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- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:57 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 422
Re: Hello.
I LOVE the look of steelies painted the same color as the body.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:22 am
- Forum: 66 - 69 Comets
- Topic: Replace power brake booster
- Replies: 6
- Views: 385
Re: Replace power brake booster
I think Cardone will rebuild them for you, but you have to send it in and wait for it to come back: https://www.cardone.com/ Otherwise find a one in a junk yard (good or bad) as a core and send that one in for repair. It's not cheap, but I think John's correct. Mostly unavailable due to lack of core...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:18 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Project save the Comet
- Replies: 5
- Views: 214
Re: Project save the Comet
unless you feel strongly, I say stix with the six. You can always go to the 8 later, but if you're not racing, it'd be fun to get her up and cruising. JMHO (and everybody here knows I'm a stock kindof guy).
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: Small Six Performance
- Topic: 61 4dr. 144 cu. engine Muffler issue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 366
Re: 61 4dr. 144 cu. engine Muffler issue
https://www.cometcentral.com/forum/search.php?keywords=waldron&t=2427&sf=msgonly For what it's worth. I have a 64 with 260 and I purchased original exhaust from Waldron's years back. I just reviewed my thread (link above with photos) and it looks like the muffler is also right up against the gas tan...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:55 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 5691
Re: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
Enjoy reading your thread, so keep it coming. Earlier you said it ran better when the choke stayed closed a little. Perhaps you have vacuum leak somewhere and cutting the airflow brought things back in line? A trick old Pops has shared with many of us is, once it's running and warmed up, cup both of...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:41 am
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: Building my 65 Comet
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2631
Re: Building my 65 Comet
Never apologize for your best effort... at least when your saving a Comet
Nice work.
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- Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:57 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 5691
Re: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
Photos look great. Progress looks great. Driving a Comet any day of the year... sounds great! Soft steering could be: Alignment. These cars didn't have or can't accept a lot of positive Caster, so they tend to drive a little like a shopping cart. I don't know if the 65 has adjustable strut rods or n...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:27 pm
- Forum: Comet Lounge
- Topic: Anyone close to Knoxville TN can look at this Comet
- Replies: 5
- Views: 556
Re: Anyone close to Knoxville TN can look at this Comet
Mine had "metal patches" in the floor boards. Turned out they were pieces of sheet metal riveted in place. ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
On a convertible, every piece of metal matters.
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On a convertible, every piece of metal matters.
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:37 am
- Forum: Comet Lounge
- Topic: Anyone close to Knoxville TN can look at this Comet
- Replies: 5
- Views: 556
Re: Anyone close to Knoxville TN can look at this Comet
I am not a candidate to take a look, but you asked what we think, so here's what I think. It depends on what you want out of the car. If you want to drive it as is, then get the price as far down under $10k as you can get it and drive it. If you plan to change the engine out, do the body work, and p...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 12:51 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 5691
Re: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
https://www.classicindustries.com/product/all-years/mercury/comet/parts/te12.html believe this is for the 65. I think I had one good one and I used mine as a template to make the other side, but I made it out of plywood because that's what I had on hand. A little stronger but uneven. My car is not a...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:37 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 5691
Re: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
Looking great. That trunk mat looks original to me. If it's not, it's a close replica, as the pattern and such look right. I believe the material is called Burtex. It's pretty durable. Those panels to cover the holes on both sides of the trunk were originally similar to peg board (but without the ho...
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 5691
Re: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
What a very nice Comet... although it's a little young for my taste (that's a 65 v 64 joke :) With regard to the Power Steering: unless there is something radically different between 65 and 64 (I don't think so) and if it's original, there really isn't any bleeding required since the return line goe...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:48 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 5691
Re: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
Looks pretty dang good to me.
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:12 am
- Forum: 60 - 63 Comets
- Topic: 63 Pitman arm connector piece
- Replies: 5
- Views: 644
Re: 63 Pitman arm connector piece
difficult to tell from the photo, but do you suppose the car originally came with PS and somebody removed it and replaced with this part? If the car had PS then the control valve would have been attached to the pitman and the two bolt holes closest to the left side of the drag link and the PS cylind...
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:56 am
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: 1965 AM Radio & Reverb System
- Replies: 1
- Views: 456
Re: 1965 AM Radio & Reverb System
I don't have specific knowledge of that system, but there were plenty of them in cars in the late 60's and even early 70s. My understanding of what they really do is create a slight (adjustable) delay (or echo) that comes from the rear speaker. I believe it also removes some of the bass frequencies ...