What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

The last couple of weeks I have been receiving parts from Summit and the new motor is going together. Today I cleaned out the car and loaded a few more parts in the trunk, so it will be ready to go to the shop this week to have the 6 cyl taken out and the 302 installed and a new dual exhaust installed also.

 

I walked by it earlier , getting kinda disgusted with it i think just seems like its taking forever to get it back together

 

Mike (Mavmet) came by today. We put the finishing touches on the 70 Grabber. Got the 302 to fire off. Woohoo!! Never thought I'd see the day. Can't wait to take it for a test drive...

 

Rear spoiler bought and installed on the 71 comet now the hunt for the grabbed hood

 

Worked on the Mav for 8hrs today. I got the gas tank in the fuel line hooked up, the brakes done. Brought the #1 piston up to top dead center, marked the timimg marks, made sure the rotor in the distributor was pointing at #1 spark plug wire, filled it full of gas and ready to start it then realized I left the keys at home:bananaman............but........then remembered I have a spare set in my wallet....whew. On the 1st few tries it kept backfiring through the carb and shooting gas every where but after checking everything out the vacuum advance in the "new" distributopr was stuck wide open. I got the distributor from the same nationally known autoparts chain as the brake parts that were wrong. After fixing that it fired right up and ran smoooooooth!!!! So, I go to put the tires back on and the stock rims DO NOT clear the center of the spindles...... I decided to call it a day. Next, mounting the tires on my Grabber aluminum slots so they clear the brakes and spindles. Yes, I checked they do fit....lol

 

I understand the frustration................mine has been apart since last year and I'm getting there, but it seems like I take one step forward and two back..........at least you had your's at the strip and out driving not too long ago

 

Thats awsome!!!

 

Nothing, have to go work on airplanes this weekend!

 

Will have pics to follow thought I took some but it was late and I guess I forgot I'll try and get some tomarrow

 

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got the 302 in the 70 (long block and trans) so far it looks like it should on the road by the end of the month.

 

Got her back together and drove her home! AC blows cold, heater works, no antifreeze smell, installed the vacuum reservoir on the heater case(so it doesn't go to defrost when I accelerate). What fun she is to drive!

 

Yeah understand, im adding about 100 more H/P and some better traction so itll be worth it i hope.

 

Tim, Collin and I got the details worked out on installing e-brake system to my mav...

 

Hydrogen Dioxide has been forming in the lower atmosphere of the planet at my imedeiat location. What does this mean? I applied protective shielding to the exposed metal of my Mav. Please help us alert FEMA.

 

Just curious, but what kind of airplanes do you work on, Old, New, fullsize or small? I love airplanes, especially old ones.