COMET CENTRAL

I bought the opentracker arm and all new 65 manual parts. When tightening the idler nut, the instructions said don't over tighten it. Don't remember but it was not much, 4 ft lbs sounds right. checked it after driving and removing wheels during my home alignment job, it seemed to turn easy with no s...

I run 35 psi also, 215/70 -14 radials all four. GK

Groover,What is washing soda? Baking soda? GK

Two more must reads on 64 65.GK http://cometeastcarclub.org/Articles/fr ... gnment.pdf http://www.cometeastcarclub.org/PDFs/St ... pgrade.pdf

Welcome Juur ! Is that the stock color code B, Peacock? GK

Sorry to see that. Try to look at it as an opportunity to make it better than is is/was. Nobody hurt, Sheet happens, lesson learned..This just happened to me about a month ago. My 64 Backed out of the garage on high idle , hit a tree. Being Positive helped me not be so sick about it " Bad day at the...

Thanks Lou ! That's what I was thinking. Step by step, and you added great pointers about rust prevention.Thanks again GK

it's looking much better Greg! :D I used a piece of aluminum tubing as a straight edge on my repairs. I bolted it on thru the trim holes to weld in a new tail panel & the left tail light had been pushed in some. I had some tweaking to do before & after all the welding to get the tail light areas st...

My plan is to do the preliminary straightening, and removal and installation of trunk,and ( patchwork, in the bottom of the quarter not caused by the accident,) then to my body shop, on the frame machine to see where I stand. There is still room in my settlement for additional unseen structural dama...

after the disaster from my thread bad day at the garage, There is progress. Received $6900 from my classics car policy.Going to proceed with some portions of the repair myself. The auto body shop it getting new booth and changing all around so it will be several months away.The rear 12' of the quart...

I give up !.... not!, Taking the Camper to Big Sur state park, Saturday for a week, for some R&R. Previously scheduled vacation. stopping to see my wife's Aunt and Uncle in Goleta CA. Needing some redwood's, marine layer air,to clear my head. Maybe I'll see a classic Merc on the 101. Thanks for the ...

Could you have it repaired and left in primer until you can afford to have the entire COMET painted? Just wondering outloud!! ROY. That's my plan Roy. Going to remove all trim, bumper, brackets tail lamps, and mount the trunk from my parts car. take it back to the body shop from the estimate. See w...

Jims65cyclone wrote:GK....was this your reaction as you stood in the doorway of your garage and watched your car run away?

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pretty much except I was laying face down in the gravel, after tripping, while chasing it. GK

I got an estimate today, It's a substantial amt of money, (to me). I realize that shop rates, and first class work costs. I'm insured $0 ded.(No cost to Me... Other than the possibility that My ins goes up). I watched Barret Jackson today, saw cars ( not Comet or Mercs), at 20 K, buys some nice ride...

poboyjo65 wrote:hey Greg is that the same tree in your sig pic on the other side of the car?

No the tree is to the right of that pic just out of the pic. Getting an estimate today. GK