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you should be 'good to go' without retorque. Depending on fastener / head bolt - torque rating usually is with lube on fastener or even specific lube (ARP) . OEM may require typical motor oil ?. . BTW : " I doubt that the 1961 torque procedure is different from the 1964 for the same engine. " . Smal...

... " you would need to anti up for a set a spindles & probably would want an 8'' rear so you have 5 lug front & back. then you need new wheels. " . BTW - early Falcon/Com/Stang 5 lug steering stuff including spindles getting very hard to find in usable shape. 70's Maverick/Comet may be reasonable o...

'62 should have 62-65 6 cyl front suspension.
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there is some value in upgrading to '65 V8 front suspension components - Center link / tie rod ends are considerably heftier if needed for use.
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Great to see another early Comet Six car getting put back together for driving into the future. The 2 speed 'slushomatic' is what gave the six cars their questionable reputation. '66 200 can accept many later improved trannys. The iconic 3 speed C4 is a reasonable option but if you want to go 3 peda...

The machine shop did mill the head for CR calculating it would be good for the machine shop to provide milling info, measuring head chambers can be done also if at all concerned. basically modern head gaskets are thicker and can lower CR slightly. . ... measuring with Marvel Mystery adds nice minty...

good idea to make pilot bolts to align head on install, even heavier with exh. mfld. . 'machine shop did a valve job? - did they mill head surface?. Amount if milled known, will help calculate engine compression ratio. . unless HiPo , clean original head bolts shouldn't be a problem if re-used (imho...

" I've been hooked ever since"
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Welcome and hope to see afew Pics' soon...
a 63 s33 ! - '73 Comet GT ! - thats obscure...

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.. probably those you tubee etc videos emphasize and exaggerate the low sounds since they're typically listening outside and near up to the car. My family had a '60 wagon as a kid. Recent trip a few hundred miles in my '63 Falcon Wagon to the regionals with a friend had me recall the old car interio...

' For old times sake I am interested in the manifold below which seems to be well thought of and the price is right. " 'for old time sake' the '61 Comet uses an Ofenhauser 3 X 1 manifold and Holley 1904's on the 'old time' small block six. You can anticipate three times as much fun getting each car...

.. my rant: - that's more than I paid for any of my cars ! ...

Not functional headlite intakes yet - poser ...

the '61 was Red/Black interior with Black bodycolor , unfortunately not easy or affordable to rescue ... . https://i.postimg.cc/JtsB0sW1/COMET-INT-FOUND-IN-CAR.jpg . https://i.postimg.cc/Vdxt3n5S/COMET-SS-10258.jpg . https://i.postimg.cc/c668CXng/COMET_SS_10283.jpg Futura (?) seats with the only bot...

a true enthusiast, some i've not seen before! . iconic Mercury Man is immediately identifiable like fender mounted gunsights ... ... W/W reservoir as coolant expansion reservoir: https://i.postimg.cc/6TDSwPzw/100-3632.jpg . https://i.postimg.cc/14rSwQ1f/100-3225.jpg . https://i.postimg.cc/ppfVLFq5/C...

I'm partial to the big fin' 61 Comet, mine is a 'junkyard rescue' over ten years in the rescue and I'm already half done. .. junkyard to yard art to road rat to favorite in FoMoCO single stage white (Corinthian - Wimbledon - Sultana white?) : https://i.postimg.cc/BPP8VVC8/COMET-PIC-FOUND-IN-CAR-1.jp...

hopefully not serious enough to need surgical repair: my junkyard rescue '61 Comet had critters galore literally jumping out as I pulled it from a long sad rest. took it 'down to metal' but still a few acorns roll out occasionally. I do use the magnetic outer cowl cover if a heater/def isn't needed ...