PIC-1056.jpg 1410 hits | 20.6 KB | Posted: 5/13/08 Aly and Krage's 1962 Mercury Meteor 4 door sedan. (im waiting on the website to add my model to the list.) (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1057.jpg 572 hits | 14.81 KB | Posted: 5/13/08 The number one key owner of the Mercury. i am simply the mechanic and driver. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1058.jpg 401 hits | 12.52 KB | Posted: 5/13/08 On the way to vegas. i think this is before one of sheriff Joe's finest pulled me over for impeding traffic...just he and I. the truth is, as he told it, is that as he started to pass me he saw the beenie and the very large can and thought i was drin... (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1084.jpg 468 hits | 15.37 KB | Posted: 5/14/08 The supposed contraband that got me pulled over. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1089.jpg 499 hits | 20.34 KB | Posted: 5/14/08 its hard to see but there is a bird living in our Meteor. I couldnt get him out so we loaded up the car and took a drive. When we got out of the store he was back on the dash. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1111.jpg 460 hits | 18.05 KB | Posted: 5/14/08 One day my boss called and said i had to come in ASAP. There was just no way out of it. But just as i was getting off the freeway i suddenly could smell antifreeze and then the squeeling and then the metal to metal. So i turned the engine off and coa... (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1113.jpg 493 hits | 28.1 KB | Posted: 5/14/08 the trail..while waiting for my wife to come get me i pushed the car a few more feet to a more level area and then removed the radiator. The pump came apart and the fan hit the radiator; there were ballbearings all over the place. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1115.jpg 482 hits | 15.31 KB | Posted: 5/14/08 Thanks to my supervisor..he gave me a hitch saving me over a hundred bucks for towing expenses. Thx acosta! (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1116.jpg 479 hits | 14.97 KB | Posted: 5/14/08 This is where all the bearings came from. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1117.jpg 485 hits | 30.86 KB | Posted: 5/14/08 Well i purchased a new pump and had the rad rebuilt (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1121.jpg 467 hits | 21.51 KB | Posted: 5/14/08 The altenator is ok but im sure ill need a new one..SOON (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1122.jpg 468 hits | 24.52 KB | Posted: 5/14/08 i forgot to take a pic of the rad before i put it back but if u look close you can see some of the half moon path the fan carved in the rad. when i open the hood on the freeway there was a fan of water/antifreeze shooting out all over the place. (Posted in: The Merc)
sweet trunk.jpg 514 hits | 25.47 KB | Posted: 5/14/08 A view of the the trunk. awww life is good! (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1171.jpg 525 hits | 16.57 KB | Posted: 6/8/08 the gas tank is now leaking so i pulled it out. I figured it was the filler neck hose but in order to change it i had to drop the whole tank...of course. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1170.jpg 463 hits | 16.39 KB | Posted: 6/8/08 Well i removed the neck and i could hear something rolling around inside the tank. I figured that something had fallen off the sender so i opened it up. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1167.jpg 485 hits | 12.97 KB | Posted: 6/8/08 it appears the previous owners had broken the cap off and some of it fell into the tank and there it remained until i came along. Well come monday im taking it in to get a pressure check and cleaning then back in it goes. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1169.jpg 486 hits | 21.12 KB | Posted: 6/8/08 my kids critters on my car.....err umm my wifes car... everyone wants a ride. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1172.jpg 468 hits | 31.88 KB | Posted: 6/8/08 ok this is totally rat rod couture. We have no visors; since we live in hells front yard a shade screen is essential but i had no way to get it to stay up; then the light went off and out came the clothes pins (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1212.jpg 421 hits | 18.79 KB | Posted: 6/18/08 i finally got it back. I had Doug's Radiator Repair in Chandler Arizona check for leaks and clean it up. Im spraying it with rubberized under coating made by Duplicolor. i also picked up a new brass plug from ACE harderware and a hose from NAPA. I tr... (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1434.jpg 475 hits | 19.79 KB | Posted: 1/29/09 the old steering rag. What a mess (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1429.jpg 589 hits | 15.96 KB | Posted: 1/29/09 i had to grind down the old rivets and punch them out. Thank goodness for air grinders. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1431.jpg 577 hits | 14.96 KB | Posted: 1/29/09 this brass band helps with the lights and signals. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1439.jpg 525 hits | 15.97 KB | Posted: 1/29/09 With the new hardware on the new rag the old and new fasteners had no clearence so i went toACE hardware and purchased some allen head bolts and it was still a tight fit. Although the access to this bolt was much easier. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1443.jpg 608 hits | 18.39 KB | Posted: 1/29/09 This project was a pretty involved detail in compareson to the end results. quite a learning expierence. This was the wheel that had been on since we purchased the meteor...and im happy to see it go. (Posted in: The Merc)
PIC-1442.jpg 639 hits | 26.53 KB | Posted: 1/29/09 the original wheel. I have quite a bit of work ahead of me. There is alot of play so i need a new rag joint. The replacement...well repair kit i got at Autozone was..well less than desirable...ok ok it sucked ass. (Posted in: The Merc)
blacjack pics 007.jpg 541 hits | 46.12 KB | Posted: 5/16/08 The first project is the brakes and suspension/steering junk (Posted in: The Ranchero)
blacjack pics 231.jpg 520 hits | 47.68 KB | Posted: 5/17/08 My lovely assistant. She said she wanted to help..and not just handin' me tools; so i handed her tools and she did front and rear on her side. All on her own! Fuckin hot! I said id marry this fine woman when i posted this before; now we're a happy ma... (Posted in: The Ranchero)
blacjack pics 232.jpg 491 hits | 53.41 KB | Posted: 5/17/08 I moved 50 miles away to a new home with a garage! now i can close the door and my neighbors wont complain cuz im working on my Ranchero. Theyre just jealous whiny babies..jealous cuz they cant change a tire without calling their autoclub. (Posted in: The Ranchero)
