1973 Mercury Montego MX – October

October Updates

Week of 10-6-2012

Here we go!!!! I figure about 2 1/2 months to do this transformation.
Still not for sure what color I am going with. This will not be a frame off job like my 66 Chevy truck. Simply a very nice frame on resto.

Started stripping and redoing the panels.
First the left fender and the hood

Left Fender

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10-12 -2012 Stripped the hood and did the bodywork.Very little bodywork.

Hood

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Sat October 13th. Started stripping the door. VERY clean door. Just had small dings and one small rust hole.

Left Door

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Pic of the drivers door strippes

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Primed 2 hours later.

Deck Lid

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My nephew Matt is here stripping the deck (trunk) lid

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New rechromed bumper. We undercoated the back of the bumper

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New chrome! Sharp!

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Time to remove the old top and mouldings

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Not bad on the rust. 2 smaller holes in the corners. All the 'rivets' will be retained

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This is not rust. Just the vinyl top glue

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Front mouldings removed

 

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stripped
Another VERY clean part. No bondo was on it. A couple very small dings.

 

bodyworked
This was it for bodwork. A couple small dings

underside
The underside of the hood. Whoever previously painted it, did not sand the underside. So most of the paint actually blew off.

primed
The deck lid shown primed

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Left Quarter – stripped and bodyworked

01 montego quarter

02 montego quarter stripped

03 montego quarter bodyworked

04 montego quarter primed

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October Updates

Week of 10-6-2012

Here we go!!!! I figure about 2 1/2 months to do this transformation.
Still not for sure what color I am going with. This will not be a frame off job like my 66 Chevy truck. Simply a very nice frame on resto.

Started stripping and redoing the panels.
First the left fender and the hood

Left Fender

DSC09362

10-12 -2012 Stripped the hood and did the bodywork.Very little bodywork.

Hood

DSC09392

DSC09393

Sat October 13th. Started stripping the door. VERY clean door. Just had small dings and one small rust hole.

Left Door

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Pic of the drivers door strippes

DSC09402
Primed 2 hours later.

Deck Lid

stripping 02
My nephew Matt is here stripping the deck (trunk) lid

DSC09440
New rechromed bumper. We undercoated the back of the bumper

DSC09441
New chrome! Sharp!

DSC09443

DSC09478
Time to remove the old top and mouldings

DSC09481

DSC09482
Not bad on the rust. 2 smaller holes in the corners. All the 'rivets' will be retained

DSC09509

DSC09510

DSC09511
This is not rust. Just the vinyl top glue

DSC09512
Front mouldings removed

 

mathew

stripped
Another VERY clean part. No bondo was on it. A couple very small dings.

 

bodyworked
This was it for bodwork. A couple small dings

underside
The underside of the hood. Whoever previously painted it, did not sand the underside. So most of the paint actually blew off.

primed
The deck lid shown primed

primed02

Left Quarter – stripped and bodyworked

01 montego quarter

02 montego quarter stripped

03 montego quarter bodyworked

04 montego quarter primed

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DSC09541

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