Almost done engine comp

i love that comet, i seen a video of a blue comet on the internet racing at an 1/8 mile track running 6.40 is this the car. the cross bracing on the shock towers did you buy that somewhere or did you make it if you made it how much would it cost to make a set for a 74 grabber. mine went 6.41 on a 150 shot, it doesent have the bracing and i am afraid it will twist it up. thanks randy

 

Riporter, Man that black in the background really sets that blue off nicely. Makes the blue look even deeper, Be sure to post the pics of the compartment when youre done. Youll be done yours before I do mine. I probably wont be able to do it till spring. Thanks, Thom

 

Thx Thom, I'm gonna steal an idea from Dennis and make my own Maverick valve covers by puttin the chrome Mav emblems on them.
The engine is becoming an obsession...I need to get to a stopping point so I can move on to the interior. The Mav is in the shop havin the 9" rear end put in this weekend. I'm chompin at the bit get it back

 

I have been trying to find a chrome 90deg heater hose fitting so the one going to the core don’t stick up

 

Hey MaverickGrabber, Ford Motor Sport makes it I have it on mine. I needed it in order to run the March pulleys the way Im running them. I think the water neck was $30. It was also chrome.

Hey Riporter, it never stops does it? I said Id stop w/ my engine comp. now I want to paint it black like yours. Now I just do a little everywhere on the car. Once I get the house w/ garage thats when the crazy stuffs gonna happen. Thom

 

i did not see any for the heater hose from the intake to the core seen a steal one could paint it but

 

I thought we were the only ones to have done this?

 

cool

 

Sorry Maverick Grabber, I read what you put and was thinking thermostat housing, stupid me Hope I didnt just confuse the heck out of you. Thom

 

That looks great Thomas, what did you do? Dremel grind the embossing off the cover.
Grabber, nice engine shot...I think thats the black I wanna do my compartment in. Satin Black?

 

Mine is a Semi-gloss black high temp engine paint

 

Hindsight is 20/20

Guys I love what ya'll have done. But I have a ? Not to sound like a fool, but when we rebuilt our engine, making it look/run wonderful(not including the power steering pump) we neglected to paint the inside of the engine compartment. the metal is almost all good minus the battery holder(wich we can fix easily enough) But is it possiable to paint the engine compartment, without having to pull everything back out. because there is a very tight fit between the exuast and the sides of the compartment. I am almsot sick we didnt take the time, to begin with, but now, it has become a severe thorn in my side. Thanks for any suggestions.

 

I was thinking of waiting until I change to the Elite headers (for looks) and changing the heads and just taking my time stripping that mess of trunk splatter out and doing satin black. I dont it would be too hard w/ the heads and headers out and then just cover the engine real good. What do you guys think? Thom

 

Thom that would definitely be the time to do it...something you might want to check out is a paint product called hammertite...comes in various colors and the finish is hard as a rock and difficult to scratch, its not a high gloss finish but not flat either...its a rust encapsulator also...look at my thread entitled, Transformation...I used it on the Compressor mounting bracket and shock tower struts.

 

Thanx Riporter, I sure will thats perfect cause I dont want anything real shiny. Just want our March pulleys to stand out ha ha! I cant wait to get it done. Thanks again, Thom