1972 Maverick Grabber Resto/Mod for my Dad

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  1. Cruzin Illusion

    Cruzin Illusion Enigma

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    I plan on giving it to him when it is done which I am hoping will be no later than July.

    He does not know anything about the car. When he comes over I have a lock on the basement door and I moved the car to a shop.
     
    Cruzin Illusion, Dec 16, 2013
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Does he have access to a computer and the internet?
     
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    LOL.. it's a damned big ocean, bud.

    Then again.. if he ever daydreams about Mavericks or Comets.. he'll surely end up here with any searches. :yup:
     
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    He does but primarily for work only. He is not one to surf the web.
     
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    Lzoesch Levi Zoesch

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    It would be awesome, and a crazy twist IF this happened haha

    He finds out early on that you're doing this build for him so, he in returns does a car too and he gives you his, and you give him yours. Would be kinda cool to surprise both sides of the fence at the same time.
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    That was my thought......or if he just says to himself one day "I wonder what I would find it I googled my son's name?"
     
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    The back panel is unmasked and the scoops are painted and installed. Also got the grille, chin spoiler, and headlight bezels painted. The picture of the chin spoiler and headlight bezels look gray but the are the same eggshell black.

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    Check out the detail in the screen!

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    Here is a couple of the instrument cluster and where we currently are on it.

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    very nice.
     
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    the "understatement of the month".. right there.

    More like.. Holy Friggen' $#%*!.. that's nice! :Handshake
     
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    Interesting grille. Are the openings for fog lights like the ones on the new mustangs?
     
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    I received the PIAA 5192 4" Xteme White SMR Driving lights that I ordered. I couldn't wait to see how they looked in the fabricated housings.

    I placed them in the housings to get a general idea.

    They look pretty good to me. What do you guys think???

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    I think it looks like it could have came from the factory like that, really nice!
     
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    Very tasteful modification (along with all the others) that will certainly set the car apart from anything else on the road!
     
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    Are the top two smaller gauges going to be facing downward? I realize you are early on in the fabrication, so maybe it isn't clear yet. But that is how it looks.

    Looking great so far!
     
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