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checked some of my stuff--51 merc had a 118 wb
55-56 ford 118 wb
ford went to ball joint suspension in 1954
51 merc 4door sold for $2000 and they made 157,648

55-56 fords 1900-2000 dollars also

I saw an article where they also used an Oldsmobile chassis under one. It was such a close fit they even cut out the Olds firewall and dropped the Merc right down on it. Not sure what year they used, but I think it was a full sized Olds from the '70's.

Don

Dear Jerry,
looking at the specs provided, Ford and the Mercury has the same wb, this was one of the most important issue for me, i am definately not an expert not even a rookie maybe, trying to learn things from mostly this website.
Seems i can hook up the Mercury cab to Ford frame.
Here are my options....I can use ANY part from the Mercury EXCEPT the engine and the frame. I can use ANY part from thr 56 Ford and i can get a different engine than the Ford has. I havent seen the Ford in person but told that they changed it to a 6 cly. engine from the 8.
What i am looking for is to chop the top, make the car 2 door, extend the front doors, use air ride, use some smoothies, leaning on 18s and up, do some speacial work on interior...
Not worried about the interior, not the chop, not the paint, my concers were, if the cap can be installed on a Ford frame (seems yes) , how hard to get the new engine (leaning on a new engine) work, how hard is to work on the suspension, and the gears and etc.
I can easily find automatic and manual transmission here not a big deal, engine is so far not an issue, suspension and brakes seem to be the issue as i am looking to use some new parts. Are there easy solutions for those parts when looked new?
Sorry, a long post with quite a lot questions, but experience is not cheap and kindly need all shared..
Regards

A 56 Ford chassis is not enough of an improvement to warrant going to all that work to make it fit. Dubious front suspension and lousy brakes mean that you have a lot of work left after you get the body to fit. I'd find a newer setup with disc brakes and good suspension. The 77 Olds midsize cars seem to work under a Merc.

There was a thread on this forum which discussed frame swaps including mention of a magazine article which put an Olds frame under a merc. Might be something of interest for you there,

http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/sho...?threadid=6356