Saving a 71 Comet GT

Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by JOEXR793, Jul 19, 2023.

  1. JOEXR793

    JOEXR793 Member

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    I have a 1976 Maverick Stallion, and 85 More Mavericks and Comets in Inventory.
    85160709_2383267341964416_7654499201786576896_o.jpg 20171115_152045.jpg 84467127_2383267238631093_57740264722137088_o.jpg 83375603_2383267695297714_1787440924737929216_o.jpg 83927595_2383485508609266_6212359933816471552_n.jpg 84714108_2383267825297701_2134092609985970176_o.jpg Got a Call From a Guy a few Years Back, Said He Had a Comet that was Hit Hard, I said Ok,, He had a Couple of Photos he sent me in a Text, I said Go ahead and Ship the car, We Can Fix it, So we Discussed Some Arrangements and Made a Deal, and We Went to Detroit to Fetch the Car, and Also Grab a Second Car. So I will add to the Story Every Few Days and Share Photos as we go, Many Have Seen this Car Both Wrecked and Then Done, But it was a Fun Project and Ultimate Save.

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    I will Try and Edit to add to the Story, So Please Bear with me. After Getting Back to the shop with the Comet GT in Tow, and Driving back a Lime Green Comet that was a Possible Parts Source to Repair the GT, Patricia had her Fun, Lol ,,, driving in front of the Tow Van incase of a Breakdown, She did Great, We Had to by hand get Defrost to work to keep Glass clear and heat in the car, But it was a Very wet and Rainy Day, The Lime Green Comet looked like it was Bathed in White Clay from some of the Gravel Roads we had Gone Down,, Yes I Believe I have a Few Photos of this Trip.

    Reaching the Shop, The Crew Took Both Cars to Chem Cleaning, They were an Absolute Mess with Road Dirt, So the Van and 2 Cars went for a Bath. The first thing we Noticed is the Differential of the White GT Would have Failed if we had a few more Miles to go, The Collision Damaged the Differential pretty bad, Right rear axle was Bent, and the Leaf spring was Broken. When the White GT Made it onto the Frame Wrack to get Pulled, Taking a few Measurements had the Right Rocker panel at the (B) Pillar in almost 11 inches, Basically the Car was a Banana, about 3 inches shorter on the Right side of Body.

    Setting the GT on the Frame Machine, We had to Try and Reverse the Hit, and Do This Slow, or Metal gets torn. Having One attached to the Front Frame, then One at Rear Frame, and Two at Right side. So We put Tension on the car and we walked out of the shop for the Night, Each day for 2 weeks I added Tension and walked away for the day, This Turned out to Be the Best Solution. We Saved the Floors, and Trunk Floor and Package Tray area, Yes the Rear Seat was Crushed as well as the Plastic on Right inside Quarter next to Seat, Right front Bucket Seat was as well Sorta Crushed but was Able to be Repaired.

    Here is More Photos, and Stay Tuned for Next Part.
    Joe
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Show pictures on the frame rack. The "table" and the "pulling stations" are a fascinating piece of machinery.
     

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