The Jalopy Journal
Awesome!! How did the panels fit up? I basically built the jig from my car and was kinda curious and worried about how they would fit on other...
That was probably me if they looked like the pic. I sold some through the Comet FB groups a couple years ago. I jumped off FB awhile ago so...
No updates ..still running it as is and enjoying talking to some of the old timers at the cruises that had one or raced one. I hit the patina...
Town Hall in Ligonier Pa …[ATTACH]
If you look close you’ll see the MT covers [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] How about 1/2 black and 1/2 white
This one is right on the main drag before Carlisle fairgrounds. Would be cool to see pics of this in its heyday next to the turnpike
yeah it may be ugly but the electronics haven’t let me down yet like the coils and points have
Thats exactly what I did … took it out last week to a show with no issues
Thanks for the link, very helpful! I reinstalled the driveshaft with the retainer ring and test fit the distributor. I’m running the HEI Chevy...
my brains broke too. Haha .. with the pan off I’m going to drop that shaft into the pump with the clip off like it was and put the distributor...
Each bolt was still tight
I’m gonna check pump now that the pan is off. I had oil pressure as I left the house which makes me believe without that clip on the shaft it was...
no pics but I can grab some. one side has a slight chamber and the other side had more of a point. Seems there was a small notch in one side of...
I shut it down when i seen no oil pressure and tore it down today. Turning it with a drill before I started tearing it down it still showed 50-60...
The drive measured 7.450 I seen that’s what the stock length was. Before I dropped the pan I slid a straw over the drive that fit pretty tight...
Thanks for the info! I’ll check each one and any the tops and see if everything is consistent with this first one. I didn’t know if I could pull...
Hey guys..was running the ‘64 Comet with a 289 to a show yesterday and hit a stretch of road with some serious woop de doo’s in it and looked down...
Thanks man!
Steel rears with 8”cheaters and steel 4” skinny Firestone 670-15’s [ATTACH]
I made my own for my 64 .. and have sold about 30 or so sets to keep these cars alive
It will stay a 289, in a perfect world id upgrade the rotating assembly to a Callies billet crank and new rods, then new cam and heads. All the...
Honestly the 289 is a mystery as to the internals, bought it from a friend that just bought the 65 mustang this engine was in. Previous owner...
Thanks!! Felt great to take it down the road finally. had some minor tire rub on the inner rear tires (messed up custom axle lengths and had to...
1964 B/FX Inspired Comet Sedan 289 with a T-10
After years of working on it, it’s finally a driver for the summer … some details … 289 .030 over aluminum intake Holley 650 Hooker Super Comp...
How about a work in progress !! [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
When I finished the quarters I thought I was done with all the fabrication on this build .. this was not to be the case. As I was getting ready...
Been a while since there was updates .. Back half fab work is finished, quarters finish welded in, trunk extensions made and trunk floor finished...
I must of missed the memo on this .. since when are 64-65 Comets frowned upon on this board ? Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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