What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

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  1. mav1970

    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    I cleaned up the light bulb buckets of my 67 Impala tail lights and primed them with self etching primer - it was actually nice enough to paint outside yesterday:bananaman
     
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  2. mavmike72

    mavmike72 Member

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    Woo Whoo the motor lives. Sounds great, now to get the tranny in.
     
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  3. johnip

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    put the battery back in and let it run for a few minutes. going to paint the sport lamps and grille next.
     
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  4. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    Some old, same old...
     
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    chevyandford71 Member

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    Got a thrush glasspack put on :bananamansounds awesome. also got my radio mounted and cut holes in the package tray for them but cracked it :(
     
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    smegnl Roger Saffle

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    removed medallion from the grille and started cleaning and preping my grille to paint it black.
     
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  7. ptpdub

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    snowplowed around the shop where it sits, imprisoned in its frozen tomb.
     
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  8. Ol Maverick Man

    Ol Maverick Man Member

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    This week I put the chuck in with the new 4.11 gears. I changed the spark plugs. All eight of the old ones were burning nice and tan, so I stayed with the Autolite 45's
    I installed the replated boomerangs I bought on E-bay. I'm installing KYB shocks up front. I had to remove the coil spring boosters to get the shocks in. I'm going to put the front wheels back on with a couple of lug nuts, to see if I like the look without the boosters in. I changed the oil and put in a pint of Lucas Oil Zinc additive. I used Napa 20-50 Performance Oil and a Napa Gold oil filter, as recomended here on the site.
     
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  9. maverickdragger

    maverickdragger GearHead

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    got it to the shop and pressure washed it. pulled the rear brakes apart. suprised to find nothing behind the drum.
     
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  10. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    you're not one of thoes Guys that carry a knife and don't use it because you don't want to dull it, are you...:yup:
    had a Guy at work like that. he had a bad a$$ pocket knife he paid $70 for. it would shave the hair on his arm...wouldn't cut anything with it because he didn't want to dull it. yet, he set in the breakroom sharpening it all the time. I gues it got dull just shaving his arm...

    ...:rofl2:...
     
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  11. maverickdragger

    maverickdragger GearHead

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    also pulled the interior and picked up my two rear wheels. gonna paint my two good steelies red and black for now. painted my breather the color i'll paint the car. candy purple
     

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  12. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    before and after paint...:yup:
     
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  13. Joe Dirt

    Joe Dirt BBF life

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    Messed around with this autolite carb got it to idle finally at a resonable a/f but still to lean to drive it once the throttle's on. back to the holley for now...
     
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    Zooomzoomguy Member

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    removed my rear end pumpkin to install gears in it tomorow
     
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  15. facelessnumber

    facelessnumber Drew Pittman

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    Well I'm not in Scouts anymore, let's put it that way... I carry a military surplus Gerber multi-tool. The "tactical black" finish has worn off in a few places, I've replaced the wire cutter blades a few times, the Philips screwdriver is a little worn, the big flat screwdriver's broken, the straight blade is nicked, the serrated blade is dull, it blackens the insides of my pockets and hands, and it smells like a disemboweled car.
     
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