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08-30-2017, 03:45 PM | #41 |
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Re: 1948 Mercury woody wagon restoraion
thanks GB ........
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09-04-2017, 04:39 PM | #42 |
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slow but sure
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I like the original look, but it is a hot rod after all. Mine is Mustang 302 and AOD. I also put in a Dakota Digital analog dash and clock so the instruments would work reliably. Notice the AC ducts? I wood grained them as well! Just now seeing I need to wood grain the column drop. This looks cool to me anyway and works better than original: http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...od/prd1003.htm
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Re: 1948 Mercury woody wagon restoraion
FYI: Limeworks makes a manual to auto steering column shift conversion.
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12-05-2017, 04:02 PM | #45 |
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still working on frame . small details now
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12-05-2017, 05:51 PM | #46 |
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Re: 1948 Mercury woody wagon restoraion
I suspect the 700R4 won't require a clutch pedal. ;-)
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You are correct!
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I really like your X-Frame mods. I recently did something similar to mount a Muncie 4-Speed in my 48.
Had to do it the hard way with the body on and working under car on a lift. A friend of mine did the fab work with my help. Re-used the original brake and clutch pedal pivot, removed the entire center part of the X and replaced with two pieces of 11 ga channel to get the required clearance for linkage/etc. Turned out pretty nice. |
12-06-2017, 03:38 PM | #50 |
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Re: 1948 Mercury woody wagon restoraion
I had to move brake over to make room for trans . going with floor master cylinder . plan is to dive into body work and paint and be ready for final assembly in Feb
hook00pad that must have been hard with body on frame .share some pictures if you can |
12-06-2017, 06:38 PM | #51 |
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merc, right you are about routing exhaust with the body on. When I built my Deuce roadster, I did the exhaust with no body on the chassis. Made it a dream to work on. When I built my '46 Woodie I was advised by several "experts" not to remove the body. When I replaced all the body mounts I did so very carefully as to not tweak the body. And as you correctly state doing the exhaust with the car on jack stands was a real PITA. Keep at it, nice job!
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12-14-2017, 05:23 PM | #52 |
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making progress
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12-14-2017, 06:49 PM | #53 |
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What are your plans for frame paint? Powdercoat after removing drivetrain?
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From your pictures it looks like you have a real nice floorpan and wheel tubs. As you probably know they are almost non existent.
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12-14-2017, 08:11 PM | #55 |
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it has its cancer but is a real gem in my eyes
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12-14-2017, 08:15 PM | #56 |
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lots of powder coating ..
black chassis and fire truck red body |
01-02-2018, 03:35 PM | #57 |
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deep into rust repair and replacing cage nuts .
perfect weather in south Florida for this kinda work |
01-02-2018, 05:03 PM | #58 |
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Those areas that you picture are common areas for rot on Ford Woodies. The rear fender mounts always collected water between the fender and wood arch and the welting never can dry out. The "box"that the running boards bolt to also collect dirt over the years and gets wet. The weld nuts that you are using may require you to enlarge the clearance holes in the bottom of the wood rear fender arch. I replaced my threads with nuts that I TIG welded in. Keep at it it will be well worth it in the end.
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01-02-2018, 05:25 PM | #59 |
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time to inspect clearances with wood thanks for heads up WW46
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01-14-2018, 09:54 PM | #60 |
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trying to keep as much original metal /bolt hole locations
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