New project - 65 Mercury Gasser

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 29, 2011, 4:55 pm

Well I am now well into my second slick project.

Two years ago i bought a 65 Merc from a guy who put it on a 91 F150 chassis complete with all wiring motor etc.

They never did get it to work or run properly, and you can see by the photos that the chassis did NOT fit the truck well as the wheels are stuck to either ends of the truck wheel wells

As i get further into the project it was obvious they had good intentions but no knowledge to take on such a project.

So the decision was made to rebuild the truck in a manner that would allow use of the chassis and yet look good when done

The gasser style seem to fit the bill.

So we decided to lift it, 6" and do it totally old skool period perfect 60s gasser style.

You wont find anything for parts on this truck except the frame that couldn't be had back in the day.

So whitewall slicks, skinney whitewalls for the front, gasser tank, ladder bars, blower motor etc.

Hopefully with photobucket I can post pics.

We have found several things maybe useful to other slick owners like our brake lite switch mount - extremely simple to do and mount in any truck using a 70s brake switch.

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 29, 2011, 4:58 pm

these are some of the before pics

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 29, 2011, 5:01 pm

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 29, 2011, 5:51 pm

Gasser tank to be used as windshield washer resevoir so we dont need something under the hood when it tilts

rear axle moved 1 3/4" forward to centre axle i nthe wheel well

skinney rims n tires

6" front lift installed, and axle painted red neck chrome in a can

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 29, 2011, 5:54 pm

brake lite switch mount to keep it up high and out of sight

1/8" x 1" steel strap, bent in an "L" and mounted using the passenger side steering column bolt. Bracket is on the top side of the steering coumn mount

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 29, 2011, 5:58 pm

Ebay sourced 60-72 power brake setup - direct bolt in..came with firewall brackets three different actuator rods, and lots of bling for $190

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 29, 2011, 6:01 pm

American Autowire Highway 15 wiring and fusebox

and some dash bling using redneck chrome in a can for the surround, and dolpin old skool guages

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 29, 2011, 6:04 pm

new old skool steering wheel on a cheap chrome column

lotta NOS switch bezels and k-nobs

sully5 · Post by **sully5** » August 29, 2011, 6:07 pm

mmmmmm . . . yellow . . . .

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 29, 2011, 6:09 pm

yah eh ... not my favorite color but it was fresh from the body shop, and I cant afford to strip it and paint it inside and out again

besides - I hear yellow was very popular way back when

:lol:

nothin a white tuck n rol interior , and a white snap on type tonneau cover wont make purdier lol

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » August 29, 2011, 7:26 pm

Some of our members are quite fond of yellow.

Others not so much.

Post by **Casey 65** » August 29, 2011, 8:26 pm

turtle1056 wrote:new old skool steering wheel on a cheap chrome column

lotta NOS switch bezels and k-nobs

Where did you find a cheap chrome column?

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 29, 2011, 8:52 pm

Ebay - it had a broken wire connector, which was an easy replace from the highway 15 setup.

I paid less than $200 shipped to my door in Ontario Canada from California

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » August 29, 2011, 9:13 pm

turtle1056 wrote:Ebay - it had a broken wire connector, which was an easy replace from the highway 15 setup.

I paid less than $200 shipped to my door in Ontario Canada from California

He SCORED!

Post by **Greg D** » August 29, 2011, 9:53 pm

I am liking this one!

HiBoy63 · Post by **HiBoy63** » August 29, 2011, 10:33 pm

Pretty solid looking slick. Looks like a nasty combination of power and truck about to come together.

62bigwindow · Post by **62bigwindow** » August 31, 2011, 7:50 pm

I hate to be one of those people but, a chevy engine!! Come on!!That thing would be so much cooler with a blue oval under the hood.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » August 31, 2011, 8:08 pm

Here's a visual solution to the SBC.

Yes, those are valve covers.

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » August 31, 2011, 8:17 pm

chevy ford ... when it comes to parts - meaning the reproduction stuff like Cal Custom covers pans breathers etc - they dont make anything even close for the Ford motors, and I bleed BLUE dont ever worry.

But I am also realistic

The cost for my chebbie blower motor was under 5k where as the same in a sbf say a 302, woulda been 10k +

I am hopin to finish this entire build for under 10k including the purchase of the truck, and so far I amright there on budget.

62bigwindow · Post by **62bigwindow** » September 1, 2011, 6:03 pm

I disagree but it is your project not mine.And I do think it will be a cool truck.Just not as cool as it could be.

New project - 65 Mercury Gasser

New project - 65 Mercury Gasser

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