1964 Mercury Comet Caliente!
Most work finished 7/7/08, still some ongoing projects.
Painted original color (Silver Turquoise)
Original Engine (260 v8) Bored, 289 heads, Edelbrock 289 Torker Single Plane High Rise, Lumpy cam, Tuned 1.08 Autolite 4100 4 Barrel, Electronic Ignition, Accel Coil and Wires. Hooker Super Comp Headers, 3" exhaust, Thrush welded mufflers, side exit pipes. Keystone Klassic's on all 4, 245's in the back, 205's in the front. Toploader 4 Speed with Hurst Comp/Plus Shifter. Subframe connecters, Traction Bars, KYB Shocks.
The interior was redone, I decided to keep the bech seats instead of swapping to buckets. It has manual steering and brakes, kind of primitive!
Plans for the future:
Swap engines (I need some more power, of course!)
347 Stroker
T-5 Trans.
Install a Crites Restoration Fiberglass Ram-Air hood. This hood has two scoops right above the grille that provide cool air directly to the air cleaner.
Fiberglass Bumpers (From Crites), send them out to be chromed so I can get the speed without sacrificing the look of CHROME!
Rear Spring Reloction Kit (From Crites) To give more clearance for wider tires in the back (10" Drag slicks will be going on)
Convert from generator to alternator
Install Granada front disk brakes, dual master cylinder, drilled/slotted rotors, and red calipers
Install rear disk brakes
Install FM-stereo and sound system (but retain the original radio, hide away the new one)
THANKS TO EVERYONE AT COMET CENTRAL FOR THEIR HELP & INFORMATION--IF YOU OWN A COMET CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE!
www.cometcentral.com/forum
