Got a New Toy....

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  1. Hawkco

    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    Earl and I picked up the '70 Maverick I bought off e-bay this morning. It is already for the track. Well, as I soon as I put drivetrain in it, tires, mount the seats. It has a professionaly installed 8-point cage with stout sub-frame connectors through the floors. The car is in great shape overall. The body is very solid and he included the trim pieces, a double hump tranny mount, a grill, and a set of headers (these are going to find themselves on my '73. One more little detail...it has a 9" rear end from a '57 Frod already in stalled with the stock suspenion (Earl has dibs on that rear end if I don't keep it, so don't ask). Here's a few pictures. I'll post some better pics when I get it off the trailer. Oh, I bought the car for $613. Did I get a good deal.
     
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  2. xpsnake

    xpsnake Bruce

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    That looks fun! Sounds like a great deal to me.
     
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  3. Hawkco

    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    More pics...
     
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  4. Hawkco

    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    Just a couple more....The last pic was taken by wife and insisted that I upload it.
     
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  5. dmhines

    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    Looks like a great deal to me!
     
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    BIGbully Maverick Maniac

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    Looks like a great deal. :cool: The cage is worth that alone. Great find. What are your plans for it?
     
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  7. M.A.V.

    M.A.V. Yep,my real initials.

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    Great deal Terry! Will you build it to be streetable at all or strictly a race car?
     
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  8. Hawkco

    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    MAV, I haven't decided yet. I can go either way with this setup. I do like the idea of a "streetable" 9.9 second car.:clap: On the other hand, I do want a car strictly for the strip.:huh: I guess I could build a "street legal" car that is only run at the strip and can make those "30 mile cruises" that the street legal drags require.:hmmm: I dunno whatcha think?
     
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  9. MaverickGrabber

    MaverickGrabber MaverickGrabber1972

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    looks like a great start..lots of work already done :clap: i would make it street legal .......just think of being able to cruse to the local parts store or cruse in or running to pick up the pizza:yup: ..not worry about any ricers pulling up next to you going to out run it :coco:

    the last pic that your:bowdown: wife wanted you to upload is so everyone knows what you looked like before she gets hold of you:eek: :smash:...........:biglaugh:
     
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  10. courier11sec

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    Hell I don't worry about that and mine has comfy seats and a heater!
    Terry-
    Nice score! Looks like you got a bit dirty dragging it home.
    Way to go.
    (y)
     
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  11. Hawkco

    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    Actually she wanted to get a picture of me with two Mavericks in view. She wanted me to move to the driveway so she could one of me with four Mavricks in view. I think she wanted to send those to her friends who gripe about their husbands that have only one car. :slap: She is very supportive of this addiction of mine. You might say that she is an enabler.:bananaman:bananaman:bananaman
     
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  12. MaverickGrabber

    MaverickGrabber MaverickGrabber1972

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    my wifes the same way ...........she says she knows where i am .
     
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  13. Dan Starnes

    Dan Starnes Original owner

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    That is a heck of a deal on that car. Looks like fun to me in the making.
    Dan
     
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  14. don graham

    don graham MCG State Rep

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    terry, i hate to be the bearer of bad news but i do see a problem with that maverick. mainly that it's not in my driveway. don't forget to hit the rpm's a little in the pizza place parking lot so you can set off all the alarms in the rce rockets.(y)
     
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  15. littleredtoy

    littleredtoy Seth

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    Terry....

    ....your yard must be looking like Doug's lately.

    What do you have, 3 or 4 now?

    Good luck with the new one.

    Seth
     
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