My Comet

Cool,just what we needed,a Maverick forum. I inherited this 66,000 mile '72 Comet from my wife's uncle.He called it a Mercury. It has a 250/C4 and huge 9 inch 4 lug drum brakes. Not sure what to do with it but I don't want another "race" car. I have accumulated some Granada discs and a 3.55 5 lug 8 inch rear plus some other stuff but haven't had the energy to install any of it. IMHO it needs twice pipes,lowering and some polished Torque Thrusts. Anybody got any ideas?


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Cut the shock towers, sell the house, and buy a Boss '9 to stuff in the Comet...You can take it from there.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_tup.gif[/img]

Will the 9 inch drums still be OK?
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Umm, maybe you should read the thread over in the tech section on drum brakes and stopping in time. Perhaps the phrase "pucker factor" would be most appropriate in this case!![img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]

Ford Six Performance Parts is coming out with a aluminum cylinder head for that 250 I6.

http://cquesttechnologies.com/fspp/fspphead.asp?cat=64
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Just give it to me so you don't have to get your hands dirty [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

I'd trade you my Thunderbird Turbo Coupe for that![img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

4 wheel drums on these cars don't work too awefully bad...considering. I ran 4 wheel drums on the Maverick race car for 11 years, mid 6's in the 1/8 mile, and 8.50's in the 1000'...almost 120 mph (and really short shut downs). They worked a lot better than the granada discs I had on the '74 Maverick....a LOT better!

'Course I did the Mustang II suspension upgrade and metric rear discs, now it stops a whole lot better...but then again, the car is 400 lb lighter now too.

nice ride you have there
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That is a real nice Maverick Just Jim!

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