In the beginning, there were no brake lights after a 26 year rest in the garage of this lovely original Comet GT with its small block. So the...
OK, got the brake light switch in, am still struggling with the locking pin......I am going to try to insert the locking pin today or this...
At the same time can I reach in and swap the brake light switch easier???
I would assume while my big hands are feeling up my steering column to swap out the brake light switch, I should replace the ignition switch at...
Oh baby. I'm with RedGrabber---not have had the back surgery's but at 61 I do not bend like I did when I was 17. I'm thinking, since I am...
So what is the trick to swap out a brake light switch on a 71 Comet GT 302? I have no brake lights. I crawled up under the dash to peer around. I...
Best I can do now is 195 bucks. Everyone sells handles, and shift mounts with shift rods. but no sticks. So I guess I am at the mercy of Ebay. I...
will a Hurst bold up to the factory tail shaft controller? I am sorta of purist when it comes to cars. Stock with exceptions but I can make an...
My bad. The shifter itself,. with the reverse T bar that allows it go to into reverse. The know I can deal with, the mount on the transmission I...
Am I at the mercy of Ebay? Some of the crap that is up for sale right now is deplorable. Broken t-handles, nasty looking things that look like...
I see that--where it mounts towards the middle of the tail housing. This one came from a 67 Fairlane. I need to measure. I remember when I had...
$500 bucks. Plus the shifter is about 200 more. Going with a toploader. This specific trans came from a 67 Fairlane but has the adapter plate...
IT RUNS! Took about 3 hours....we put a battery to the car. It would not crank on the key. We had to jump the solenoid. I kept the key off and...
Priorities. California has snow. California has water at the lakes. One must recreate with skis on both venues. I know the engine is free. When I...
Well, here it is. It has been inside the garage since 1990. I pulled it out with my Jeep, it sits in the driveway waiting for a bath, a carb and...
I thought as much when I saw the tail shaft, Are adapters available?
would this transmission work? Is the shifter too far forward? I can't tell from this picture if the tail shaft has a spot to bolt the shifter...
Not much to see at this point, but I WILL get her out of the garage. Gotta move a boat first (requires a 3/4 Ford to move it). The cats love to...
So you would of put a 5 speed in over the 4 speed? I'm with you on that. Years back I had a diesel Rabbit truck, which I put a 9a into it. 4...
I used to buy those Z bars by the dozen since my Comet would snap them in half. I stumbled upon two brand new ones in the garage last summer. I...
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