What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

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  1. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I had a full day of finding parts with my uncle, in Tampa & Clearwater. No Mavericks, but loads of Ford pickups to get some intermittent wiper boxes ($7.50), and Taurus electric fans ($17) Volvo fan relays ($7.50) and a super clean Ford Explorer GT40 style upper intake for $20!! All stuff that is kinda hard to come buy at home, since this stuff is usually rusty and crappy looking. You guys down here are spoiled!! I saw some beautiful cars in the yards, man it's a shame.
     
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  2. Joe Dirt

    Joe Dirt BBF life

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    resealed the a1000 changed the fuel filter and done some tuning, burned some rubber afterwards
     
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  3. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Sounds like you just need to go home and quit spending all of Lisa's money.
     
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  4. Red1972Grabber

    Red1972Grabber Hangtown Hot Rods-NorCal

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    I fired up the blue one I just got, to make sure it is holding a charge. Funny thing is, I noticed my next door neighbors had company. Then they happen to be out on the front porch. Then they are yelling at me, "hey sounds good". Too bad they didn't hear my Grabber! :D
     
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  5. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    drove over to Tractor Supply and bought a pick and shovel to dig up 3 stumps from trees i cut down day before yesterday...:whew:
    made a little...tire smoke...on the way home...:chirp:
     
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  6. XOneBadMavX76

    XOneBadMavX76 New Member

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    my mav

    I rebuilt my carry and put new sparks in it well it is Coming Together
     
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  7. slick

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    rebuilt my carb..great success on my first try! also got the plugs in, new distributer cap, points and rotor..it was a long day. needless to say, the car ran way better
     
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  8. darren

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    Sucks to see all those rust free cars in the bone yard eh dave. What a shame.
    PS. I could use some cheap gt40 heads. LOL.
     
    darren, Jan 1, 2012
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  9. blugene

    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    What really sucks is remembering when I used to see Mavs and Comets in the yards and I didn't give it much thought. I went for a particular part and that was it. Now if I see one I'm looking for ANY part lol. I remember I was at the yard looking for a part for my dads 74 Chev truck when I came across the Grabber that had the spoiler. I wasn't going to get it but decided to on the way out. I remember it was pretty intact and still had bucket seats. That was like 25 years ago..
    My sister texted me that she found a VHS tape from 1989 and it has me and my Comet in it. I am anxious to see it.
     
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  10. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    YouTube Baby!!!!
     
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  11. mojo

    mojo "Everett"- Senior Citizen Supporting Member

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    Rebuilt ur what???:hmmm:
     
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  12. blugene

    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    Don't know how. Something I will have to figure out soon.
    She just texted back that she hasn't had the time to have it copied :mad:
     
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  13. Demmitt

    Demmitt nutz and boltz

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    removed multipl layers of paint and found a LOT of bondo (15lbs) man that crapy paint was hiding so much damage. 013_original.jpg 1970_day_one_original.jpg
     
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  14. mavgrab302

    mavgrab302 MCCI Florida State Rep

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    got my new carpet in,kick panels and installed my seats...Also installed my windshield with a new gasket man it was tough getting the two upper corners.... took her for its 1st drive around the neighborhood and pissed off a old fart on the next street over..lol.. She isn't pretty but I will bring her to the silver springs show next weekend...
     
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  15. Joe Dirt

    Joe Dirt BBF life

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    diddled with the carb pump cams, and added a hanger on the down pipe
     
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