My 72 Comet Build.....

Discussion in 'Maverick/Comet Projects' started by franktf, Jan 13, 2013.

  1. John Holden

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    What color will the interior be?
     
  2. Steven Harris

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    True - very true.

    I will keep my eyes wide open for the completion of this one!
     
  3. franktf

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    It will stay blue, I kind of like it.....


    This one will most definately be completed.....
     
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    I was just teasing earlier and forgot to include the smiley face, is all.

    Truth is that I absolutely hate those old stock steering wheels and is one of the very first things I get rid of on these oldies. No doubt that it will turn out nicely as you go along. (y)
     
  5. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    4 pages, and all you've done is washed it and changed the steering wheel!!! :thumbs2:
     
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    I kinda just like looking at the interior pictures! :yup:

    It is so nice and blue.
     
  7. franktf

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    No problem and Thanks.....



    I quess I am just to damn slow for you..... Actually I have been enjoying just driving it around, and I am in no big hurry.....


    As for the 4 pages, we must be BSing too much....:huh:




    Me too.....
     
  8. franktf

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    I have been driving this thing around with am radio that I can only get talk/sports radio on..... I can't take it any more so today I put a new stereo in..... I could only find a head unit I liked locally so I put it in and hooked it up to the stock dash speaker and through a couple Pyle 4" speakers I had laying around in the corners of the package tray for now..... Just about everything I found for speakers locally look like a damn space ship or something, so I ordered some on line today that look and will work decent.....

    Here I was cutting the radio mounting plate from the car out for a single din style head unit.....

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    Here is the modified bracket with the new head unit installed beside a stock am radio and bracket assembly.....

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    Here the new one is mounted in the dash.....


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    Looks like it came that way :thumbs2:
     
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    That was the plan.....
     
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    mavgrab302 MCCI Florida State Rep

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    Looking good........
     
  12. franktf

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    I have been looking for Maverick/Comet bucket seat tracks, and now I have a set of LDO style and a set regular ones..... I also got the subframe connectors fron Chassis Engineering this week.....

    Today I removed the rear seat and interior quater panels so I could remove the pagkage tray panel to put speaker holes in it..... Man this thing is clean underneith all this stuff..... I have never had the pleasure before of working on a car this old that is this clean..... Anyways, got the package tray panel out and cut the speaker holes in it..... Then I got it back in the car and got the speakers mounted..... I still have to mount the front speakers and get the speaker wire run.....

    Here's the bucket seat tracks, LDO's then the regular ones.....

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    Here's the subframe connectors.....

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    Here's what the rear seat area and inner quaters look like uncovered.....

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    Speaker holes cut in package tray panel, then installed in car with the speakers.....


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    I really like those speaker grills! Smooth looking.
     
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    Man this takes me back about 30 years.. Looks great.
     
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    So are you going to put the turbo engine in this car and all the mods you were doing to the maverick? If you ever decide to ditch the washer bottle I would like first dibs!
     

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