No need to shim,remove the inner kick panel and the center piller trim.Loosen the top bolts ,adjust.There are all kinds of adjustment to move forward and...
Thanks Heath I was gonna give up on getting help on this... I though it must be common. Thanks to John re: paint paddles but it was a little criptic for my...
Sounds like the fender might just need to be adjusted forward to solver the issue.Alot of these cars didn' fit real well.I had my car all apart,so I put my...
Does anyone have a Nice ignition bezel for a '64 Comet you would like to sell ? This one has the 1-1/16" shoulder that slides back to attach to the switch...
Cometeers, The message below was in the Comet East Mail Box.. Looking for parts for 1966 parts. Good condition:bumpers and a right rear lower quarter panel. In...
Hello again, I am now two months into the stripping of my 65 Comet project. The progress is frustratingly slow as I can only dedicate about 10 hours a week to...
In a message dated 2/7/2010 8:39:27 A.M. Central Standard Time, gcjohns@... writes: Hello again, I am now two months into the stripping of my 65 Comet...
Gary Call Tim 763-444-5880 , I bought 56 & 65 ford tanks new from them. Like $240.00 with shipping for a 65 galaxie tank. you will not be disappointed. ...
I just was on the cometeastcarclub.org website and read on upcomong events theres to be a Club Event held in (Tim Morley s state of Tenn ) in a town called...
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try gastankrenu.com they rebuild your old tank and guarantee it for life.......... ... From: garycjohns <gcjohns@...> Subject: [Comet-List] Looking for...
What a week! finally got American drywall in my house, New Orleans finally has a real mayor after Katrina, I was able to go to Moultrie while we get ready for...
If you don't care what it looks like when you get it back. Mine was Ugg-LEE. I won't use them again. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ... From: Karl Jacobs...
oh wow........Sorry to hear that Greg;Â I guess my friend was so glad to just get ANYTHING for his 65 Wildcat....... personally If its not a show car I Would...
I've been watching for responses too. It is like trying to nail jello to a wall to loosen all 6 of the bolts on a hinge for adjustment, and I've never really...
For a driver or something exceedingly rare I'm sure you could live with it, but I was doing a show car. The coating on the outside looked like overly thick...
When I did mine...it was all trial and error. And as you strugglr, you start to develop techniques to enable you to tweak the door slightly up...or down...or...
Gentleman No one replied when I gave info for a new tank, costing around 200.00 I was not blowing smoke. Where 63 Galaxie 500 XL Fastback, 66 Galaxie 500...
I missed that post. Are you saying that a brand new and correct (read: steel) tank can be purchased for 200 bucks? That's a deal... I was prepared to use a...
yes : Call 763-444-5880. I bought a new 66 Galaxie tank for $169.00 plus $35.00 Shipping. Nice people. My 56 Ford tank was near tha same price & the style...
Thanks for the info guys... I did try the loose wiggle thing but it does seem that the limit to adjustment has been reached. You never needed to shim? What...
Door open, door closed? Is this really so uncommon? Once you move the hinges do you need to readjust the closing latch side too? Does Voodoo help? Thanks,...
Comet East has an exciting lineup of shows coming up this year. Go to www.cometeastcarclub.org for details. For the first time, we will be in Kingsville,...
I would loosen off the top hinges behind the kick panel push the door slightly down til it drags on the striker a little.Then tighten the uppers and loosen the...
Thank you all for the advice concerning my tank replacement. I will check into the renu process as there is a dealer in my area and the tank does not have to...
I seem to have missed where I responded to this on what I did. Forgive me if you already read this, but I took my 65 tnk to a radiator shop and had it boiled...
I have a '63 4 door Comet & the doors in front measure 38 7/8" & the rear doors measure 36 3/4" measuring just above the handles. The front door curves in...
New Gas tanks call 763-444-5880 Auto City Classics isanti, Mn Where 63 Galaxie 500 XL Fastback, 66 Galaxie 500 XL, 66 LTD Four Door HT, 66 LTD Two Door HT,...
Hi again, Bruce, The company you refer to in this thread is Auto City Classics. I did not mention them in my reply in error. I did talk to them but they said...
