What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

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  1. dizz510

    dizz510 Member

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  2. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Pulled the head off of my 1976 4-door to get it gone through.
     
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    Yeterday was install the 5.0 and T5 day, along with headers, also cut the hole in the tunnel for the shifter
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    swapped in 3 different timing pills in my MSD box. found one I like best.
    did 3 good 100+ MPH runs down the interstate and a whole lot of...:drive:...:chirp:
    may do a custom timing curve tomorrow...:yup:
     
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  5. Paul Masson

    Paul Masson MCCI Atlantic Canada Rep

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    Got all the spot welds on my cowl drilled, except for the ones on the windshield flange. Maybe tomorrow night...
     
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  6. randytatum

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  7. Lzoesch

    Lzoesch Levi Zoesch

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    Removed the cowl off of a 4 door 71 that had rolled.

    I found AA handbook from 79, looks like the driver killed himself on the way to a AA meeting. Front end was rolled bad, everything in the car smashed BUT the cowl.

    Brand new parts in the trunk, spark plugs, points for distb, oil filter, alternator, etc.

    [​IMG]
     
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  8. rthomas771

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    I traded a 74 grille with parking lights and early armrest for an early grille and perfect front valance.
     
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  9. ESampson

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    not gonna grab the ac stuff and convert your car? :)


    finished making off my whole car and misc. stuff...will be spraying tomorrow morning once the shop is up to temp.
    so excited and nervous at the same time..once you go black you never go back! :drive: can't wait to get this thing back together.
     
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    That bench seat looks nice in the blue Maverick.
     
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    thought they didn't allow power saws in there I took the leafs in the back to have rebuilt for mine wasn't much else except the most pine cones I seen in years in the trunk
     
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  12. mojo

    mojo "Everett"- Senior Citizen Supporting Member

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    Drove my car today after removing the bottom leaf of the General 4 leaf springs. I was pleased w/ the results. I removed the leaf cuz IMO the cars ride was way to stiff -- one of the best moves I hve made since owning the car. After riding on these springs for 3 yrs w/ the bone jarring ride, I shud hve did it 3yrs ago.

    I believe 4 leaf/880lb springs are overkill for these light cars no matter what you use the car for. The car still has a firm ride but nothing like B4 the change. If ur just using it for 1/4mi at a time, on smooth surface -- that may work. If ur driving the car in the real world -- altogether different matter IMO.

    After consulting w/ 71Gold " Thanks Frank" who has the same springs were the inspiration for removing the bottom leaf.
    I look fwd to driving the car more now that I don't have to be mindful of ruts, potholes and irregular surfaces..
     
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    Cleaned it and polished some chrome.
     
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    What did u use? Everything I use just isn't cutting it
     
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    Waiting to paint it... Cold this morning.. Heats right up.. Couple more degrees and its spray time!!!!!
     
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