Projects 49 Mercury project.

That'll be one helluva save! Good on ya! That poor Merc will be glad to get back in it's comfort zone.

 

The front end mounting of the straight axle was just scary.. it looked like Stevie Wonder welded it in and Ray Charles ground the welds up for him.. lol....

(no offence to stevie wonder or the great Ray Charles)

 

New outter rockers with out fixing the inner jams .I guess they figured the sill plates will hide it lol.. all in all shes still pretty solid...

 

Congrats, Great save, agree a 49/51 Merc is not gasser material.

 

Looking better already, what was the PO thinking

 

A little off the top

 

LOL, Don't chop it, it is a cookie cutter design..... So anyway I started cutting...…
Sorry just had to laugh as I found it funny.

 

Lol a chop was always in the plans as soon as it rolled through the door lol

 

With a merc for me it is kinda a have to. If I found one that was completely original untouched or a nicely restored one I wouldn't do it. But once it has been molested chop away! I do think most people take too much off, which then intern doing a nice conservative chop that smooths the lines wouldn't be cookie cutter in my opinion.

 

I agree 100% , i kept this one at 4"

 

Probably wasn't surface rust when applied but filler will absorb water so once there is a spot where water can get to it everything underneath will rust as it will just keep sucking in water until it is saturated.

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I have been doing body work all my life, I have seen and TON of nasty body jobs, and on this merc I can guarentee that they mudded right over the surface rust... lol....

 

Front pillars are all fitted and squared up...

 

This was the before shot... the day i brought it home lol

 

Lookin good bro, at first I was thinkin don’t chop it 4”, but as I look at it, it’s just right!!!! Got a lot done too, what are ya workin on it day and night???? Lol


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I just tinker around after work lol

 

A little progress. Slowly but surely.... i still have to reshape the rear corner of the window, I am sure you guys have seen a 100 merc chops posted on here..

 

Mostly of the outside. I'd like to see more inside.
Can never see too much.

 

The shape of the chop will be perfect

 

Nice work. I have had both a chopped version and now a stock 51' Mercury, I like seeing both. I'm just not seeing a chopped Merc in my future. No matter which way you go? The Mercury has great lines. My $0.02

 

I will take some pics of the inside for you.. i dont know if the way i am doing it is right or wrong.. I studied a bunch of different ways and took some info from a buch of different places . Then took what i did and didnt like and went that way i am heading.

 

I am hoping so... this is actually the first custom i have attempted... had lots of hot rod stuff .

 

A merc as a gasser is like a model A as a custom. Thank you for righting this wrong.

 

Lookin damn good brother, you definitely know what you’re doin there, can’t wait to see the finish


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Just a little progress tonight.. I rounded the rear corner of the quarter window. I was debating whether or not to leave it in a point at the rear corner, but after much thought i will round all the corners out on the old girl .

 

I am just winging it lol

 

Repeat performance of last night..just on the opposite side...

 

Would have made a nice tree house for kids up that high. Looks like it's getting chopped, great.

 

LMAO [emoji23]


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Got the drivers side B pillar sorted out made the new corner radius..