First car and it's a maverick(1977 v8 302)

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    Bought my first car yesterday, it needs some work both on the inside and outside but the body is rust free and runs smooth other than getting hot. i bought it yesterday and pick it up friday morning then take it on sunday to a co-worker's house, her husband has a full shop and will show me everything i need to know about it

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    "will show me everything i need to know about it." he has Maverick/Comets does he?
     
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    Hello Gavin, my first car is a 74 maverick, welcome from DE
     
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    Thanks. Hes reinstalling them before we pick it up, Right now he had them in the trunk since the person who owned it before him had taken them off for some reason
     
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    He was a mechanic at a shop that mostly did Ford restorations and owned a comet when he was a young, if i didn't buy it he was going to pay full price for it
     
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    Another question is which seat belts to go with? right now it's missing the front belts. i've seen some from seatbeltstore.com and ebay im just not sure which to go with?(Im looking at 3 point if that helps any)
     
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    :Welcome: from Atlantic Canada! That looks like a GREAT starting point for a cool car. Rust-free is always a nice place to start... :D
     
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