My Comet GT Build

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  1. mean_maverick

    mean_maverick Senior Member

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    the floors in my '73 4dr are in the same great shape as your's and the one's in my '75 parts car are even better :D:D:D
     
    mean_maverick, Dec 11, 2007
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  2. NICK DOMINICK

    NICK DOMINICK MCCI Virginia State rep.

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    Looks good Dennis. What are you going to do with the holes in the shock towers? Drill a nice even hole or make a patch panel and not have a hole?
     
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  3. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    I plan on having a hole just big enough for a grease gun.
     
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  4. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Here is how to repair butchered up shock towers. Get some thick washers and bore a hole in them so a 5/16 socket just fits. Slide it over the grease fitting and slide the washer up against the shock tower. Trace any remaining metal and cut it out so the washer will slide in flush with the surface. Then just tack the washer in place, cut out scrap to fill in the rest, weld, grind and sand. Then bore the hole out to 5/8" and a grease gun will fit perfectly into the fitting. Funny thing was, the picture in post 57 has a 90˚ fitting under that blob of grease. After butchering the tower, the bozo ended up putting a 90˚ fitting in it anyway.

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  5. Columbus Comet

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    You really know your stuff man. That's sweet.
     
    Columbus Comet, Dec 15, 2007
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  6. Dan Starnes

    Dan Starnes Original owner

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    Nice work!!
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  7. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Very Nice!!
     
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    I envy your skills man. (y)
     
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  9. Pasc

    Pasc Looking for Stallion part

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    Nice work!! (y)
     
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  10. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    Very nice work!! :thumbs2:

    Ok! :D
     

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  11. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    Dennis,
    i did about the same thing...except...i got a big washer and went around town untill i found a ...rubber plug...to fit it. then welded in the washer, stuck the plug in and it looked like it came from the factory that way...:yup: (didn't think about drilling a hole the size of a plug i already had)...:slap:

    ...(y)...
     
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  12. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Yea, I'm sure I can find some 5/8" plugs to put in there after its painted.
     
    Mavaholic, Dec 15, 2007
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  13. ford84stepside

    ford84stepside Lone Wolf

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    So what's the plans for this one: restore, resto-mod, or hot rod?
     
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  14. Wilbur Green

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    Great work Dennis, like all of your projects will be better than new when done.
     
    Wilbur Green, Dec 16, 2007
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  15. Allen Small

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    Dennis,

    The work you are doing is looking good. Very impressive. I have the same issue to deal with on the 72 Grabber that I have. I was wondering how I was going to deal with the problem, now I have a solution.

    Thanks
    Allen
     
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