Best replacement frame for 1950 mercury

you can see some of the mechanics involved here hidden away


but for those of us where money is an object, the fatman frame stub is the easiest and best bang for the buck front suspension in my opinion. You can knock it out in a weekend and its plenty strong and not to expensive. Not super cheap but you get what you pay for.

 

An '88 "Mark" car was a unibody. [Mark 7] I'd love to see some pics of the build.

I used an '88 Town Car.

 

that build is SICK!!!

tok

 

Might try talking to Gene Winfield-he knows a little about these cars.
8201 Sierra Hwy
Mojave, CA 93501
(661) 824-4803

 

Why mess around with used crap and patched together parts. If that is all your budget allows I guess go ahead but your frame and suspension are the basis for your entire car why would you want to short cut that???

The Morrison stuff might look like Mustang 2 but it is totally different geometry
and they even use a different spindle I think made by Wilwood???

Check track or hub to hub width with some of the GM swaps.

 

Yea, and while your at it, get a billet steering wheel and a set of Boyd's wheels to match your gold chains.

Old, used, cheap, and/or recycled does not nessecarily mean crappy.

 

I don't get it...why change something that works and was built to last!

 

Maybe because it works a lot better with modern brakes, steering, suspension, etc??? Just a guess...

 

We stuck an Art Morrison complete chassis under this '50.

 

Yeah Capt', I understand that, but you cannot convince me that an 80s GM frame is built better than the original Merc...even if the GENERAL did make it! All that stuff you mention can be adapted to the Merc chassis if you want it...just my guess.

 

For me, it could only be Mercury Charlie....
http://www.mercurycharlie.com/

I think a proper search might turn up a few pics of his frames.

 

1972 pontiac tempest 4 door.the body mount bolts even line up.

 

I have a 49 2dr and I want to put it on a 95 Impala SS frame that I have lying around. I roughly measured the wheelbases on both and the Merc was only 3/4 longer than the 4dr Impala. That doesn't bother me, because there are exteded control arms made for that. I am open for ideas.

 

For a running, driving, reasonably solid 4-door? I see both in the $1500 range fairly regularly. It's not like you're going to part out a Chevelle SS-454 ragtop to build a Merc on the frame, I don't think.

 

this convinced me to stick with the stock Merc frame. and besides is you Merc going to be your daily driver? People did drive their cars in the 50's also.

 

Since I've taken over Dean's shop. I've been using '78 to '84 GM mid-size cars. The frame needs to be lenghtened. But you get a narrow wheel track. So you can lower them to the ground, no prob! You use the floor pan and seats. If you've ever driven a chopped and channeled Merc. You'll know the stock flat floor doesn't work. You get the ride of a newer car, for less money.

 

Here's some photos I took at Dean's years ago.
TwoChops

 

If you are interested I have a extra frame was a 49 50

 

To get the most bang for your buck Use your stock merc frame!!!!!!! Add a 2nd gen camaro clip to it and a c notched 3 or 4 bared late model rear end and be happy. The 2nd gen camaro chip is a much better degined for the merc than any MII sub frame no mater how much money you spend for it or throw at it especial if you are thinking about air ride.

Been building custom mercs for about 20 years and have done just about every way thinkable to come up with a very good driver cheap and easy and this is the best.