CB Posted December 26, 2009 Posted December 26, 2009 Strange how we (well, some of us anyhow ) gets inspired I had done me some shoppin' fer Christmas gifts-- got my 4 year old granddaughter a dress (?) (aint sure what it is, but her Mommy sure liked it)... andyhow, I's gettin' there-- it came on a hanger, and as I was gonna toss the hanger I saw frame side rails there-- on the hanger! Cool! So I dropped all that gift wrappin' and started hackin' on that hanger, makin' a pair of frame rails and slidded these here cool rims & skins off'n a diecasted Cobra in then started settin' bodies on. This here 66 Mercky ended up as the winner, specially when I seen it weres gonna be an AWB! I did some 'image adjusting' of this here pic and like the color-- aint sure if'n dat's how it gonna wind up, but........we shall see I been havin' a bit o' troubles postin' pics hereabouts since we gots the new forum, so if'n anybody wanna see more, here be the clinker to me Fotki: http://public.fotki....arky-awb-merky/
george 53 Posted December 26, 2009 Posted December 26, 2009 Wwelp, cap'n if'n yer gonna awb it, ya gonna run a straight axle on 'er too? If yer goin this far,ya might as well GO ALL DA WAY!!! Put you a BIG ol honkin BUG catcher type scoopy on 'er too wile yer at it! Skwrilly gonna need SOMETHIN ta chase he goofy arse down! Might as well be a MIGHTY MERK!!!!!!!
CB Posted December 28, 2009 Author Posted December 28, 2009 "MIGHTY MERK"? Wowser George! I loves dat! SPARKY, the MIGHTY MERK! Got a chance to do a wee bit to it today... robbed the frame and some other parts outa the FireFighter 'Stang-- guess SPARKY gonna be mostly FOMOCOCO Done drilled out them nice chromey headlights off'n the Merky grille/bumpbump unit-- gonna be dechromiuming it. Also, tossed the coat hanger frame rail idea coz I couldn't get any glues to stick to it some weird kinda plastic....anyhow, done did a big buncha cutting up of the interior and 'frame' from the 66 Merky kit-- not much of a back seat left Gonna cover dat up with some sheet 'metal'. Gettin' all excited again-- the typical start of another one
randx0 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 I don't know if I admire you or am just very confused you make this really fun for everybody !
Jared Roach Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Wow this thing is awesome! I love the look of it!!
CB Posted December 28, 2009 Author Posted December 28, 2009 Did some 'sheet metal' work on the interior of this here Mighty Merk... ...using some paper for scrapbookin' (hee hee-- it's a FOMOCO big piles o' scrap, so...) Ya'll can't see it, but put some insulations underneath. Looks like I's gotta put a li'l more in there on the sides, then I'll try and fit the roll cage outa the FireFighter 'Stang in there
george 53 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Welp, Capt'n Merc's an Lincolns ALWAYS been mah Daddy's FAVORITE cars,Mom's too! So's all I can say bout THIS build is that I Knows you'll do them right PROUD!!! You IS gonna be runnin a BIG ol 427 SOHCammer innat rascal,ain'tcha??? Jus seems fittin, if ya knows wat I mean.
RodneyBad Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Dang, That Ole Merc looks good sittin on it's tail. Be watching Alot.
CB Posted December 29, 2009 Author Posted December 29, 2009 Got the parts outa the de-chromiumin' pool and had a purty rough time gluin' the de-chromiumed engine parts .... musta beend the shellac or whatevers. Anyhows, here be the chassis-- shore looks kinda toylikes, but... "You IS gonna be runnin a BIG ol 427 SOHCammer innat rascal,ain'tcha???" Well, George, I aint much fer knowin' engines anymores-- I be usin' the 'Ford V8' out'n the FireFighter 'Stang pro storker kit, what the chassis be out'n too. Finally got dem 'Ford V8' parts to stay togethers and did a li'l mockin' up-- looky like I gonna havta modifry dat hood opening. Tain't sure yet if'n I just gonna put a couple stacks on them toilets or fab up some kinda scoop....hmm... mebbe both? Still lookin' kinda cool likes. They was a ton o' chromiums on dem bumpbumps fer the Merky Plan is to paint the grille aluminumimn and them wheels some kinda steely look, but as with all my builds...we shall see
Eshaver Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 John , some of you're builds are great like the avatar . Meanwhile this one is down right Dylousional !!! Has the snow gone to yer head ? I dunno, I'll stick dis one out to see how far it goes ....... Ed Shaver
CB Posted December 31, 2009 Author Posted December 31, 2009 John , some of you're builds are great like the avatar . Meanwhile this one is down right Dylousional !!! Has the snow gone to yer head ? I dunno, I'll stick dis one out to see how far it goes ....... Ed Shaver Well Ed, if'n anybody wants 'down right Dylousional' buildem ups, I's just who they wanna see Just cruisin' along I opened up the hood so's them big ol' 4barrels could breathe...... ...and added some stacks for to see how it look. Hmmm..... I don't know..... Decided to go with a scoopy thing instead. Fabbed one up outa some 'sheet metal'-- mo' pics of that process here: http://public.fotki.com/V866/sparky-awb-merky/page2.html Can't wait to start sloppin' paint. Ol' SPARKY is comin' along
CB Posted January 2, 2010 Author Posted January 2, 2010 Got some work done on this here Merky... ... .....been raiding parts outa couple Mustang kits-- these here weewee bars camed outa AMT 66 Resto Rod 'Stang--I done buyed it just for the cool mags inside--don't know where they gonna wind up. I aints goin' crazy details on this here-- I gots to get back to them bigger scales fer dat dere, so's everhow, I was gonna try & cram the roll cage out the FireFighten 'Stang into this here, but felted like doing some recycling todays. Them there kitty cat nail clippers does a good job of cutting sprue, so's I started snippin' and a fittin... ....and it aint lookin' that ugly-- goes purty goodly with the homermade Hurtsy shifter I made out some sprue too. Couldn't resist a queek li'l mockem up of dat interiors wit them wee wee bars hangin' out back & dat big ol' 'wedge' up fronts
CB Posted January 2, 2010 Author Posted January 2, 2010 Figured dat whiles some dem other parts weres settin up I'd see bout getting them headers attached to dat 'Big Ford V8' outa that FF'Stang (dat red plastic is sure horriblse fer taking pics ) Wellsirs, turins out I'm agonna hafta start paintin' coz them there quite cool headers gotsa slide in and aroundy bout the front suspensions and betwixt the frame rails and dat 'big Ford V8'. Actucally lookin' forwards to losin' that red plastick look anyhows Really wasn't ready for to make big painty decides yet so....... As I said befores, feltd like doin' some recycling todays. Way back when I done wacked these here lugs fer attachin' the stock chassis to the body of this here Merk, I saved 'em thinkin' they'd come in handy like, and sure enuffs!- cool collectors fer them headers! I's goin' paintin'....
noname Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 If it weren't for the newer style of rims and HUGE FAT slicks I think a car like this could have actually existed if someone were crazy enough to build it. Kinda mean lookin ain't she??
CB Posted January 3, 2010 Author Posted January 3, 2010 If it weren't for the newer style of rims and HUGE FAT slicks I think a car like this could have actually existed if someone were crazy enough to build it. Kinda mean lookin ain't she?? Huh, Matt.....I never even thought of runnin' period type wheels & tires on her Might've looked a little more plausible, eh? Oh, and I's findin' out a lot of them 'shes' are kinda mean lookin, and jus' plain mean
noname Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 You can call it a nostalgic drag car. You know, a car built today to run in nostalgic drag classes. If you ever want to ask any questions about old scool period drag racing, just ask away. I don't know everything but I've been studying it for a couple years now.
Tony T Posted January 8, 2010 Posted January 8, 2010 Wow, and Gunthr n skwirls ain't mad?? Wow, you must have them tied up real good!
CB Posted January 11, 2010 Author Posted January 11, 2010 Wow, and Gunthr n skwirls ain't mad?? Wow, you must have them tied up real good! Nah.... I got's 'em both locked up in a spare room- - with no heat! Might see about gettin a pic of ol' Gunthy if'n he turns blue enuff So anyhows, back at this here SPARKY Mighty Merk-- Don't really know how prototypical (whew!) this here is, but I figgered I'd weld all the body parts together. Stretched some sprue over a candle into some thin stuff and glued it into the door lines, and some on the hood & trunk too. While them 'welds' were settin' up, I finished sheeting out the intererior with that scrapbookin' cardstocky paper. Did some ruffin' up on dem 'welds' and the rest of the body too. Ol' SPARKY gonna be purty ruff. That there be a brass wire brush btw. Oh yeah, I done forgot to mentions-- I done tore off all the chrome stuffs and ruffed up dat Merk a bit. Just about ready fer some paint, but I's gonna fab me up a booth first and then start squuirtin' with me airbrush. Man! them slicks are kinda big, aint they?
Foxer Posted January 11, 2010 Posted January 11, 2010 Those fat slicks would make my Renault 3 times as wide as normal...! ..they sure look phat on this with that altered wheelbase, though. The welds look pretty good (well, they DO look like they were done by a squirrel) OK, this IS looking grand!
Harry P. Posted January 11, 2010 Posted January 11, 2010 Open a window! The fumes are gettin' to ya...
Custom Hearse Posted January 11, 2010 Posted January 11, 2010 Open a window! The fumes are gettin' to ya... Harry... I done think it's too late! Every time I click on your posts Cap'n, I'm amazed by the ideas and things you find laying around that you use to build with. This is truly amazing!
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