Custom Dashboards
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Thank you torchie. The car is stored out in the country. I can take pictures later.
I began Customizing my 1947 Mercury as soon as I got it in 1967. I didnt have a welder but I wanted a Custom dash so I used a rectangular metal box with a flat face panel. Of course, I wont use square corners on a round car now. The flat panel held the ignition switch and some gauges. I made the front end tilt with the use of convertible cylinders/pump. Installed a fresh 392 with Isky 280 hydraulic cam, modified the oil filter to a spin-on type mounted right side up. I put a stainless sheet covering the firewall. Push button automatic. Molded the rear fenders on, (bondo) Cleaned off all the Merc stainless trim and cleaned everything off of the deck lid. I eliminated the chrome off of a 1950 Ford trunk/latch/light assembly and used that.
After the dash I made a console to fit between the bucket seats. I had already re-wired the car and then I spent 100 hours wiring the console. The console has the radio and headphone jacks for all seats. It has three lights, one for each footwell and one for the rear. All the doors got lights. I added lights under the dash to light up the floor. The console has a glove compartment and rows of the switches. These switches control headlights, and one for the tail lights. That one meant I can turn off the tail lights only—to be used if the cops are chasing me. 🙂 The door and console lights come on when the doors are opened. There is a switch so that they will not come on when the doors open. There is another switch so that all the door, console and underdash lights come on with the doors closed. A switch for backup lights. A switch for the fuel pump. One for wipers. I drove the car everyday for 14 years and it threw a rod thru the pan. I parked it so that I could spend my time working on my grandfathers 1937 Ford pickup. Then, Disaster! Divorce!!
@MappyMerc from Japan is creating a Full Custom 1940 Mercury with some very nice details. Including a heavily modified 1940 Mercury Dashboard.
Enjoy the beauty of Customizing
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