History 64/65 Comets old drag cars lets see pictures

Another try at pictures. Thanks for the tips. Brian

 

Got these pictures off of E-GAY about a year ago. Talk about a different approach !?!? Later DWW56

 

Bunch of pix and info about Earle "Safari" Char and the Pflueger Comets at Hawaii Raceway Park in '64-66. Go to "Legends" index at Hawaii Motorbeat.com
There's a 10-page story with B&W and color pix from Char's s****book.
http://www.hawaiimotorbeat.com/

 

Post 1658... Already posted...post 1508.

 

George;did you and Six Gun meet up last weekend? Muttley;that drawing kinda looks like Judd's Comet!!!! I'm headed for a test session this Thursday,meeting up with my clutch guru to try and get the clutch setup right and see if the engine makes any more power now that cylinders should stay round!!! ROY.

 

TCI continues to test my patience with yet another converter that is ill fitting. This time, they got the hub correct, but now the mounting ring is of the smaller diameter hole pattern. The big flexplate leaves no room for re-drilling. I wish they'd watch what they are doing. The clock continues to click.
But, on a better note, famed SoCal Pinstriper and all around great guy Tom Clark has started to work his artistry and magic. The great thing about Tom is he listens to what you are aiming for, then throws in his many years of experiance in the era. He actually out-did what I wanted. He's just that good in my opinion, and some of you here that may already know him, or know his work would certainly agree with me!! By the way, when he was done, the shop floor was "paved with pure gold"!!!!!

 

Torque Converter? Aren't Fords FUN?!!!!! I must be crazy,been messing with Ford products for 47 years,still learning more frustrating news!!!! The lettering is looking good! ROY.

 

Finally:



Cool, hand-brushed artwork. No vinyl here:

 

love the lettering, looks ace.

 

The lettering looks great. The only torque converter problem I have had has been the different splines sizes on C4s. Never heard of a difference between pan fill and case fill. I have both and to check next time the trans comes out.

 

It seems now, that there were many small issues, of which may have been caught early on if I were more Ford savvy. The trans case was early C-4, but the bellhousing was a swapped in later unit, which led me to believe it was a larger size flexplate, which in turn made me order the incorrect converter. We balanced a large style flexplate with the engine, so yesterday, Bill Mizia sourced a small flexplate, and the correct bellhousing, and everything bolted up very smoothly with no h***les. It only took two weeks. Like I said, a steep learning curve.....

 

Can anyone recall the name of the company that makes the replacement rear transmission crossmember for our early C-4's? I recall a picture of one sometime in the past. I"ve had to modify the original stock one, with some new rubber. Well, actually old rubber that was cannibalized from the stock front suspension!!! It actually fit quite well!! Go figure.

 

Here is a pic of the one I built.



I think I know of a thread in another forum with a bought one. I loook for it.
Roger

 

Here you go Dale. By the way the car and lettering is looking awesome!!!!

http://falconparts.com/1960-1965+C-4+AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION+STEEL+MOUNT.html

 

How about some Comet A/FX TV

Ed Youman winning last weekend at US 13 In Delmar After being sidelined for a year. Good Job

 

There is a 1964 Comet Hi-Po car for sale on E-bay.Item # 130430148970.Might be the real thing...

 

It looks like the engine is an Hi-Po but the car is not, unless he puts a pictures of the build sheet we wont no for sure.

 

I contacted the seller and its got a 8 inch rear end.Like you said,the engine looks right...but not the car.

 

I drove this car a few days ago. You may have seen it before...

 

Steve;it seems EVERY 64-65,V-8 powered Comet has a hipo 289 in it!!!! I like the ads that say,"original hipo with auto,ac,power brakes and power steering"!! I've done alot of research on these Comets and as far as I can tell none had any add ons,besides the engine,a 4-speed and a 9" rear,bolt-in tower braces and single exhaust,a**** a few other tell tale items. JMO,ROY.

 

I think the 5th digit "K" in the VIN is throwing everybody off...

 

Once again,Thanx guys for the great pics and videos.I saw a few of this one posted by MercuryJunky.Not sure if this one was yet.I thinks it's a Killer photo!

 

A lot less impressive than the rest of you guys but I'm havin a ball. click on the picture.

 

Jody your killing me, Thats way cool. Nothing like driving a piece of history. Dont know about the 300k + chance of something going wrong.Its a good thing Fast Eddie wasnt around.Better check the trunk.Send me some pics.

 

I've never seen that pic before, That is a killer shot.Wish I had a poster of that.I cant stop looking at it.

 

There is nothing like a straight axle 65 going down the track.We need to get all these comets together somewhere.

 

Here's some old video 2 years ago not 11(the date is alittle off) click on pic...

 

Man, that has a wicked sound to it.

 

Great videos!!! Jody;you are one lucky guy,what a treat that must have been.I'm headed out Thursday evening for a test session to try some more clutch tuning and see if the new engine makes any more power. ROY.

 

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