henrys47merc
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Has any one a frame swap on a 47 merc henrys47merc
started taking the car apart.Front end off,cleaned ton of junk out of it to see how bad of shape it is in.A ton of work,but i have the time to do it.I am using a 77 chevy truck frame under it. zero coust for it ,just swapping frame for frame.Yes it will have a chevy drive train in it ,allready have the motor ect.This a very low buget build.
Not if it makes a ton of extra work making stuff fit.....I've heard the s-10 and dakota frames do fit the wheel base to a T.....but hey, your build, your work, I'm just a lookie lou.....drive on!! [P
i think you meant the track fits to a t...most if not all of these frames need to been shortened...it looks like the original p.o. has a good original frame to start with and a s10 front clip would be a lot better idea than that truck frame
I will be watching this one unfold, because I have a '47 Merc that I want to put with a '48 Monarch coupe. The more I read the advice on RRR the more I think I will use my existing frame with some boxing. Mine will be a tail dragger so I have to worry about rear-end hump and suspension travel at the back, more than you do.
Remembering back to when I put a full sized Ford P.U. under a '47 Ford truck, I found not only that the wheels stuck out through the fenders but that the steering box ended up almost touching the corner of the cab at the mounting bracket. Some Chevies had their steering box way up at the front of the frame so you might be alright with the steering. Your motor will sure fit in easily.
I have just finished putting and old pick-up on a Ranger frame. That worked for me. The frame never got wider than 33".
Keep on tinkering.
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