
Jim
Mike,lavron wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:26 pmLooks really good Jim, I like the color a lot it is not one you see every day on a Comet (well it is something besides red![]()
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Can you get the wing windows open with the mirror placement? I will eventually get to that point, currently the one mirror I had was mounted halfway back the door and I always hated the placement.
See Ya,
Mike
Super cool, hopefully, your wife won't want her cups back too soon.A/FX wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:29 pmYesterday and today I made some Center caps to fit my front wheels. I “borrowed” some pewter cups from my wife’s cabinet, they fit the wheel center hole almost perfectly. I expanded them slightly using the three jaw chuck on my lathe, then polished them by spinning them on the lathe. I had some coins that were made in 1964 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mercury, (1939-1964) that my father gave me years ago, he had them from when he was a Lincoln-Mercury dealer in the 50’s and ‘60’s. I attached a coin to each center cap and installed them in the wheels. I think they finish off the wheel perfectly.
lavron wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:36 pmSuper cool, hopefully, your wife won't want her cups back too soon.A/FX wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:29 pmYesterday and today I made some Center caps to fit my front wheels. I “borrowed” some pewter cups from my wife’s cabinet, they fit the wheel center hole almost perfectly. I expanded them slightly using the three jaw chuck on my lathe, then polished them by spinning them on the lathe. I had some coins that were made in 1964 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mercury, (1939-1964) that my father gave me years ago, he had them from when he was a Lincoln-Mercury dealer in the 50’s and ‘60’s. I attached a coin to each center cap and installed them in the wheels. I think they finish off the wheel perfectly.![]()
How did you attach the coins?
Shhh.... don’t let her hear about the missing cups, maybe she won’t miss them!
I used a two part epoxy to attach the coins, I sure some memorabilia collector will be upset with my use of them.
Jim
Mike,