Joe's '65 Caliente
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Re: Joe's '65 Caliente
Joe, it's looking great. You've done a nice job adding some patina to the hood. Almost like it's been there all along. Kind of a shame to do that to a newly painted hood though. Someday when you get it painted no one will even remember.
I once had a small truck that was 4 different colors after I salvaged all the good parts from the one that got totalled. Didn't care about the colors as long as it was dependable.
Ron
I once had a small truck that was 4 different colors after I salvaged all the good parts from the one that got totalled. Didn't care about the colors as long as it was dependable.
Ron
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Thanks everyone! I like the look.
Next up is my go-faster 302.
Joe
Next up is my go-faster 302.
Joe
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Yeah my paint guy thinks the doors might be repainted. Who knows. Next time I have it out I'll take that front 3/4 pic so you can make fun of my door!poboyjo65 wrote:Looks damn good Joe! & looks right at home ,,,, for some reason your doors look a slightly different shade off which added with the ''just a shade off hood & quarter ,,,,all of the slightly offs go quite well together! if you know what I'm trying to say. How about an angled pic more from the side,,where we can see the door & the grill??
Joe
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Forgive me for my ignorance on anything other than 66 comet cyclone, did the 65 come stock with 2 different hoods with scoops? Are they fiberglass?
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ENOLCYC;the hood on Joe's Comet is a late 65 option,made of fiberglass,fake scoops,stock/normal was a flat steel hood.The factory Drag Cars got a fiberglass twin scooped ram air hood with ducting under the hood besides the twin scoops! ROY.
Real Racecars have 3 pedals
Re: Joe's '65 Caliente
Replaced my leaking imported low mile 3 row radiator with a USA made replacement sold by NPD.
Here it is
Hope this one lasts longer than the last one!
US Radiator also makes an aluminum rad that looks like a stock unit. And they make the standard boxy looking aftermarket type aluminum replacement.
Got the crud out of my coolant filter and I'm almost back on the road.
Joe
Here it is
Hope this one lasts longer than the last one!
US Radiator also makes an aluminum rad that looks like a stock unit. And they make the standard boxy looking aftermarket type aluminum replacement.
Got the crud out of my coolant filter and I'm almost back on the road.
Joe
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was your old rad a champion,i have a 4 row im not to happy with
fryedaddy
1966 caliente,428 4 speed,4.11 gears,nitrous,parachute
1966 caliente,428 4 speed,4.11 gears,nitrous,parachute
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It was a no name Chinese 3 row brass deal. It cooled great even on the hottest days. It recently started leaking.
Anyone know: is the leaker worth keeping and repairing? Or is junk junk?
Joe
Anyone know: is the leaker worth keeping and repairing? Or is junk junk?
Joe
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Depends where its leaking, if its where the tubes go into the tanks probably not.comethead wrote:It was a no name Chinese 3 row brass deal. It cooled great even on the hottest days. It recently started leaking.
Anyone know: is the leaker worth keeping and repairing? Or is junk junk?
Joe
Your in the desert, must be a rad shop around you,,,?
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I was too lazy to try and find a rad shop. Just got a new one.
Figured unless they rebuild the whole thing it wouldn't be worth it. Who knows what that would cost.
Figured unless they rebuild the whole thing it wouldn't be worth it. Who knows what that would cost.
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nice pics, Joe. Your patina matches the desert.
1964 Comet Caliente Convertible
30,000 miles on our rebuild
All Comets start out as dreams...
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Yea Those are great Joe! I wouldn't call it competition though. to borrow a line from ole DW ,it's co-opetition!
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Great shots as well Joe, I am already seeing that I might have trouble putting a calendar together, not from lack of great shots but from an overabundance
See Ya,
Mike
See Ya,
Mike