Just bought a Maverick Sprint today......

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  1. hwhawk

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    L code Inline 6, AC, PS, missing engine and trans. Solid car just need some resto. It has a red dash pad..was/could this original? Any lines on blue insert seat material? Thanks for any help. Brian
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    That would be a no on the red dash. And yes, we would love to see pics.
     
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    Congratulations on the Sprint. My dashpad is blue.:)

    PICS!PICS!PICS!PICS!:)
     
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    You can get the blue material for the seats from SMS Auto Fabrics. Do a search on here and you can find more info....or google it.
     
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    I am in the Dallas area. I can help with most parts needs you may have.

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    Had to store at a buddys house. No pics yet. Real RB coded, L engine code.
    RWBrooks you have lots of stuff I will need...one day...this is project #2 on list.
     
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    Red dash pad sure looks original...not sure why it would have been replaced with red??

    Is lower dash panel blue like upper dash in Sprints?

    Do you cut out part of shock towers to install a V8?

    Is A/C stuff different on I6 compared to V8?

    Any help is great...sorry for all the questions...my grabber had everything so all it was was cosmetic work.

    Thanks
     
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    Lower dash should be a black TRAY.

    You don't HAVE to cut the shock towers for a V-8.

    Some of the AC stuff is different...some is the same.
     
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    Evidently this was gonna be a drag car, but never completed. They took all of the AC Stuff out, cut about half of shock towers off and notched out around control arm ends for some reason. Its pretty ugly...

    What would be best way to fix shock towers? Cut it all out next to inner fender and put new one in?

    If I tried to put AC back in would I track down ALL V8 AC stuff?
     
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    It all depends on what you want to do with the car. Replacing the shock towers would be quite a chore. But....if you want a stock restoration....that would be the way to go.

    You can track down the under hood stuff pretty easily in my opinion. A lot of other cars share the same types of parts. The hard stuff to find can be the "behind the dash" parts...but it is out there.
     
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