Projects My 1951 Mercury Restoration Part II

Joe has been fixing other stuff but took a break and parked mine with his badass chopped Belair... I 'shopped the pic with an effect.

 

Major de-construction of the interior. The console is gone:

 

John, you really would be better off starting with an original 49 dash and go from there.

 

Very big thanks to Joe Van Beneden of the Retarded Sparks Car Club. Fab skills times one million!

 

Looks good John. Did you end up v-ing it any?

 

He did yes:

 

Looks great John!

 

Looking good John! I'm kinda jealous that you beat me to the getting rid of yucky center console stage.

 

I should post a new pic of the interior, all that room is freed up and a bunch of the sheetmetal is now painted black.

 

Really looks finished with the grille installed. What are your plans if any for turn signals or parking lites? Would the electric fan perform better if it were centered rather than off to one side?

 

I think the fan is offset due to the pins interfering on the other side with some stuff.

I don't plan to run turn signals, parking lights, or side mirrors. My rear turn signals work though Jake.

 

Only 24 days til Iron Invasion gonna make it this year?

 

Oct 4th I see posted? Maybe.

 

Yeah Saturday. I talked with Joe at Jalopy Fest. Nice show. Turns out I've known him all along.

 

Too rain for me to drive out to Woodstock for Iron Invasion.

 

There was lite snow this morning but still quite a turn out considering.

 

Nice, how was the Merc turnout?

 

You would've been #4.

 

First drive of 2015:



Last year:

 

Love the look of chpped Chev

 

Yeah that's my friend Joe's (member of the Retarded Sparks CC) car, it's my most favorite chopped Custom around Chicago.

 

A few...

 

I still have the old girl. Next stop, new engine.

 

You been getting some miles in John?

 

Not really. I need to redo some of the front suspension it feels loose and sloppy.

 

Back from the dead.

Have I posted these grill pics already?