hello..new member here

Welcome, I haven't been around here all that long myself. But we have a couple things in common. 1) Fort Hood, Tex., I was stationed there from 11/84 til 7/86. Thats when my knee got all messed up and I recieved a medical discharge. Hard to believe I coulld be retired by now. 2) I currently have a '72 Mav. Just pulled the 6 out this pm and am getting ready to put in my 302. Send me a line in the spring, or sooner, I might be willing to part with it. I also have a '68 mustang project, and one or both have to go. Again, Welcome, and from one vet to another, THANKYOU for your service, Keep your head down and your eyes peeled. God Bless, Rob.

 

Welcome to the forum! Thanks for serving our country!

 

Welcome to the board man!! Yeah, my Comet is my first foray into the wide world of classic cars and I'm LOVING this car! You're in luck there's still a good selection available and prices aren't too high even for a really nice one. The south seems to have a lot (you should see all the Georgia people we have on here!) so you'll likely be able to find something nearby you when you come back. Otherwise, I got mine via Ebay and am happy to say wasn't shafted by the kid who sold me the car.

Bless you for serving, btw!!

 

thanks for serving our country :Handshake


i also started liking 442,after i made a toy model.

 

Got one!!!!!!

Hello everyone,

It's been a while since I posted my hello message and got many friendly replies. Good news is, I GOT ONE!!!!!

I am home on R&R leave to witness the birth of my 3rd child (Boy, being induced tomorrow) when i stumbled on a 71 Mercury Comet at a local auto shop here in Killeen. Asked the guy more out of curiousity (since my first car was my beloved 71 Maverick) and he agreed to sell it to the first $500. My jaw dropped, as this was the perfect case of awesome deal, worst possible timing. After looking the car over, I found out it is 80-90% rust free. The rockers are perfect, the underside looks great, no rust on the quarters and the trunk just had a spotting of surface rust. The kind of stuff you don't believe until you get it. The body is rough here and there but so what. One perk is he already did the 71 Maverick front end conversion, which is what I would have done. That means I don't have to hunt down a 71 mav grill and front bumper, already there.

Best part....He and his uber-geek buddy installed a Ford 3.8 out of a mid 90's Thunderbird with an AOD transmission. So, I have the benefit of the same reliable V6 which is still being put in Mustangs. This is the only Mav I've seen with an injected 3.8. Everyone puts 5.0s in these things, so I will have an awesome power/weight advantage should I want to hop it up. There are guys with V6 mustangs running 9-10sec track times, so sky's the limit. (The gas milage issue doesn't hurt either)

She will be my daily driver when I return from Iraq in the spring.

Simply put, this is my dream come true to have finally found another in very restorable condition right down the street for such a good price. That 3.8 makes her real unique as well. I will only have time to clean her out and rattle-can the body imperfections to keep the city off my wife's back until I return.

I'll put up pics this weekend if I get back from the hospital at a decent time.

Thanks again to all.
Gunny

 

welcome back

we were just discussing the issues with getting a 3.8 into a maverick the other day

definatly looking fwd to the pics

 

Yeah, honestly it seems to be the best of both worlds. You get the handling benefit and the improved weight/power ratio, but if I can stay off the gas I can easily pull 20mpg +. Of course, since this engine is still in production there are tons of guys with V6 mustangs who would love to stomp a mud-hole into the "v8 guys", so there's no limit on what you can build this thing into.

It's got a blown head so it's not running right now, but based on what i've seen and what he told me, there's a few things I've noticed already.

1. The motor mounts and locations worked without modification according to the PO.

2. The car originally had a 302, so the front end sits up higher...I need to cut the coils to level it out.

3. The PO had to custom make exhaust manifolds due to clearance issues. His manifolds look terrible and probably lead to the head gasket blowing. He didn't know the shock tower could be notched, which should take care of it. When I pull it upon my return into country, I'll get the correct manifolds.

4. The left side strut tower brace needed to be notched to make room for this huge intake manifold. I'm sure with monte bars you don't have to worry about it.

Depending on when they bring my wife into the hospital today to have our baby I'll get some pics of the car and the engine configuration. Honestly, I'm really excited to have this unique engine/car combination and once restored it will add to the appeal at car shows.

Thanks

 

Congrats on the new baby as well as the car! Sounds like a neat car looking forward to seeing the pictures of the car and the baby.

 

Congratulations on you and the wife having a new baby. Wish you guys the best of luck.

Also that's great about the car. Sounds really neat. Can't wait to see the pics.


Lastly take care of youself over there. How much longer do you have there? Good luck.

 

congrats!!!!