Talk about a car thats came a long way in 2 months!

Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by Jamie Miles, Feb 15, 2006.

  1. dmhines

    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    My 302 engine was diesel ... not the 250!
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    :( ooops, sorry :D
     
  3. sierra grabber

    sierra grabber Certifiable

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    i ran a 302 on that once also, about 5 feet:slap::whistle:
     
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    Truly amazing from then to now Jamie! Great job.
     
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    :bowdown: Very well done Jamie...just shows how a little money can go a long way when you have the where-with-all to apply a lot of elbow grease.(y)
     
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    Man I wish I had your motivation! So tell us what your plans are for it. Maybe some of us have some spair parts to help you with.
     
  7. luckyirishpride

    luckyirishpride "Youngest Comet Owner"16!

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    Ya,I am aspiring to be like Jamie.... I am only sixteen so i 2 years to work on... probably wont even get close to his car... but if i do, it will probably need some of those "spare parts" that you mentioned! Hahaha:bowdown: :hide: :whistle:
     
  8. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    Thanks guys. My '72 isn't really that great. The pics make it look better then it really does. The paint is cracking and peeling and it needs a good bit of rust repair. I just built it to be a decent looking daily driver, so far so good. The plans at this point are to turn it over to my brother this fall when he gets his license. In the next several years the rust will be repaired and it will be repainted either the factory green or burnt orange. That will be up to my brother, it will be his car.

    Don't really need any parts right now. I've been strikeing it rich in the junkyards around here lately. :dance: Only thing I'm really missing for my '76 is a rear window. My '76 will become my daily driver by this fall.The car is currently a stripped shell. I think I'm going to put Comet stuff on it and rattle can it dark blue with black interior. Should come out looking more or less as nice as the '72 I hope. Planning to try my hand at putting a EFI 5.0 in it. If I can get a T5 behind that 5.0 it would make my day.

    Of course if someone wants to donate about $650 to get my Grabber back on the road, I would appreciate it. :tiphat: :drink: Thats my real baby. It will be truly "nice" before any of the rest of them are.

    If anyone has a rusty Grabber hood laying around and want to let it go super cheap, I'd be intrested in it. Got a little something I want to try. :)
     
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