popscomet wrote:after just sitting in the garage for several weeks,I decided to fire the lil red ride up,didn't take it for a spin,roads are to messy,,I still get the same goose bumps after all these yrs ,just listening to it set there and idle....it has always brought a grin to me....after all of 'em I've built in my life,,the comet and my 67 2drht sb 4spd fairlane are my favorites,altho,the fairlane didn't have the sound nor the engine the comet has....they both rate mighty high on the list..thanks POP
Dang Pop, Now you got me wantin to fire mine up & listen to it put ta dump put ta dump.
Finally got the Comet back together, fighting cold weather isn't fun, especially if you don't have to. Went on a short but chilly 75 mile drive and quickly remembered why I love this car so much. It rides like a small Cadillac compared to my other cars. Now, just need to clean and paint the drums and install the Torque Thrust D's and BFG T/A Radials and I will be finished with Cali for a while. Now, on to the Ranchero that has been impatiently waiting in the wings for it's turn.
Gary
Oklahoma Somewhere
Just Outside the Neutral Zone
64 Comet Calentie Convertible
Finally got the new wheel and tires on today. The 215/65-15's really fill the wheel wells. No rubbing but it is really close. Now back to the Midget and the Ranchero.
Gary
Oklahoma Somewhere
Just Outside the Neutral Zone
64 Comet Calentie Convertible
Snowball have you had a passenger yet? Mine has a slight rub with a passenger in certain situations, but not too bad. Mine are 215/60/15 bfg ta rads ,,just slightly shorter than yours. mine sits lower than yours, the lower you get the more it will rub. mine was lower in front it rubbed pretty bad so I raised it an inch or 2.
The tires rubbed up front when I turned the wheel full lock. I moved the lower fender brackets to the outer hole and no more rubbing. The rears will rub ever so slightly when I hit a dip in the road at speed. The rear is lowered a bit so I will raise it up back and if that doesn't fix it I may just move the rear end back 3/8 of an inch. If you look at the post above you can see how close the rear tire is to the fender.
Gary
Oklahoma Somewhere
Just Outside the Neutral Zone
64 Comet Calentie Convertible
Combo looks good!
I just put new leaf springs and bushings under mine this week. What an amazing difference that made. Leveled and raised the rear, got rid of the body shifting causing my tires to rub, and for rid of my wheel hop!
Not a great pic of its stance but before I ran 90 psi in the rear for height and now only 50!
