New here With a 1964 Mercury

twistedfreak · Post by **twistedfreak** » March 7, 2008, 5:55 am

very sweet!

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » March 7, 2008, 9:27 am

Hey looks like you are hanging with a bad crowd there re: video.

Just kiddin'...

I used to OWN an 81 Malibu, and the only Chev I have a burning desire to have is a '69 Camaro

I like the way you made them shebbys look sad in the burnouts too LOLOLOLOL

"There a problem?"
"Yeah, there's a big stick hanging out of yer @$$"

heheh

61 Merc · Post by **61 Merc** » March 7, 2008, 11:14 am

Welcome, and it is good to actually see a 64 Merc on the road, instead of it being hidden in a garage "Under Construction".

Hope you enjoy your time here, and join us on chat Sunday eve's.

Dean

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » March 7, 2008, 12:12 pm

61 Merc wrote:Welcome, and it is good to actually see a 64 Merc on the road, instead of it being hidden in a garage "Under Construction".

Dean

No respect, I tell ya. I get no respect.

BTW I won't be in sunday chat. heading to Calgary for a hockey game.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » March 7, 2008, 1:19 pm

Welcome aboard, great lookin' truck you've got there!

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » March 7, 2008, 7:51 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote: the only Chev I have a burning desire to have is a '69 Camaro

hahaha my mommy has one of those... it's nice... Just a stock 327 2 barrel car, but it's nice...

DEREKBB64 · Post by **DEREKBB64** » March 7, 2008, 8:39 pm

Xcessive wrote:how soft is the rubber on those hoosiers? Im looking for a FAT ass tire that I can still get some decent miles out of and not have to replace as fast as say the hoosier street slicks that I used to run on my 71 camaro... they didnt last for squat. Still think my best choice is the mickey thompson sportmen, but I like the look of the hoosier with the spray painted letters better.

The DIRT Hoosiers are real soft but wear well as long as you aren't real hard on them.They have nearly identical tread pattern as a Mickey Thompson sportsman.I get about three summers out of them.The ones on the truck in the vid were about 3 years old with too much pressure in them,they shredded pretty good but weren't toasted after that.
Derek.

DEREKBB64 · Post by **DEREKBB64** » March 7, 2008, 8:48 pm

Ahh heck heres a couple mor and one from back in 1991 when i was 17

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » March 7, 2008, 10:21 pm

just out of curiousity what class do you have to enter with them hoosiers? they dont like us using anything but DOT Slicks or Street Radials in any of the street classes up here

Post by **Greg D** » March 7, 2008, 10:46 pm

to Slick60s! Nice truck!!!!!!!

Hoofbeat Racer · Post by **Hoofbeat Racer** » March 8, 2008, 12:31 am

61 Merc wrote:Welcome, and it is good to actually see a 64 Merc on the road, instead of it being hidden in a garage "Under Construction".

Hope you enjoy your time here, and join us on chat Sunday eve's.

Dean

OOUUCCCHHH, that was a low blow Dean, LOL

Welcome to the club Derek. Great looking truck you got there! Nice to see another Slick with a 460 member from Canada too, eh? Like 61 Merc says, chat is open Sunday nights, always good for a laugh or 2

DEREKBB64 · Post by **DEREKBB64** » March 8, 2008, 2:09 am

shawns fords wrote:just out of curiousity what class do you have to enter with them hoosiers? they dont like us using anything but DOT Slicks or Street Radials in any of the street classes up here

Haha funny you should say that.Here it's frowned upon if you have regular radials on the vehicle(they tear the rubber off the starting pad)I have run the dirt tires in street class and have also run a few bracket classes (ET 1 and PRO).Like i said they look identical to M/T Sportsmans but are real soft compound (have to hook in the dirt)In the pics at the track it has true drag slicks on it.

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » March 8, 2008, 2:18 am

thats sort of what I was getting at, We race in a ET Bracket style Event where DOT slicks only are allowed. or any DOT tire for that matter, Full slicks only allowed in other ET bracket classes but this one specifically designates the DOT only. I was curious as to how your Track conducted itself compared to others. some places you can not race in the groove or even touch the waterbox unless you have atleast a DOT slick. most of the guys on my Team run MT sportsmans they last about 3,000 to 4,000 miles and are driven to the track and home and around town

DEREKBB64 · Post by **DEREKBB64** » March 10, 2008, 6:01 pm

shawns fords wrote:thats sort of what I was getting at, We race in a ET Bracket style Event where DOT slicks only are allowed. or any DOT tire for that matter, Full slicks only allowed in other ET bracket classes but this one specifically designates the DOT only. I was curious as to how your Track conducted itself compared to others. some places you can not race in the groove or even touch the waterbox unless you have atleast a DOT slick. most of the guys on my Team run MT sportsmans they last about 3,000 to 4,000 miles and are driven to the track and home and around town

They are pretty easy going as long as they look like street tires for a street tire class they let you run them.I'm not a regular racer just go to a couple of events a year and usually put true drag slicks on anyway.I like the Hoosiers for the street because i think it would be downright dangerous with regular radials on it.

4wheelerbill · Post by **4wheelerbill** » March 10, 2008, 7:07 pm

Just watched video for the 20th time, that is one sweet truck you have there , just the way i'm doing mine. How do you like the volare frontend? Just put one under mine.

DEREKBB64 · Post by **DEREKBB64** » March 11, 2008, 7:45 pm

4wheelerbill wrote:Just watched video for the 20th time, that is one sweet truck you have there , just the way i'm doing mine. How do you like the volare frontend? Just put one under mine.

Cool glad you liked the vid.The Volare front has it's good and bad points.I like the fact that you still retain the stock front frame so that the rad support lines back up where it is suppose to,was able to set the ride hight without messing with springs and the ride is great.The down side it is very bulky i had to run manual steering to fit the headers in (79 f150 460 headers slipped right in) the power steering box is huge.I find the track width is a little narrow exspecially with the skinny wheels i have on it,i have heard that a Diplomat/Caravelle front end is a bit wider (Don't know for sure) I relly don't like my motor mount set up if i was to do it again i would redesign them (not the front ends fault but the fabricators) All in all for what it cost me to do the conversion i'm happy with it.

4wheelerbill · Post by **4wheelerbill** » March 11, 2008, 7:57 pm

Thanks for feedback, i'm kind of kicking around manual steering also, but i'm a little concerned obut my wife having a hard time with it. Since i'm going with a small block maybe it won't be quite as bad. I also wondered about trying to adapt a rack and pinion to it.

castruck_1964 · Post by **castruck_1964** » March 11, 2008, 8:20 pm

Nice to see another Ontario Member.

I see you go to TMP to play
I have some friend that race in SS shootout AKA OSCA. been there a few times myself

PS

nice looking truck wish I could drive my 64.

DEREKBB64 · Post by **DEREKBB64** » March 21, 2008, 4:55 pm

4wheelerbill wrote:Thanks for feedback, i'm kind of kicking around manual steering also, but i'm a little concerned obut my wife having a hard time with it. Since i'm going with a small block maybe it won't be quite as bad. I also wondered about trying to adapt a rack and pinion to it.

Been away from the computer for a while,anyway adapting a rack probably isn't impossible i was looking at that too,but with a small block you should have enough room for the power steering.Just comes down to trial and error.

4wheelerbill · Post by **4wheelerbill** » March 21, 2008, 7:44 pm

I have been researching the rack thing , i can probably make it work, but i don't think it would look right. I went ahead and stuck the motor in and the only problem i am going to have the oil filter hitting steering box. So i think i can solve that problem with either a remote oil filter( which i'm not crazy about) or, i found a bracket that puts the oil filter at a 90 degree angle , so that might work.