Project "Therapy Sessions" 1972 Maverick

man I missed this thread . . . awesome work. Great job on that rear panel. That engine looks sweet.

 

I love when people change things up and do it all a little different.. great work.. keep it going..
Terri

 

Ok, so the patterns are all made up now. I cut off the old engine aprons completely today. Before I did so I welded a bar from side to side to keep the hood hinge mounts right where they belong. I also put a down tube to make sure it didn't in, out, up or down!

I spent a little time cleaning up the area. This week I am going to sand it all down, tape it up and spray a good epoxy on it all. I am hoping to have the new aprons back by weeks end. As soon as I do I will epoxy those as well. Then weld them in.

On a side note....I went and looked at a 69 Camaro today. It's an RS/SS convertible. Same owner the last 21 years. He decided he wants it freshened up a bit. So in the fall I will have a side job to do to be able to have more Maverick money to spend, always need more of that!!

 

That was what I was concerned with when I cut all of my towers and aprons out - I kept cutting pieces of them out until I had just enough room to put in my cage down bars - once they were in I cut the rest of the panels out. I kept measuring as I went and it turned out that nothing moved.

Really interested in seeing how your replacement panels turn out

 

Making some good progress there! Lookin great!!!

 

OMG it's a SPRINT!!!!! Such sacrilege!!!! Didn't you know those are rare!!!

 

iam loving it. i would like to have one of those back panels

 

Looking good.....

 

I got my panels back from the fab shop on Wednesday. Today I took a few hours fitting them. They did a great job and they look really good. But making a piece of steel that perfectly matches my poster board template was probably expecting too much. For the $200 I think they are perfect.

I had to assemble the nose of the car to make sure that everything was going back where it belonged. I didn't want to weld it all together to find later on that things didn't line up properly.

Tomorrow I am going to prime them as well as the crossmembers and frame rails with DP Epoxy. Then I will weld them all in place.

Glenn

 

Looking great! Can't wait to see it finished!!

 

They look good..... Nice hood you have there too.....

 

Awesome!! (as usual!!)

 

Your project looks real good. Also, nice, well lite work area. Nice to have friends who have rotissery for that underbody work. I agree w/ the certified welder; ur welds on the frt crossmember look good.
Lastly, great job on takin the time to give all the details on the project.

 

Emptying the wallet!

Did any of you hear that giant sucking sound? You know, the sound of a wallet emptying!

I just ordered a set of Cal-Trac bars and the rear disc brakes from Vintage Venom. I hope to have it all in my hands some time next week. I can't wait to get to a point soon where I can actually have a car with suspension in it! It's been since November last year when I pulled it all out.

I am taking Friday off to extend my holiday weekend. By the end of it I plan to have the front engine compartment in primer. Everything is all welded and ground. Now I need to clean it all, spray the epoxy, and then a filler primer.

Things are happening....it's so exciting! I still have a long way to go, but when some of these mile stones happen it feels so good.

 

Hi. Congratulations Glenn!! Great job!!!
I have a 1974 Maverick here in Brazil and i need some body metal parts like quarter panes (L/R) and rear panel. Do you know some site with this parts for sale? Thanks and all the best.
Clayton.