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Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by littleredtoy, Apr 23, 2005.

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  1. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original 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
    yeah i guess that tells you all the power in the world don't mean nothing if you can't hook it up... and i guess it cost money to hook it up.

    and i love it when he said the car wasn't drivable with a 5000 stall... i was like :49: dang!

    also did you see the crazy ignition system that things got! way cool! did you notice no distributor i'm sure that wasn't cheap!
     
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    Gonna have to go grab a copy of this issue.
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    yeah it definitely is a nice place to start with a project. its that been there, done that and it should really help people spend their money a little wiser since all of this guys efforts have been so thoroughly documented.
     
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    I saw the article about the motor build up. What month are the car details let out?
     
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    I doubt that you will hear much about the car itself.
    It said that the engine was out of an Explorer.

    Derrick, I did see his ignition setup. Isn't that the same
    as the Explorer ran from the factory? Coil on plugs?

    I wondered about the efficiency of a home built EFI
    setup with universal parts. Why not use an Edelbrock
    or similar aftermarket proven piece after spending all
    of the money he has so far.

    Seth
     
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  6. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original 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
    yeah coil packs like all new cars. man that stuff aint cheap! i remember a dude in a pantera parked next to me at a show telling me yeah they are only $1300. i was like yeah ok thats why i drive a maverick and you drive a pantera. :16suspect

    maybe he wanted to be differant? :huh:
     
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