4 door sleeper

hey everyone i have a 77 4 door with a 250 that i was driving a few years ago but when it started to run like junk i decided to be lazy and park it just recently got interested again and had an idea of making it what my buddy calls a sleeper basically do the v8 swap and make everything under the hood spotless maybe do a few mods but leave the body primer like it is now and has been for a while and dont fix the rust or anything the idea being when u going down the highway it looks like a pile of junk but when u get on it its purrs like a kitty anyone ever took there maverick down this road what do you guys think of the idea

 

I like the idea, but then again I kinda did/doing the same thing. Heres minehttp://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=85555

 

...:Handshake

the 250 will do the same...
I've seen some sharp looking 4 drs but never a junk looking one that had a v8 that "purrs like a kitty" impress anyone...

 

thats the point you wouldnt expect a 4 door to pull next to you and blow you away u would just think it was a pile

 

iv got the same idea in my head too only iv been driving mine every day for the past 2 and a half years (its my work truck)

 

Well, mine looks like junker but it rumbles pretty good

 

My 4 door Comet looks beat to hell(check out my pictures) but runs pretty well, it's reliable too what with me replacing or rebuilding just about every damn thing in/on it.

I'm eventually gonna go with a Pro Touring look(but actually drive the thing, not just trailer it to Goodguys every year) when I make enough money.

 

I certainly don't want to upset anyone here, but a "true sleeper" is a car that looks like "Ole Granny Jones" car that she drives only on Sundays. It needs to look nice, painted, only one exhaust pipe showing (and not a loud lumpy noise like a dragster), hubcaps................just a nice stocker.
It's been awhile since I street raced, but when a "pile" pulled up next to me............I just laughed or rev'd the motor and let him burn the rubber.
Some of my generations all time sleepers were, a stock looking 53 Ford Coupe..........with a very healthy 427 Ford/4spd..................a very stock looking 51 Chevy Coupe with 427 Chevy......................55 Dodge Coronet with 392 Hemi...........that car looked like it had just come from the showroom floor................but it could really haul the mail.
So, yes I think a 4dr Maverick would be a neat sleeper with maybe a 428 Cobra Jet, or 406 FE, or the ultimate would be a 427 FE with dual fours, but a sleeper with a primer paint job just does't get it in my book..........IMHO

 

Mine is exactly backwards , looks fast , but it's slow and broken ,lol.

I would say if your going to do a REAL sleeper , do something like this

 

Junky looking or not a real "street'racer can spot a fast car out of a crowd. You have to have supporting equipment and you cant hide everything.

 

Do the V-8 swap, quiet exhaust, and sticky tires so you get the power to the ground. Then just have FUN.

 

My first car ever was an "Old Granny Jones..." 1974 4-door Maverick with the LDO and stock everything. Nice paint (green) white vinyl roof, plain black rims with hubcaps, single exhaust with a 302 that would burn Camaros a**es in the 1/4. Really wish my wild ways in those days had not brought that car to an early demise. Unfortunately, Oak trees are tougher than Mavericks... Loved that car and it's why I have a Maverick now and what brought me to the board.

 

Is this what your after.....

 

Never been fond of primer, but that car gets with the program and looks pretty mild for 9.50's @ over 140mph. Not much wheel spin and no wheelie, I'd say that was a sleeper...........................but to qualify...........the strip and the street are two different animals...............IMHO

 

....................
X2