What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

i finally put my interior back togethor. Used some nice black goodies that were preserved in Wisconsin. Our plastic and vinyl just dosnt last down here in the desert. I put in the original black back seat, back seat surrounds, kick panels, and sunvisors. Thanks Acornridgeman (Eric)

 

moved the horns, mocked up the rad. and installed/repositioned the A/C condenser.
now need to paint the new condenser brackets and have a new A/C line made.

 

Discovered a new oil puddle...Turns out the front right wheel cylinder died on the way home from a cruise in. Car is probably done for the season, I have the disc conversion parts ready to install.

 

Finished the install of the front disc brakes, mounted and connected my Champion radiator, installed my Hayden fan and controller/thermostat/relay all while listening to the rockin' 70's on the radio!!

 

Started tearing down the car.. The rear bumper,spoiler,valance,side marker lights and quarter extensions are off... The front is next, then door handles and mirrors... I hope to have it ready for 2K primer by next Saturday....

 

Continuing the paint job after extending rear fenders to fit the 295 tires on 10"wheels.

 

It was a busy weekend!

Installed new Master Cylinder, bled brakes.

Removed back seats to find three LARGE mouse houses!! Cleaned/removed all that mess and re-installed seats.

Rebuilt carb.

Drained tank, removed sending unit (gas gauge didn't work) to find that the float was no longer on the sender arm! Fished for hours trying to find float in tank. Ended up going for a walk in the woods (at 8:30pm) to harvest the sender off an old Monarch and got a float that worked.

Replaced all the rubber fuel lines (old ones were dry rotted and weeping) and found a brand new Lock Ring and Seal I had in my 'junk' drawer!

Buttoned it all back together, fired it up and finally took it for a drive!!!

I have had this car for over 3 weeks, and am now finally able to drive it.

 

My first Maverick took 4 years of weekend job in order to become a safe driver. But it was a real piece of junk when I bought it

 

Looks really good, how did you extend them?

 

Not easy at all .... it was necessary a surgical procedure.:evilsmile
with this size of wheels and tires, just roll the fenders out would not solve the problem.

Ripped off the outer and inner border, welded a steel internal frame and reworked everything using fiberglass with epoxy resin(best resistance and adherence on metal sheet).

I think it's possible to do all the job in metal, but I already work with fiberglass
so it was easier for me

 

I too was wondering how you extended them. I thought you just meant flared them. any pics of the cut out? you dont notice anything out of the ordinary other than some possible flaring

 

Forgot to take pics from the job beem done.
Got this one taken closer:

 

new A/C line made and got everything painted and installed...
need to clean the grille and install it...

 

Got my car safety inspected last night, and put on the first 30 miles driving to work today.

 

Pulled the fuel tank for inspection and cleaning/painting, tank looks pretty good but there is some sediment in it and I need a new sock.