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Post by geezerman35 on Jan 2, 2009 19:32:41 GMT -5
Couple of years ago I laboriously chopped an AMT Merc.  Was a bit miffed when Revell put out a chopped version so any ham handed glue bomber could duplicate my effort. Let me say before I pee someone off, that I have seen this model built extremely well! To my chagrin, I now have one of the Revell kits and I decided that I would try to build it in a manner that no one would, at first glance, guess that it was the ubiquitous, redundant pre-chopped Revell thing. I prefer to do my own modifying, so, I rechopped the thing even more. And I reduced the windshield opening.   |
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Post by poppy on Jan 2, 2009 20:42:38 GMT -5
wow nice start!
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Post by geezerman35 on Jan 7, 2009 19:22:19 GMT -5
Here's the front end mods roughed out. I'm using the roll pan part of a 50 vert custom front clip on the rear of my Merc. This one on the front fits perfectly (after trimmimg off the front valance of the merc). It's a different color plastic than the 50 verts so I don't know where it originated.  |
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Post by ddlova on Jan 7, 2009 22:29:26 GMT -5
Clay, i'm glad i found you over here! i hope to see some progress on this thing, keep us posted!
Dave
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Post by geezerman35 on Jan 9, 2009 20:21:32 GMT -5
Well here's my days work. I'm taking the crank driven blower on the Parts Pac Chevy and modifying it to set up top on the intake manifold. Got out all of the salvage yard pulleys and am trying to make a passable arrangement. Ended up using mostly pulleys left over from the R&RoM S.Co.T. blower. I used thin styrene to sheet over the finned valve covers and cobbled up some carb mounts for the top of the blower  Have yet to make a bracket for an idler and alternator mount  |
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Post by kirbside on Jan 10, 2009 16:22:27 GMT -5
I like your thinking on this project! It kinda goes with my "Dare to be different" outlook on things!Great start, keep us posted!
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Post by geezerman35 on Jan 10, 2009 20:25:20 GMT -5
If you care to look thru my DPMCC Fotki (see signature) You will see that
"Everything I do, got to be Funky"!
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Post by geezerman35 on Jan 13, 2009 6:01:36 GMT -5
got the blower pullys all sorted out, now looking to the chassis. Molded in battery was interferring with the alternator so i relocated it and converted it to 12 volt while I was at it. Have 1/8 " spacer blocks to lower the front end more.  Cut off the rear of the frame and narrowed it.   |
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Post by rodburner on Jan 13, 2009 10:06:11 GMT -5
wow! now I can see why you said this might not end up TRaKable  engine looks cool! ;D |
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Post by geezerman35 on Jan 13, 2009 19:09:47 GMT -5
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Post by geezerman35 on Jan 19, 2009 18:57:58 GMT -5
Well, got back from lower michigan last night. Minus 13 freeking degrees !!!! Wasn't quite ready to announce where i was going with the front end of the Merc, but there was a kind similar theme on another forum, so i spilled the beans on mine. I'm depending on graphics to pull this off better. I was pleased that after saving this unknown grill piece for the last million years, I finally found a place to use it. I've forgotten where it came from, but have looked at it while scrounging around on almost every build  )  |
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Post by ddlova on Jan 19, 2009 21:09:45 GMT -5
that's probably the first use of a '69 Camaro grille on a Mercury, but i think it fits just fine! LOL
i love the skulls for headlights, but you know you have to put some red or yellow ones down in the grille now.
Dave
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Post by geezerman35 on Jan 20, 2009 6:28:29 GMT -5
Thanks, Dave. I did build a 69 Camero for my daughter several years ago. I suffer from CRS.  |
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Post by geezerman35 on Jan 27, 2009 5:55:24 GMT -5
Progress is slo, 1:1 life keeps getting in the way. I have finished with repairs and adjustments on the chassis. Working on a minimal interior. As DD said window openings are so narrow, no sense in going crazy there. And body work experiments are in progress. Using the Revell kit's front steelies and tires even tho I dont care for the look (or the fit!).  |
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Post by ddlova on Jan 27, 2009 9:28:06 GMT -5
i've never had any luck with the whitewall inserts in these kits! they seem to big to me to fit the tires right. i have had some luck with running a sanding stick around the outside of them until they fit better and then superglueing them in place. if you look at them you can see a ridge around the outside thats not on the same inserts in other kits with these same tires.
i love those traction bars! got a set like that on my Merc!
Dave
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Have yet to make a bracket for an idler and alternator mount
The huge blower kinda cramped my distributor space. So, imagineering came to the rescue. The distributor is mounted horizontally and is driven by a belt off of a custom made pully on the rear of the crankshaft 
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