72 Mercury Comet GT in Germany

Looks like he hasn't been here in over a month. Maybe something happened. I hate it when these things happen...

 

He quit coming to the forum dont know exactly why but said he was done coming here.

 

i cannot believe this...
the same s**t just happened again?!?
i bought a wiring harness on ebay, paid immediately via paypal. i was just informed that my has been canceled and the auction has been deleted, as there was a misuse detected in the user profile. all that happened AFTER the close of the auction.

this starts to suck big time

 

what?? and your money wasn't automatically refunded? no wonder ebay gets a crappy reputation.

 

false alarm this time
i sent the seller an email, he responded quickly. looks like ebay went mental and closed some of his auctions. he will look into it and keep me updated...

but i'm with you on this one - canceling the auction and not refunding is simply not the way to do it!

 

I was interested in a part from the same seller - he was supposed to build them. I sent multiple messages asking for pictures and prices but never got a real answer, just that pictures would be sent soon (and they never were). After hearing about your experience, I'm glad I never sent any money.

I'm sorry this deal went bad and I hope you get your money back. At least you found another set of pedals! Keep posting pics, I really like this thread.

 

ok, back to topic!

not much done last weekend. put the two diffs back together


and cleaned up the transmission shafts with the output shaft put back together with all new synchro rings



maybe i'll get the transmission back together next weekend...

 

I have done with maverick_maniac in person and he is a nice guy and has TONS of parts.... Im not trying to defend him just i have dealt with him and the experience was good, Got a very nice 9 inch.

 

for the first time i actually believe that i'm able to finish this project. after discovering heavy rust in both the trunk lid and the newly acquired set of doors, today was a happy day. the container shipment of a friend was delayed nearly two months - but finally arrived today.

a big hand for mean_maverick - he provided me with a near mint trunk lid


also, the member 'karina' aka marco from colorado was a big help. he deals with car parts, and provided me with a set of solid doors. not perfect, but a very good place to start from



a big 'thank you' also goes out to chandler who provided me with a whole bunch of much needed parts.

i mocked up the front again to check how everything is aligned


the whole project will now definitely advance

 

LOOKS GREAT!

 

Looks good just goes to show how great some members here are.

I've had the pleasure of meeting a few in person

 

Thomas, that Comet is looking

 

the toploader is now completely rebuilt.
this is how it arrived:


tore it down completely:


cleaned and painted the case:


both shafts rebuilt with new synchro rings:


reverse shaft installed:


partially assembled:


bellhousing cleaned and painted:


bellhousing and tranny back together:


hurst waiting to be installed:


i didn't put the shifter handle back on as i messed up the tailshaft output bearing. i will have to install a new one, this time properly with a bearing press...

 

apart from that, i re-bent, cleaned and painted the fuel lines. the rear line unfortunately had been cut, so i have three pieces in total:

 

the detail work is impressive. you have a good eye for that stuff. Are you gonna run the stock fuel tank with stock pickup?