What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

Moved it so i could push the 57 into the back yard so i can start blasting

 

met up with Mike for lunch...thanks for lunch...:Handshake

made a little......on the way and back...

 

Ran it for a little bit today, man that engine sounds sweet!! gotta finish up all the little things like wire looms, touch up paint on engine and relocate modulator box and get the altenator hooked up in the proper alignment for the belt, contain some wires that are running everywhere and hook up the sending units along with gauges.

 

I threw a rod in mine

 

Gave it a good bath and drove it around town

 

I need help, just looking at mine makes me stressed...

Life of a knowledge-less car lover.

 

What did you decide to blast with? Glass, sand, soda? I'm new to this blasting thing and plan on to do some this winter with my car


Oh and I took it out for a drive after work and still may go to tim hortons for a coffee, heard back from comp cams today about there cam suggestion aswell, they suggested there largest hyd. Flat tapper cam, 305-ah I believe? Prostreet/bracket race
The thing is.. It has .558 lift and my heads spec sheet says max lift of .560, but I have valve reliefs in my pistons.. So should the clearance be alright? I know I should check the PvC but the shipping either way does add up so id rather have someone that knows, tell me 'it should' or 'probably not'

 

Got motor mounts finished bolting in, got idler arm back in place, stuck radiator in it (Champion and have the same problem everyone else has with the petcock) now needing information on how to hook up the electric fan.

 

what fan...

 

Removed old exhaust system and added it to the metal recycle pile!

 

The new Hayden 16" electric fan I bought, think I have it figured out now though.

 

Today I put new plastic loom over the wires that I had to expose to replace and test the MSD box. Cleaned out some more excess wiring from previous mods. Mounted the MSD box with their rubber mounting pads. And replaced the thermostat relay assembly for the electric fan with a standard relay. Seems like its always hot enough in Arizona for the fan to run so no need to run it through a temp controlled relay again, the old one quit working anyways.

Car is now road worthy once more. Next project will be installing the black rear seat, black rear seat surrounds, black kickpanels, and black visors. should look nice when its done.

 

Sold the 1972 and the 1974 I got to a guy from Lewiston and his son.
To bad the money had to go to other bills would of been nice to invest into my 1971 yard brick.

 

Put the bench seat in, took it out for a test drive, did about a 150yd burnout through all 3 gears. On the way back home I had a guy on a motorcycle tailgating me so I floor it and pull away from him, put like 5 car lengths on him, after I let out he passes me at a high rate of speed, gets to a stop sign as he's making the turn he looks back at my car and has a WTF just happend look on his face

 

Just sat back and listened to the sweet rumble of the engine.