76 Maverick Stallion.....

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  1. classic ccg

    classic ccg i like cars older than me

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    man i cant wh8 to see this thing take off:thumbs2:
     
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    cool project(y). i like your tow vehicle too
     
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    I thought the same thing when I saw the pic of the crossmember
     
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  4. super sonic mav

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    Now to do some research on the 460 install.......this forum has some very good info on this swap..... so the plan is...
    460 motor
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    ford 9" rear
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    4 wheel disc (power) brakes...have manual brakes now...
    paint the car the same colors...
    there are countless hours of bodywork to do....
    I did vacuum all the crap out of the interior......a great improvement...:D
     
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  5. mav1970

    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    That plus scrubbing the moss off of the body of my car was my biggest initial improvement :yup:
     
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  6. super sonic mav

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    Did you say you have a 460 in your Mav.....we might have to chat.......
     
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    don graham MCG State Rep

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    Lots of work, but it all has to start somewhere. Good luck with it.:)
     
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  8. super sonic mav

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    Mav1970......
    looked through your build thread....fantastic work....:thumbs2:
     
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  9. mav1970

    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Not a 460 but a 351 Q Code Cleveland stroked to 393 cubes :)

    Also thanks for the kind words about my project :Handshake
     
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  10. super sonic mav

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    Taking a overall accessment of the project before me....
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    Many,many fixes too be done..............almost dont know where to start....
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    My father cut out the back half of the floor and entire trunk....he built the blue frame.....his plan was to install the frame and re tin the floor and trunk...I like the frame...it is built well and would work,but I dont like the idea of all the sheetmetal work....what I want to do is graft in a floor and trunk from a donor car, but here in Minnesota there are no floors worth messing with...........this Is the first hurdle to overcome........:cool:
     
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  11. super sonic mav

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    in order to get the car off the trailer I had to unlock this brake....never have seen such a rusty rotor in my life....got it loose...now to get it off the trailer so I can get my donor car ....:yahoo:
     
    super sonic mav, May 17, 2012
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  12. super sonic mav

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    got my donor car today.....it will provide the floor and some other structural parts....
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    the car was from Nevada....the floor is in great shape.....now to start the cutting phase....:clap:
     
    super sonic mav, May 19, 2012
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  13. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I don't know how much you are going to use, but keep in mind how the seatbelts mount on your 76, they go into the rockers, if you are planning on using stock belts.
     
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  14. super sonic mav

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    Yes I plan on using the stock belts....I will have pictures to help locate all of the belts...good tip.Thanks.....:)
     
    super sonic mav, May 19, 2012
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  15. super sonic mav

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    Started taking apart the 76.....now I have to figure where all of te spot welds are....lots of work to do..
     
    super sonic mav, May 20, 2012
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