| 1939mercury | -- 11-23-2019 @ 3:55 PM |
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Could I use a 39 ford door patch panel on a Mercury I understand the Mercury is longer so it may not work right but could it be added onto in the middle to fit the Mercury?
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| TomO | -- 11-25-2019 @ 6:49 AM |
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The shape of the Mercury door is different than the Ford door, but a good metal worker could probably shape the patch panel to fit. Tom
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| 1939mercury | -- 11-25-2019 @ 6:12 PM |
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Thank you t0m!
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| TomO | -- 11-26-2019 @ 3:08 PM |
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My reply should have been more clear. The outer panel door bottom patch for a 1939 Ford Fordor would require almost the same amount of work to make it fit as a plain sheet of steel. The inner bottom panel also would require extensive rework to fit. Most body men would think more than twice before attempting to use the Ford panels on a Mercury. It would be more cost effective to look for a good used door. Here is a link to a 40 left front door, it would require minor modification to look like a 1939 door. https://www.ebay.com/itm/121599557409 Here is a link to the left rear 1940 door, it should fit without much work. Both of them will cost you less than an ill fitting Ford patch panel. I know that you want to save your Grandfather's car, but you should also consider the cost of the rust repairs against buying good used parts. An amateur restored 1940 Mercury sedan is worth about $12,000 - $15,000 in todays market. A resto-mod could bring a couple of thousand more or less, but in any case will be harder to sell. It could cost more than $40,000 to restore your Grandfather's car, depending on the choices that you make. https://www.ebay.com/itm/141609273151 Tom
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| 1939mercury | -- 11-26-2019 @ 6:13 PM |
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Thank you for those links my doors are in bad shape so I might get some. I know for these cars parts can be hard to get sometimes much less patch panels
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| 1939mercury | -- 01-10-2020 @ 12:39 PM |
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Tom0 do you think it would be worth the trouble to get a front drivers door from a 40 Mercury to make it fit a 39 ? Do you know how much trouble it is to do that?
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| TomO | -- 01-11-2020 @ 8:47 AM |
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To fit a 40 door on a 39, you have to remove the vent window hardware and use the 39 door regulator. It will require modifying the regulator mounting plate. The hinges, lock size and shape of the doors are the same. It should be much easier than installing a patch panel on the bottom of the door. If the 40 door came with all of the hardware (vent window, regulator and lock) you could just install it as is and have vent windows on your car. Tom
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| 1939mercury | -- 01-11-2020 @ 5:32 PM |
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Thank you for the help tom!
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