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I have an unfinished 1965 Mercury truck project that a friend wants to buy. I'm hoping my fellow readers can help me with values for the two main components. The first is a complete(hood, grille, fenders,doors) disassembled cab in perfect condition ready for paint. The second part is a 6 foot...

Looking for 1949-51 mercury floor pan from seam to the left of gas tank filler to right side of spare tire housing area and front to rear from lockstrip up to top of riser. The small 1949-51 Lincoln pan may be the same or similar. Thanks for looking, Lefty.

Stickney Garage, Potsdam, NY. Has done thousands of cranks. He did 6 cranks for me about 6-7 years ago. He cleaned out the sludge traps and then threaded in the caps after turning the cranks. Lefty Rodan

Welcome: Lots of folks here to help you with a great car. I have both a 49 and 50 Merc coupes "under construction". My ancestors were from the Western Midlands hamlet of Roden in Shropshire, not too far from you. They didn't drive Mercurys. Lefty Rodan

Happy New Year Rbone: What's a yall? Is that like pitch and yall? Lefty

Hi: Please send me the link to properly sizing my alternator. Thanks for your effort. lefty Rodan jerzylefty@verizon.net

Yes Sir. Thankyou. Lefty Rodan jerzylefty@verizon.net.

I have an nos 51 mercury 2 door quarter panel in good shape that I don't need. I haven't seen one for sale recently and don't know if they repo them so just trying to get some idea of demand and value. Thanks for your time. Lefty Rodan

Year ago at Hershey if memory serves correctly, a guy from the Midwest claimed to have cast a dual intake for the 49-51 Mercury 885 carbs. He said the carbs mounted sideways and operated off of a bell crank linkage set up like that use in Ford six cylinder trucks in the 70's. Mounting carbs...

About fifteen years ago I met a guy at a car show who was from the Walden, New York area I believe. He was building a monster 337 and had it bored out to 400 c.i. He was going to use chevy pistons and rotating assembly and had a machinist grinding away at the block to get the weight down. I...

Hi: I'm looking for a 1949 mercury coupe passenger side door in decent condition. Please state location, condition and price. Thanks for your time. Lefty Rodan

re: wiper vacuum source After reading the discussion on boosting wiper vacuum isn't there a 12 volt electrically powered vacuum canister available? I'm looking at replacing my vacuum wipers in my 50 merc but it would be a lot easier work wise and possibly cheaper to hook up an independent 12...

I need a solid passenger door for my 1949 mercury coupe. I'm wondering if I can use a 1950 coupe door which I already have. I know the locks and jambs are different but will this work with door popper locks? Thought I'd ask for advice before I go through the process of swapping the doors...

I twice emailed Classicparts4U asking what gauge metal they used in their 49-51 Merc floor and trunk pans and they never replied. That was a hint that they did'nt want to reveal something so I never bought from them. Let us know how you make out. Lefty Rodan

Hi: The front body brackets on my 49 merc project are rusted out. These are not the bolt-thru brackets that secure the body to frame but the brackets to which the floor pan is welded. Off the top, I'd estimate the horizontal part is 10 inches long and the vertical leg is about 6 inches long...