Finally building my 64 Comet
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Well I finally got around to doing something to the car and I’m absolutely in love with it. I’ve spent a ton of money modifying this car performance wise and this is the first thing I’ve done cosmetic wise and I’m so happy with it. Needs to be a little lower in the front in my opinion.
Wheels are vintage wheel works 16x8’s all around with 245’s in the rear and 235’s in the front. Had to run a 1/4 inch spacer in the front to keep it from rubbing the upper control arm. Still trying to find some center caps for them.
Wheels are vintage wheel works 16x8’s all around with 245’s in the rear and 235’s in the front. Had to run a 1/4 inch spacer in the front to keep it from rubbing the upper control arm. Still trying to find some center caps for them.
Re: Finally building my 64 Comet
- Joe Travers
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Interesting choice of wheels for a Comet.
Gives it the Euro rally look
Joe
Gives it the Euro rally look
Joe
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Looks great ! but yea an inch or 2 lower in front would look better !
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I have to agree with that.
( mine would be lower but my header collector flanges are just 3 3/4” from the pavement now)
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Your comet looks great, drop the front a bit and it will be about perfect.
1965 Mercury Cyclone former drag car, 1971 Boss 351 engine, 4 speed, ladder bars, etc. Now returned to a street car.
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X2Boss/Cyclone wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 9:00 pmYour comet looks great, drop the front a bit and it will be about perfect.
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Well this past weekend me and a buddy took the front suspension apart and cut half a coil out of the front springs and I think it was just the right amount, could come down maybe another half inch but I’m fine with where it’s at. Now just have to decide whether to get the stock height Calvert racing split monos or the -1” height ones.
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Looks great!
I'm not certain but I have heard a guy on here say the stock height was too high. it was a guy user name ant???, think it was short for anthony with a number on it like Ant389 or something. he sent the rear halves back & got the -1'' lower ones . I think I got the +1'' ones because i was concerned about these big tires rubbing. also I knew I was going to use 1/2'' lowering blocks as a way to move the axle back by moving the centering pin back so if I needed for the car to sit lower I could just make those blocks thicker. But they have pretty good customer service ,Not sure but they may swap for no charge if you aren't satisfied. they did for me because they sent the wrong ones first go around. but no shipping charges on the swap.
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Wanted to hop back on the thread here for some help, been enjoying the car when I can between work and life getting in the way. Went to take it to a cruise-in the other night and the starter bolts stripped out on the trans and the starter was dangling under the car, this is the second time this has happened. First time it happened I drilled and tapped for a bigger bolt and locktite the bolts, why has this happened twice?? I guess the next step would be a heli-coil. Thoughts??
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Maybe you have the wrong starter . possibly you have the long nose cone & need the short one ? think it was groover put the wrong one on ,maybe he'll have some input. I think ones for an auto & one for a manual trans. but yea I think something is not right.
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When it’s all put together it fits like a glove and turns the engine over super easy without any grinding or anything so I would assume it’s the right style starter. But I could be wrong hahapoboyjo65 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2023 12:54 amMaybe you have the wrong starter . possibly you have the long nose cone & need the short one ? think it was groover put the wrong one on ,maybe he'll have some input. I think ones for an auto & one for a manual trans. but yea I think something is not right.
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Strange deal. Maybe a hairline crack in the bellhousing where the starter mounts?smithhe wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:36 pmWent to take it to a cruise-in the other night and the starter bolts stripped out on the trans and the starter was dangling under the car, this is the second time this has happened. First time it happened I drilled and tapped for a bigger bolt and locktite the bolts, why has this happened twice??
It would take severe vibration to bust Loctite loose.
Joe