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Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 12:47 am
by popscomet
THANKS !!..next time I put it on the lift,,if I think of it,,will take pic's....bottom is like the top...slick looking with all the powder coating and stainless steel fastners.....as far as the truck..it's just a good ole ride that I've had for yrs,,,I drive it mostly daily......thanks again for the kind words.....raceing season will be over by the end of the month ...then it's full bore on the pro-street comet,,as it has been sitting waiting on it's turn in the shop for at least 23 yrs...that's how long ago I started that project....OL POP has been doing stuff for many yrs....I just don't mention it or talk much about it,,,it's always me and son !......good luck to all

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:17 am
by popscomet
BY the way,POP don't post pic's,,,,but my son and johnboy are friends on FB,,son sends them to john and JOHN puts them on here...thanks goes out to john......and concerning that pic of me and GLENDA, and what was said about her being my reason for smiling...well the 1st time I ever saw her ,I was 16 yrso,,,she brought a smile oughta me and I ain't stop grinning since :wink: :D :) ,in that pic is a 53 yr grin 8) ...thanks pop :wink: :D :)

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:04 pm
by popscomet
WELL we got around to getting the 5bolt 289 and green dot transmission pulled today and it's in the shop on jack stands,,,so THE PRO STREET COMET is on it's way to be transformed into what we started so many yrs ago.....nothing but TATER HOLES and ELBOW GREASE IN FRONT OF US ,,,but it ain't no step for a couple of steppers :shock: :lol: :D :wink: ....we are really lookin forward to this build,,,cause it's not a dirt track car,for one thing !!....we just hope we can stay away from the dirt for awhile......our fingers are crossed....thanks ...............POP

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 3:11 pm
by poboyjo65
Pop & gang made room after racing season for the comet.

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One of the gang is away working,his grandson, so here is his stand in, great grandson workin on his daily driver. A man's gotta keep his work ride runnin smooth ,right?

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Great start Pop! start out hackin!! :lol: :lol:

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:24 am
by popscomet
this grt grd son is a piss cutter to be 26 mos old !!!....thanks JOHN for postin..pop

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:55 am
by Lip Ripper
Like button hit.

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:49 am
by popscomet
I found the instr cluster last night for this old comet,,no wonder everything was in such good shape,,it didn't have but 41,535 miles showing on the speed-o,,,and I've never seen an old car that was under-coated as much and as good as this one ........thanks POP

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:13 am
by SASSY
Missed the post on Sunday,,, Great to see progress!!
Fred

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:07 pm
by The Transplanter
SASSY wrote:
popscomet wrote:THANKS FRED ! me and son are shootin to take it to PF next june,,,it won't be pretty to look at,,,but it will be hitting on all 8....
Imo, tail lights, 460 done! Nobody makes'em pretty anymore, do they?
Honest, leave the body, make the engine bay, undercarriage and racecar interior cool, done.
Fred
I agree with Fred, it tells a story as it looks now

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:02 pm
by popscomet
WE have backed out ( for now),,on the 460/c6 set up,,,it's gonna get a 351w with a t-10 4spd,,we already have it built and ready...our 460 /c6 has to be built,,the 351 is one that we ran in a dirt car and grd son won a couple of championships with it....it's got all the good stuff already in it,,,so to save time and money we are going this route,,,besides with a 4spd ,it will be more fun to drive !!...thanks for lookin at it,,and the kind words POP

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 4:03 pm
by Rocket989
That gonna be fantastic! Love the 351W/T10 plan & yeah, agreed, pushing pedals does make driving more fun! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:14 pm
by comethead
Pop 351/4 speed is gonna be badass!

Joe

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 5:37 am
by popscomet
comethead wrote:Pop 351/4 speed is gonna be badass!

Joe
we are not lookin to set the world on fire,,but we know how this 351 runs and with a 4spd and a 6;00 plus gear,,there should not be any doubt that it'll crank on !!!!.....besides even if it don't outrun a fat man ,we don't really care ....we just want to build it....after all we started this project 23 yrs ago,,,it's time we brought it to a head...thanks POP and son ..DWAYNE

Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:12 pm
by poboyjo65
Ready to tack in the MII crossmember;
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Re: Pics of Pops Comet

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:43 pm
by lavron
Cool, this is the kind of stuff I need to see 8) What kind of MII crossmember is that?

Keep it up and keep sending those picts to post(thanks John for posting them)

See Ya,
Mike