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[stulee11]

Did some work on the front suspension. I heated the lower control arms with some hot water and carefully bent them up. Had to remove some of the backing plate on the spindle to really get it up there.


I ended up having to remove more so I just removed the whole thing


But as you can see with the lower control arms being so high I'm getting a lot of camber. Doesn't show much with the wheel, that was just kinda sitting on there.

here u say u heated the lower arms with hot water... did u put the arms in the water or did u hold them over the water while it was boiling ??? i am trying to do this with my 49 merc but i dont want to mess it up lol.

thanks stu

[JasonFL]

here u say u heated the lower arms with hot water... did u put the arms in the water or did u hold them over the water while it was boiling ??? i am trying to do this with my 49 merc but i dont want to mess it up lol.

thanks stu

Hey stu, I've seen your merc, that paint work looks like glass. I just turned the hot water on, waited till it was at its hottest then held the end I was going to bend under the water for a few mins. Then I bent it CAREFULLY making sure to have a firm grip on the middle. Just take your time, keep it warm, and don't forget to keep checking it so you don't bend it to far. Good luck.

[tooltas]

do the body drop so it can lay flat out on sidepipes

[stulee11]

Hey stu, I've seen your merc, that paint work looks like glass. I just turned the hot water on, waited till it was at its hottest then held the end I was going to bend under the water for a few mins. Then I bent it CAREFULLY making sure to have a firm grip on the middle. Just take your time, keep it warm, and don't forget to keep checking it so you don't bend it to far. Good luck.

Thanks buddy will defo give it a go later on... thanks for the comment to

[vintagedragfan]

nice Merc Jason!

[mopar68]

Wow, so much talented work on this forum it's unbelievable. Loving this one so far Jason.
For a number plate, I'd go with something like this.

Flipped up-hidden



Flipped down- ready to cruise



That way it won't break up your Merc's smooth lines at all. Look forward to seeing more on this.

[mnwildpunk]

Killer merc in the making. I'll be watching this build

[bryan_m]

lookin good! love what you did with the hood too!

cheers
bryan

[Snakebite Customs]

looks great so far

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Your scribing skills are impressive. What tool do you use for it?

I was going to say the same thing! I agree

[JasonFL]

do the body drop so it can lay flat out on sidepipes

The body drop would lay the body on the ground. It would already lay side pipes if I was gonna run them. Can't do it anyways because of some clearence issues.

nice Merc Jason!

Thanks Bill.

[JasonFL]

Wow, so much talented work on this forum it's unbelievable. Loving this one so far Jason.
For a number plate, I'd go with something like this.

Flipped up-hidden



Flipped down- ready to cruise


Thanks Zac for the photos. Still not sure yet what I'll do yet. Like to see a photo of that car tho, looks clean as hell.

That way it won't break up your Merc's smooth lines at all. Look forward to seeing more on this.

Thanks Zac. Nice photos, would love to see the whole thing. As for the plate, I'm still undecided.

Edited by JasonFL, 07 September 2012 - 10:49 PM.

[JasonFL]

looks great so far

Thanks Ben.

I was going to say the same thing! I agree

Thanks Mark

Edited by JasonFL, 07 September 2012 - 10:36 PM.

[JasonFL]

Killer merc in the making. I'll be watching this build

Thanks Dave.

lookin good! love what you did with the hood too!

cheers
bryan

Thanks Bryan

[mopar68]

would love to see the whole thing.

RAWR is a 33 Ford built by Mick Fabar here in Aus.



Here's a link to more pics- http://www.hubgarage.../vehicles/35096

[JasonFL]

RAWR is a 33 Ford built by Mick Fabar here in Aus.



Here's a link to more pics- http://www.hubgarage.../vehicles/35096

Thing is nasty! Thanks for the link, love the hub.

[JasonFL]

Here's some better angles of the front suspension.

Driver's side front 

Driver's side back

 Passenger side front 

Passenger side back


Finally got the rear frame notches done with. I wanted them to flow, like they came out of the factory like that. 

After I cut the notches down some I glued them in place and put a little extra super glue on all the seams to fill any pits.

Driver side




Passenger side


http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af128/JBrackneyFL/49%20Mercury/DSCN6397.jpg

[JasonFL]

Looking down on the frame you can see the frame gets thinner towards the rear. You can also see were I had already glued in one of the notches and what a difference it is. 

After installing both I sanded them down to match the original frame rails.

[JasonFL]

You can see here how the frame rails all have these dips in the center so I went ahead and blended them into the notches. 


I'm done with the frame notches so now I'll move onto making the bridge setup and airbag brackets. 
I'm going to keep it simple and clean and just do a 2 bar setup with the brackets in between both bars.



That's about it for right now, maybe I'll get some bench time this weekend.
Comments and suggestions always welcome.

[mopar68]

Looking good mate, I love watching chassis come together.