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Hello everyone. I'm Bernd from Germany and made myself a treat for my 60th birthday. A 1949 Mercury M47 truck. I started refurbishing it. I have the tools, the space and experience. I want to restore the Merc to the original as good as possible.
In my garage
The Merc comes from Canada and is not tinkered with. It also has no large rust holes. Everything is original. The Merc was driven on a farm and used for work. The way it looks, the engine and gearbox are also original. What is not original is the paint. It was painted brown.
First of all, that's the story of the Merc up to my garage.
It’s about to go on because I have a lot of questions.
Greetings Bernd
Good morning community. I'm home again. The motorcycle tour was good. Italy, southern France, Andorra and Spain. Enjoyed 12 days and 6800 km.
Experienced everything from sunburn to snow.
Tomorrow I'll get a replacement alternator for the Merc. Then it continues.
Greetings Bernd 61 HD
I started disassembling the Merc 4 weeks ago. My goal is to completely rebuild the frame with the motor and the basic technology. To let the body and the loading area in the original old view.
After the Merc was apart I started to blast the frame and also to prime it.
What I have already seen is that a buck from the remote recording is knocked out. I removed this and it will be fitted with new sockets.
I also removed this rear strut. This was totally banned. It was probably used to pull trees out of the forest.
I straightened and welded the strut. I will rivet them back to the original.
More soon, greetings Bernd
I also had time to blast and prime the other parts and the axles.
I took the springs to a workshop for restoration. Here in Germany we have a large market for vintage cars and also good workshops.
Then I got to work on the axles. The front one is OK. No wobbling on the bearings. The handlebar is being restored.
The teeth on the rear axle still look good. Only the central bolt has run in.
I will have the bolt re-manufactured. We have a specialist here who restored the old Ford and Dana axles. He told me that my axle is not Ford but Mercury and there are no more parts. Not even in a replica.
To be continued soon.
Greetings Bernd
Last edited by bernd61hd; Dec 11, 2021 at 02:10 PM.
Hello and good morning everyone. I don't know what went wrong, but my last post was posted 7 times. I corrected it.
Of course I still have 100 questions about my Merc.
First the chassis number. Here is a photo of the plate on the wall of fire.
I think it's good to see. The color is a metallic blue. One components. But the equipment. ????
The engine is a 8 BA
I will see the exact data and color of the engine next week when I have cleaned the engine. I'll blast him with dry ice.
I would like to know if the engine is the original engine for my truck.
I also found the number in the frame.
Grreting Bernd
Last edited by bernd61hd; Dec 12, 2021 at 03:47 AM.
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The next question is, are these lights still available for sale anywhere? I can save the chrome glass and frame. the housing is completely rusted.
I have contact with a man in Mitwest who sold me a steering wheel and he says that these lamps are no longer built. However, these were installed in several models and cars. Only in which one?
Greetings Bernd
