Projects 1954 mercury sun valley

3 inches at the a pillar. and then we will let the car decide.

 

thank you. aside from the profile change it will be fairly restrained.

 

I like where you are going with this! Looking forward to the progress!

 

thanks it about to get exciting.

 

I have an extra glass roof section with the glass and most of the trim if someone needs it. Great build keep the updates coming.

 

hobby horse poop right there!--wow!

 

how low of a drop is in the rear? I really dig the stance on that.

 

thanks you helped me out with that trim piece!

the car has all new jamco springs I believe the rear are 4" drop and the front are the same. it also has 4" lowering blocks out back.

 

the haircut started today. To say I'm pretty pumped would be an understatement.

 

Nice start. That’s going to be great.

 

"if anybody has a parts car I am looking for 52 hardtop wing windows I have been told they are stainless and not potmetal"

I have a 53 Victoria parts car. Not sure if the wings are the same.

 

thanks I am super pumped. I have been waiting for this for a long time

I actually found stainless wing windows thanks though. And from my research they are 52 only.

 

Glad you found some. Cool project.

 

I was afraid the chop might not look good but I was wrong! It looks great!

Dave

 

Good luck,hope everything works out for you!

 

Brings back the late 50's early 60's. Back in my day, We would put a 58, 59, or 60 Thunderbird front bumper on it and 56 Packard taillights extended rear fenders with a frenched Continental kit. Also added Mercury Turnpike Cruiser skirts. Headlights would be frenched or quad lights either from a Lincoln or 59 60 Chevy mounted vertical.

 

Looks great! I would suggest covering the glass top with weld paper or something to protect it from the welding sparks/marbles...don't ask me why I know it's important.

 

Nice profile. Very curious to see how you handle certain aspects, like the A pillar alignment and the rear window opening. Please post whatever progress or in-progress pics you can get, or if you're taking them, I'd love to see more detail stuff, it looks very good. At some point, I want to re-do the chop on my own '53 Ford and using a glasstop roof I've had stored for many years, so I'm very interested in seeing how you handle some of the details here.

 

the top is just sitting in its place for pics. he definitely won't be welding with it sitting in place.

I will blast a bunch of pics as I get them. I wasn't sure if anyone would be into all the little stuff.

 

Im definitely interested in all the little stuff.

 

some close ups of the a pillar work.

 

Beautiful

 

Such a rare and special car...and you're taking it to the next level!!

Can't wait to see it done, hopefully it will light a fire under me for my 53 Monarch and get going on it!

 

thank you.

I actually expect some people to be upset that this is happening to the car but i am super excited. thanks, and get out and do something to your car lol.

 

A-pillars are wrapped up. now to start the c-pillar!

 

flawless!!

 

Thank you I can't take credit. My good friend Paul garland is doing the metal work.