Went junkyardin' today, what a coincidence!

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  1. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    Came across a '73 2 door Comet. There is absolutely nothing good on this car except...








    wait for it.....







    A set of clutch pedals! :rofl2: :biglaugh:

    I literally laughed out loud when I saw them hanging there. The Mexicans were looking at me like :coco: LOL...

    The entire linkage for the manual trans was there also, but the Z bar and all was badly worn to the point someone had used a bunch of washers to make it work right. Plus I ran out of time. So I just left it and grabbed the clutch pedals and return spring.
     
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    Good score.

    I wish I had time to go junkin'...
    I think the deep south is the last stand for these old cars and I am getting the feeling I might see fewer and fewer the way everyone is talking.
     
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  3. PAINTANK

    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    I would really like that column.
    Please?
    I'll pay you.
     
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    cant remember the last time i seen a seat upholstered in duct tape :)

    is that some aftermarket/dealer installed A/C in the middle of the dash?


    wish i had some good yards around here. everything is 1990's up and really expensive...
     
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    Is the front edge of that hoo dbad looks good from the picts but can't see the front edge
     
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  6. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    You probably would not want that column. It was originally a three on the tree car, and someone had kind of rigged it to look like a floor shift column.

    It is definitely after market. I have seen several different types of A/C's installed in these cars before, but haven't seen one like that before, that was actually made to match the contour of the Mav/Comet dash like that. It had a very strange looking compressor, one like I had never seen before.

    The hood had minor rust holes in the front lip. The hood lip trim had some dents in it.
     
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    good deal on the pedals
     
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    Jamie; did you think to get the knobs for the lights and wipers, or were they wasted? When you find a set, save them for me! I still need them. Haven't seen you in a while, hope things are going well.
     
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    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    The chrome was peeling off of them. I have been keeping an eye out for you!
     
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    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    Dealer add on?
    Magazine buy?
     
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    Thanks, Jamie. I appreciate it!:)
     
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  12. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    That side trim is really hard to find. If its good, I'd grab it.
     
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  13. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    The piece that you see in that picture, was the only piece on the car. I have always liked that trim, and would have grabbed it for my car if all of it were there.
     
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    1 piece at a time...:huh:

    ...:party3:...
     
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    MaverickConnect The Maverick Connection

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    That IS kind of funny. :biglaugh:
     
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