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- Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:59 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
- Replies: 182
- Views: 53556
Re: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
Trying to do a little every day....
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:04 am
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
- Replies: 182
- Views: 53556
Re: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
Pop, after tearing the yellow Comet apart I really didn't think it would make the grade and it would become a parts car which is why I bought the red Comet. The outer rockers look ok but the inner rockers will be another story. The red Comet has its share of problems also. There is a lot of "Franken...
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:33 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
- Replies: 182
- Views: 53556
Re: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
Took the glass out of the front and back today and I noticed the rust on the A pillars. There is some pitting on both sides... Has anyone else had to deal with this issue ? Didn't have time to clean it up but I'll get better pics when the mess is cleaned up around the windshield area. Sorry the pic ...
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:23 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
- Replies: 182
- Views: 53556
Re: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
Hello POP ! The wheels are 15x15 and the tires are 31 X 18.5 X 15
- Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:37 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
- Replies: 182
- Views: 53556
Re: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
20181206_165754.jpg Well, it's been a while since I've had a chance to work on the Comet, but now that my 64 Galaxie is done ,it's time to start on the Pro Street Comet. I finally moved the Comet out of the farm shed and into my shop. I took off all the door trim, rear window trim, today and next t...
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:52 am
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: New chassis under 64 Comet body
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2477
Re: New chassis under 64 Comet body
Loman might give you some advice,I think his black car has a tube frame. another route to consider if your front frame is good is to back half it & it'd be a little cheaper. here is a good thread with pics. http://cometcentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1274 Thanks Poboyjo65....Great info. I hav...
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:27 am
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: New chassis under 64 Comet body
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2477
Re: New chassis under 64 Comet body
Thanks Greg !! I got the idea from this post here on the Forum... http://www.cometcentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=6470&hilit=pro+street I'll know more about sub frame condition after the car is media blasted... Checkered Racing does some nice work and it's within reasonable driving distance, ...
- Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:27 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: New chassis under 64 Comet body
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2477
Re: New chassis under 64 Comet body
Thanks Greg !! I got the idea from this post here on the Forum... http://www.cometcentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=6470&hilit=pro+street I'll know more about sub frame condition after the car is media blasted... Checkered Racing does some nice work and it's within reasonable driving distance, 4...
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:59 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: New chassis under 64 Comet body
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2477
New chassis under 64 Comet body
I'm in the planning stages of my 64 Pro Street build. I'm looking to put a 650 HP FE power plant in and due to the fact that my frame on my 64 is in sad shape , I've given serious thought to a new rolling chassis. Has anyone here put a new chassis under your 64 Comet ? Doing the fab work isn't the p...
- Sat May 30, 2015 10:35 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
- Replies: 182
- Views: 53556
Re: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p639/red-lehr/Cometwork1_zpsc36905d4.jpg Question, does the chrome strip come off the windshield before the glass comes out ?? Here is my splash guard,needs work..... http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p639/red-lehr/Cometwork3_zps1162958d.jpg does the trim aroun...
- Sun May 24, 2015 10:34 pm
- Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
- Topic: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
- Replies: 182
- Views: 53556
Re: My first 1964 Caliente/Comet project
http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p639/red-lehr/IMG_20150524_143452397_zps2b391d92.jpg Had the chance to work on the Caliente today for the first time this spring. Took the front fenders off,doors, inside outside windshield trim,tail light assm. etc. Getting the rear passenger windows out was a t...
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:24 am
- Forum: Comet Lounge
- Topic: Do we have a Joke Thread here?
- Replies: 653
- Views: 151814
Re: Do we have a Joke Thread here?
Hey, I just talked to a Chevy owner who thought Peter Pan was something under a hospital bed !!
Of course he also thought that Moby Dick was a venereal disease.......
Of course he also thought that Moby Dick was a venereal disease.......
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:16 pm
- Forum: Comet Lounge
- Topic: Do we have a Joke Thread here?
- Replies: 653
- Views: 151814
Re: Do we have a Joke Thread here?
I'll drink to that !!Tbart wrote:How many alcoholics anonymous counselors does it take to change a light bulb? Just one. But the light bulb really has to want to change.
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:54 pm
- Forum: Comet Lounge
- Topic: Do we have a Joke Thread here?
- Replies: 653
- Views: 151814
Re: Do we have a Joke Thread here?
Is it Limerick time yet ???
There once was a lady named Fay,
who was abusing herself in the hay,
she used a dill pickle ,
and said that the tickle,
is swell til the warts wear away...
There once was a lady named Fay,
who was abusing herself in the hay,
she used a dill pickle ,
and said that the tickle,
is swell til the warts wear away...
- Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:43 pm
- Forum: Comet Lounge
- Topic: Do we have a Joke Thread here?
- Replies: 653
- Views: 151814
Re: Do we have a Joke Thread here?
So a good friend of mine named Sam, had an unfortunate disease and needed a penis transplant.. He was advised to go to the penis bank and pick out a new length of manhood for his upcoming operation.So,he goes into the penis bank and the lady behind the counter shows him one that is 6 inches long, on...