What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

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  1. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    just got back from lunch...took the interstate home and twisted on it a little. took it to 100 MPH and lifted. the Powerjection III is still in it's learning mode so i was schooling it...advance class tomorrow...:rofl2:

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    The intake was an iron one probably from a truck, it was tall
     
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  4. mav1970

    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Mounted my new 100 amp 1 wire alternator, that I bought from Joe Dirt, to the right side Cleveland head. Now to figure out how to add a bracket for adjusting the belt with the front engine plate in the way :cry:
     
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  5. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    installed (2) Gates Power Grip hose clamps...
    used Effies hair dryer to shrink them...:yup:
    no pics. and will road test them tomorrow...i ran the motor up to temp and everything was good.

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    bought outer wheel bearings and picked up some impala calipers, and spent 68 bucks on 4 little spacers cause i had them machined. im going to get my maverick back up and running, with disk brakes.
     
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    Went for a drive, wait correction was going to go for a drive, got to the gas station, just parked and then thud!!! the jack hole in front of me backed his Astro van into my front bumper (with his tow hitch) :mad: , lucky enough it was not hard enough to do any damage :dancing: , but it did make me decide to not go for a drive, sooo on my way home about three blocks from home, i then almost got T-BONED by another A-HOLE that ran a stop sign, Sundays are way to busy with the swap-meet to be driving around, lesson learned....
     
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    Started putting the interior back together. Got the pedal support, steering column, wipers done. Yesterday I cleaned the overspray from the previous paint job and 38 years of dirt from the wiring harness.

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    Now that looks clean. Nice work.(y)
     
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    Mad Goon Scaring the Hondas

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    Went for a test drive after tuning 750 carb. Rode fine. Am contemplating starting disc brake project:hmmm:
     
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    Cut weld cut weld
     
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Kind of mounted my front fenders - then took measurements to lay out the hole that I needed to cut in my hood to clear the dual carbs - cut the hole and kind of mounted the hood between the fenders - still need to trim a larger hole but we're getting there :)
     
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  14. mojo

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    What kind of scoop? How does a foward facing scoop fair when/if u get caught out in the rain? Always wondered abt that. Anyway, u lookin the get the car on the road this season? What color is contemplated? I guess enough questions for now. Lookin fwd to seein it roll-out.:thumbs2:
     
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  15. mav1970

    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    I bought a used Harwood that came with a scoop plug - not sure if that is for when it rains and I hope I don't have to find out LOL!

    The plan all along was to paint it a bright orange - as of now it will be painted Camaro Hugger Orange as I have an offer of a free gallon of that color (y)

    As for getting it on the road this season - I can only work on it as time allows so only time will tell :)
     
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