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    5/01/2018 6:40 PM  #1

    HenryJ
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    a short of sorts

    I picked up a new classic over the weekend, a 1964 Mercury Comet Cyclone. I've been looking for this specific year and model for about 6 months with not much luck until this past weekend. It's not a Ford, but she's in the Ford family and has a 1992 mustang drive train with the factory efi.
    I'm slowly going thru the car to make sure she's safe. I've already eliminated 4 very potential fire hazards including 3 electrical shorts and a fuel leak. The top of the to do list in order to get it inspected includes installing a parking brake to the 8.8 rear end of unknown origin, replace the wiper motor and bleed the brakes. I still love my mustangs, but I wanted to change it up a bit and add a little variety in the stable. 

     

    5/01/2018 7:33 PM  #2

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    Re: a short of sorts

    Nice! I love that body style. We had one the same color and I loved the car, even stock.

     

    5/01/2018 8:16 PM  #3

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    Re: a short of sorts

    That's a nice looking ride.  

    John  -- 67 Mustang Coupe 390 5 speed
     

    5/01/2018 9:09 PM  #4

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    One of my favorite cars of the 60's!!
    Suh-weeet!
    6sal6
    PS....please tell me its a 5 speed?!!

    Get busy Liv'in or get busy Die'n....Host of the 2020 Bash at the Beach/The only Bash that got cancelled  )8
     

    5/01/2018 9:13 PM  #5

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    Re: a short of sorts

    That will make a real nice ride. When I was a kid, the man across the street had one with a 260.  One thing I remember was the rebar hook he welded to the dashboard so he could hook the column shifter behind it to keep it in park.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    5/01/2018 9:38 PM  #6

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    Re: a short of sorts

    6sally6 wrote:

    One of my favorite cars of the 60's!!
    Suh-weeet!
    6sal6
    PS....please tell me its a 5 speed?!!

    Sal, it was originally the Mercury K code 289 with a 4sp, it now has 302 with a 5sp. Needs moarrrrr cammmm!!!





     

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    5/01/2018 10:36 PM  #7

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    Nice!! We don't see them here.
    If thats a 92 engine, its from a T-bird, Mustangs used that intake in 94-95. Same one as I'm using.

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    5/02/2018 6:23 AM  #8

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    Mustang II frontend?  I'm interested in the front support setup.  We need to do something similar...but heavier, I think...to the Falcon project which still has the stock suspension.

    Very nice car.  Eons ago I had a friend with a red one.  Had the hottest 260 I ever saw in it.  This sort of stuff makes me wish I had kept the Fairlane project....Oh well.

    BB
     

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    5/02/2018 7:20 AM  #9

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    Hate to be a spoiler but is that a Rambler American in the background?  There used to be a Hurst SC/Rambler In Austin in the early 70's with the 390.  Absolutely nothing in street trim could touch it. 

    One seriously worked over 69 Mach 1 would match it.  The American flag painted between the tail lights is still a frequent memory.

     

    5/02/2018 8:18 AM  #10

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    That is a SWEET ride.  I love it!

     

    5/02/2018 3:58 PM  #11

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    Re: a short of sorts

    Bullet Bob wrote:

    Mustang II frontend?  I'm interested in the front support setup.  We need to do something similar...but heavier, I think...to the Falcon project which still has the stock suspension.

    Very nice car.  Eons ago I had a friend with a red one.  Had the hottest 260 I ever saw in it.  This sort of stuff makes me wish I had kept the Fairlane project....Oh well.

    BB
     

    BB, It has a mustang II suspension of unkown origin as well as an 8.8 out of who knows what. I do know the axle tube is just under 3in, so it's not an exploder rear. Also, the rear calipers have surface rust... I figured they would be aluminum so who knows and there's no tag to help identify. Most of the restomodded stuff I'll have to investigate and figure out on my own because the previous owner that built the car died and the wife didn't have a clue.
    I'm not crazy about the front end, but it will have to do for now. The BIG bonus on this cyclone, it appears to have all original panels and there is zero rust in all the places I've looked.

     

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    5/02/2018 4:01 PM  #12

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    66 coupe wrote:

    Hate to be a spoiler but is that a Rambler American in the background?  There used to be a Hurst SC/Rambler In Austin in the early 70's with the 390.  Absolutely nothing in street trim could touch it. 

    One seriously worked over 69 Mach 1 would match it.  The American flag painted between the tail lights is still a frequent memory.

    It is a very nice rambler and according to the owner very faaaast.

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    5/02/2018 4:07 PM  #13

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    50vert wrote:

    Nice!! We don't see them here.
    If thats a 92 engine, its from a T-bird, Mustangs used that intake in 94-95. Same one as I'm using.

    Yup, I"m going to have to look over every restomod part on this car. Right now, I'm just going off what the seller has told me and it's not much to go on. The important part, it's a very solid and straight car and I just need to go thru everything and make it safe. I plan to make some changes in a couple of years, but for now I'm just going to enjoy driving it as it is. Who knows maybe I'll bring it to the bash this year.
     

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    5/02/2018 4:58 PM  #14

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    Yeah,  It's Bash worthy for sure.  Much better than a Mustang with a C4.

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    5/02/2018 6:51 PM  #15

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    Glad you "see-it-like-I-do". Needs to AT LEAST  stutter like the old Hi-Po's usta do!
    6sal6

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    5/02/2018 7:44 PM  #16

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    Re: a short of sorts

    Henry I sent you a PM

     

    5/03/2018 7:23 PM  #17

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    Yes. Please bring it to the  bash. My 63 Comet will be here.

     

     

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