1964 Mercury M700 truck

[Leeroy]

You;ll need the heater if you come to bendigo this time of year!! In fact I just purchased a heater yesterday for mine (landcruiser underseat)
I'd been keen to see it if you do!

Uncle, you are correct! But did you see the later Cortina hiding anywhere? They used to be in abundance down here!

[1964 700]

I am at a loss for words. And folks around here will tell you how rare that is.
Your workmanship is off the scale.
And Toyz will tell you that the Comet is my personal holy grail.
But I have to ask, in the first picture, is that a Cortina lurking there? A twin cam Cortina or a single stick Cosworth?
Either way, dude, I hate you.
No, wait, hate isn't the right word ----------- envy you. Yep that's it. Envy makes me the sinner.
Man, what a nice rig.

Thanks Uncle Skip, glad you like them, I go down the backyard each day just to check them out myself, I have had the Comet on the road for over 20 years & I have another 64 Comet I am building which has been in the family since 1972, it was our only car when I was a kid.
the cortina is a 1970 MK2 was a 1 owner with 40K mile, was my daily driver for a couple of years, I fitted a 1.6 DOHC Ford laser/mazda mx5 engine & box with EFI, used to scare a few people, I am stripping it out now should be gone soon.
the later cortina Leeroy spotted is a 1978 cortina thats my dads spare car its a 1 owner too with the 250 6 cyl & factory air. John

[1964 700]

[quote="Leeroy"]You;ll need the heater if you come to bendigo this time of year!! In fact I just purchased a heater yesterday for mine (landcruiser underseat)
I'd been keen to see it if you do!

Leeroy, I fitted a round smiths heater my dad had lying around but it started leaking, now i am trying to find a new core with no luck & cant repair it, will try to make one, I only think I will need it for the demister. Bendigo swaps in november always hot that time of year, will need to get the aircon gassed up before then. John

[Leeroy]

I too was interested in the round smiths type, but I think they were optional for for really early fb/ek Holden era so they get snapped up quickly. (And expensively!)

I'm going a diff route by trying the cruiser under seat rear occupant heater. The matrix is a bit smaller (marginaly) than the full size heater but it is a smaller cab. They are compact enough that if it doesn't pump out enough hear, I'll fit two!

[1964 700]

That sounds interesting, let me know how it works out, I dont think I am going to find a new core in a hurry so I will have to make one & now its fitted I am limited for space, your idea might be the answer. are they electric or water heated ?

[Leeroy]

Water heated, with elec fan.

This is in filthy 'as purchased' condition, but I will clean it up. So far I have $10 invested.
Biggest reason for going this route, the matrix is less than 4" thick, a bit over 4 including the brackets and the inlet/outlet pipes.
I havent resigned to mounting under the seat, it would probably fit on the firewall behind the radio or under the seat with some minor tweaks to the springs. Thats the whole purpose of this thing, I can find the best spot.

Speedy air spares in QLD have the elctric only type, but they are quite spendy, and draw 50 amps!!
Now I'll stop hogging the glory of your merc thread! PM me if you want to know anymore about the heater! haha