Posted by Sam Mangano on January 01, 1999 at 12:13:18:
In Reply to: Maverick to Comet conversion posted by Fernando on January 01, 1999 at 00:19:35:
Fernando,
Yes, the Comet taillight panel is different than that from a Maverick. The panel is a welded in part that is unique to each car, but it can be changed if you want to go through the hassle. You'd have to find a donor Comet and have a body shop cut out the panel from both cars, and weld the Comet panel back into the Maverick. I recently converted a Comet to a Maverick, but I left that panel alone, because I thought it looked okay the way it was, and I didn't want to go through the hassle of changing it!
: This is going to sound really stupid, and I dont expect you to understand.
: My wife had a 74 Comet that she got from her grandmother. We sold the car
: many years ago and she never got over it, she LOVED that car! I am trying
: to either find her another comet or convert a 74 Maverick 4dr that I found
: at a junkyard (shell only) to a comet. My main question is this: Are the
: tail light panels (where the gas cap is) different between comets and
: mavericks? I noticed a slight difference in the width of tail lights and
: the fact that the comet tail panel seems to have raised edges around the
: tail lights. Is this a fiberglass/composite panel that went over the
: sheetmetal or is it a completely different panel? this seems to be the
: biggest difference body-wise and the only thing that might keep me from
: plunging into this insane adventure. Any input and/or advise would be
: greatly appreciated.
: Thank you