COMET CENTRAL

This should be fun to watch- https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1963-mercury-comet-10/ Talking to an old HS friend that's currently restoring a '63 single-axle Airstream. He drove his older brother's 1st gen Comet back in HS. This auction reminded me of him. Need to send him this link for a big grin ...

CJ under the hood of the yellow '69?

Joe

No, my car was an automatic. I've used a TKX previously; I'm hoping the forward shifter location will clear the tunnel support. Floor first, of course. Here's the last I installed; the square plate with the sticker is for the forward shifter location. Thanks for looking- Dan https://i.postimg.cc/0Q...

My plan is to run a TKX manual, so I'll have to pick one up fairly soon to verify shifter location - good thing is American Powertrain is right up the road! I ran a TKO500 in my 65 Falcon, but that needed extensive floor work. I'm running a TKX in my 53 Ch#vy truck - way smoother shifting than the ...

Joe, It’s great to see you posting again! I hope you are on the mend and returning to normal activities soon. It’s been too quiet here without your input. Jim Coming around very slowly. Weak knees curbing my enthusiasm for driving the Comet. In the meantime, I'm trying to clean her up a bit when I'...

It says sold? :? Jim It did not make reserve when it crossed the block, it went into “the bid goes on” where the high bidder or anyone else has the opportunity to bid in it. It sold for $22k which means someone stepped up with $5k more. Jim Was looking at this one a couple days ago. Maybe Hagerty w...

poboyjo65 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:09 am

It feels good to have some extra power & to hear a good sounding V8 on a daily basis for a change, it just puts you in a different state of mind.

Hey, Johno!

My daily driver has plenty of pep but I hate the way it handles. Way too much bump steer.
Don't care for FWD at all!

Joe

Good to hear from you Joe, stronger every day, this is great! Prayers always, keeps me going as well. Progressed quickly first month out but very slow to nil now, Lee. May take a year or so to fully recover. Thanks for the intervention! :wink: Good to see you back on your thread again. :D Pushing t...

When you get a chance look up 260 tri power there’s a bunch of stuff would like your thinking on. Been very interested in your thread, Pat. Thoughts? Very cool 8) 👍 Finding the old 'unobtainable' is really the part I enjoy the most, owning a Comet (especially period correct). Should be a blast afte...

Don't know when/if Comet work will resume :( Never got the E brake fixed but I have all of the parts. Whenever I get the endurance, I'll drive it up to my bud's shop and put it on the lift. My boys cranked it in the drive the couple of months I was in hospital. I managed to take it for a short drive...

Bought a 4WD XJ about 25 years ago to haul equipment when I worked on the weekends. My daily driver for 20 years until I gave it to my son and bought my red Comet. Kept my wife in a Taurus or three during that time. Here's last old Ford I built on after I sold the old rust bucket Cyclone. Fixed it u...

Thanks Jim. Nice talking to you yesterday.
I developed Guillaine-Barre Syndrome at Christmas. Have a ton of rehab just to learn to walk again. Yes, I will be away for quite some time. Thank you all for your support.

Joe

I’d go with the 1.08 carbs, Pat. I had forgotten the vague details on your engine but the Blue Thunder looks to have larger ports than the old manifolds. Most of the old ones like the Offy didn’t really flow that well compared to modern single carb designs.

Joe

Sending well wishes to you and yours

pfleuret wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 22, 2023 7:54 pm

The first time I made no bean chili for my father in law he said “I don’t know what this is but it isn’t chili”.

That’s what initially threw me on to the tamale stuffing.
My Mex friends concoction very similar to first pic.

Joe