Alright so I just bought this maverick on Saturday,it is my first car and I glad it's a mav. There are alot of things I plan on doing do it but first, as esteemed members of MMB pointed out, I'm gonna drive around for awhile to make sure everything is working correctly and in the meantime do small stuff like speakers, domelight, possibly carpet and headliner and finally rust. here are some pics http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44474&d=1283016128 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44475&d=1283016128 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44476&d=1283016128 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44477&d=1283016128 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44478&d=1283016128 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44484&d=1283016409 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44485&d=1283016409 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44486&d=1283016409 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44487&d=1283016409 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44479&d=1283016225 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44480&d=1283016225 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44481&d=1283016225 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44482&d=1283016225 http://mmb.maverick.to/attachment.php?attachmentid=44483&d=1283016225
Cool! My mav was my first car too! I got it when i was 15 so six years ago. Looking forward to the pics!
later that night my brother and i took the seats out and put better ones from rthomas in the car. thing is when we took the original seats out one of the headrests hit the dome light and the cover exploded every where here are some pics of the new seats in the car and a pic of the engine bay
Make the brake and steering systems ur first priority. All the speakers, carpets and stuff won't mean much if u wreck the car not being able to stop or steer. That's not even considering personal injury to you or someone else. JMO
I can't really drive the car right now cause it has no plates so it's hard to get a feel for what needs to be done. but until I get plates I have speakers laying around from an old car we used to have so it's not like I would be wasting money or anything, just time but yeah I will definitely be working on the essentials first, the engine was recently rebuilt and steering handles well the only thing it might need are new drums and rotors.
this weekend i removed the radio and bezel and replaced the rear deck. i was really pleased with how the rear deck turned out, all i used was fibre board and spray paint but it looks pretty good. i also put some 6x9 pioneer speakers that i had laying around in the car. while removing the lower dash to get the bezel out i found that my glove box was torn and rotted so i took that out, what have you guys used to replace the cardboard? once i got the bezel out i cut it to fit the new radio but today when i went to put the radio in with the bezel i couldn't for the life of figure out how to do the wiring:confused: so i just put the bezel and the lower dash back in and left the wires hanging through the bezel.
i see the glove box inserts on ebay from time to time, i need to order one myself you can get the dome light lense at most parts stores in the "help" isle
made this console today its not perfect but its better than nothing and its functional, i will be attaching cup holders and a clock to it tomorrow.
took the rear windsheild trim and the trim under the front windows off and found something i dont like... RUST the stuff under the window trim isn't too bad but the rust around the rear windshield is pretty bad and there are some little holes and one big one.
here are pics of the rear windshield THE HOLE!!!!! MORE HOLES!!! the holes are in an awkward place but i think i will be able to get to them soon because that gasket definitely needs replacing
The car looks good,, has a lot of potential,, the windshield gaskets are available and very reasonable at restorationpartssource.com Just give Tony a yell,,
