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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    sounds like" all you have to do is finish"...:thumbs2:
     
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    RMiller My name is Rick

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    :biglaugh:You are correct! Problem is there is still so much to finish.:(
     
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    Anyone know if they're planning on re-popping the tail light lenses anytime soon?
     
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    RMiller My name is Rick

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    Bought a Vintage Air mock up box and working on placement. I wanted to avoid hardware through the firewall, it's such a pain in the seat muscle to work with. With that in mind, I started out thinking I would build a second bracket to attach to the firewall. That consumed a few hours and I finally came up with these, weld them in place and done!

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    RMiller My name is Rick

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    Good try but not going to work very well. If I continued on that path I'll need a toddler to install the top nuts or leave it so low the passenger will need to have tiny feet for any level of comfort! Time for a reset and try again on the next plan.
     
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    Decided to do a tune up on my maverick as it was running rough...that quickly spiraled out of control. Today the car got a new intake, new demon 1901 carburetor, new fuel lines, new oil, new spark plugs, new distributor, and new brakes. :rofl:
     
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    mojo "Everett"- Senior Citizen Supporting Member

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    So, how does it run now?
     
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    Not running quite right just yet, acceleration isn’t as good as I would like, have to adjust it some more.
     
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    stumanchu Stuart

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    Ya cant even go thru the fast check lane with that many items!
     
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    Spent a few hours working on the car...could not get the demon carburetor to run right. It would have a random backfire through the carb. Checked and recheck timing on the car, air fuel mixture, vacuum leaks, etc... spent hours troubleshooting, even called demon tech support.... eventually gave up and bought a rebuild kit for my edelbrock and now it runs great.
     
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    CA189HJN Robert Couse-Baker

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    The squirrels are my constant companions while working on my Maverick.
     
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    CA189HJN Robert Couse-Baker

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    First time I have heard such. My own Street Demon was bolt-on and forget. You may have gotten a bad one.
     
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    That is what I am thinking.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    my neighbor bought one and couldn't get it to run right. they said it had been bench tested but when they got done troubleshooting it they found that one of the ports wasn't drilled all the way through, had the needle and seat in but no hole...:slap:
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    took Patches out for a road test after a transmission cable adjustment...:drive:...:chirp:
     
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