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Old Oct 12, 2024 | 06:35 PM
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And the next project 54 Mercury Monterey Sun Valley










 
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Old Oct 12, 2024 | 07:42 PM
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That looks like it'd be a fun project!
 
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Old Oct 12, 2024 | 08:53 PM
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You need more projects!
I have quit a few from 53 to 64 if you want to stock pile some for later.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2024 | 09:07 PM
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You have all the fun finds. Looks like a good place to start. Any plans yet?
 
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Old Oct 12, 2024 | 09:59 PM
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You have all the fun finds. Looks like a good place to start. Any plans yet?
nope, my father passed away in April so now I am having to deal with my parents property for my mom.
The only one I am keeping is the 49 ford f1 my uncle bought new.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2024 | 09:35 PM
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Finally on the road, just waiting on some backed ordered parts (chrome rocker moldings and suspension air bag system) got old school Daisy wheels in mint condition and boy does the car look good.

cut the front springs to see how the car would look, and boy did it make a difference, I kinda like the rake on it but once the bags are installed it will probably live on the ground except for bumps or railway crossings.



 
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Old Apr 12, 2025 | 10:55 AM
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So my driver side wheel bearings decided to take a caca, new races and bearing are needed.
The new engine has been running flawlessly, ecept last week when the IPR nut and spacer decided to leave it's partner, and let me stranded in the middle lane of a busy friday 3 lane road, up a hill with a popo behind me
 
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Old Apr 12, 2025 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by z31freakify
So my driver side wheel bearings decided to take a caca, new races and bearing are needed.
The new engine has been running flawlessly, ecept last week when the IPR nut and spacer decided to leave it's partner, and let me stranded in the middle lane of a busy friday 3 lane road, up a hill with a popo behind me
At least you didnt tear up the spindle. Got all my wheel bearings and stuff from Rockkkk Autooo. Not as easy to piece together but a lot cheaper than ordering at kit already put together. At least when I looked. One of the bearings I could not find Timken races to go with the bearings and had to use SKF races.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2025 | 01:17 PM
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SKKKF well known in the German car realm. Good stuff there. So is a brand ***, yes. Excellent stuff too. Laugh it up
 
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Old Apr 12, 2025 | 01:27 PM
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SKKKF well known in the German car realm. Good stuff there. So is a brand ***, yes. Excellent stuff too. Laugh it up
So far so good with the SKF rear Scotseal wheel seals. Sealing surface was less than perfect but not terrible and no more leak.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2025 | 03:08 PM
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Did the popo help you out? Surely he didn’t leave you high and dry.

how is the mercury?

I could use a solid 4 door car as a cool project.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2025 | 08:37 AM
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Yup popo turn his lights since my hazards didn't work, right as he got of his patrol unit the truck started up.

Haven't done nothing with the Merc yet, working on other cars/trucks. Just the other day bought four trucks to fix and re sell.

Right now I'm working on an 03 ford ranger my old man bought that had burnt valves, got some junk yard heads as the ones on the truck the valves were so recessed in the head they were useless, fixable yes, cost effective no.
good thing the JY heads had no cracks (reading thru many forums and asking my budy in the machine shop apparently the 3.0 heads are notorious for cracks, enough so that they sell new heads)
 
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Old Apr 15, 2025 | 08:39 AM
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At least you didnt tear up the spindle. Got all my wheel bearings and stuff from Rockkkk Autooo. Not as easy to piece together but a lot cheaper than ordering at kit already put together. At least when I looked. One of the bearings I could not find Timken races to go with the bearings and had to use SKF races.

That I don't know yet, haven't taken the rotor off (2wd) just lifted that side and spun the wheel and you can hear the bearing all crunchy and ****.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2025 | 08:45 AM
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Thought I posted the 70 Monte on bags

(This was when my old man were manually testing the bags) right now car air system is working great, with 4 wheel control


I'll try and post some more pics/videos if you guys interested in the low, low.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2025 | 03:39 PM
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So the spindle damage is bad but not on a crucial area the inner bearing decided to just eat it's way into the sealing surface about 1/8".

So took the spindle to the local machine shop to get the worn in part filled and machined back to spec.

 
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