The Beast is Back....

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  1. mavman427

    mavman427 has entered the building.

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    Well, it's official, my mav is my daily driver now. I saw the light and got rid of my Supras. Well one was totalled out and the other was a gross polluter, so it wasn't all my choice, but that's another story. I redid all the brakes, fabbed up some seat brackets for my new buckets, gave it a full tuneup, rebuilt the carb, and added all my grabber parts and extra trim to it. It's running like a champ right now, just drove it over 200 miles down to school last weekend. Here are a few pics on how she's looking right now...
     

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    Here's a shot of the rear view mirror I installed, I was told it was out of a 60's Dodge Dart. I really like how it looks, but the visibility leaves a little to be desired as this mirror is a little too high and I don't have a clear view of what's behind me. I need to make a little spacer out of aluminum or something to bring it down a little and make the view correct. Here's a little teaser pic for those of you who like the brazilian taillights. I'll be installing those fairly soon.
     

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  3. Country Mav

    Country Mav Die-Hard Ford Guy!

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    Looks pretty good to me. What are the seats out of? Just curious. Also, what motr and tranny are in it now? Like I said, it doesn't look bad at all! Congrats! Preston
     
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    Looks Good! Haven't seen it around school yet, but if I do, I'll say hello. The Brazillian tailights look good on there. (I guess the other one is on now? :) ) Later,
    -Corbin
     
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    It's got the good ole 200 and c4 on the column. Eventually it's going to be a 5.0 EFI and 5 speed manual, possibly blown. Will also have 4 wheel discs with a 9" in back. As far as body condition, it's pretty straight but there is some rust on the trunk drops. Also having a little problem with the cowl area, I'll be posting pics of that later.
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    Looks good!
    I really like those seats!
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Looks good. I like those seat mounts.
     
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    Taillights are going to be unique. I just noticed, they look similar to
    the late model Pinto taillights after they were revised.

    Seth
     
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    The seats are out of a 1991 Toyota Supra. Driver's side is all power and i'll be hooking all of that up eventually. I think it's really going to look good when I reupholster them in black. As for the taillight, I just wired it up there to get an idea of how it would look, so that's why it's not centered :). Anyone else have brazilian taillights on this board?
     
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    Wow after a nice paint job and wheels it will realy be looking good !!!(y)
     
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    Hey,

    Ever get the Brazilian lights hooked up? I love the look, just curious how hard it is to get them to fit.

    Thanks!
     
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