What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

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  1. doncomfort

    doncomfort MCCI Membership Director

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    Finished the patch today. Very happy with the results.

    Primed and sanded

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    Base coat applied

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    Chemical to burn new clear into old clear applied

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    All done except for a light polish on the paint line.

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  2. z28th1s

    z28th1s MCCI State Rep Coordinator

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    ^^ Nice results!
     
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    Paul Masson MCCI Atlantic Canada Rep

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    You could build a U-tube manometer out of see-through plastic tubing with some water in it, mounted to a board with a ruler. Attach one end of the hose to your PCV hole (sealed) and leave the other end of the tube open to atmosphere. It's exactly what we run at work on HUGE 18-cylinder Deutz Diesel generators (4.80 MWe) that provide back-up power to a power plant, so I'm sure it'll work for you. Your reading will be in "Inches of Water" (difference between the two levels on the ruler), and then you can convert it to "psi" or whatever you want.
     
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  4. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    :drive:...:chirp:...:yup:
     
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  5. jg09

    jg09 Jon G.

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    That patch job looks good! I really should do the same with my Mav and her rust hole in the back passenger quarter. All I did to mine today was drive it in the rain and cuss at all the leaks in the weather stripping and windshield gasket.
     
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  6. RMiller

    RMiller My name is Rick

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    You need one of these! I have no idea how it works, came with my grandpas tools.

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  7. rthomas771

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    Replaced my boomerangs with the shinny ones I got out of the chrome shop
     
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    Tearing apart the 8.8" 3.73:1 Explorer posi I bought a few days ago.
     
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    Ordered a Powermaster 140amp 1 wire alternator, a set of headman ball flange collectors and two sets of 2.5 inch ball and socket flanges so I can make my H pipe removable...
     
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  10. doncomfort

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    Did the H4 headlight conversion.

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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    Maverocket Bob Williams

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    Picked up a Grabber hood for the son's car today. Has a good size dent in the front, but for $35 who can complain!
     

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  13. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I went for a drive, filled up with gas, and got honked at by a guy in a Roadrunner, all I could here from him, while I was passing him was "beep beep"....
     
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    Getting the Mav ready for the all ford picnic at sandy lake park next week. I found some old stickers from the 60's an 70's to go with the old school look i'm after.
     

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    BKelley came by today to give me a hand installing my AC system. We managed to rebuild and install the package tray, install the bucket seats, repaint the dash, repair a bad fan switch and a few other small things.
     
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