Picture of my car with the new rims!!

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  1. CometGT1974

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    Well, this is what my car looks like today!!
     
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    Great Wheels!!!
    What size tire and wheels? I like the fat and skinny look
     
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    lookin good

    Looks great .
     
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  4. CometGT1974

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    Thanks guys, the wheel size is 15x9 in the rear with a 4 1/4" backspacing. The fronts I think are the typical "skinny" size of 15 x 3 1/2" or 4".
     
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    The new wheels look great:cool: :D :cool: :D :cool:
     
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    Looks great!
    Dan
     
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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    look good what are they bogarts or monqoues?
     
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    wheel backspacing

    Wheels look killer! Are your leaf springs in the stock location? What size tire are you running in the back?
     

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    Looks Great....
     
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  10. CometGT1974

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    The wheels are bogarts and the leaf springs are in the stock location. I am running a 26"x10" hoosier slick and had to use a very thin wheel spacer on each side to keep the sidewall off of the spring, also had to trim the quarter panel lip off.
     
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    more questions... how did you mount guage on the front cowl pannel? I mounted mine there too but was wondering how you did it any differant then me? pics would be nice

    thanks
     
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    Steve that looks awsome, but do you think you could take a close up of the same angle? LOL!!! Man I love that car.
     
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    awesome car! Those wheels look amazing! A+++

    -Todd:)
     
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  14. CometGT1974

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    Maverick Man, I mounted the gauge using two zip ties!!! :D Not a very ingenious way to do it but I didnt have to drill holes to mount the gauge!! I did however have to trim a little bit on one of the cowl vent slots to allow the stainless line to come up through the cowl, but I did it in such a way that it could be repaired if I ever take the car back to original......I'll see if I can't get you some pic's....
     
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  15. Maverick Man

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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    ah good idea, duh why didn't i think of that?... i used a hose clamp and jacked all the paint up.. and with the fuel line i had to hole saw it.. ouch... too late.

    as far as ever putting the car back to orginal... yeah right! we all say that! it will never happen...

    thats why i wonder why i keep all my stock parts! when some poor other maverick out there could use them. i'm pig headed i guess
     
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