The very front of the bed on mine has a boxed steel structure under the floor that is 1 1/2 to 2" thick.  I haven't measured it yet.  I've heard it refered to as the torque box.  From what I understand it is notorious for rusting out and that is exactly what mine has done.  The corner where the cab wall meets the bed floor will also need a lot of work.  There are wood blocks on the 4 center bed mounts.  The rubbers go between these blocks and the frame.


Lawrenceville, GA

What should the angle indicated by the red lines be?







I was thinking it should be 90 degrees or larger but the repro mounts I have are smaller. I haven't measured but I put a square on it and it looks like it's about 85 degrees. It looks like the floor pan is sloped from the middle to the outside of the cab; higher in the middle and lower at the sides. The repro mounts being less than 90 degrees just doesn't seem right. Wouldn't that cause it to slope to the inside? My originals are not in good enough shape to trust the measurements.


Lawrenceville, GA

I need another measurement.  This is the bottom of the flange to the bottom of the mount.  I get 2" on the passenger side.  Should it be the same on the driver side?

Lawrenceville, GA

The cab is twisted some.  The driver side door has been difficult to shut sometimes.  I have the body jacked on that side now and the door closes very easily.  Hopefully it will still close easily when it's all back together.  I also suspect that this rotten body mount has a lot to do with the clutch chatter that I have not yet been able to solve.

The best I can tell, each of the mounts is angle about 2 degrees forward and 2 degrees up.

Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie,

           If you search the manuals on ebay you may find a Body Assembly manual. It won't give you things like those angles, but it will show drawings and or photos of what and how. I got them for my 57 and it has been a major help.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

I've been thinking about getting a body manual. I guess I should bite the bullet.


Lawrenceville, GA

Bodywork !! My favourite.

Keep posting pics of the progress. Had loads of rust in my Mercury once. I feel your pain brother !

  Picture taken in 1960. Funnily enough it still looks like this!

1959 Mercury Monterey 312 Y Block.   NORFOLK, ENGLAND, UK.

Paul, I'm flying you over here.  I'm not particularly fond of the body repair.

Here's a link to more pics.  http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o214/cmccraney/F100/Rust%20Repair/

Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie, Im impressed-the little bit of fab and floor pan work I've done is enough for me to know this is no easy feat. you are doing a great job-hang in there it will be worth it.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Charlie: I don't know if this helps but are you aware of the recent Ads run in YBM, for the fledgling- Ford-Mercury Unibody Club of America, o/o rick Nelson, PO. Box 3011, Fairfield CA 94533-0311. Ph.707-864-6829. Might be worth checking into?

Paul