Projects 1950 Merc 4-door build

Hello every one from New Mexico the my name is manny

Well I recently bought my wife her dream car a 1950 Merc we originally were looking for a 49 2 door merc but she saw this one i found on craigslist in Dallas TX and fell in love at first sight she loves the suicide doors in the back. well plans are give it a chop top and Chassis wise im just going to update to disk and put drop spindles we will have air ride on it. the rear end will be notched and 4 linked to get her low to the ground, motor wise it still has the original flat head v8 witch i will be swapping out for a crate engine v8 chevy. to my amazement the floor is dammm solid a little sand blasting and man it will be ready honestly. there is no major rust on it i was super surprised but still in the tear down phase so if i find some other then surface rust ill he a happy camper.
oh as far as work to be done well i will be doing everything minus painting it but everything else is well i guess you can say Manny's Garage Customs lol stay tuned and for you mercury vet builders please don't hesitate to give me you input and knowledge if its sarcastic well i was a Marine so i have heard worse lol thanks and god bless and again stay tuned im gonna be going any chance i get on the car.

 

Right on! have fun doing the merc. Go man go.

 

right on thanks

 

Cool, I have one that I will be starting this summer. You go first and I'll learn from your mistakes!

 

Mercs are great. My wife has a 51 more door. If you need any info or have a Merc question ill try and help. Now get it running and drive!

 

Welcome! Good luck with your build, Should be Kool, Can't go wrong with a Merc. John

 

Im hoping to get more of my thread on the way!! There is alot of work though I can tell you that.

 

If you haven't already seen this Mercury Parts thread, check it out...
You'll find links to a lot of good Merc info in there too.

1949 - 1951 Mercury Parts/ Reproduction Parts List
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=331564


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Sorry for the late updates I have moving on the Merc. finally got it up on stands, frame rolled out and. I was fortunate to get a hold of a Lincoln town cars 5.0 engine with low millage, harness computer and transmission. i will be installing it in the Merc i will post up more progress. ill be moving in a couple of weeks but i will update asap.

 

Thanks bro i will check it out

 

I hear you on that and space in my garage makes it suck ass. but i was very fortunate that my inner rockers floor pans and every thing else was rust free so that takes a lot of the work out.

 

cool bro thanks will do. have you ever chopped a merc?

 

Right on thanks

 

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hell yah Gambino Kustoms i have heard good things of your shop will do. Thanks

 

Ok I need some guidance i came across a killer deal and bought a 93 lincoln town car with a OVHC engine I believe 4.6 running. Im wanting to install it in my merc my question is can. A gm 700r4 bolt up with a adapter and if so is there a place that makes the adapters. Has anyone ever done this engine swap here on tbe HAMB. Thanks

 

Manny....thought you were doin' the Flathead? no luck in finding a builder here in the desert southwest? or still at the planning stage...I guess with a ground zero project...things are 'always subject to change'

I just Blew thru your metropolis...as I had work in Clovis. Wanted to stop by and check out your build...but didn't know if we were tight enough (H.A.M.B. tight) for a pop-in...

I just got a tip of a possible builder in Alamo...let me get the specifics on him...he comes from a very reliable source

 

Not sure why you wouldn't just run the matching Ford AOD trans with that motor.

You may find some Ford to Chevy adapter for the bell, but you're going to be 100% on your own figuring out the TV cable and hooking it up. And since that's pretty crucial to not cooking the trans....

 

I would love to put the flatty it just was a practicaly free deal for this donor car running. The e gine its strong running. I called up lokar to see if they made the shifter kit for the tranny on the 4.6 engine to my suprise he said yah. Butches cool stuff sells the mounts I need aswell. I figured ill save the flatty for my 29 model a build. Planning planning still.

 

Engines out , and started graphing out patch panellss

 

While you have the motor out measure between the frame rails and see how wide it is. Measure right back of the steering box. I had a heck of a time putting a 351 w in my 50. Terry at Butch's got me going though.

 

ok bro will do.

 

Got my grill finally from a local junk yard. Started. Doing a lil mocking up just need one more tooth ill pick up monday .

 

Hello every one its been a wile I've posted but I will get yall up to date on my merc. So the the the frame has been sandblasted and first all the new parts: brake lines, fuel lines, all bushings and rubbers , 68 camaro rear axel, butches cool stuff 4' blocks w/ 3 leafs removed, new floor pans, 350 engine w/700r transmission, power brakes . I'm missing other things but it will get there.currently I'm prepping the engine up to get it welded in. What are your thoughts on my engine placement were it's sitting at? The rear axel I have set at 90° and the transmission tail of it I get 90° aswell. What are your thoughts.

 

Also I ended up getting 1951 skurts.

 

Replaced the rocker on the page side

 

nice!

 

some old pics i dont believe in using alot of filler for body parts. i am a firm believer in dollying out parts. my rear splash shield was caved in its in the process of being straighten by yours truly haha, i also dollyed out the rear quarter it was also in pretty bad shape but now i got it pretty dang straight i also treated the inner quarter pannel because i like the molded to quarter to the back lower rocker pannel

 

dos any one have any guidance on my engine placement in my pics. the engine is a GM 350 with a 700r4 transmission?
any input will help