pround new owner to a 1974 maverick

just thought i'd introduce myself my name is phil harder i live in ohio i recently bought a 1974 maverick, that being said i'll most likely be asking alot of questions

 

to the board....

 

Welcome from Ocala,Florida............

 

Welcome from MD!

 

Welcome phil, nice lookin car! looks like that one will be fun for years to come.

 

thanks everyone the fun part is finding what direction to go from here. need to learn what parts are aval. and pick color sceem. is there info on vin codes for the build sheets as far as engine, trans and so one.

thanks again
phil

 

I myself just picked up a "74 also. Pulled out the 200 cylinder and started doing the 302 swap. Have fun with it.

 

to the site!!!!!

 

from your eastern neighbor over in Northeast Pennsylvania

 

questions are good

 

well here's the first question wher would a fella find interior parts such as door and head liners, carpet, front seat frames (not sure if it had buckets)

thanks in advance
phil

 

Hi Phil, You can find new headliners at AutoKrafters, and maybe on Ebay, used ones in junkyards and the "Parts Wanted" section of these forums.

Seat Frames are best to get from either on here in the Parts Wanted, or junkyards, or Ebay. Pay attention to what KIND of seats you want, there are different styles. Be sure to not to forget about the different types of seat rails that you will need also.

You can get new carpet from ACC, and several stores on Ebay, so be careful and shop around on your carpet, and make sure to get the correct one for your car's year. Not sure what you mean by "doors".

You should be able to tell if your car had buckets or bench seat by looking at the number of seat holes in your floor pan. Look either under the carpet, or under the car. 4 holes (2 on each side) would be bench, 8 holes would be bucket.

To tell if your car came with buckets from the Factory, look at the 2 letter code in the TRIM section of your VIN sticker, and if the first letter starts with an "L" or "P", then if came with buckets from the Factory, otherwise it came with a Bench Seat.

Don't be afraid to ask as many questions on here as it takes. You'll get answers.

 

i ment door liners. is there a thread explaining the vin break down as far as what letter or numbers mean in the vin

 

i know this question has alot of variales, but what is this car worth it came with a rebuilt 302 and rebuilt c4, alot of the parts are piled inside car.

just curious what it woulb worh in it current condition

 

As far as the dictionary definition....it is worth EXACTLY what you paid for it.