EP1 HOW TO CHOP A top ON A 1950 MERCURY AND CONVERT IT INTO A 2 DOOR KUSTOM

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  • Опубликовано: 9 янв 2021
  • CHOPPING THE TOP ON A 1950 MERCURY. CONVERTING IT INTO A 2 DOOR FROM A 4 DOOR
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  • @andyvitale6071
    @andyvitale6071 9 месяцев назад +5

    Love how you attacked the chop in a deliberate and neat manner. Really nice job and thanks for sharing.

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you very much! I spent more time planning than actually doing the work.

  • @paulmiller1618
    @paulmiller1618 2 года назад +4

    No bullshit chatter just quality work. Bravo 👍👍👍

  • @josephlemieux5981
    @josephlemieux5981 9 месяцев назад +2

    For a 1950 Merc, it has impeccable sheet metal!

  • @PARAMAXIMUS78
    @PARAMAXIMUS78 11 дней назад

    In France! We have a similar car of years 50' which is called Ford Vedette (rolling model with a small V8 Ford Lateral of 80 hp) This Ford Vedette came out of the Factories Ford de Poissy, the City of the King Saint-Louis who died at the crusades in the 13th century. It is west of Paris...
    It looks a lot like the Ford Mercury. The work done is simply magnificent. It’s very informative. Thank you very much, my American friend.
    Otherwise, I love the Nascar and especially the Race Car 50/60 like the Ford Falcon...
    Best regards! A little French Man in Normandy country of D-Day 44

  • @MrGGPRI
    @MrGGPRI 9 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing job and being bigger than the car you're working on is a plus...

  • @dick29662
    @dick29662 9 месяцев назад +2

    EP1: The unforgivable Sin.
    Sorry I owned a 51 and let it go. Messed up big time. A dual piped rumble never to be forgotten.
    I love her still.

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  9 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, I’ve had to of them and I am considering letting my 40 go to get another one. Definitely the all-time favorite.

  • @gabrielaverell2747
    @gabrielaverell2747 9 месяцев назад +2

    You turned a super jewel into a ….I don’t know!!! I could understand a regular four door but a suicide four door!!! Either boredom or drugs got the best of you!!! Sorry for the judgement but I was totally shocked in the first few seconds!!!

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  9 месяцев назад

      Actually boredom. I did this during the Covid lockdown

  • @owps663
    @owps663 9 месяцев назад +1

    I like two door conversions, they are so cool looking

  • @D4VE26
    @D4VE26 2 года назад

    Such a pleasure to watch, the skill is awesome, thankyou for videoing and sharing! 👍🎄

  • @edwardmartinez9459
    @edwardmartinez9459 5 месяцев назад

    That car is sweet does not need a chop top already cool.

  • @gy4246
    @gy4246 2 года назад

    Very Impressed you got that glass out in one piece!

  • @kaddleman4294
    @kaddleman4294 9 месяцев назад +2

    Niiiiice - beautiful car, great skills, great method - gonna be a killer!

  • @rickyburton4642
    @rickyburton4642 3 года назад +1

    Armor all works great for window rubber! But if’s petrified you’re on your own Good luck man!

  • @reijerlincoln
    @reijerlincoln 3 года назад +4

    "That's a perfectly good car"... was the first thing I thought. Cool and ambitious project. Looking forward to seeing you pull it off.
    Also, subscribed.

  • @chrisvasquezsr6867
    @chrisvasquezsr6867 Год назад

    Awesome work.

  • @Frankinsteinguitar
    @Frankinsteinguitar 3 года назад +10

    Nice cruiser to begin with......why butcher it? Aren't there enough chopped Mercs around already????

    • @bernardkroeger4045
      @bernardkroeger4045 2 года назад +1

      I'm no FORD man, but this is bastardy !!

    • @yuris6125
      @yuris6125 2 года назад

      @@bernardkroeger4045 Agreed.

    • @woodfloordoctor663
      @woodfloordoctor663 Год назад +1

      It's his car, right?

    • @dougpeak7591
      @dougpeak7591 9 месяцев назад +1

      It’s his car he can do wtf he wants to do to it ! Why start out with a pos to start with if you got a clean car to customize. A lot less body work in the end. That’s what I’m talking about . Going to one badass chop top . Cut away young man

  • @brianbloom1799
    @brianbloom1799 8 месяцев назад

    I never Liked fords, I have owned some nice ones , 69 mach 1 / 65 galaxy convertible/ SHO Taurus, But I always loved the ford Mercury love the Grill, Making that a 2 door, Best thing you could do for its value.and Looks, Good Luck God Bless

  • @clivebell3920
    @clivebell3920 3 года назад +12

    I don't understand why you want to create yet another 2 door custom Merc. I'm trying to rebuild a 4 door here in the UK and it's a hell of a job getting info and parts for a 4 doors especially the chassis. HarryMcleod

    • @FoxSpeedshop
      @FoxSpeedshop 9 месяцев назад +2

      Are you building a 4 door custom? Id like to see,im UK too building a 1950 shoebox. Drop me a follow for videos

    • @curtislarson1487
      @curtislarson1487 9 месяцев назад +6

      Broke my heart to see him do that
      the car was perfect and the 4 door look was so gangster. He does great work.

    • @cindys1819
      @cindys1819 8 месяцев назад

      because when it comes to mercs, if it aint chopped (4" or more...) It aint s#*t.....

    • @VOODOOxTRUCKER
      @VOODOOxTRUCKER 8 месяцев назад

      Because 2 doors are cooler than 4.

  • @theojilderts9729
    @theojilderts9729 9 месяцев назад

    Oke split window ...
    Your spoiling us....
    Blacksmith theo
    Again from harlingen
    Holland sept.. 5th2023
    Mid summer...

  • @scottthomas4779
    @scottthomas4779 2 года назад +3

    I have a 49 merc (my dream car since I saw it in cobra at age 5) 4 door that I'm about to tear into so I'm excited to try and learn what I can from this video. Definitely want it chopped so this should be helpful. planning to swap the merc body over to a dropped s10 frame first and then ill get into the bodywork.

    • @ostrich67
      @ostrich67 Год назад +2

      Don't swap it onto the S10 frame. It's more work than you think.

    • @michaelgillespie1206
      @michaelgillespie1206 6 месяцев назад +1

      An early to mid seventies GM midsize car makes a good chassis swap for Mercs, I read about it in a hot rod magazine.

  • @eikodunn
    @eikodunn 4 месяца назад

    👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
    Master Craftsman

  • @rodparker4514
    @rodparker4514 2 года назад

    Terrific!

  • @johnkranz4004
    @johnkranz4004 9 месяцев назад

    Very Nice Start

  • @johngrepo9976
    @johngrepo9976 2 года назад

    I just subscribed to your channel, im giving my shoebox that look..

  • @theloserswinagain5305
    @theloserswinagain5305 9 месяцев назад

    Just came across the channel. Great work bro 👍

  • @quinton3997
    @quinton3997 6 месяцев назад

    Probably the best thing you probably could have done to a 4 door

  • @cindys1819
    @cindys1819 8 месяцев назад +2

    My boyfriend says theres a rule with 1950's Mercs...if it aint chopped it aint s#*t....
    And hes 100% right....

  • @midnighttutor
    @midnighttutor Год назад

    Thank you for making this video. I am going to chop the top on an 89 Bronco. Could you please suggest when it is best to use a sawzall, body saw, cutdoff wheel, or portable bandsaw in this operation? Your thoughts would be most greatly appreciated.

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  Год назад

      89 bronco? Interesting. An air saw and small cut off wheel would be preferred for most cuts. The more precise you are the easier it goes back. I would only use a sawsaw for quick work of getting things out of the way. Then clean it all up with a cut off

  • @user-it7po2fs7g
    @user-it7po2fs7g 9 месяцев назад +1

    Самая лучшая работа в мире👍

  • @matthewfocke5360
    @matthewfocke5360 9 месяцев назад +1

    You have the gift...

  • @juliocintron9447
    @juliocintron9447 8 месяцев назад

    Love a merc

  • @Opigoink
    @Opigoink 3 года назад

    Just found your channel. Love the work you're doing. Question...would a heat gun soften the rear window rubber?

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  3 года назад +3

      I don’t think napalm would have softened that rubber

    • @domenicomonteleone3055
      @domenicomonteleone3055 2 года назад

      @@Theoldironworkshop i am following you from 🇨🇦 #YSW you are really doing an amazing work

  • @matthewb8229
    @matthewb8229 Год назад

    That a Y block under that shelf? What ya gonna do with that?

  • @RadfahrerProductions
    @RadfahrerProductions 7 месяцев назад

    Hello Ironies. Nice work, but i'd rather had kept it like it was.

  • @frankh9676
    @frankh9676 2 года назад +1

    Someone in cali is selling a 1950 4d mercury. I believe 3,500

  • @luizalbertorodrigues4560
    @luizalbertorodrigues4560 8 месяцев назад

    Crazy

  • @hondacb750four
    @hondacb750four 9 месяцев назад +1

    Das ist ein Panzer 😂

  • @josechavez656
    @josechavez656 Год назад

    What's the cost average for that chop?

  • @theojilderts9729
    @theojilderts9729 9 месяцев назад +1

    Wauw suiside doors
    Greath already
    Blacksmith theo
    Harlingen holland...

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  9 месяцев назад

      Personally, thinking about doing another Mercury. But keeping it a four-door, possibly as a hard top.

  • @hondacb750four
    @hondacb750four 9 месяцев назад +1

    Es gab damals genug Eisen und Blech in USA 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @ElMachoBoracho
    @ElMachoBoracho 2 года назад

    Curious, would not a cutting torch be more efficient than a grinder to cut?

    • @johngrepo9976
      @johngrepo9976 2 года назад +3

      Minimum amount of heat to prevent warping the sheetmetal. The cut from a wheel or a blade is perfect for welding.

  • @eddierush8460
    @eddierush8460 6 месяцев назад

    No chop top cool like it is

  • @SuperBonefinger
    @SuperBonefinger 8 месяцев назад

    More proof why there's hardly any original, unmolested Mercury's of that vintage left.

  • @catman19
    @catman19 8 месяцев назад +3

    Two doors are for people with no friends

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  8 месяцев назад +1

      more doors, more whores

    • @michaelgillespie1206
      @michaelgillespie1206 6 месяцев назад

      Four doors are for people that give rides for gas money.

    • @catman19
      @catman19 6 месяцев назад

      @@michaelgillespie1206 4 doors are for people with friends

    • @paulstewart2672
      @paulstewart2672 4 месяца назад

      4 doors for more whores

  • @janhurter5214
    @janhurter5214 9 месяцев назад +4

    You just destroyed the modt beautifull car by making a 2 door, and chopping the roof, came on you, seems you have no value of a thing so beautifull, and valuable.

  • @luisbatista1103
    @luisbatista1103 3 месяца назад

    I'd of left it as is

  • @juliusluismachadocardoso2515
    @juliusluismachadocardoso2515 9 месяцев назад +1

    I didn't see too much difference of the look, to be worth the work.

  • @e630fnr
    @e630fnr 8 месяцев назад

    Thankfully for you there is no car police or you would receive a life sentence!

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  8 месяцев назад

      Well the name of the show is, “ HOW TO RUIN A PERFECTLY GOOD CAR”.

    • @e630fnr
      @e630fnr 8 месяцев назад

      Absolutely!

  • @rudolphbondefangerer5513
    @rudolphbondefangerer5513 7 месяцев назад

    Why would a man, in Texas from what I hear, a state known for its hats, want to chop a car that is already too low for many hats? I don't know, and don't understand, I'll follow along and see if the madness makes sense at some point.

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  7 месяцев назад

      As they say, why do men climb mountains. No rational reasoning behind it.

    • @rudolphbondefangerer5513
      @rudolphbondefangerer5513 7 месяцев назад

      @@TheoldironworkshopYes but you would keep your hat on... :D

  • @fg5040
    @fg5040 4 месяца назад

    зачем испортил красивую машину .?.

  • @duggyblu
    @duggyblu 2 года назад +1

    What the f is da?

  • @brucebrunner3268
    @brucebrunner3268 3 месяца назад

    Leave it original no longer cool😮

  • @raythornton8578
    @raythornton8578 9 месяцев назад +3

    Another beautiful old classic butchered to create the same old thing. 👎🏻👎🏻

  • @FACEBOOKS-WBDS
    @FACEBOOKS-WBDS 6 месяцев назад

    Thumbs down sorry, It was too nice of car and more unique before you turned it into just another chopped Merc. You did an awesome job though, there's that.

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  6 месяцев назад

      Fair enough!

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  6 месяцев назад

      However, the video was more about converting from a four-door to a two door than chopping the car, but I needed something to do to keep me busy during Covid

  • @richardsanborn7963
    @richardsanborn7963 4 месяца назад

    rod and custom did a how to chop a 50 merc in the mid 80's? taught me how to get started i chopped my first 46 chevy coupe i believe i was around 14 man i fked that car up lmao did everything but brace it i learned a whole lot of what not to do which is important in this business😁🤣other than it being lop sided it came out good🤔👀🥴

    • @Theoldironworkshop
      @Theoldironworkshop  4 месяца назад

      Oh, trust me there’s a lot of crooked cars out there.