From a fellow Merc owner, believe me, they all get scary after awhile. It's just something in their soul.
Yea, pretty scary. The oldtimers always tell me once you chop beyond 3 or 4 inches, things get really hard to line back up. After seeing your pic I'm convinced of that. Looks good though, keep at it.
OK now what happens where the top just rests on the back door?? thats were i'm stuck on my 54 chevy 4 door....or are you welding the back doors shut?
Could you get another roof and glue 2 long halves together to bridge the gap a bit?Or make it a real long tail 2 door!
Wow...that's one mean ass chop. I actually really like how it's coming out. It's making me want to rechop my 54' Plymouth since I'm still at the half way point I could take a couple more inches out of the A Pillars and re do the B's and C's...hmmmm...
Wicked! Looks great! Congrats for havin the balls to jump into it so far....I've got a 2 door '50 Merc that I'm gonna try to chop myself....How much of a chop is that?
Abone ........I was at Verbe's the other day and he has a Mercury 2 door there.....and I KNOW you know Verbe and Russell . It was over on the scale side.....near the fence...to the left when you come thru the gate and cross the scales. Randy
We took about 8" out of the windshield, about 6 out of the side. Will have about 7" of glass in front. The back glass will be a section out of a 39 ford sedan. 56 packard tailights going in and maybe a contintal kit. Don't know yet about the front cap.
I'd be scared too if that skip loader was tryin' to get my car .LOL Damn there is just no substitute for a radical chop on a Merc. Don't let the rear roof get the best of ya. I wish my wife liked 'em. T.OUT
Good start! are you going to make it a 2 door? are you going to bag it? what motor will you be running? Please keep us posted. Damn I love Mercurys!!! FF
Here's my guess on how to do it. You'll notice the drip rail/door jam section has been removed already. Trim the roof section so that your drip rail/door jam section can be welded back on even with the rear of the back door opening. Then fill in the missing horizontal gap of drip rail with sections you took out of the pillars.
you need to center and install your rear window,and build around it.take it a piece at a time.your windows are going to be awfully small....never mind ,go for it....keep the heat down and the hammer and dolly close.
Hey, Are ya plannin ta pancake or reshape the deck lid to match the cat walk area yer gunna have ta build and shape ta pull off that radical of a slope at the rear light area ?
paul bragg out of paso robles chops mercs 3 in the front and about 5 in the back look in the rj #9 thats how a chop merc should look
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