from Ohio! looks like you got a nice little driver going on....they don't get on ya for working on it in the housing area do they?
The hood trim, especially ones in really good shape are in high demand lately. You could always try selling it in the Classified section of the Forums.http://mmb.maverick.to/forumdisplay.php?f=63 It is also a good place to start looking for a Maverick hood, or post a Wanted ad for one.
They hate that i work on my car in the housing area! I do most of my work like reaplcing parts and tunesup s at the lifts on post (4 bucks an hour for a lift bad and any tools you could need) But sanding and wiring is all done in my driveway. The trim piece on my hood isnt perfect but its pretty nice, I have a friend in flagstaff looking in his junkyard for a hood. When i get a new one ill post the old trim up for sale here. Thanks guys
Update! Today I replaced my center link with a non power steering one and removed the non functional bits, then I did a wheel alignment with a tape measure (I know that's not the way to do it but I didn't have a laser.). I am in the process of relocating my battery and I am debating moving my starter solenoid and regulator to the trunk as well. Sorry I didn't post any pics but i have the next 2 days off and ill post some tomorrow. If anyone wants to know how to wire relays or anything feel free to ask and ill post a writeup. Ill be back to sanding and posting pics Tomorrow! There is a picture of that stupid hood scoop. I also went on solidworks to to a basic layout of my planned center console, it might take a while with all the sanding but it should look decent. I am making it so i can put my tablet in and play music straight off of it, ive already programmed my tablet to go to sleep when the ignitions off and auto wakeup when I turn the car on, the cubby below the spot for my tablet is for my Crossover. I will use that to control volume. I am adding cup holders and an arm rest too.
1/20/2014 So today I finished sanding and priming, I masked everything off and began to spray. It looked ok , I ended up going through about 6 cans of black for the entire car. Semi gloss. I think she came out pretty nice, The rear bumper had a nasty dent and it was all burnt like someone tried to use a torch to straighten it out, I pulled it off and used a hammer to straighten it as much as possible. I sanded off the chrome and did a few layers of primer. i am currently waiting for it to dry so here is what it looks like now. thats the bumper painted and back on the car.
Welcome from Virginia Beach. Looking good so far. I have a 71 Comet with the Maverick hood. I like it better. I picked up my front disc kit from period perfect parts. Good luck
Today I spent most of my time getting rid of the tape connections the old owner had... i put a couple of speakers in her so i could have some tunes and it made it pretty obvious I need dynamat. Oh and i finished my battery Relocation! I put two 6 1/2 inch speakers in the back and added some 4 inchers in the front, I still have some of my old audio stuff from the bmw I scrapped and im planning to make use of it. I am gonna dynamat the whole car while building my center console. I have 4 3 way crossovers and 3 amps, I am going to run 4 6 1/2 inch drivers, 4 4 inch mids , 4 1 inch tweeters , 2 6 X9s 2 10 inch subs and possibly a center channel speaker. i have a 7 band panaramic eq to tune it and use as volume crontrol and im gonna run it all with a tablet im going to integrate into the dash (the tablet will be removable.) My goal is to make it sound as good as my bmw did. and yes I am going to sand and repaint the interior plastics.
So here are the rims I got for my comet, I was gonna go with some cragers but these where only 400 bucks from a buddy. I still havent gotten the kit to upgrade to disc brakes so i cant put em on yet. I did a layer of dynamat on the back speaker tray and inside the rear quarter panels, im gonna do the entire trunk next. Then I painted some interior parts and installed my new tweeters and crossovers.
Today I redid the back speaker tray and added some 6x9s and installed the new steering wheel. I am currently waiting on a bunch of parts and hopefully they will be in before next weekend.
Today I started to refurbish the dash, i sanded and painted it and took the guage cluster out to sand and paint it too, also i installed my dash cover, the interior is already looking better. today i decided to work on the doors, here is how the passenger door was. First i removed the door card then sanded and primerd the door. With the door card i took the original cover off, then i cut a piece of carped glued it and then stapled around the edge. then I painted the door black and put the card back in, i still havent decided about the arm rest, its got some tears in it and i think i might re upholster it. I painted my kick panels and installed another set of tweeters, the stock 4 inch speakers are going to be replaced with a set of soundstream ones soon. And here is what it looks like with my dash in. I really wish i had some before pictures because it was terrible.
i added the rear wheels last week but I am still waiting for the granada brake kit to upgrade the front to 5 lug, i also got a hood from my uncle for pretty cheap but i have to wait till the next time i go to northern california to get it, tomorrow i am gonna start on my center console. starting on my center console I still need a piano hinge to finish the armrest but this looks a bit better than it did before. tomorrow i dynamat.
So yesterday i got my new carpet kit in the mail, Today I took out the seats and center console. I wired the inside of the center console to be a bit more neat and upgraded the relays. tomorrow i am going to take out the carpet, spray the door jams and dynamat the whole floor. Hopefully by tomorrow evening i will have the car back together. Oh and i took my dash cluster out and i am trying to figure out how to make it illuminate, i see a bunch of spots for lights but when i put lights in the holes they dont actually help light up the cluster? so this is after i took it out. that little power button is the car start button, i am still waiting on the piano hinge foam and fabric for my arms rest. so with the cheap little tablet i have some pretty decent sound for cheaper than the price of a nice deck.
