Day one, teenage hot rodder, let it begin

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  1. claire bo

    claire bo New Member

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    :bananamanPicked up my 72 Maverick. Fully modified with 351 M with aluminum intake and four barrel Carb. You'll say this doesn’t fit, and you’re right. The previous teenage hot rodder(a boy) installed a full pinto front suspension including 5 lug rotors. He did leave the 8 inch rear end with its original 4 lugs :16suspect . can we say dork-mobile?! It was sitting there for three years. We aired up the tires, chucked in a new battery and made our fuel tank by pass device fired up and drove it home :drive: . All this for the sum of 400 bucks SCORE! Now if I can just talk my dad out of his 5 lug rear end, weld wheels etc. I’m on my way. This site has already helped me with deciding what to do with this car. Now my dilemma is deciding between the original banana yellow or sleek black. As of 8'o'clock Friday night I have totally scrubbed her out ditched the carpet and made my first modification.....A COMET HOOD SCOOP!
     
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    yellow75 MCCI Oregon State Rep Supporting Member

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    Just make sure you ask dad for the stuff before it ends up on the car :)
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    Looking forward to seeing some pictures of that 351M and front suspension (y)
     
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    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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  14. claire bo

    claire bo New Member

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    Here are some photos! And she is 2780 lbs at the local truck scales. We just ripped her 8" 4 lug out and will have a 8" Granada 5 lug in by Monday.
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    claire bo New Member

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    More photos! She now has 5 lugs in each corner.
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