after a long time the mav is ready! (pics) mexico

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    after a year and a half i just finished my mav , worked on suspension, 4 speed transmission, brakes, changed floor pans, interiors, body work and paint, clutch, work on cilynder heads, edelbrock performer manifold and carburetor,bumper swap, and that is whats come to mind now, let me know what you think!
    cheers from mexico!
     

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    more pics

    now the only thing missing is the grabber hood, i am having a real hard time finding one , i am seriously thinking in importing one of those glass fiber hoods from usa, (y)
     

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    I think you have done a great job! Really like the roof, Is that painted on or a vinyl cover?

    Regards

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    a clean looking car...:thumbs2:
     
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    VERY NICE!! in the US there are black distributor caps and a can of flat black spray paint will fix up those blue shocks and that orange oil filter

    I really like the door panels they look so stiff like theyre carbon fiber VERY COOL!
    the green maverick in the seat is very original
    all wheel disc brakes is something I have to do to mine yet.

    it only took you a year and a half? man that looks like it wouldve taken YEARS great job. LOVE THE GREEN AND BLACK (y):cool:
     
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Nice job :clap:
     
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    Altho I do like it.. Not a fan of that style spoiler. Also coulda used a bumper on the rear. Has chrome on front but not the rear.. Showing that other car painted the same color was kinda a setback for me. BUT the car is nice looking and shows alot of work went into it..
     
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    Amazing car. I hope mine looks half so good some day.

    @blugene: I think that's the look in Mexico, no rear bumper.
     
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    Nice car and an awesome color!:clap:
     
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    Nice car! I like the spoiler in the rear. Same one I have on my car. Like the color...
     
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    :yahoo::yahoo:SWEET! Excellent work!
     
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    hi phil thanks for the comments , the roof and the stripes are painted in matte black, :thumbs2:
     
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    many thanks my friend, i know year and a half is not much ( it have taken me 3 years on other cars, but i really worked hard and gave a lot of love to this mav , i just changed the distribuitor cap for a black one, and like you say i really need to paint that filter and the shocks, to get a nice looking engine, im just waiting for my spark plugs wire looms to start cleaning the engine... cheers!:wine::wine:
     
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    thanks, it really has a lot of work into it , sorry but my english is not very good, what did you meant by setback (the other car paint), you can tell i really like that bright green lol
     
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    i bet it will my friend, just be patient and your car will look the way you want !:tiphat:

    and regarding the rear bumper, we took it out and work on the rear with glass fiber, i really like the looks..:thumbs2:
     
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