My old 65 Mercury

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » July 17, 2009, 7:03 pm

Now its been a year owning it , have put one her about 10,000 miles getting some of the bugs out of it so now I will start slow, One thing my goal is just a average truck that is our shop truck so if I need plywood to build a crate for a hood I don't have to worry about it or need to load like yesterday loaded 40 Batteries in it to the scrap yard. Anyway 1965 Mercury Long Stepside Bed, 390 Automatic 4-barrell. with a 95 F-1506 rear end under her.. Not afraid to jump in at any given time as the boys in Pa found out at Chucks Barbq when we showed up.
Old Wheels when we got in, then changed

New Wheels and Thanks for the tip from Garbz on the hubcaps Mike Kimbrel had to upgrade so we will run Disc on Front

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » July 17, 2009, 7:10 pm

Now I finally found a truck that I could put my window stricker on from Slick Stock II in York, Pa Thanks guys for the sticker

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » July 17, 2009, 7:22 pm

Just bolted on a pair of Bumper Gaurds, I will send off the gaurds and bumper to get plated most likely around Christmas when the platers are in the slow season, something I seen on something else

36truck · Post by **36truck** » July 17, 2009, 9:25 pm

Looking good.

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » July 18, 2009, 7:04 am

Thanks Tom nothing fancy here...

somebody prior butchered the radio dash piece, so I found a push button radio for it that will have to a better fit or just cut a blank reweld and start over
Next found this A/C Mercury Unit over in Abilene,Texas of all places sitting in a 62 uni, does work no hoses yet though

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » July 18, 2009, 7:19 am

Truck had a gate behind the seat but was for a short bed sold it to a girl in Paris France so the hunt was on for a long bed gate,, Well I bought this 48-50 turned into a 51-52 by switching top hooks and run with that for awhile

Now after doing some other mod's I bought down @ Pate Swap Meet mant yaers ago a 57-63 Merc Gate rough but workable,, cut thw whole section out, then cut a Ford Gate middle section out with some other mods this is now new gate still needs few tweeks will attend to befoere finally painting many moons from now

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » November 3, 2009, 4:48 pm

Something different on our hood, did not want any more clutter on the dash area so we bought this to see how its going to fit

look it's a tach

Now need to hook up,, but 1st put some type of sealer so no water gets in engine compartment

64Ranger · Post by **64Ranger** » November 3, 2009, 6:14 pm

Tom...that little ol Merc is looking sweet. I would love to have a M-100 some time. A uni M-100 would be the best, but I'll just be happy with my little Ranger. Great progress...

36truck · Post by **36truck** » November 3, 2009, 7:19 pm

I like the hood tach haven't seen one of them in many moons ago.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » November 3, 2009, 7:24 pm

Love the AC. Resembles my Sears unit that will be going in mine. The truck is looking great. What are the bumper guards off of?? They look cool

. Keep us posted on the progress....... Anthony
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6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » November 3, 2009, 8:10 pm

I like so many trucks trouble is cannot keep all of them or work on them all,, I like to have a Ranger,, Uni etc.. we have the Ranger seats in our 72 crew and ride very comfortable.. Bumper Gaurds are 62/63 Ford Car with a little grinding will fit the 61-66 truck bumpers

cavinandpavin · Post by **cavinandpavin** » November 9, 2009, 11:23 pm

is that pic of the water out on Carolina?? bout the only place left where you can do that.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » November 10, 2009, 2:31 am

Nice looking A/C unit Tom!, nice Koala too!

Anyone got one for sale? A/C that is.

Post by **Greg D** » November 10, 2009, 4:23 pm

Looking real good Tom.
I was going to use a tach like that on my 66 so it would have the sweep needle like the dash - I was going to mount it on the dash though.

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » November 12, 2009, 7:15 am

cavinandpavin that picture of the ocean was taken down at Daytona Beach last Fall when down for the Turkey Rod Run

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » June 14, 2011, 4:15 pm

Actually got to work on my truck today,, installed new water pump since I ran the bearings out of the old one and Polished Stainless Steel Radiator Overflow Tank under my nice /cool shade tree

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » August 12, 2012, 6:26 pm

another day got to work on truck

Installed my pair of NOS Door pockets I got at Carlisle 6 years ago and installed a different kind of arm rests,, since going to a show figured do something productive

heres a better pic

My old 65 Mercury

My old 65 Mercury

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