Customs How are everyone's Mercury projects coming along?

Yes, the grill shell is a 50 Merc piece. Still thinking on the details of what grille, or pieces of grille to use. Won't use DeSoto teeth, or 54 Chevy grille designs.

 

Yes John, that is the current plan. Keeping my eye out for a 49 Merc also. Bucket List item would be all three years.

 

I put 54 Merc taillights in my 53 Merc, when first did it
the bezals were broken and glued them togather than
painted the bezals the body color.
Finaly got a good chromeable set.
Cut off the back-up part of the bezal,had them rechromed.
Used repro lens that to light,so added 56 chevy lens inside.
TwoChops

 

slapped some new steel wheels and diamond backs WWW on this one last month ...not sure which caps to use I have some early 53 Studebaker full wheel covers ..

now looking to find a stock coup or conv seat and redo the interior in red leather ( I have a pair of stock steel Merc skirts to trade for the 39/40 seats)

 

Not much new here. But it's starting to take shape

 

Looks great Ace, you keeping both side trims?

 

i wish my project 51 was at the primer stage, only one more garnish to fully weld up and few odd pieces then on to body work....ya

 

I am trying to get the motor mounted in mine but I have to lower it down in the front first.

 

Thanks John
Not sure on the door trim. I would like to keep it but mine is in just ok shape.

 

Mine will be heading to Germany

 

Back on the ground; turn your head if you gotta problem with bags Chopped by slddnmatt.

 

Twochops: that bezel looks sweet!

 

i was just looking at pics of yours nick.. it look looooong! and YES chrome around the lenses SEE!!!

 

Very nice!

 

Looking really nice Nick (ChopnWeld).

 

Looking good Nick!

I went out to replace the poorly done hanging pedal assembly in mine and ended up tosing the dash, wiring, brakes and steering column. A couple weekend job had just turned into all summer....at least.

 

slddnmatt you are right again, yeah the chrome around the lenses looks right!

 

Wow! Looks awesome!

 

Thanks Ace, slddnmatt, enfield joe, prostock, dr dave and all the Merc posse; it's a long and windy road with these sleds! Gotta be patient.

 

Yeah I've learned that over time Nick, I had no idea.

I still won't have my interior done when I start driving the car.

 

mine slow im working on 3 cars right now

 

It does take time, I was just going to put power steering and a C6 behind the flathead..... It turned into - frame off, floor boards rockers fire wall, SBC, power steering, AC Power disk brakes, electric windows, 56 packard lights, canted headlights lowering blocks trick steering linkage, lower coil springs. I thought about putting bags and a four link and decided I had to draw the line!

But you guys inspire me!

 

Hey cleaned the garage and found mine.

 

Nice any more pictures?

 

nice sled. yeah, more pics pls. bscott!

 

You better drive it down here when it's done! At least,when it's drivable....Looks like it's coming along fine. Don't hurry it. It will be ready when your happy with it,NOT when everybody else is.

 

Mine is coming along slowly but surely. Thanks Slddnmatt

 

The top chop, the 2-Door conversion and the removal of the rear windows has been finished.

 

Glad to see everyone is busy at it and things are looking so good!!!
Im still buttoning up odds and ends here. The little stuff that takes so long! Trying to get it ready to drive to LARS in June. Ready to start on the one in the basement!!!!
I might be shifting gears on the second one and gutted a 65 Tbird for its interior so I dont think Im going to use the 59ish tbird rear seat and I got anouther 53 Desoto grill so the 54 Chevrolet grill and surround may be up for grabs too,,,,,options, options.
Ill post some of this on the Merc board and for sale later, just tossing it around here first. Chad

 

Bad Bob: when this sled is rollin' I am heading south on I 5, stoppin by Yorba Linda, and you and I are Merc trippin to Riverside to drop in on slddnmatt!