Slight rust problem

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  1. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    I knew the 77 had some frame rust around the left torque box but this is more than I thought was there. Luckly, this is the only bad spot and is easily repairable. Believe it or not, that is where the power steering cylinder bolts to.
     
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    dennis,are you going to do a full resto on the 77,like you did on your sprint?or are you fixing it for a daily driver type car?do you have a full pic?:bananaman
     
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    Ouch...!!!

    That hurts, Dennis!

    Is that disc brakes I see on the front?


    Seth
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    The 77 has been a daily driver type for over 4 years now. I basically threw it together in 3 months to make my first roundup in 99. I am taking off my hood & scoop and replacing it with one of my Grabber hoods since I dont care for them anyway. It had a grabber hood on it when I first painted it. I also switched wheels with the Comet GT I bought cause I didnt like them either. I am going to sell it to a friend who prefers the Comet wheels and grabber hood so it works out in the end. I knew I needed to fix the frame before I sold it so I finally crawled under there to assest the damage. There is a good picture of it on the MCCI websight.


    Its a 77 so disc were standard.
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    There is also a GREAT picture of it in the 2003 calendar.
    Do you have yours??????
     
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    DAB MAVERICK/COMET ENTHUSIAST

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    I've been looking at the car for 22 days now. Just 9 more days to go and it will be another Maverick! lol
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Yea, I hope the new calender gives names, city, and state. It would be nice to know who's car were staring at for a month at a time.
     
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    DAB MAVERICK/COMET ENTHUSIAST

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    So who's is it this month? lol
     
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    does your car have to be in the calendar,to get one?also where are they aval?would like to get one for 2004.
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    Now see Dennis, you are making me feel like a failure! :(
    I did not get the names and locations in this calendar. I suggested it back in January that the owner of the cars for each month post a little info on them.
    :cry:
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Oh well, there's always next year. Besides John, if you did everything right, We wouldnt have any fun picking on ya.
     
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    Yes Dennis but does John have to make it so easy for us:D
     
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    Why do I keep coming back??????
     

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