Projects Bought a Mercury on purpose

Got 2 off. At this rate we’ll have em all off middle of next week

 

Makes you wonder if the engineers did some of this stuff on purpose - to drive us nuts. They must’ve had a sense of humor lol
Dan

 

I'm convinced that engineers may still do that at times...

 

Sumthins bout to go down …….. hopefully

 

Dental appointment

 

Kinda torn between the merc grill and the desoto.
My merc grill is nice and I dig the huge bumper guard. But a big tooth desoto grin has been on my bucket list

 

My bucket list too. No regrets

 

Looked in my junk pile and I think I got a usable 50 grill surround.
Thinking about losing the trunk and hood trim

 

The goofy hood ornament has to go. The trim on hood at the grill will go if the 50 surround works out
It’s about a 50/50 split for students on removing the trunk trim
Seriously considering 50 Lincoln ****ons on the doors

 

I used exhaust pipe, lol

 

Bout as trad as it gets

cool beans

 

1low52 that is some nice work!

 

gene would be proud!

 

Side mount mirror gone

plan to use door frame mount mirrors.
Ordered Lincoln push ****ons from Logic.
found some original ones but they were in poor condition.

 

Lookin good.....

 

I've been thinking on those Lincoln ****ons for mine quite a while now.
Please do***ent install if you decide to give them a go. Thanks

 

That’s the plan
We’re starting to remove the rear handles tomorrow
Then start on the front
students said they liked the surface mount better than the flush.

 

One down

not too bad for a student welding.

 

My "student" welder. Twelve year old grandsons first weld on my '50.
( Anthony, when you tire of me hijacking your thread just say so). Tim

 

Wear it out
We ain’t skeered

 

Door 2.
99% done by students

tacked in place. Students hammered a matching contour in a plug and trimmed to fit. Tacked.
Will go over finish work tomorrow, hopefully.
Did a shrink disc demo for first year students. Hood dent had the typical high ridge. Looks like the previous owner claw hammered at it.
First pic s after the first p*** with the disc

Consecutive hammer then disc applications

looks a lot better

 

that makes me want to try using a disc!

 

I like em
I’ve got a smooth one now. Think I’ll get the wavy one next time.
Kinda like em better.

an old school bulls eye pic would be nice.
speeds things up when you have enough access

 

surprised you haven't made one out of water pipe!

 

My first one was a grinding disc turned backwards

I guess it worked. The hood stop oil canning

 

actually was thinking of redneck bent pipe bulls-eye rig...

 

Anthony, I have a bent conduit home made bulls eye pick you can have free for the taking. Its a bit loose at the joint, no provision for a return spring and thus could use some tune-up but its mostly functional. It could even be a template to making more as a take home project for each of the students. If you want it send me a PM. I upgraded to a real Bullseye branded one and dont need it.



I just got a wavy Sunchaser style shrinking disc from Mike Wagner last week but have yet to try it out. My smooth one is from Wray and it does work but I never really liked the galled finish it left on the metal.