Hi, I'm brand new to this forum

Good Morning.

I'm new to this forum and look forward to sharing my experience with my old Ford Maverick. And I look forward to drawing upon some of your knowledge and expertise. I bought her in 1987 for $700 cash. 1972 2 door coupe, 302 with auto. She was serious cherry at that time and I've employed her as primary transportation ever since. She's older now and needs paint, and the usual things that decay or wear out. When I bought her, she had around 46k miles. She now has 217k miles and the engine has never been worked on. Trans rebuilt twice, timing chain and gear, and the usual alternator, battery, carburetor, maintenance items. The only car I ever had that gave me fair warning before something was going to break. I've been through a lot with that car.

Call me lazy, or cheap...but I haven't had a car payment since I bought this car and still drive it. In lieu of gas prices, I've had thoughts of getting something more economical and newer. But I'm more inclined to keep her and restore her. I'm not sure about going the racing routine with the engine, I'm more inclined to bring her back to the way she was when I bought her. She has some dents, all hit and run in parking lots. And the front grill is missing, ABS plastic finally died. I'll include pictures.

If I have a question right now, I'd ask "Just how many Mustang Parts fit this car?" I know the front end is the same as the Mustang. That's all I have to say right now.

Jerry, Reno, Nevada

 

Welcome aboard! :Handshake
Looks like a great car there...extremely solid. A little paint will do wonders for that one.
Here's a little help on your interchange question: http://www.maverick.to/grabber/interchange.html
Good luck with the car.

 

,nice looking car ,you are in with a bunch of great guys and gals here ,good luck on anything you do to pimp out your ride ,cheers

 

Howdy and

 

great car!

 

welcome to the board!

 

to the board. Nice looking car....

 

Welcome to the booard. Looks good.

 

Thanks a lot for the Welcome and support

Good Morning Mav Fans,

I want to thank you for all the kind posts and support. I never knew there were so many enthusiasts out there. Your cars all look sooooo good! And some of the specs make me envious as to what hard work you did to get where you are. It's been a long time since I've driven a muscle car. And some of you have some serious hardware. And yes, I have a road to travel to bring the Ford back into focus. But back into focus she'll be. All I have to do is bring myself into focus and decide if I want to bring her back just the way she was, or execute some rather radical ideas. The paint is one area that I've been considering. I've seen some exquisite detail work on cars and motorcycles. I studied a lot of art and I'm inclined to do something more adventuresome. I'll play with photoshop, and consider Ideas while I'm working on the other items that require attention first.

One of the things that bothers me about the way things are now, is the fact that there seem to be a lot of professionals out there that don't know how to work on a car like the Maverick. Just personal experience. They say they know, but when you get your car back, you find that they really didn't. On the item of an eventual engine rebuild, I get the feeling that they'll just change out the original engine with a rebuilt from God knows where, and slap it back together. Too many parts changers out there instead of mechanics. Too quick to make the money and move on to the next customer. Craftsmanship takes time.

Speaking of time, it's time to go to work. Thanks again for all of your kind responses, and warm welcome.

Jerry Reno, Nevada

 

You are 100% correct! The younger generation is full of technicians...not mechanics. They do what the computer tells them to do. Not that it's their fault...the industry has driven it to that point.

 

lots of help here welcome............

 

Welcome to the board.