Projects ****50 mercury build**** sweet memories.

did a tech article video with travisfromkansas, aka royboyproductions this past weekend on the frenching of the headlights.
used the stock buckets, smoothed the face of them, mounted from behind in the wheel well, and used 52 merc rings from speedway. he wanted a more traditional style kit with no chrome rings and a tunneled look, not the modern style.

 

looking Good....


what colour will it be when finished............??


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Colors? Where he's going, he don't need colors!

 

im still not sure, theres been a few discussed.

 

got the exhaust hangers build and tubing bent up to run through the cut outs in the frame x member.




sucked the rear bumper in tighter to the body.
before.


after


bent up the filler neck and mounted in to the trunk floor.

 

Still enjoying the work you are doing. Keep it up!

 

thank you

 

Did you weld an exhaust mount to the bottom of the floor? Don't you think the vibrations will be felt by the occupants above?

 

And do they end right there? The fumes are gonna be horrible.

 

Yes they are mounted to the floor in the rear, but they have a bushing suspending them for cushion. Don't think it will be an issuse, if it is it will be an easy fix to split the bracket and add another bushing.
Yes they end in front of the rear end, again don't think it will be an issue. Have done this many times and have never died yet. Some cars are worse then Others with the fumes coming back. My wagon is pretty bad with 1-2 windows down but all windows down is fine, that is with them exiting all the way out the back with bellflowers. The unibody dumped just like this, no issues. 60 wagon was just like this, no issues.

Thanks for your responses and concerns.

 

You have been getting after it.... I need to come over and check it out.

 

Wow, I just found this. Very nice work so far! I'm subscribing.

 

anytime man, love to see you.
will be in your hood next week, about lunch time?

 

thank you

 

May want to double check that pinion angle...

Sorry I couldn't resist. Looking good man!

 

Very kool, this kat likes to eat, just give me a holler.

 

got some new u joints that flex a lot, should be good...

 

will do

 

got the chassis, link bars, a arms all powder coated
exhaust is ceramic coated.
fuel, brake lines, transmission cooler and lines are run threw the boxed x members in tubing that was welded in place.

 

i scrapped all the old stock undercoating and years or built up mud and dirt off the top and bottom sides of the floors, used a bed liner materiel on the inside, really helps with road noise and heat, ive used it in many vehicles and works well, on the bottom side i did the same , then seam sealed all joints, scotch brite and use 3m low build body schultz over that. i have a local gasket company that i get body bushing material from and make my own.

 

body is now back on chassis and ready to go back to texas to wait its turn at a body shop hopefully some time this summer.

 

Turned out killer !! as usual , great job !

 

thanks man, you guys coming to the round up?

 

No ., broke me and my wagon ha ! Gonna see y'all in Joplin

 

The car is lookin' good. Can't wait to see it progress along.