1939 Mercury Coupe Gets a New Hopped Up Flathead!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- The 1939 Mercury we pulled from a small garage in New Jersey is one of the nicest originals we have seen, but it's current engine will not budge. After tinkering on it this Fall, Matt decided it really needed a replacement engine. In the last episode we took a spare flathead and installed a Winfield cam, Fenton heads and intake. Today Matt, Steve and Jason are going to work on removing the old boat anchor and breathing some life into the old Mercury. Hopefully by the end we have a running engine in the car!!
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Saw that big smile on Steve's face when the motor started up. He's a hot rod guy for sure. That car looks awesome.
Random thought: next time there’s a photo shoot there in the garage, if all of you guys wore period-correct clothes, eyeglasses etc., and took some black and white photos, you would really have some great vintage “time-travel” visuals, maybe for a calendar and poster.
Great idea for new merch.
An Iron Trap Garage calendar with one of Matt's builds / cars with the crew of misfits in period clothing including Kate in various costumes from the 30's.
I've no doubt that he'd have a hard time keeping them in stock.
Yes! Yes! I agree with that %100 !
That would be 😎 cool
That's a nice looking Mercury. Great find.
I see you have a new mouth to feed, the wood burner. That'll keep you busy.
nice to hear the flathead running in the merc
I thought it was a major project replacing one of the heads on my flathead a few weeks ago. I like how you guys will rip right into an engine or swap one fearlessly. This is a great show
Such a beautiful car . She deserves a good engine like this and go back on the road ,for all those years stuck in a barn .
Matt, Mike & Steve, well, another one closer to going out the door!! Be safe!!! God Bless!!
My first car in 1959 was a '39 Merc. I would rotate the tires whenever the tread on the one in back got thin. 😁
Haha!
How nice to see your engine come to life. In 1959 I bought my 53 Victoria Hardtop. Mileage was way over 150K but I loved it. Had no idea how to rebuild engine, but learned quickly. New crankshaft, new Mains and new rod bearings. I was given a shaved Flattop and a intake with 3 Stromberg holes. They were 97 units. Learnt the hard way. Not enough fuel from factory pump. Not enough vacuum also. Electric fuel pump changed fuel supply. Engine oil pressure was very low. Pulled engine and installed a ground crank with matching bearing set. Now I had pressure. Everything was a new experience. I put another 100K on EAB 1963 engine. Dated my girlfriend and in 63 Married that gal. Its now 2022 and we are still together. BUT, I wish that 1953 2 tone Cream/Green hardtop Victoria FORD was still mine.
Matt, you seemed more relaxed...and work is more focused..adding Steve, and Mike full time was a smart business move, and a healthy one...love these older cars and the history and era they thrived in...
You Guys are AWESOME. This reminds me of my '40 Merc Convertible. I gave 10 Bucks for it in 1974, and I put an 8BA flathead in it. I sure do miss that old car. Lots of GOOD memories. Thank You...
That Mercury is a good looking coupe. With the mild V-8 its going to be a very desirable cruiser. I'd love to see a 1/8 mile drag race between it and your '39 "forgotten" hot rod.
Great job on the 39,Steve has become a real asset to the team watching here in Australia.
I love to hear that run. That lope sounds great
Congratulations on your new Merc. Success with your new motor. Thanks for sharing.
Good to see the Merc finally get some love! As cherry as it is, I'm going way out on a limb
and assume you are NOT going to chop it. Actually, it will be pretty unique as is; not many
survived the hot rod circuit!
Matt you and the crew have been doing a great job of putting these old cars back on the road. I really like the new addition to the crew (Steve) he seems to be a very knowledgeable hotrodder, as well as being well versed in older Fords. I really like the way you guys are doing vintage builds with decent cars, and real vintage speed parts. Keep up the awesome work guys
Another giant step for ITG!!!!! Nice job team.
I can't believe that you're not using any of those awesome fender covers that you got from that cool dude in the mail. C'mon you guys, were you in that much of a hurry? Anyway, another great show Matt and crew!
The car looks freakin terrific and yes, it makes me jealous.
Awesome work to all of you 👏 👍 😀
So great to see Steve helping out and what a flathead master he is becoming! Great job, and what a nice LOPE to that engine! I agree that you guys should roll up your blue jean pant-legs and roll up some white T-shirt sleeves, grease back your hair and shoot a few nostalgic pictures around the shop. Keep up the great work.
Time for an electric winch...! The old chain falls are cool but the electric style eliminate the chain hitting things...
What a beautiful car! Like a baby Zephyr.
That 39 is such a beautiful car! I look forward to seeing it come together. Great job guys!
Matt, you might want to check the pax side waterpump for adequate belt wrap. Looks pretty sketch. That offset generator bracket is throwing the belt way outside its normal path around the wp pulley. dw
That’s how all of the offset generators pretty much put the belt and has worked for nearly 90 years. We’ll monitor the temps though.
@@IronTrapGarage great show I would look into putting a fan by the wood stove up by the ceiling Padres the wood stove for safety with gas plus it makes it easier to load I'm starting to miss the Moon he would put his paw of approval
Great work Matt. And crew, I never miss any of your videos love them and of course the flat heads
Hey Matt, Mike and Crew
I know you gotta be happy with the 39 Merc. having a running engine.
And the engine sounds like it is jazzed up a bit so that is cool !
Looking forward to the first drive.
Stay Warn, Be Safe
The power washing you all did on the original engine to remove all the sludge under the intake was the culprit for all the water in the oil pan.
That's what I thought too.
0:55 Looks like you need more Eastwood wheel dollies.
Man that’s going to make one hell of a sled. Can’t wait to see the build, thank you guys very much!!
Coming along nicely can’t wait to see you driving it down the road!!!!!
That coil looked cool and the Merc is coming along nicely 👍
Great job switching engines. Glad to see you get it fired up. Congratulations it’s going to be a great car.
A gorgeous car for that age ! Good call on just swapping out the engine ! Apparently the original engine has major issues for that much water to be in the oil pan . Would like to see a tear down video on it , just to find the source of the leak & see what damage was done . Chances are the block is cracked or it had a bad head gasket . Lots of good parts on it . The new engine sounds awesome , a little tweaking & she will be a driving in no time ! Great job Guys !
Starting to get quite a nice collection of original old iron
Congratulations young guys on getting a running engine in it, and congratulations on keeping it 6 volts. BUT, you CAN NOT use those skinny battery cables. You MUST use nice thick 1 gauge cables, or else you will have constant cranking problems that will seem like a weak battery or dying starter. That's because 6 volt starters draw twice the amps as 12 volt starters, and when you double the amps, you square (4 times) the resistance. Since this engine is about 240 cubes, it probably momentarily takes well over 400 amps to break it loose. 4 gauge battery cables simply won't pass enough amps.
Finally, I've been waiting for this one to come back around. Beautiful car!
Very nice car! Very nice work. I appreciate your stand on politicized comments. This just isn't the place for them.
Now you got a good Moonshine runner. Ron
Sounds like an airplane of the same era with those open ports! That's a nice looking car you found there. Recommision and run. It looks about 20 years old! Perfectly s#$%@y! Steve, that grin after the check-look was a pleasure to see! Keep up the good work guys!
Ahhhh...love the sound of a chain fall...especially as its dragged across the sheetmetal...😁
For sound, flatties rule! Have built a room full in my youthful days and still have heart flutters at that first crank with the open exhaust. Yeah, l love the big block rumble, but for gut reaction, flatties still rule!!!
Chain block . A piece if workshop equipment used to test the tensile strength of earth straps throttle cables and any other component you forgot to loosen .
Hahahaha!
Red spark plug boots...Guaranteed 3-5 extra horsepower and 20% gain in fuel mileage!!!
Check the transmission and differential for water too, before you venture too far.
Looks and sounds amazing! Well done! Thank you for another excellent video!
Great looking engine .
Sounds amazing great video Matt
Its great to see you guys finally got that cool old car to fire.its obvious that she was somebody's baby for a long time. I sure hope you guys take tne conservative approach on this one. Its' such an elegant car, and its been so well cared for that maybe it ought to be a vintage sleeper. I kinda also see a moonshiner, now that you got the hot motor in it. If you don't stray too far from stock on the cosmetics, this is a class act.
One more thing you should do, if you have the time. Do a short vid on the original engine. A breif autopsy on what happened, and if it will be possible to get her going again. There's lotsa flathead nuts out here, and i bet most of us would be curious to know the fate of engine # 1.
Now this is a resto-mod I like, out with the stuck flatty Mercury and in with a hot-rod Lincoln motor....yeah....ok, might not be a Lincoln, but it was a good song...
Nice going with the engine swap, guess you had to re-wire car, new exhaust and drop gas tank …
Looks great ! nice work fellas!
Hell yeah my brother
That was a great show!!!! Let me know if you get a T-shirt that has a flaw head or something 2x
That is a sweet car.
Very cool................. 👍👍👍
Gonna be a cool hot rod but I've never been crazy about the style of that year Merc.
Very cool stuff!!
You guys should paint a line on the ground marking where the chain hoist is.
Sounds good, always a great feeling when they come back to life. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
I was grinning right along with Steve when that loping idle settled down. That cam sounds great - do you have any vintage exhaust cutouts that you could put on this one?
That merc is a fine piece of work. Where did you ever come up with that. Can someone give me a episode. That thing is a prize 🏆
Search TH-cam for “Jersey 1939 Mercury” or within our channel for “Jersey Mercury”
@@IronTrapGarage that was a find of a lifetime. You'll look the rest of your life and not find a better experience. Wow
I don't tell a man what to do, but if it was mine,it would remain original outside and deck the inside to to its original plush it was.
Enjoy, I have, and it's not mine.
Purr....fresh out of the crate....
I love watching you guys using that chain fall to pull motors. Brings back memories of my buddies shop he had in an old carriage house. No trolley to move motrs on, though. It was sketchily mounted though a hole in the ceiling and held with a tire iron. And we pulled 440s and stuff
Haha awesome!
@@IronTrapGarage we were truly young and crazy.
sounds good
Awesome! 👍👍👍👍👍
Purdy motor BTW ❤
Nice Tool! FLAT HEADS FOREVER!!!!
Luv that Merc! Good looking car!
Jeez! Lookit how shiny that is!
The belt on the passenger side water pump will be a problem because there isn't nearly belt surface area to prevent slippage and overheating. There was a good reason Ford put the generator in the middle.
Use fender covers from gifted supplies. .!! Cmon , guys...BE NEAT AND SWEET....LOL
now you guys could do a fireside chat about the 39 like FDR was doing when it was built!
Haha that would be funny!
That's a dream car. 👍
Matt, if you hang a small fan above the wood stove it will push warm air to the far side of the shop. Actually even out the temperature. Al B.
We have one behind the stove. Thanks!
Nice. The 1940 Merc is nice too.
Some 39 standard Ford headlights would look awesome on that Mercury.
Or stock 39 Mercury headlights.
Nice well done sirs .NEATO DADDYO FULL RACE MERC MILL
Ok..when are you going to chop it?…JK..car is incredible..love it!
Next winter.
Matt I don't know about this type old clutch but it looks really old are not breathing in the dust from the clutch because chance are its made of asbestos and you know that is not good for heath !
Don’t worry I didn’t huff it.
@@IronTrapGarage good I'm glad
hey Matt , I see you guys struggling with that " manual chain hoist " , and although it gets the job done , it's a pain in the ass to use & slow . I had electric chain hoist in my shop & 1 man can work a motor in or out with a push of a button !
I just took a quick look on E - BAY , and the prices range from $ 500 - $ 2,200 , depending on how heavy you want to get & with or without trollies NEW / USED , ect. ect. .
A 1 TON SINGLE PHASE 120 VOLT would be all you'll ever need for what you work on. I had the heavier ones cause I was swinging MACK
engines all the time , and 1 man could swing one of those hassle free ! ( there a pleasure to work with) give it some thought
you won't regret getting one ! THE MACK GUY
Boy, I NEED one of those cranes. That is way better than a cherry picker.
Beautiful car. You guys work great together. That old coil was cool. Too bad it didn't work out. Oh was also cool to hear that flat head fire off. Nicely done!
Thank you gents!
WOW! Pure awesomeness....!
There's a gent on TH-cam "Mart" in London,he used a peice of angle iron to fab a tool to hoist the block out.Same concept but home made. Looks like that block is in a bad way!
Are you planning to change the headlights to '39 Ford? That would look really cool!
Changing to 39 Mercury which is the same as ford
@@IronTrapGarage Thanks! I wasn't sure if the Ford and Mercury headlights were the same in '39. I realize they were changing over to sealed beam in 1940. I wish they had found a more attractive way to do it.
Looking good can't wait to see you guys due to it from steve c from state Oregon
Ok guys i see a ballast resistor on the fire wall if you are using it dont ! on 6 volt you dont need it only on 12 volt what it do is on a cold start up it lets 12 volt to the coil and as it warms up drops to 6 volts so if you use it on 6 volts then it is not going to run on 3 volts when its warm same for that other coil you had maybe it was for a 12 volt system with a light bulb resistor
Nice job, you get to love the old flathead! Nice video!
I have the same boots on my '35 Studebaker!
Wow the exhaust manifold was even full of water. Putting in a hot rod motor that is great! And that motor looks trick. Is there headers for a flat head ? I looked it up and yeah and I'm sure you probably have some already. It might be a impossible fit on that mercury though. It sounds like its running decent though. Sounds like it might be hitting on all 8 cylinders? I love this channel.
That is such a nicely preserved car; I wonder why the original motor was not good. Also; is it my imagination or is there a crack on the right inner fenderwell?
Yes that inner fender has a crack
Sounds like a hot rod... good job..
Cool as heck!
Just rewatched the flathead going into the Deloren roadster and was wondering if the headers you took off would work on the 39?
So I noticed while you guys were pulling the dead engine that the merc looks like it was painted that navy blue/black over what looks like original red. Are you gonna take the paint back down to the original color or keep it as is?
asum man it's a runner 🏃♂️ 🤣
Was the ballast resistor in place when you had the coil with the light bulb installed? Great job.
What about those neat fender covers gifted to you ????
Was Steve spraying some kinda Eastwood rust inhibater/encapsulater on the frame?
Yes he wire brushed the frame and cleaned up and minor surface rust and we coated the frame rails with rust Encapsulator to keep the metal sealed up and nice for another lifetime!
Any plans to dig into the old flathead and show how bad it looks inside?
i know the Mercury cars had two engines! I see you are going V8 but that also had V12!! That would make her rip!!!!
Mercury’s only got a v8. Lincoln zephyrs and continentals got the v12.
Love it great video ty Steve