I used to have a 63 Galaxie 2 door hardtop, 390 eng., automatic (ugh), Rangoon red. Loved that car, I restored the body and interior but nothing comparable to what you’re doing.
The top side of the frame reminds me of a I989 caprice that has similar rust pitting going on from road salt. Sometimes I do question what did Ford or GM use for there frame material? Some tend to rust more than others not because of road salt, mice or humidity. Must be also the consistency of the metal or something in it. Good thing is it has not been sitting in the dirt or had sitting in the open without a top for decades. Thus are a real challenge to fix, specially for your wallet. Sometimes the frame is so bad it just breaks in half. Yours is not too bad at all and has had no collision damage or someone before trying to patch the frame with sketchy mig welds.
Oh yeah well there you go. What a miserable situation (welding upside down like that) i cant even get a stick starting to arc upside down .Isnt the carbon composite a bit different in a weld than the metal youre fuzing? I dont know but right side up those welds where mice had ben dwellig is a low spot and what with tha acids from the mouse pee and what not would decimate that area for sure. I would venture to say you got off licky. Plus the vin is still legible. I would say that you're still golden. A one year only car? I was born in that year. These Mercurys might have been thought to superceed the Continentals at the time. Im sure ford might have been up in arms as to what to do with subsidarys from time to time. I like it
It doesn t madder to find a other frame they are all the same, as I told you , i have a 1955 and the welding are as bad as this one , when they box them together they weld them as fast as they can , none of those weld will pass a RX test longer then a inch , it was production first and unsafe at any speed loll
Yes sir it seems you are correct. Others have also chimed in with their findings that are the same. And by the way those manuals you sent are to continuing to be a great value and good reading material over coffee break! Thanks again!
Iii kick the frame theory around......they were welded on a conveyor, the top half was welded and then the frame was inverted and a second set of welders were utilized.
Not sure about overhead , but close conditions of on its side are commonly found in photos and short film reels.
Thanks for that info. Will certainly try to find some of those.
I used to have a 63 Galaxie 2 door hardtop, 390 eng., automatic (ugh), Rangoon red. Loved that car, I restored the body and interior but nothing comparable to what you’re doing.
That's a great car! We hope this one has that impact on us when it's done!
The top side of the frame reminds me of a I989 caprice that has similar rust pitting going on from road salt. Sometimes I do question what did Ford or GM use for there frame material? Some tend to rust more than others not because of road salt, mice or humidity. Must be also the consistency of the metal or something in it. Good thing is it has not been sitting in the dirt or had sitting in the open without a top for decades. Thus are a real challenge to fix, specially for your wallet. Sometimes the frame is so bad it just breaks in half. Yours is not too bad at all and has had no collision damage or someone before trying to patch the frame with sketchy mig welds.
Yes that is true! If it had been sitting in a field there would be almost no chance of saving it. Thanks
Oh yeah well there you go. What a miserable situation (welding upside down like that) i cant even get a stick starting to arc upside down .Isnt the carbon composite a bit different in a weld than the metal youre fuzing? I dont know but right side up those welds where mice had ben dwellig is a low spot and what with tha acids from the mouse pee and what not would decimate that area for sure. I would venture to say you got off licky. Plus the vin is still legible. I would say that you're still golden. A one year only car? I was born in that year. These Mercurys might have been thought to superceed the Continentals at the time. Im sure ford might have been up in arms as to what to do with subsidarys from time to time. I like it
It certainly seems like the struggle was real on the day this was assembled. But you're right that we're lucky as there is still enough to work with.
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It doesn t madder to find a other frame they are all the same, as I told you , i have a 1955 and the welding are as bad as this one , when they box them together they weld them as fast as they can , none of those weld will pass a RX test longer then a inch , it was production first and unsafe at any speed loll
Yes sir it seems you are correct. Others have also chimed in with their findings that are the same. And by the way those manuals you sent are to continuing to be a great value and good reading material over coffee break! Thanks again!
Iii kick the frame theory around......they were welded on a conveyor, the top half was welded and then the frame was inverted and a second set of welders were utilized.
That is what we thought but it seems strange to have these globs hanging down.