Finally, driver side finished!

So the passenger side should go together faster, theoretically.... right?

I'm not going to put the rubber matt back down until all my leaks are fixed.  It just prevents the moisture from evaporating.  I have one leak that must be in the cowl.  The other is along the lower cab/bed joint thing.

Lawrenceville, GA

I got a lot of work done this weekend.  One thing concerning the floor pan.  I had to make a spacer to prevent the floor pan from crushing in when the cab mounting bolts are tightened.  The stock floor pan has this built in.  Not so on the repro parts.  The reproductions seem to be a heavier gauge but I'm concerned that it is not enough.  This is what I came up with.

I think it should do the same job.

I mad a new post about the cab mounting rubbers.  Since it's an involved subject I figured a new post is best:

http://www.y-blocksforever.com/forums/Topic15335-3-1.aspx

Lawrenceville, GA

I had not noticed the Unibody Club. I'll look into it.


Lawrenceville, GA

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

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    

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

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.

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


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) 

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