1956 mercury build--bag talk

few pics for you guys. next step is to cut the spring pockets and replace control arm bushings

 

Good start. Keep the progress coming

 

merc

 

My concern with using a lower cup is that it might pinch the bag when deflated.
Do you have any pics of your control arm setup finished?

 

Well I'm sure you won't be driving with your car completely deflated. It should befine and shouldn't pinch the bag.

 

No I definitely won't be driving laid out.

Where'd all your build pics go 56!!!???

 

You didn't see my build thread?

 

I have not stopped following it yet! I had a brain fart before and was looking through your album trying to find your build pics. I remembered later that the pics were in the thread.

 

Yeah most of the pics should be there. I had to stop on the car for a while. Should have it back home in about a month and a half. The suspension,floors and body drop should be finished

 

p***enger side apart

 

bump stop upper and lower removed. does anybody know how to get the upper control arm bushings off? are they pressed in?

 

few more

 

I am pretty sure they are pressed in. I had my buddy install mine.

 

They have to be pressed in cause beating them wit a hammer isn't working

 

Now thinking back when I purchased the new bushings I think they had groves on them for when you press them in so they kind of lock into place.

 

Yea they are grooved

 

Yeah get them pressed in

 

Il be replacing all the bushings this weekend

 

Good idea! I actually had bought all the control arm bushings by themselves. I need a whole front end bushing kit but dont need those bushings. Anyone know who has that kit at a fair price?

 

I got mine off eBay, whole front end rebuild kit for 200

 

Oh really? What all does the kit consist of? Are they U.S. made?

 

They are made in the USA. The kit came with upper and lower control arm bushings, tie rod ends, sway bar end links, and upper and lower ball joints. all the ball joints have grease fittings. I don't recall the company name but there are a bunch on eBay.

 

how the heck to the lower control arms come out? i took the bolt out of the rear mount but the bolt on the front mount wont come out. the nut came off no prob but the bolt will not come out

 

I need pretty much everything besides the upper and lower control arm bushings. Another thing is since my car lays rocker how do I use their sway bar end links? Won't mine end up having to be either shorter or longer?

 

Ive read a few debates on how to use a sway bar after bagging. A couple guys said they used the stock endlinks and when they dumped the car it bent the links and they just let it ride. The other end of the discussion was not running a sway bar at all but I do not agree with that. Personally I am going to dump it and leave them bent.

Does anyone know how to remove the lower control arms?

 

any of you guys use the paddle valves? Ad says no other solenoids or valves needed

 

Yeah you have to have a sway bar. Removing the lower arms...there should be a stud that's either bolted in or pressed in the crossmember

 

I am actually gonna just run all regular valves and switches either on side of seat or under dash with flaked switch extensions. OG haha

 

The rear bolts came out no prob, the fronts must be pressed in. Just my luck

 

H

Its a big bolt that goes through that cross member under the radiator. Be careful because that member usually rotts out and those bolts will rust and it will literally crumble.