History 64/65 Comets old drag cars lets see pictures

Thanks you saved me from having to do it.
Scot

 

Spotted a nice '65 at the Jack Roush open house cruise tonight.

 

Nice!!!! I like the Cragars and the painted Caliente and pinstripe. ROY.

 

Hey guys.... do any of you have under hood pics of a '64 with the inside headlights taken out and the hose running to the air bonnet.Im gettin ready to put a new core support in and the front apron panel on the driver side is directly behind the inner headlight. I was wondering if they cut the apron panel out just enough for the hose or if they made it look like the passenger side where the battery is .I dont want it to look butchered unless thats the way they did it .lol..Thanks Jim

 

They cut the apron,similar to a Thunderbolt inner fender.ROY.

 

Crites sells a inner fender boxed section that you weld in, Looks a Lot like the Battery side with the shelf for the battery. Its in the Thunderbolt section. Looks like it would work for the comet. Wish I would of seen this part before I did mine it wouldve saved time.

 

Thanks to hamber Hellnback I now have a picture of two of the three Kendig Comets from back in the day..

 

Early morning motivation

Todds 65

 

Man, that car is mean looking.

By the way, I love this thread. Thanks to all you guys for putting up the pics.

MercJunky- Seen some of your cars here & on YouTube, and they are real nice.

 

Regarding the T-Bolt air tube box. I bought one from Crites and installed it in my Comet--not fun. The contours are a lot different, it was a difficult task with a lot of cutting, hammering, muttering, etc., and modifications. Syl

 

Ditto on the Crites air tube box. A little tricky but it works.

 

I concure. That is the down hill portion of the Omega...That Fairlane looks a little hard under the brakes even though his line looks good for the pinch at the bottom. Those Steeda and Saleens were all over me like a cheap suit in the turns.

 

Cant wait till they look this again, Awesome

 

you and me both!

 

Thanks mercuryjunky thats exactly what i was looking for !!!!

 

Hopefully I'll see Todd racing the Comet in a couple weeks. I'll be racing with the AFX'ers at the upcoming PSCA race at Fontana. I had to pull the front of the Rockets water pump down to try and fixed the compromised gaskets that Edelbrock was kind enough to install. I'm hoping getting asked to back out of the waterbox will now be a thing of the past!! Hopefully, I'll go more than one round against these guys!

Dale

 

Alan;have you been able to do any work on the Comets? It is great how many old pictures keep showing up on this post and the whole web sight! ROY.

 

Dale;stick Ernie's spare engine in the Rocket!!!! Good luck at Fontucky!!!! Take a huge wad of money as it is EXPENSIVE to race there!!!! ROY.

 

The pinstriping and lettering was done by Paul Hatton.

 

Finally getting my chance to test this Tuesday and then run on Sat.Car is finally put back together. So far total weight loss 195 lbs. Not bad for a start. going to try and lose another 100 pounds next winter. Finshed up the rear lexan window with custom retainers by the "Sniper" Steve. Also went back to the original woodgrain look for originality. Turned out better than I thought it would. heres some pics.

 

Hey Mercuryjunky,
Will you be attending any events back East this year?

Mike

 

Just gathering parts when I can find them on the Comets right now. I need to finish the Fairlane first. You are right, no other place on the web even comes close to the HAMB!

 

For sure the Holley Hot Rod reunion in june. Was wanting to go back to Pa but Fuel costs may keep me from going.

 

Ken;lose those tanker seats,should get your 100 lbs easy!!!!Dash looks great!! Alan;I forgot about your doing a Fairlane first.

 

I just cannot believe it. I caved in, and am bringing home yet another Blue Oval car this Saturday that I picked up last night. For the first time since I can recall, I do not own one GM 'fun car'. Roy, you have been a terrible influence on me......

While not a Comet, its a creampuff nonetheless,.....

I'll post up when it comes home.

Dale

 

Dale;you must be a sucker for pain and grief!!!!! I'm still waiting on parts for the new engine,dropping my clutch assembly off tomorrow evening at Irwindale.I could[should]have built another short deck engine and been back running by now!!!! ROY.

 

Well. What is it???

Got a Mustang?

Torino??

'69 LTD???

 

Hey MercuryJunk did you fab up the lexan windows or are they store bought?
If so where didyou get them?

Thanks

 

Original owner '61 Ford Falcon! With the venerable 171 I believe? That ought to be good for about forty miles a gallon, right?

 

Dale;it should be a 170,hope it is a stick as that two speed auto makes it a real dog.I have a T-5,5 speed here that would be perfect behind that 6 popper,would make it scream[yea,right]!!!Never get mileage any more with this crap they are selling as gasoline!!!! ROY.