not what it seems....

Discussion in 'General Maverick/Comet' started by mean_maverick, Sep 25, 2009.

  1. mean_maverick

    mean_maverick Senior Member

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    pulled the engine, trans and rear end out of my '74 F100 that i bought last week only to find something surprising. the truck came with a 240, and it had a 302 in it, so i knew someone had added it at one time. i also noticed the engine had car (maverick type) manifolds on it and a 7 blade factory flex fan.

    after i pulled the engine today and got it laying on the ground, i scraped the crud off of VIN stamping only to find that the engine is from a '72 Grabber. Ironic, huh? it seems no matter what, my life revolves around Mavericks :yup:

    the vin is 2X93F156369 (not 100% positive on last 3 digits), so if anyone in the area has a '72 Grabber with this VIN, i have your engine :D
     
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    that would be sweet to sell it to the original owner of the car
     
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    maverick maniac Banned

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    If it was pulled out of a maverick and put in a truck more then likely it was rusted or wrecked but that is eastern ky they love there trucks
     
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    :rofl2:you should put it all back together and put some grabber scoops off a bad hood then a grabber spoiler on the bed and grabber stripes on the side:bananaman
     
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    You see, Ray. You take parts off of a Maverick to put them on trucks!
     
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  6. mean_maverick

    mean_maverick Senior Member

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    if someone stepped forth with the car, i'd give them the engine.... just so that they had it :Handshake
     
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    Hmmm.... The green Grabber is a '72 isn't it???

    Put the engine in there, throw a shiny paint job on it, some big wheels, and a clean interior in it. Then pull a Wrecks to Riches and sell it in the Barrett Jackson Auction as a Super Muscle Car for the big bucks!!! :D:biglaugh:

    -Scott H.
     
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    HEY! That is MY VIN!!!

    You can ship that engine to .....

    just kidding, of course.:D
     
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    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    Actually, I know exactly where my numbers matching block is. I gave mine to 924 Mav to swap out one of his I6 engines.
     
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  10. mean_maverick

    mean_maverick Senior Member

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    i already have a good running 302 in it that i would hate to pull back out :thumbs2:
    not to mention the engine in the car is from a '71 Comet GT so it's close enough,lol
     
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  11. 302-72-mav

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    still got my 302
     
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    I got 3 72 Grabbers back here somewhere in the woods.I got to go look at some vins tomorrow.
     
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    yeah, check 'em out. it would be cool to find the car that the engine belongs to.

    it seems like a needle in a hay stack, but i have done it before :yup:
     
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  14. ford84stepside

    ford84stepside Lone Wolf

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    You probably parted it out Dave.:rofl2:
     
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  15. mean_maverick

    mean_maverick Senior Member

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    nope, i keep all the VIN tags from the cars i have parted out
     
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