My New 1971 Grabber :)

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  1. dmhines

    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    The mystery of the great condition of the car has been partially revealed. It has a Los Angeles DSO ....
     
    dmhines, Dec 14, 2003
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    missing my 71 maverick i6 3 on the tree :(
    the shifter should work for you with little modification, some granadas and monarchs had a manual 3-speeds with overdrive and the same console. there is a shifter bezel for the manual that is different from the auto shifter.. there hard to find though..
     
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    Thanks .. it just seems that 2nd and 4th may cause the shifter to hit the armrest ...
     
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    How does it run? just wondering if you got it going

    this guy contaced me wanting to sell it outright, but I needed a good running car for transportation. When I talked to him he said it barely ran and so I said no thanks (shipping to where I lived would have cost a little under what I would have paid for the car.

    Glen
     
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    Weather has been bad in GA so we basically wheeled it off the trailer and into my Garage. He told me he got it to run buy pouring some gas in the carb - but there is no battery in it so I haven't tried. I imagine that sitting so long if there is any gas left in the tank it is turpentine by now. The engine was of no concern to me anyway - I bought it for the body ....
     
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    Well it was dark by the time I got home from work today but decided to scrub down the car with Orange type wash. Here is the picture with the car wet and back in the garage. It's about 35 degrees outside so my fingers are a little numb ...

    http://homepage.mac.com/dmhines/PhotoAlbum33.html
     
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    Looks like a different car!

    I think it shined up quite nicely!! You are definatly on the right track! Country
     
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    Looks good Dan...definitely a salvageable paint job...there aint many who can say there paint is original;)
     
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    Dan, it is great to see you back on the board again! Glad to see you found such nice Maverick to work on! I was surprised to see you give up on your other Grabber, I had figured you would have had it just about done by now. You put a lot a work into it, but I could see why you wanted to go to something that was rust free.

    Keep us updated on your progress!
     
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