hoods

will the mav hood fit on the comet with little or no trouble

 

not really. the comet has a different front end, bumper, grill etc.

 

carbs

can you use the mav carb for the strate 6 on a comet

 

not sure. haven't played with any of the six stuff. but i would imagine you could as they use the same engines.

 

yea all the mav 6 carbs interchange, the bolt pattern on the 6's are the same

 

Didn't the 74 use a Maverick bumper?
The grille is still hood specific though...
That is the only thing I see that would keep it from working.
Swap in a Mav grille, and it will bolt right on.
I will surely be corrected if I am wrong! :Handshake


Zane, are you needing a hood.
There is a member here that posted in a thread about the Moultre swap meet that he has a good Comet hood.
Fwiw...

 

Carbs

Thanks for the info... That helps Alot...Does anybody knew where I can get factory Carb for a comet 3.3 straight 6? and the factory radio? And a GT hood?

 

yea big bumper mavericks and comts use the same bumpers

 

hey i would like to get a gt hood but the hood on my comet is in excellent condision on rust anywhere that i can see

 

Just curious...
If you want a Comet GT hood, why ask about Maverick hoods?


The Comet GT hood is just a Comet hood with a Cougar/Cyclone hood scoop on it.
If your Comet hood is pristine, then I would suggest just going over to Crites' website and getting a repop Cougar Eliminator/Cyclone/Comet hood scoop and bolting it on.
Lots of folks carry that repop, but Crites has some of the better prices out there.

 

thanks for the help

 

This is the first time i've heard this one. They don't look identical to me...close maybe. Been awhile since i've seen the Cougar/Cyclone scoop. I recall seeing one with fins(?) or lines and another that was smaller with a grid in the opening...

I don't think the point is so pronounced on my GT scoop, but I havn't compared it...this one looks bigger also, again not sure.
Now i'm curious...
Kinda pricey!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERC...yZ140705QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Cougar Eliminator, Mercury (Montego) Cyclone, and Comet GT all used the scoop on the right in your post.
The other is a Ford Mustang scoop. It may have also spent some duty on 68-69 Torino/Fairlane hoods too, IIRC.



Edit:
I don't know for sure, but the pic on the right looks wrong for a GT/Elim/Cyc hood scoop.

Maybe that is a Boss 429 scoop?
Can't tell from the angle of the pic.
But they had a point like that in front.
What you can't tell from the pic is how tall the scoop is.
A B429 scoop is HUGE... tall and wide.

 

Mercury Cougar Eliminator:


Mercury (Montego) Cyclone (Cale Yarbrough edition Cyclone Spoiler shown):

 

Just for giggles...

Dan Gurney edition of the Cyclone Spoiler:


Regular Cyclone:


The scoop was functional on the Cougars and Cyclones!


These cars are so pretty!