My 72 Comet Build.....

If you look at some of the pictures on the previous 2 pages most of your questions will be answered.....

The battery is grounded in the trunk to the cage plate in front of the battery box..... The main battery cable is 1 gauge, the second wire is an 8 gauge for the alternator which goes to the battery through a shut down relay.....

My wiring is done this way to make it NHRA/IHRA legal for drag racing purposes.....

 

This morning I got the cage all masked up and got the Lizard Skin sprayed in the interior..... Just as I did on the rest of the car I put one coat of Sound Control and 2 coats of Ceramic Insulation..... I also had to put a little in the lower front of the rear wheel well openings where the rivets in the interior panels go through.....

Here is the interior masked up, then sprayed.....





Here is the rear fenderwell area I had to touch up.....

 

I like it! I also like the way you cut the floor for the frame connectors... think I will copy that!

 

Looks good. Nice progress!

 

Thanks..... Putting them through the floor adds a lot more strength to the chassis even without a cage..... Plus you get some extra ground clearance.....

Thank you.....

 

I decided to go back to the shop this evening and unmask the cage, but the Lizard Skin wasn't completely dry yet even after 6 hrs or so...... I quess the cooler temps in the low 60's are slowing the drying process quite a bit..... I did unmask all the higher stuff, but not the lower areas until it finishes drying..... I also put the rear tires back on and got it back on the ground..... I almost forgot, I got my fire system this week.....

Here's what it's looking like.....




and here's the new fire system stuff.....

 

72 comet build

Everything looks spot on. What size w/t will you be running? If you mentioned earlier Sorry just looked at a few pages.

 

Thanks..... If you mean wheel and tire size, it has a 15x8 and a 275/60 tire right now..... It may end up with a 255/60/15 before it's all said and done, we will just have to see.....

 

Yes thats right wheel- tire size thanks Do you what back space?

 

They are 3.5" backspace, but my 9" is a couple inches narrower then the stock rear.....

 

As always. Looking very good. Very well done.

 

Thanks.....



The Lizard Skin was dry this morning so I unmasked the rest of the cage..... Next I notched my new package try panel for the cage then installed it, the end trim panels, the speaker pockets and speakers.....

Here is the package tray area and a couple of the interior area.....

 

This morning I made the rear fire extinguisher line from the tee into the trunk area and installed it with the nozzle..... Next I got the regular early Mustang gas tank I have ready to go in and install it(I am going to install the Aeromotive Stealth tank with pump when I do the underhood area V8/turbo install).....

Then I cut up the filler necks I have trying to figure out what I am going to fab up a new one with..... I think I have figured it out now using the parts I cut up and a 2.375 exhaust j-bend I have..... I will build the tube tomorrow.....

Here is the fire extinguisher line with the trunk area nozzle.....






Here is the gas tank ready to go in and then bolted in place.....





and here is the progress so far on the filler neck.....

 

I made the fuel filler tube this morning, I put the unleaded fuel door in because it will make a good baffle for fuel slosh..... I also ran some 3/8" aluminum fuel line along the frame to just behind the front torque box, I just insulated it with pieces of 3/8" hose and zip tied it to the brake line(this line is only temporary for the 6 cyl)..... I ran a temporary wire through a grommet for the fuel level sender for now.....

Here is the fuel filler through several stages of building it.....











Here is the temporary fuel line and sender wire install.....

 

Nice! I'm sure you remembered to clock the notches on the filler neck face, so the gas cap sits properly.