72 Mercury Comet GT in Germany

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  1. tody

    tody Member

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    i will post pictures of these soon.
    on ebay i found a company 'brake hoses unlimited'. the owner, nick, told me that i would have to reuse my old brackets (attaching the hoses to the axle housing), the rest would be custom made by him. the hoses are looking awesome, i'm just waiting for the brackets being zinc plated :thumbs2:
     
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    I have enjoyed this thread. You are doing and awesome job on my most favorite car. Way to go, and to think of the challenges presented to you throughout all of this, the rust, getting parts, doing the work of rebuilding parts, trouble with Ebay, it is truly nice to see the effort and quality with which you are going to great lengths to make this one of the best Comets out there. I hope that you have many happy days cruizin in YOUR Comet. It will truly turn heads over there wherever you go. Thanks for all the pictures and updates. Fantastic. I think that maybe the mustang should go to your girlfriend and you should take over the comet for daily driver. LOL!! It sounds like it is going to be a lot of FUN!!!
     
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    PaulS Member extrordiare

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    Tody,
    Your craftsmanship and attention to detail is remarkable.
    I will continue to use your work as a guide as I make repairs on my own cars.
     
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    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    It is amazing. It's all worth while also since it is a Comet afterall. :cool:
     
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  5. tody

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    i feel truely honoured by your comments.

    hopefully i'll be able to provide you with some more pictures in the near future. i picked up the doors and trunk lid from media blasting last thursday - no rust whatsoever. the body shop will work on the car from tomorrow on again. within the next two weeks, the underside and engine bay should be painted so i can put the car back on it's wheels!
     
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  6. tody

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    well, at least some progress - i got back my rechromed front bumper! looks awesome - no more dents, all straightened and nice new shiny chrome :clap:

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  7. mav1970

    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Sorry to see your bumper coming back from the rechromer with a finish that looks like crinkled plastic :mad:


    Seriously Thomas, looks teriffic :thumbs2:
     
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  8. maverick75

    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    Looks great! Little off topic but its been such a pleasure to watch your country in this years world cup! Looks like their going to win it all :)
     
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  9. tody

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    ok, off topic first - semi final starts in two hours. i'm confident germany will reach the final and play against our neighbor (and win the cup, of course) :D

    but then back to the project! the doors are now fitting very well, they only needed minor trimming. the body lines look perfect!

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    and the underside is finally painted! as the next weekends are already packed with a busy schedule i'll take a day off work to but the car back on it's wheels - maybe next week. you'll all find out in the pictures to come!

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    lilfarley Chris Comley

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    nice work, it looks great!
     
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    chirt Carlos Hirt

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    Nice work!
    Off topic: too bad Germany is going back home! maybe they'll make it in 2018 ok? :D
     
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  12. tody

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    oh well...:cry:
    back to topic :cool:
     
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    engine bay painted as well. i'll put the car back on wheels on monday :drive:

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    Loking good. I love this build.
     
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  15. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Awesome! Looks really good (y)
     
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