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- Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:16 am
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
- Replies: 82
- Views: 1642
Re: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
The more closer to being in tune it gets the more fine tuning & resetting it will need. just gotta keep tweaking everything. they are finicky about the float settings. cant always go by the book with today's fuel. I toyed with different power valves for my 4100, which is basically same a 2100 except...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: poboyjos ride
- Replies: 1044
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Re: poboyjos ride
Oh those! well those have escaped my memory, at least the memory of the pain is gone.but it was a lot of drilling. but I always was better & faster at tearing something down than putting it back to gether.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:05 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: poboyjos ride
- Replies: 1044
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Re: poboyjos ride
Dude, you have the patience of Job to tackle all of those welds. Great job!! :D Like Lou, I was wondering how you are going to handle temp controls, esp. the defroster? I was thinking about the NASCAR cowl induction but remembered you had the air intake tackled already :roll: Joe What welds? :? we ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:47 pm
- Forum: 60 - 63 Comets
- Topic: Front end brakes and suspension
- Replies: 24
- Views: 214
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: poboyjos ride
- Replies: 1044
- Views: 187488
Re: poboyjos ride
You stalked that project for a long time, but when you pounced you went for the kill. :lol: Looks good. 8) I know you're itchin' to get it back on the road. It's been a while. Jim Thanks ,I would call it dodging this project. This new painter guy actually painted the cowl ''when'' he said he would ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:38 pm
- Forum: Comet Lounge
- Topic: New Garage Art
- Replies: 3
- Views: 48
Re: New Garage Art
I added some new garage art to the Shop today. It is amazing the things you can do with a CNC plasma table. I had this image on my computer for years I finally got to do something with it today. https://i.postimg.cc/s2B0M0G2/DSC02886.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/SR4ZtSTX/DSC02887.jpg https://i.postimg....
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:36 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: poboyjos ride
- Replies: 1044
- Views: 187488
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:02 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: poboyjos ride
- Replies: 1044
- Views: 187488
Re: poboyjos ride
Thanks yea I need to get back up to speed on it too, & get it back on the road.Sugarmaker wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:56 pmJo,
That looks very good! Still learning about Comets, and that looks like a big project to me!
Guess I need to go back in your thread and get up to speed on your build.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:05 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: poboyjos ride
- Replies: 1044
- Views: 187488
Re: poboyjos ride
Finally made some progress ,I glued my cowl top on last night. Man it was kinda hectic, but barely got er done within the 90 min work time of the epoxy. I used 3M 8115 , an old friend now & I still love it, but it had been so long I had to hit up Lou again for some refresher advice. Thanks again Lou...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:16 pm
- Forum: 60 - 63 Comets
- Topic: Front end brakes and suspension
- Replies: 24
- Views: 214
Re: Front end brakes and suspension
Welcome on! :D I agree with all who said it looks like a comet LCA & strutrod>>at least what I can see of it. Fred right ,that just like mine ,is called a vario-centric camber kit. it doesnt have the round eccentric washer things like in powerband's pic. kind of same principle but square OD. & there...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:54 pm
- Forum: 60 - 63 Comets
- Topic: Front end brakes and suspension
- Replies: 24
- Views: 214
Re: Front end brakes and suspension
Welcome on! :D I'd like to see a pic of the eccentric that's on it. I agree with all who it looks like a comet LCA & strutrod>>at least what I can see of it. Fred right ,that just like mine ,is called a vario-centric camber kit. it doesnt have the round eccentric washer things like in powerband's pi...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:28 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
- Replies: 82
- Views: 1642
Re: 1965 Comet Caliente (little red)
One small thing to check. loosen the nuts on the carb studs .take the throttle return springs off & basically make sure the butterflies are opening easily with no resistance as you snug up & tighten carb studs down. sometimes the carb gets cocked slightly on install . always tighten the carb down fi...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:07 am
- Forum: Comet Lounge
- Topic: what did you do to your comet today?
- Replies: 3400
- Views: 620587
Re: what did you do to your comet today?
I got this regulator , I've added a return line. I still need to make up a line from reg down to old line down by the frame ; https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hly-12-881?rrec=true & this gauge had a button that sounded important ,suckered me in. :roll: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aei-15632?...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:34 pm
- Forum: Comet Lounge
- Topic: what did you do to your comet today?
- Replies: 3400
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Re: what did you do to your comet today?
All beauty Jim! Including the shop ,especially all the air in there! I dont have room to fall down in my shop. I was out there today picking up some, my buddy came over,I was telling him my shop was like one of these old puzzles right now. have to move everything 4-5 times just to get started off r...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:40 pm
- Forum: Comet Lounge
- Topic: what did you do to your comet today?
- Replies: 3400
- Views: 620587