How to Build Shoebox Fords/Mercurys : 1949-1954,9781878772152

How to Build Shoebox Fords/Mercurys : 1949-1954

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ISBN13: 9781878772152
ISBN10: 1878772155
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-01-01
Publisher(s): Motorbooks Intl
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Table of Contents

Foreword 6(2)
Shoeboxes Are Where You Find 'Em 8(4)
ID Guide 12(8)
Accessories 20(2)
Custom Ideas 22(16)
CHASSIS
Frames
38(8)
Chassis Swap
46(4)
Subframing
50(6)
Mail Order Merc
56(2)
Lowering Front Suspension
58(3)
Lowering Rear Suspension
61(3)
Make Your Own Lowering Blocks
64(2)
Hydraulics
66(2)
Late Rears For Fifties Fords
68(2)
Steering U-Joints
70(4)
Alignment
74(1)
Ackerman/Scrub Line
75(1)
Brakes
76(8)
POWERTRAIN
Flathead Performance Rebuild
84(8)
Engine Swaps
92(6)
Ford Tuned Port Injection
98(6)
Flathead Cooling System
104(4)
Overdrive Transmission
108(6)
BODY
6-Volt to 12-Volt Conversion
114(4)
Floor Pan Replacement
118(2)
Carson Tops
120(6)
A Dash of Modernization
126(4)
Saving A Grille
130(2)
More Headroom In A Chopped Merc
132(2)
Rounding Corners
134(2)
Reupholstery
136(4)
Air Conditioning
140(8)
Power Windows
148(2)
Custom Taillights
150(2)
Flush Door Handles
152(2)
EXAMPLES
1949 Tudor --- Pro Street
154(4)
1949 Tudor Sedan --- High School Hauler
158(2)
1950 Tudor Sedan --- Hugo The Ugh!
160(4)
1949 Club Coupe --- Smooth '49
164(2)
1949 Business Coupe --- The Kid
166(2)
1950 Tudor Sedan --- Passion Pit
168(2)
1950 Convertible --- Dream '50
170(2)
1951 Crestliner --- Mony Pit
172(2)
1951 Club Coupe --- Elvis '51
174(2)
1951 Victoria --- Miss Vicky
176(2)
1953 Convertible --- Frame-Off Fifty Three
178(4)
1953 Convertible --- Wild Cherry
182(4)
1949 4-Door Convertible --- Green Flamingo
186(2)
1950 Coupe --- Low Rider
188(2)
1950 Coupe --- Pro Sled
190(2)
1950 Coupe --- Magic Valley Merc
192(2)
1951 Coupe --- The Snake
194(2)
1951 Coupe --- Low & Lovely
196(2)
1949 & '51 Mercs --- Family Tradition
198(2)
1953 2-Door --- Phifty 3
200(2)
Sources 202

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