Quote Originally Posted by renu36 View Post
Hey Richard ! are those some old horns on the carbs of
the rat rod ?? cool !!! but different..( love your Merc..)
I just sewed up an old canvas on a tubing frame for
a guy Thursday for his rat rod ,I was trying to talk him in
to putting wide white walls on it,he has the narrows ones
but facing in side, some cars look good with them some don't..
my son got me started on them,, I've got them on my 47 fleetline
& my 67 buick wagon, gives them the MA & PA look which I tell
my wife we are, ( the old Ma and Pa farts )
renu36,

Here is a close up of the stacks on the carbs. I'm not sure what they are from; I took a few pictures as we were on our way out. My wife thinks they are old lamps. I thought it was different enough to be cool with the steering on the right side, and the V8 on top plus a few other things.

carb stacks.JPG

Thanks, the Merc is an older build, and it has its flaws but I like it. I will pull the radiator today, and try to find parts to replace all of the cooling system just in case, pump, hoses, and thermostat. I hope I can get a new radiator for less then $400!! I was looking at some Walker radiators on ebay they were over $600.

I tell my wife all of the time "just take me to the retirement home" she says they would kick me out, they wouldn't put up with me, so I better stay where she wants me. She also tells me I love it here, after I cool down.

Richard