What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by ptpdub, Feb 21, 2011.

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  1. RMiller

    RMiller My name is Rick

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    Wow, that picture really drives home how small these cars are!!! Nice looking truck too!
     
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  2. Krazy Comet

    Krazy Comet Tom

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    Wife & I took it out for a 100 mi ride(round trip) down into NC to see a fellow Mavericker, the TFI ignition was flawless...
     
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  3. 71Mavrk

    71Mavrk Member

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    I thought the same thing. Makes the Maverick look like a pedal car. These modern trucks are beasts, even compared to old F150s.

    Micah
     
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  4. x72COMETx

    x72COMETx Member

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    Got the new differential in, now just need to find a crown Vic and snag the rear disc setup off of it
     

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  5. William623

    William623 Member Supporting Member

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    You can modify a 1996-2001? Explorer rear disk to fit.
     
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  6. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    they fit a 9" better...
    the crown Vic has the correct bolt pattern and correct center hole... :yup:
     
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  7. Maverick Dude

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    Finally cleaned the stains from beneath the gas filler. The previous onwner must have overflowed some crummy gas and it formed a hard varnish-like layer. Couldn't clean it with any of the solvents I tried.

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    Finally got it rubbed out with Meguiars fine cut cleaner. Took a lot of allow grease but came off.

    MD
     
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  8. stumanchu

    stumanchu Stuart

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    Was visiting my brother in Tucson last week, and we went to P&P for "therapy". They had a 74 four door mav in the yard and I scored a barely rusty battery tray!!!!!! WP_20170409_21_47_48_Pro.jpg sorry its upside down.
     
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  9. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    sometimes it's not overflow, it's slosh from a leaking gas cap seal...:yup:
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    pulled the tires and rims off the car, taking them to get the tires removed so the rims can be powder coated...:slap:
     
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  11. yellow75

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    WOW cant believe the issues you are having with the wheels, is the powder coating not wanting to stay on the slick surface ? I can see were mounting them the person would have to be very careful. When I took my new wheels in to get tires put on them when they put it on the balancing machine they left marks on the hub centers from the hold on bracket doo hickie, made sure that the weights were on the inside though.
     
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  12. Earl Branham

    Earl Branham Certified Old Fart

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    I'll send you one in a bit.
     
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  13. Earl Branham

    Earl Branham Certified Old Fart

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    Took the car out for a drive and used it for errands around town. Also went to see a house I am considering buying..........
    huge garage! Nice place, if the price is right!
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    powder coating itself is fine...just not the color I want. strange thing the color of them in a pic is the color I want, it's just not that color in person...:slap:
     
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  15. stumanchu

    stumanchu Stuart

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    That is something I would like for my Comet.......uh, no, I want one for ME!!!!!!
     
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