August '08-'09 Buildoff 1972 Mercury Comet

[spitfire]

Originally Posted by WhiteMKIV

Once im done with the CRX all my work is on the comet

ya, i figured. i told lunchbox to stop
begging me to let him work, once i found out
hes in love with comets i had to let on the
project, plue hes an exalent welder.

[xmodkidd33]

Sounds cool, good luck with the class! The metal shop in my school got taken out because no one could teach it. =[

[spitfire]

Originally Posted by xmodkidd33

Sounds cool, good luck with the class! The metal shop in my school got taken out because no one could teach it. =[

ya are teacher is prettycool. ive learnd alot from him.

[spitfire]

so a few days ago, im at whitemkiv house and i go to leave and i here a POP!
and the steering wheel moved freely. well the power steering assist broke.
it gos on the bottom of the steering wheel column. so i went to the
local junk yard and found a maverick and the part i
need is on it. so the next day i go with some tools and start to
take is apart. i get to the last bolt and head of the bolt is rounded away and rusty
and wouldnt buge. man i was ****t. brand new there three hunderd
dallors. so tomorrow im going to a swamp meet and my hopes
are up. but then to top it off, my starter locked up and now it wont start,

gotta LOVE! old cars, which i do. im just mad
because i cant drive it.

[texan_idiot25]

Get some 3M penetrating lube. And invest in a really good impact wrench and breaker bar. All you'll need to bust old bolts loose.

[spitfire]

Originally Posted by texan_idiot25

Get some 3M penetrating lube. And invest in a really good impact wrench and breaker bar. All you'll need to bust old bolts loose.

ya, ive done that before. but i didnt have that many tools with me.
but im probly gonna go back with some diff tools cause i realy need
that part.

[WhiteMKIV]

We should have tooken a sawzall with us and just chop it off and re tap it. Oh well hopefully tommarow we can find somthing at the swap meet real cheap

[spitfire]

weel just got back from the swap meet. no luck on the steering part. but i did find a new grill, all the chrome, and some other odds and ends.

but back to the new grill. it looks brand new, it had all the
turn signals and brackets to mont it. payd $35. but i decided
to paint it high gloss black. so i did, it looks bad ***, not one run
or dirt spot.

[spitfire]

well a long time back, i found a guy in goerga, he has
three comets in his junk yard. so i got tuns of parts.
so i get to my brothers house (he also lives up there)
and im looking at my parts, but one part was a kind of new
front bumper. so i make my way home the next day
and i relize i left my bumper in my brothers garage. man i was
pist. but my uncle went up there this past week end and
brought down my bumper , so ill add pics tomorrow(my battery are charging)
but its got alittile rust but its all striaght and no dents
which what i wanted.

[spitfire]

well finaly got it towed to the auto body class i got to so i can start working on it. but i also got it runing again. but lots of new pics.

theres my dixi horns

new grill i got at a swap meet for $35 dollars





injoy.

[spitfire]

well new pics of the comet all torn apart. got alot done.


heres a where the emblem use to be,

no more emblems.

heres the old antena

im moving the antena to the back of the roof.

fixing the spoiler.

my freind sigler is good with fiber glass so i gave him the job.






ill have more updates tomorrow.
anjoy

[texan_idiot25]

Starting to look good mayne.

Body work is my least favorite past time though

[spitfire]

I kinda like it. Its not that bad. My favorit part is learning how to weld. I feel its alot of fun. But i like working on the old cars more than the newer. I lust like the sense of history on the car.

you welded that anntenna hole up right?

Otherwise everything looks good!!
Body work is the best part! love that stuff! i cant stand greasy motor work lol

[spitfire]

Originally Posted by SPR

you welded that anntenna hole up right?

Otherwise everything looks good!!
Body work is the best part! love that stuff! i cant stand greasy motor work lol

Ya the antena hole i welded up.

But see i like both body work and grease engine work. Nothin like getting your hands dirty and seeing what you can creat with your hands.

k good!

body work is where the creation is at. thats when you really make stuf with your hands from scratch. Motor work is just put it together and hope it runs good!

[spitfire]

Lol, true. but i enjoy both. But once i get done with the fenders ill be making my own floor boards. We have a thing at my school that you can put body lines in a peace of metal so you can make it stronger. That will be fun, thats where the fun of creating comes in.

awesome!! does sound like fun!

im making my own floorboards for the camaro too. Using old combine metal haha. it works soo slick!

[spitfire]

ha lol. Hey if it works it works. there will be carpet over it any way so who cares youl never see it.

Hey metal is metal. its all the same! who cares if its missing some stupid stamp that GM put into it that does nothing what so ever!

post a vid of the dixie horns!! thats the ebay kit right? ive always been interested in its quality lol!