'49 Merc C2

[bmuzz1]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

Looks great! Suitably evil.

Thanks buddy!

Originally Posted by lets go jeep

This rig looks great I really like your rear bumper / spare tire mount

Thank you sir!

Originally Posted by boosted4lyf

much better

Yeah it is, thanks Steve!

Originally Posted by Hoosierdady

Very sinister looking sir, I like it

Thanks a lot! It's not one of your styrene master pieces but it gets the job done.

[bmuzz1]

Here's a sweet video by one of our club members Leprechaun at one of our comps, he caught two of my runs with the Merc. If the rig looks a little jerky on my run it's because of the motor I was running that started acting up and is now on its way to be repaired by Brood.
First run is 7 minutes in and second is at about 11 minutes in.
Celtic Customs rc - YouTube

Update: Found out from EddieO that my motor had shards of metal in it that caused a short in my armature and that's why the car was acting the way it was.

[raceeng18]

The Merc looks good on the trail and seems very capable.

[bmuzz1]

Thanks man! Yeah it is a great rig and is still impressing me on the course.

[bmuzz1]

I received a package from Locked Up RC and Rpp Hobby today with some parts to freshen up the old Mercury before SWSC.
From LURC I ordered up a set of 5 Gridlock OG rings to replace the well worn Inspired rings for the Iconic bead locks and my TH spare and new Zinc scale hardware.
I also ordered up some goodies for the axles in the way of a pair of F1 Spools and OT Shaft SCX10 straight axles.
And for me a new T-shirt.




BEFORE:


AFTER:



From Rpp Hobby I ordered up some VP Zero Ackerman knuckles and a STRC aluminum 4 link truss. My old VP knuckles were over 3 years old and getting a little sloppy.

I found myself a full set of Pro-Line scale shocks to replace the leaky SCX10 units here in the classifieds and got them installed while I had everything tore down.

Only thing left to do now is replace the old Savox servo with the Hitec 7950 I have sitting on the bench.

[zonkerd]

NICE BUILD ! LIKE SEENING PEEPS DOING DIFFERANT BUILDS. LOVE THE SIDE PIPES

[bmuzz1]

Originally Posted by zonkerd

NICE BUILD ! LIKE SEENING PEEPS DOING DIFFERANT BUILDS. LOVE THE SIDE PIPES

Thanks for the compliment!

She had her first "untested" comp with all the new parts today including new Beef Tubes up front. Guess I should have done some testing first, ended up taking a 3rd for the day which isn't bad but I took out two gates because of the uneven weight bias.

[bmuzz1]

The undertaker stopped along the way to pick up some poor bastard who was looking for a ride... he doesn't look too happy to be here right now.



I used this guy a few years back in my aluminum bodied Chevy truggy and have always wanted another.

[bmuzz1]

Getting the rigs ready for the SWSC and the Concourse so I'm doing a little detail work in between regular maintenance.
The side windows were getting pretty scratched up and it was getting hard to see inside so I decided to cut them out and add a little more detail to the passenger.

[hotwheels000]

Thats cool

[bmuzz1]

I took the Merc out for it's final shake down run before the big show and it was great! I did manage to break a rod end on my pan hard bar but was able to get it back together on site so no big deal.

[Big Daddy]

Stickin the sidehill!

[STANG KILLA SS]

[bmuzz1]

I saw that on FB and totally reminded me of my Merc. Pretty sweet video.