name and phone number

please pm me where you bought these, i will investigate

i attached photos of our parts

www.emsautomotive.com

the ems guy

 

What ever happend to this one? Id love to know more about this car

http://youtu.be/TkJWyI43xZk

 

I decided to make new full length inner rockers for this one.

 

ready to do the other side....

 

moved it out yesterday to turn it around and start the drivers side.

 

Man I have to admit, I thought it would look ridiculous with so much out of the top. How very wrong I was! That is a fantastic looking Merc.
You are doing some great work too, cleaning it up and eliminating all the dodgy work from previous owners, Cant wait to see this one done!

Doc.

 

Filling in holes from the cruiser skirts and leveling out the quarters. nothing like sanding in the Dallas summer months

 

just some idea of how the floors progressed also

 

The Merc really has great lines. Can't wait to see it painted...sure you are anxious too. Tim

 

Finally ! The last of the rust repair is over. Now I have something to bolt the bottom of the fender to so I can gap the door and the drivers side rocker panel. Its almost time for some POR to cover all this up!

 

Back on the ground! I thought I was all done with the floors but I found a couple little spots that need fixing. When the whole front floors are out its easy to over look a few spots that are about the size of a dime.But when you put the work lights under and turn off the garage lights every little pinhole shows up. Glad all the major stuff is knocked out.
Im also really glad I got the OEM style skirts for it. I

 

slow but steady. top is painted and so are the jambs and wells

 

gee i never really thought the 56 needed a chop always looked pretty swept back to me. but that is bitchin. please keep us in the loop on this build.

 

Fianlly got the fenders on for the last time and moved it out of the garage. Now its back to sanding

 

Well.. one more block sanding and its time for paint!

 

Well Its painted. Time for reassembly!!! I got lots of new goodies for it that Ive been waiting to put back on

 

Nice! My Mom and Dad drove a new '56 Montclair Convertible when I was born. Always had a soft spot for one, but could never put a car and the cash together at the same time. It was Sea Foam green and Dad had it two toned the week he bought it. I think I still have a few pictures of it somewhere.

 

Its back together and made its first trip to the gas station last night! Not much in the world compares to driving them for the first time!!

 

a few more in the light of day

 

Krash - that is simply beautiful! You really saved that Montclair - congratulations!

cheers, Ray

 

It now has REAL glass!
For those who may wonder, DEEP ELLUM glass did the windshield. First try no less.
Robert is the man when it comes to chopping a curved windshield.
Time to buff the paint now that its in.....

 

still working on it....