New to me 73.....Maverick

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  1. rotordoc11

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    New to the forum and I just bought a 1973 Grabber in much need of work. The goal is to make a semi drag/ Saturday night cruise in car. I will need some advice on what works and what does not with bringing the car back to life.
     

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    love the color combo! welcome to the board.
     
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  7. MaverickLVR

    MaverickLVR takes longer then you think...

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    nice ride! Welcome from the mitten!

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    :thumbs2: Great color combo I'd have it street legal to nice not to drive around town I'd love to see more pictures of it, I'm sure everyone here would.
     
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    Mav1970, looks like you are well into the project that I am trying to do. I want to put in a 351 Cleveland under the hood. Very nice!!!
     
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    Thank you rotordoc11 - the Cleveland fit fine, back in the day, with the stock suspension except for the headers and expected tower clearence problems.

    With the Mustang II front suspension installed, there were a few different challenges to contend with - the engine/trans has to sit a little higher than I would have wanted and an inch or so further forward and that was after I dropped the steering rack down some.

    If you are on Facebook my address is http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=100000076430811 and there are a lot more photos.

    Nothing is easy :cry:
     
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