Kicking around picking up a 73 Maverick

[Hacklemerc]

I'm kicking around picking up a 73 Maverick. I already have a 72 but cars are like guns, you can never have enough. I've watche this car on Craigslist for a bit and the owner has dropped the price considerably. Mainly due to a problem with the engine. It possibly has some Cam bearing issues.

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/2935086643.html

What do you guys think?

[BODYMAN]

You can sure make a fast car out of them.

[Hacklemerc]

How costly are Cam Bearings to replace and how difficult? Thats what I'm worried about. And I gotta convince the wife. Thats the hardest part.

[Merrill]

That's a good buy especially if you can pull/install the motor yourself.
Pull the motor take the short block to a reliable machine shop and have
them pull the cam and do new cam bearings, plastigage the rod and
main bearings while you are in there just to check.

[BUCKWHEAT]

You have the Mav. You have the good lookin' Taurus. Save for the next MM and finish up the current Mav. Do I sound like your wife?

[Hacklemerc]

You have the Mav. You have the good lookin' Taurus. Save for the next MM and finish up the current Mav. Do I sound like your wife?

Close John, but you need to say "sell the Maverick, stop playing xbox, spend time with me...."

[martyo]

Have you seen the car in person?

If it looks as good in person, I would be all over it.

I wish it was closer to me!!!!

[Hacklemerc]

its about 45 minutes away from me. I don't want to waste the guys time looking at it if I can't convince the wife. I may try to sneak out and look at it this weekend tho.

[martyo]

its about 45 minutes away from me. I don't want to waste the guys time looking at it if I can't convince the wife. I may try to sneak out and look at it this weekend tho.

Keep me posted!

I see a fun and easy project in your future!!!

[1stMerc]

Sweet looking Mav

[Haggis]

Close John, but you need to say "sell the Maverick, stop playing xbox, spend time with me...."

Nag nag nag nag nag, sometimes you just have to slap a b*tch.

Sorry Honey, yes Honey....see you guys later....:bop: OUCH!!!!

[Vortex]

My little brother had a Comet GT like that back in the day, a nice car. If you want it, get it; you only go around once in life then you are dead a very long time.

[Hacklemerc]

My little brother had a Comet GT like that back in the day, a nice car. If you want it, get it; you only go around once in life then you are dead a very long time.

Tell that to my wife....

[martyo]

Tell that to my wife....

My wife won't let me die. She prefers to keep me around and torture me!!! :help:

[Hacklemerc]

Well guys I ran it past the wife and She has denied my purchase. Something about no money, bills, putting our kid through college, a car already sitting in the driveway, and now the enormous amount of hail damage to our Taurus and Fusion. She says if I sell the Maverick I have now I can buy the other one, but only after the first one is sold. So I'll just keep working on the one I got. I don't like the bumpers on the 73's and up anyway.

[1stMerc]

I guess it's better her denying you than Suze Orman doing it on national tv.

Chin up ol bean...

[Hacklemerc]

We used to have to watch Suzy Orman every saturday...
:(