What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

got the new sender in and working great.
wash job tomorrow and and a ride...

 

Didn't do anything to it except go for a cruise on a beautiful day here. What a joy to cruise around in it, grinning ear to ear.

 

Tried to extract a rusted, headless seat belt bolt that I've been working off and on for the last 4 years. No success.

 

Sorry to hear about the broken bolt, have you tried center punching and then drilling out the broken bolt? Start with a smaller drill, like 1/8" and gradually working up to larger, eventually it will come out, good luck!
David

 

Isn't there a certain type of bits to use? I feel like other than welding a nut on it, that might be only other thing I haven't tried.

 

Use a good HSS (High Speed Steel) drill bit, which seat belt bolt is broken? If it is one on the tunnel or rear seat below the trunk, those sometimes have enough threads beyond the reinforcement bracket (have to crawl under the car to see/access) that you can "jam" 2 nuts and work back and forth to loosen. Original bolts had the Torx (star) head, 7/16-20 must have been really rusted on to break!
Can you post a picture?
David

 

New battery lasted 11 days. Just got back from Summit and swapping it out.
What happened to the quality?

Micah

 

Yes, left handed drill bits are made to be turned counterclockwise. In doing so they apply torque in the direction to unscrew the bolt as you weaken it by hollowing it out. https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p...OvS8bFjIDLw_5GUXF9HsEKiQMh6xsnfbFbLiKOWXkyyJY

 

got Patches out and cleaned it up, then took it for a long ride...

 

I went to a local cruise-in and recieved a "Club's Choice" plaque for my car yesterday.

Bruce

 

Took the Maverick this weekend to a car show in Garden Grove Ca. And he got the best of show
Wow what a surprise he did good

 

That trophy is pretty neat. Not gonna lie.

 

Yes some one took his time thinking and making this
Keep those beautiful Mavericks in shape

 

Tried extracting the bolts and finally gave up. Drilled and tapped the hole. Should be all good now. Order some bumper brackets and will be here by Wednesday.

 

Been working on my Maverick for several years around my schedule. Hope to have it on the road this summer, but might be pushing it...but I am fitting int interior and finally seeing some progress. Things aren't completed locked in place in these pictures so some of the seems look a little off but when it's all in place it aligns. I think it's looking good! Motivating to see it coming together.