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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    put a new breather gasket on...:drive:...:chirp:every thing is lovely...:burnout:
    it was in the 70s today so I had a chance to check out the A/C...:thumbs2:
    being they are calling for rain tomorrow, when I got home from my ride...I mowed the grass...:yup:
     
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    Stop it!!

    Snowing again this morning at 8:10, 22 degrees F.

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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    22 degrees F. would be too cold to snow in Ga. (upper 40s to mid 50s):yup:
     
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    It snows at 40*-50* in GA??:bs:
     
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    I guess you didn't read the joking in that statement...:biglaugh:
     
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    Got the Global West upper and lower control arms and the Viking coilovers installed on the drivers side, also new Moog inner and outer tie rods. tomorrow I will do the passenger side, then set my ride height.
     
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    going to Summit today to get some of the parts for my 9" build...:party3:
     
  9. JL Mav

    JL Mav I almost made it to Lake Tahoe

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    I tried to get the bell housing alignment pins out of the block. The emphasis is on tried, no luck yet.
     
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    went to Summit and got another load of 9" parts. started cutting on the 9" donor tubes.
     
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    Started parting it out

    The 75 Maverick parts car I brought home, #57 I believe. Down to about 1 a year these days getting harder to find
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    disassembled the 9" chunk, steam cleaned it, bead blasted it, steam cleaned it again and dropped it off at the powder coater today... should be ready tomorrow.
    now to clean up the housing...:bouncy:
     
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    ordered my exhaust gasket, took off the headers, started cleaning off the old gasket from both surfaces
     
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    Last fall I purchased a very low mile Holley 4160. I went through it to return it to factory specs, do preliminary float adjusments, etc. I installed it today, and it seems fine. Cant road test yet, but is almost 16 in. vac at idle, and drops to 13 with a quick recovery when primary is opened rapidly, will not drop at all if opened fairly slow, and Idle screws are very responsive. Runs smoother than previous 1850, and the throttle shafts arent wore out. Cant wait to see how it will run at WOT........and of course....at all points in between!
     
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    I finished my install of the Global West upper and lower control arms. Set my ride height on the Viking coilovers and got the alinement close enough to drive it to the alinement shop.
     
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