I was considering torino tails (1970 model) instead of the t-bird tails in light of my backup light (no pun intended) problem. Has anyone seen these done?
Can this be done with a Comet? It looks neat and orignal. Since you are the Question Asker, I have a 77 Comet. I look at Hooker Headers & part #6901 is for Mavericks. So what is the difference in a 77 Maverick with a 302 & a 77 comet with a 302? I do have a 3 speed auto.
Heh, streetrod. I ASK the questions, I'm getting better at ANSWERING them though. To the best of my knowledge, everything is the same on mavericks/comets once you get past the purely cosmetic differences.
stall with a cam I would like to know do you have to run at stall when you go with a cam. Both cam companies said that I need a 2500 to 3000 stall. One is a Edelbrock & the other is CompCam. I will be driving it on the street at times. A buddy said if I you a stall the car will not go unless the RPM's are above the stall. Is this correct? So with a 2500 stall, I can't leave a stop sign unless I rev the car pass 2500 RPM's? What happens if I don't use a stall? It's a 77 Comet with a 302 & auto trans.
I had a set of those lights. I thought that the outside corners were to sharp for the rear lines of the Mav. If you notice, the rear panel on the Torino has that shape, so they flow with the lines very well. Too sharp for the Mav IMO. I sold my set for a pretty penny... Dave
Stall speed depends on the specs of the cam you use. Some cams work with the stock stall, some won't even idle in gear with a stock stall. Go with the recommendation for the exact cam grind you are using. Fwiw: Edelbrock cams are TRW cams with an Edelbrock box. You can get them cheaper through TRW or Summit (Summit uses TRWs as their 'house' brand). No, if you are at a stop, you do not have to rev the car to stall speed to move. It just has more slippage than stock. Higher than stock converters should have a tranny cooler to control heat created by slipping. Sorry to encourage thread hi-jacking, but I did want to answer his question. Dave
Looks pretty sharp and different. Its hard to come up with something original these days. I myself am going to make a cyclops lens for my 71. I know I've posted this pic before but just remember, you saw it here first!!!
The taillight panel on a Comet is smooth, no coutoured lines around the taillights. I have tried to talk Dennis into using the Montego/Cyclone taillights on his Comet GT since he is eliminating the center gas fill. They have three pods per side instead of the two as Comets came with. The base Montego had the two pod lights, same exact assembly as Comets. He won't listen to me, he wants some tractor trailer LED lights on that thing. Seth
What????? The tail light panel has a raised area on each side in the shape of the base of the tail lights. Plus a raised area for the gas filler. Yea, other than that its smooth. I thought you was too young for flashbacks.
True it is not FLAT, but it is smooth. I think the Maverick had those reverse indentions to keep it from looking so much like a Pinto !!! Those Cyclone taillights would look great on your car, Dennis! Seth
The comet is gonna keep its stock tail lights although its going to loose the backup lights. Plus I never liked the chromed crosses so their going too. Clean and simple.
I thought about a torino GT tail light, I almost bought 1 off of ebay, guy said it was something like 55 in. wide and my Mav was like 48 so it would have to be modified, I was thinking of adding the trim on the GT spoiler also. The man also said tail light had a natural bow in it
