What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by ptpdub, Feb 21, 2011.

Page 770 of 863
  1. William623

    William623 Member Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 10, 2013
    Messages:
    1,860
    Likes Received:
    657
    Trophy Points:
    296
    Garage:
    1
    Location:
    Orlando
    Vehicle:
    1973 ford maverick grabber
    I bought the whole assembly as my base was painted by the previous wonder. You can buy a new lens on ebay or the whole assembly Such as this one.
    assembly
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/71-79-FORD-DOME-LIGHT-HOUSING-AND-LENS-KIT-TORINO-RANCHERO-MAVERICK-MUSTANG/191601082107?hash=item2c9c507efb:g:zfMAAOSwwB5fCQlkbut
    L    ens
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-1973-1...761857&hash=item442a5bb8ae:g:JgoAAOSwbYddP9Ny
     
    William623, Aug 27, 2020
    #11536
    71gold and BBMS18 like this.
  2. jasonwthompson

    jasonwthompson Member

    Joined:
    Mar 25, 2012
    Messages:
    1,347
    Likes Received:
    463
    Trophy Points:
    196
    Location:
    Carrollton TX
    Vehicle:
    72 Comet
    The Comet has the dome and map lights. I have seen some people switch over to a clear type lens but I used the same milky white one as original.
    upload_2020-8-28_7-42-38.jpeg
     
    jasonwthompson, Aug 28, 2020
    #11537
    CA189HJN likes this.
  3. Earl Branham

    Earl Branham Certified Old Fart

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2002
    Messages:
    6,367
    Likes Received:
    200
    Trophy Points:
    218
    Garage:
    1
    Location:
    Lugoff, SC
    Vehicle:
    '69.5 Maverick 302, T-5, Grabber Green
    Just out for a little spin. Got a pair of KYB GR2's for the rear. I'll put them in when it cools down a little bit. It was 114degrees in the garage this afternoon.
     
    Earl Branham, Aug 28, 2020
    #11538
    1973Ford likes this.
  4. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Apr 9, 2002
    Messages:
    26,531
    Likes Received:
    2,899
    Trophy Points:
    978
    Garage:
    1
    Location:
    MACON,GA.
    Vehicle:
    '73 Grabber
    I'm trying to find a lens for my light like that. the one I bought for it comes close but just won't snap in like the old lens.
     
    71gold, Aug 28, 2020
    #11539
  5. BBMS18

    BBMS18 Member

    Joined:
    Aug 5, 2018
    Messages:
    890
    Likes Received:
    527
    Trophy Points:
    236
    Location:
    Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Vehicle:
    75 Comet
    Pulled it out of it’s spot in the barn....
    93B37BA4-AEB6-4405-92BC-E326F9D66C17.jpeg
    And got it in the sunlight.
    1F1CDB66-E34D-41DA-9F93-F9F277B1AA6E.jpeg
     
    Last edited: Aug 29, 2020
    BBMS18, Aug 29, 2020
    #11540
  6. BBMS18

    BBMS18 Member

    Joined:
    Aug 5, 2018
    Messages:
    890
    Likes Received:
    527
    Trophy Points:
    236
    Location:
    Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Vehicle:
    75 Comet
    Hosed the mouse crap off the parts that were laying inside the car, got them setting outside drying before putting them in the attic for storage.
    69B5A6E5-4EDC-44B1-81CF-D5C0BCD48BE5.jpeg
     
    BBMS18, Aug 30, 2020
    #11541
  7. 1973Ford

    1973Ford Member

    Joined:
    Apr 28, 2011
    Messages:
    249
    Likes Received:
    36
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Location:
    North Scituate, RI, USA
    Vehicle:
    1973 Maverick, 76 Maverick
    Oh my god! You would not believe the amount of mouse crap that was on my parts when I took them out of the shed last spring! Must be Chevy mice!
     
    1973Ford, Aug 30, 2020
    #11542
    ike72com and BBMS18 like this.
  8. roblaw

    roblaw Member

    Joined:
    Aug 20, 2018
    Messages:
    27
    Likes Received:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    11
    Location:
    98516
    Vehicle:
    !973 Maverick 302
    Made a door hinge spring cuz mine was snapped in half. I heated and bent steel rod from box store. Not easy to do with my limited anvil choices. Mocked it up and it seemed to work. Will see how it works when my new bushings and pins arrive.
     

    Attached Files:

    roblaw, Aug 30, 2020
    #11543
  9. Maverick_Ian90

    Maverick_Ian90 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 15, 2018
    Messages:
    517
    Likes Received:
    160
    Trophy Points:
    125
    Garage:
    1
    Location:
    Northeast
    Vehicle:
    1975 Ford Maverick Grabber
    Spent part of the weekend scraping gasket material and leftover RTV off the heads and intake manifold.
     
    Maverick_Ian90, Aug 31, 2020
    #11544
  10. Miguel Arzola

    Miguel Arzola Member

    Joined:
    Sep 10, 2015
    Messages:
    305
    Likes Received:
    436
    Trophy Points:
    152
    Location:
    Long Beach Ca.
    Vehicle:
    1975 maverick Grabber
    It you go at least you try ,if you wouldn’t try you will never know , good luck
     
    Miguel Arzola, Aug 31, 2020
    #11545
  11. JL Mav

    JL Mav I almost made it to Lake Tahoe

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2015
    Messages:
    169
    Likes Received:
    41
    Trophy Points:
    46
    Location:
    Douglas county NV
    Vehicle:
    72 Maverick, 68 Mustang, 61 F100 unibody
    Got mine running for awhile with the new injection. Now to tear it back apart to do the body work and new paint.
     
    JL Mav, Sep 1, 2020
    #11546
  12. jasonwthompson

    jasonwthompson Member

    Joined:
    Mar 25, 2012
    Messages:
    1,347
    Likes Received:
    463
    Trophy Points:
    196
    Location:
    Carrollton TX
    Vehicle:
    72 Comet
    Was just looking at that this weekend. What injection setup are you running?
     
    jasonwthompson, Sep 1, 2020
    #11547
  13. ike72com

    ike72com Member

    Joined:
    Sep 22, 2019
    Messages:
    408
    Likes Received:
    247
    Trophy Points:
    111
    Garage:
    1
    Location:
    Charleston SC
    Vehicle:
    1972 Comet, 70 mustang, F250 and F100
    Call me El-cheap-Poor

    Fabbing me up some fancy plastic door panels. Wanna paint them black but too wore out to take em back off to paint.
     

    Attached Files:

    ike72com, Sep 1, 2020
    #11548
    1973Ford, yellow75 and BBMS18 like this.
  14. yellow75

    yellow75 MCCI Oregon State Rep Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2004
    Messages:
    4,775
    Likes Received:
    1,158
    Trophy Points:
    587
    Garage:
    2
    Location:
    Tillamook Oregon
    Vehicle:
    72 Maverick 1976 Maverick Stallion 2007 Shelby GT 500 2019 Ford F150 FX4 2023 Bronco
    Comets and Mavericks are El-cheapo and poor mans cars to start with but it is what you do with them that really counts. Build on !
     
    yellow75, Sep 2, 2020
    #11549
    ike72com likes this.
  15. BBMS18

    BBMS18 Member

    Joined:
    Aug 5, 2018
    Messages:
    890
    Likes Received:
    527
    Trophy Points:
    236
    Location:
    Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Vehicle:
    75 Comet
    That’s what I thought a couple years ago when I bought my Comet, but that doesn’t seem to be true anymore.
     
    BBMS18, Sep 2, 2020
    #11550
    ike72com likes this.
Page 770 of 863

Share This Page