51 Merc Monarch Build

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We guys time for another build been a few months. This time it's for my better half. I did some work for a friend and got a 51 Merc in trade, and she claimed it her's. So it's been on the back burner for to long.
The plan is to make a nice reliable driver for her to cruise in so a chassis swap was in order and a 86 Parisienne was used as a donor.

The day we picked it up.

Fast forward a few years and I finally have it in the shop and am cutting the body from the chassis.

Now onto the donor car I'll spare you the tearing it apart portion.

Some of the leftover parts

Getting ready to roll it under the chassis

 

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Sitting on the chassis after tons of cutting

If you tilt your head to the right it'll make sense that it's the rear wheel tub haha

The firewall mess this will take a little work to pretty up.

What I had done was cut the whole post out of the donor and then slid the merc over using the stock inner rockers of the donor car.

 

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Here is the problem that I knew I was going to run into was the wheel base wasn't quite the same. So to make it fit I had to move the fender back a little.

Almost there just have rust repair to take care of yet.

And parting shot of the happy owner, and shop partner doing her part seeing as it is her car

 

[BigIrish]

Wow that is cool! I have never seen anyone do a chassis swap like that. Most people unbolt the whole body then try to fit it to the new frame. I guess this saves you from having to build a floorpan and firewall from scratch?

 

[Snake Farm]

Wow, now that is a bunch of work! Looks like it's coming together nicely too! [cl

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[maverickmk]

Awesome, nice work.

 

[42chevy]

Very nice work ! Organized shop and a lift, I officially hate you. Seriously, nice chassis swap.

 

[falconvan]

Very nice job! I hadn't thought of doing a swap that way; it sure has possibilities.

 

[cosmic12]

Very nice, lucky women....[cl
Now, what about the rest of the old tin in that 1st shot of when you picked it up? Alot of nice stuff there[dr

 

[Old Iron]

Pretty dang neat

Jim

 

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Few updates

Sealing up the trunk

Now on to the chop. First cut!

Many cuts later

Piecing it all back together.

 

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So little update last nights challenge was getting the drivers side tacked up and start on the rear window section.
So this is how we left off on this side

sticking in the mid section

Now on to the rear

on to the rear

making the filler panel

Little bit shorter than she was before.

 

[wendle]

Beautiful work.

 

[Snake Farm]

Wow, you guys have been busy! Love that your are leaving all four doors......that's a lot of work around those rear window corners but will be awesome when finished!

Carry on [cl[P[P[P

 

[earthman]

What are your final plans? Great work so far.Thanks for showing us.

 

[CORPO]

awesome job.. thats a big chop to tackle and it is turning out very nice!

 

[Sam_Fear]

You two really went at it! Looking really good. Kinda looks like you've done this before. I think I better keep watching this one. [P

What kind of safety shoes do you two wear?

 

[maverickmk]

What kind of safety shoes do you two wear?

They are new by Birkenstock

 

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Plans are pretty simple really not to many body mods prob just shave handles molded side pipes and lower it for this year.

Anyways time to get back on track as I got side tracked on my roadster and for some reason decided to built another pickup truck about 2weeks ago haha.

So last night I started on the filler panels for the merc.

First we need to get our patch panel

Little test fit.

Tweek it a little.

Now to rid of the excess metal

all tacked in and a shot of the drivers side.

 

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Well been a little bit but finally got some updates
Esthers been hard at work welding as have I

I got started on the wing windows
The arsenal.