My 71 Maverick Grabber Build.....

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  1. wardf

    wardf Ward Frahler

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    Is that all, you should have that done by lunch.:biglaugh:What color is the vert?
     
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    Yeah right..... It's triple white, mostly original paint and needs to be painted..... Relatively new top, so so interior and the shell is solid(no rust and no major dents).....
     
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    Nothing new?
     
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    Almost done with what I need to do on the Mustang vert for my dad..... I am leaving for a 5 day vac first thing in the am, then the following weekend I will get the Stang stuff done..... I might get back to mine on Sun that weekend, if not the weekend of the 28th for sure.....
     
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    Finally got my dad's Stang going last Sunday, then cleaned up the shop and dragged the Mav out of the corner and uncovered it..... I am going to get back to work this weekend.....

    Here's my dad's stang.....

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    Clean 86 vert! I love 4 eye foxes
     
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    Wow awesome car!!!! Congrates!!!!!
     
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    Great work on the Mustang! My wife has a '93 vert, 4cyl. She loves that car. I hate that car. I have literally spent days trying to get the door windows and quarter windows to line up and seal. Replaced all the rubber I could. Still leaks when it rains, LOL.
     
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    Me too..... It's a really solid car, but still in need of paint and seals.....

    This is the 85 I sold before buying the Mav.....

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    Thanks, I'm just happy to be able to get back on the Mav.....


    His needs a bunch of seals, and window guides but he can take care of most of that a little at a time(I'll probably end up helping some though:huh:)..... I think some of the leaks kind of go with having an older vert.....
     
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    Oh man I love the notch even more Frank! do tell us more about it!
     
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    I bought a 86 notch four cyl/auto from my mother in law I wish I kept it... she got it new and I paid $400 bucks for it, It was in perfect shape...
     
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    Finally some progress once again..... Finished getting the tail light panel ready and painted it matte black..... I also recently bout my front wheels, so I installed the valve stems and took them over to my buddies shop to mount/balance the tires.....

    Here's the painted tail light panel.....

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    and here is all the wheels/tires together.....

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    Lookin good! I bet it feels good to get back into it.
     
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    Looking really good Frank! Glad you are back on the car, I love the inspiration you provide me.

    Glenn
     
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    Frank, does your Caprice gaskets cover all of the original Maverick tail light holes completely? Maybe mine were a little off but I wound up welding all of the original holes up solid so they won't leak because the Caprice gasket wasn't 100% covering the Maverick holes :)
     
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