My grandfather was 92 he just passed in June 22. He was a street rod guy at heart and owned over 200 cars in his lifetime. He left me a 48 chevy fleetline and a 41 Mercury. Both have small block chevy motors and mustang 2 front ends. This makes me want to pay to take about 4-5 inches out of the Mercury. Every where you roll that thing is turning heads. Looks fantastic and I know you put in serious man hours. Congratulations.
The chop is ok, but not perfect. Anyone can chop a 1939/40 Merc, BUT getting the "hump" and 1/4 windows correct is the difficult part. Also, little known fact. 99.9% of people don't raise the front windshield opening 1 inch. That's how it was done in the early 1950s, and no one til now knows this. Most people chop these cars in their garages which are confined to a small area with tools all around. The biggest mistake that a shade-tree customizer makes is not rolling the vehicle outside on their driveway, then standing back periodically , and looking at the hump and 1/4 window area's. This takes a keen eye that most don't have. There are hundreds of chopped 39/40 Mercs out today - more than there ever was back in the early 1950s. So many of these cars look ok from first glance, but still have the hump on the roof, and their 1/4 windows not correct. To make a roof "flow" is critical. Only 1 person since the days of the Ayala Brothers, Barris Brothers, Valley Customs, and Westergard gets the flow perfect on 1939/40 Mercs, and thats Sledge Customs in Northern California. Look up Kevan Sledge, and take a serious look at the hump area of his cars - this is located on the roof - above the rear window. Also, he makes 100% certain that the 1/4 window opening area is proportioned to the rear of the side opening. he chops more '39/'40 Mercs than anyone, and for good reason. Have a great day.
My grandfather was 92 he just passed in June 22. He was a street rod guy at heart and owned over 200 cars in his lifetime. He left me a 48 chevy fleetline and a 41 Mercury. Both have small block chevy motors and mustang 2 front ends. This makes me want to pay to take about 4-5 inches out of the Mercury. Every where you roll that thing is turning heads. Looks fantastic and I know you put in serious man hours. Congratulations.
The chop is ok, but not perfect. Anyone can chop a 1939/40 Merc, BUT getting the "hump" and 1/4 windows correct is the difficult part. Also, little known fact. 99.9% of people don't raise the front windshield opening 1 inch. That's how it was done in the early 1950s, and no one til now knows this. Most people chop these cars in their garages which are confined to a small area with tools all around. The biggest mistake that a shade-tree customizer makes is not rolling the vehicle outside on their driveway, then standing back periodically , and looking at the hump and 1/4 window area's. This takes a keen eye that most don't have. There are hundreds of chopped 39/40 Mercs out today - more than there ever was back in the early 1950s. So many of these cars look ok from first glance, but still have the hump on the roof, and their 1/4 windows not correct. To make a roof "flow" is critical. Only 1 person since the days of the Ayala Brothers, Barris Brothers, Valley Customs, and Westergard gets the flow perfect on 1939/40 Mercs, and thats Sledge Customs in Northern California. Look up Kevan Sledge, and take a serious look at the hump area of his cars - this is located on the roof - above the rear window. Also, he makes 100% certain that the 1/4 window opening area is proportioned to the rear of the side opening. he chops more '39/'40 Mercs than anyone, and for good reason. Have a great day.