1970 MAverick "Pro Stock"

Yes they are. I sure hope he get's the suspension dialed in nicely or those things will be pancaked in no time.

PS. that must just be an FE for mockup purposes in the pic's? Because it sure ain't a TP.

 

I know they have the correct stuff to do a suspension limiting system the Pro Stocks ran back then to save headers and pans.

My guess is that it's a mockup engine.

SPark

 

Dave B
Bob H
Or LM14

What rear coil overs did you go with? I have everything for my rear suspension besides coil overs. What lb rating, " height, etc do I need?

 

My car has stock leafs under it in the stock location, that's how a Pro Stock was built in 1970.

I would suggest getting a hold of whoever made your rear suspension setup and talking to them. Bar lengths, lateral locators, spring location, spring angle and weight all effect your spring and shock rates.

SPark

 

Got the scoop glassed in place from the bottom. put it upside down on a pair of saw horses and ground the edge of the hole to an exact fit for the inside of the scoop. Then used 1 layer of woven glass and 1 layer of chopped mat to bond the scoop to the hood.




Let it sit a couple days and flipped it over. Chipped off the putty holding it in place then ground down the edge of the scoop and roughed up the outside for a good bond.




Used 2 layers of chopped glass mat on the outside so the hood matched the edge of the scoop better and started building the radius up.



Next I used long strand fiberglass to further blend the scoop. This is where it will end until more body work is done. Hood and scoop are strong and solid. Was careful to keep the contour of the hood while doing the glass work so I didn't build any warps into it.

Later,
SPark

 

I once had a Grabber hood with one of those scoops grafted into it. The hood came with a car I bought back in 1983.

 

Been a while since I did an update and I'm kind of at a crossroads right now. Ready to strip it back down and start cutting......or...... it may be for sale before I cut the front suspension to do what I need/want to do.

It's a nice, rust free car and I am getting a little hesitant to cut the towers. It's had a new floor installed, has all the trim, the roll bars are done and tacked in, the seats are mounted, it has small block engine mounts in it and everything to put it together. It has the custom made 9" rear with slapper bars and brake drums and backing plates, it has discs on front, an aluminum radiator, and a fiberglass hood with the scoop bonded to it. There are a few spare/extra parts stashed with it, too.

It will be a few weeks until I make the decision to cut the towers and keep on this path or to sell, so stay tuned. I kind of have first shot at a very nice unfinished vintage street rod and this may need to go to make room and finance the remainder of the street rod build. This all just came about in the last 24 hours so I'm kind of thinking out loud right now. I know the Maverick is a small market to sell to but it's a neat little car that deserves to be finished. I'll probably end up offering it as a roller or would be willing to talk about selling it in any form.

If you've watched the build or have interest in the car, drop me a PM and we can talk about options. Hopefully my path will be clearer in the next couple days. I'll keep you posted. I go out Tuesday to look at the street rod.

SPark

 

You should keep on going with the build. I love seeing a good build especially so close to home. I live in des moines, and have family in ottumwa. If you keep going with the build I would love to come see it some day. If you sell it send me a message with details.

 

Hon 450 you are right. Not going to sell. It's going back in the corner of the shop while I finish my '62 unibody short bed build.

I passed on a chance to buy a decent '37 Ford Club Coupe last Tuesday. I was looking to trade my '66 Short bed F100. The '37 had a few issues I wasn't comfortable with so I walked away. What happened next was a high speed run to Oklahoma to meet a guy half way (he was from Odessa Texas). He got my '66 and 1100 miles later I ended up back home with a '51 Henry J gasser project. It has a ton of spare parts, all the hard to find stuff and a complete steel body. It also has a new fiberglass front clip, new straight axle setup and a small barf chevy engine that is leaving at first chance (son-in-law gets it). It's been a street rod since the '70's so it has it's share of ugly painted on it. It's third in line at this time. It will be a '64-67 vintage gasser build.



When the unibody is running I will climb back on the Maverick and Henry J projects, in that order.

SPark

 

Those Henry Js are so ugly that it makes them cool if you know what I mean, that will make a sweet ride

 

My wife calls them so ugly they are cute.

SPark

 

Cool is just the mans version of cute. We have one that runs at the strip here runs in the low 10s

 

I have always loved that body. I remember I built a model of one with a 427 fe, I think it was a Revell model. About the same time there was a purple one in Hot Rod mag that was slammed pro-street style before pro-street was a term, had to be 78 or 79, anyways I remember so well because it had a 427 with fuelly tubes coming through the hood. Absolutely Awesome! Very cool car you have there.

 

Hey nice steal, but I am glad to hear your hanging on to the maverick.

 

It's funny how many times I have heard track announcers refer to those Henry J's as "Fords" rather than Kaisers. I guess they thought Henry name was Henry Ford or something.

As a side note, they were also sold through the Sears catalog as the "Sears Allstate".