The Jalopy Journal
I know this was years ago but I am trying to figure out how low to take my 53. How did you lower the wifes?
it's your car... Make it look how you want it to look.
Great looking Buick! Had to sell my 56 last year and eventually will buy another. IMO they were a mild custom right off the line. The solid white...
The backing is what I needed to know. Thanks for those options and info. Any opinion on whether I should use vinyl or a cloth type material on the...
Hey guys, had the Merc up for sale. Showed it to a few people and it has rekindled that fire. I ordered seat covers from Lebarron Bonney a while...
FOR SALE: A complete 322 Nailhead out of a 1956 Buick Century. Great candidate for rebuild. Has new water pump, new stock looking electronic...
Bump $6000 Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
1953 Mercury Monterey with original running, driving flathead & 3 on the tree manual transmission. This car is a blast to drive. A hotrod from the...
It's a 2 barrel. Commonly referred to as the "Tea Pot".
I did a search and came up with a bunch of trash about how these are the towering inferno and to ditch them. Mostly from people who didn't own...
So my teapot is in need of a rebuild and isn't something I want to spend $350 right now. I forgot I have a edelbrock 1405 from my 322 nailhead....
Some of you may have seen that I recently acquired a 53 Merc. I have gone through nearly everything and was hoping that todays installation of a...
Thanks for the info. I have been drooling over some of the performance options and can't wait to get working on that. Might be a little while...
The place looks great! All the new features are awesome. Im in the middle of getting my Merc on the road and really missed all the info here. So...
Previous Poncho
Brakes are done ! Everything is new. The front hoses were the last piece of the puzzle. Napa claimed to have a solution so I had my local store...
Good call on the paint shop, I do want to preserve the paint and I'm trying to exhaust all options before changing it. The pressure washer might...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Fixed! That shit was easy. The spring was fine. Just needed a good cleaning, lube, and adjustment. Thanks again.
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] On the trunk is where you can really see the mystery haze flaking off. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I just picked up a 53 Merc Monterey 4 door. Car is straight and retains its original paint with only a few specs of surface rust here and there....
Thanks Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Thanks for that help. Any idea in what carb I gave here? Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Shot a mini cannon isde and had to scramble to get the blazing wad of paper before the whole place went up.
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Anyone know where I can get some info on how the automatic choke works on a 1953 Merc 255 automatic choke? Ive searched the web and this forum and...
Thanks for the compliments and ideas. The nostalgic stories are cool too.
I got to wok on the paint a little bit and upon closer inspection, it looks like some dildo tried to put some sort of coating on some areas. Its...
The flake roof is not a definite. I guess I worded it like it was. I don't like the rusty look so if it doesn't clean up to a respectable level I...
Thanks for all the comments and helpful links. Im really gonna work that paint and get what I can out of it. Should be interesting. The No. 7...
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
