Back in my early days of Beyond, alot of you knew about my 88 Monte SS lowrider build
https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/197...ht=Monte+carlo
I'm super ghetto and lowriders have always been on my mind and I could never get that thing out of my brain after I sold it. I've looked high and low for it, wanted to buy it back, with no luck.
While looking for another lowrider project and constantly looking for 60s impalas, I realized, I'm now too poor to even buy a partial project impala.
Then, I came across this 63 merc breezeway. I've never seen one before and haven't seen a 2 door hardtop anywhere else, it's so different, I had to have it and the price was right.
This was 'basically' a one owner all original car, the only thing not original when I got it was a new carb, brake booster, exhaust, 15" torq thrusts, a front seat cover and a cd player.
The day I got it home. 63 Mercury Monterey Breezway 352 3 speed cruise-o-matic
The next day. I sold the wheels back to the previous owner
Incoming. 14x7 USA 100 spoke all chrome with 2 wing knockoffs
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Rollin
Next I had to release my obvious inner ghetto and get some music in there
But before I can do that, I have to gut the trunk, scrape up all the 60 year old shit out of it and check for rust holes and mock up for battery racks and pumps for the hydraulics.
I'm happy to report, NO RUST HOLES! Also, I picked up a project 5th wheel for the trunk that I'm using to see what I can fab up. I'll be refinishing the wheel and trying my hand at powdercoating it chrome and clearing it with powdercoat, see how it turns out.
Here's the tired old 352. It runs very well, but its leaking like a siv from at least the oil pan, possibly rear main. I've been debating trying to tackle it, but a buddy of mine talked me into pulling it and rebuilding it. He's an engine builder, so with him on board helping me with it, this thing will be running like a champ for the next 60 years.
The plan is to just get the engine done for cruising season and just be happy with it until next winter when the hydraulics are the next priority. This thing is going to be my most in depth project I've ever taken on and I can't wait.