What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

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  1. Joe Dirt

    Joe Dirt BBF life

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    Finished the fuel system except for the carb inlets. Gotta honda motor to put together tommorow lol
     
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    Drove it up the road sideways gonna have to pull a lot of timing lucky didn't hurt it tonight
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    ...:rofl2:...
     
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  4. Moneymaker 1

    Moneymaker 1 Green Street Beasts

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    Uhhhh thats the new style, InvisaLug....yeeeeaaaaahh thhaaaaaatts the ticket, well as usual I forgot to take pics until I was about done, have to take them off and get balanced, but not a bad trade for a non running 1990 Mazda 626.
     
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  5. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    got a pair of...Gabriel 82130...for the mav...:thumbs2:
     
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  6. mavgrab302

    mavgrab302 MCCI Florida State Rep

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    got my rear brakes adjusted properly and my brake pedal is much better, now I need to take it out around the neighborhood and see how they feel...
     
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  7. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    How sweet...he cares how his neighbors feel about his brakes...:grouphug:

    ...:D...
     
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  8. mavgrab302

    mavgrab302 MCCI Florida State Rep

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    Lmao, actually I'd rather run over the neighbors than run in to any angry cars out on 441... :D
     
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  9. mojo

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    I have always been satisfied w/ Gabriel shocks I've put on past cars.
     
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    bought a carb rebuild kit..gonna give it a go at rebuilding tomorrow, any tips or words of advice from the experienced:anyone:? also picked up a set of plugs to go with new wires
     
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  11. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Pay attention to the instuctions and illustrations. A carb is pretty easy to rebuild. The instructions will give you the float settings, and how to set up the step cams, etc. Use compressed air to clean out the passages along with carb cleaner.
     
    Craig Selvey, Dec 30, 2011
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    I finally got the manual steering box, linkage and floor shift column installed. Next are disc brakes with spindles, adjustable proportioning valve and disc/drum master cylinder.

    Bruce
     
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  13. Joe Dirt

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    Put a honda motor together , changed my timing curve and been learning to drive this thing sideways everywere lol. Stupid fast for a streetcar
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    are we doing mine next...:yup:
     
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  15. Demmitt

    Demmitt nutz and boltz

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    clean all the little holes W/air. Put a filter in front of the fuel pump and one just befor the carb. check the gaps on the new plugs 2 times
    and loom the wires(y)
     
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