FORD 428 Cobra Jet Maverick Recovery - 10 Second Old School Toy

[rms5324]

Came on the car in 1986. It is the "Grabber" tail and endcaps. There are three different ones, the four door has no lip, the grabber the tallest. There is an intermediate lip.

[A1mustang66]

hey awesome job with the maverick!!.. i have a 1970 maverick and wasm wondering were you bought the back fin, i been looking for one, if you can please reply that will be great, thank you.



[rms5324]

Correct for what?

[TheGypsyChef]

refresh my memory fe were the head castings correct?

[Sidewinder428]

Love the 'ol LTD and the Country Squire in the background. True American photos.

[Thirdgen83]

Awesome car. I hate that steering wheel though ('sorry!)...

[Navajas440]

Did the Mav./Comets have a rack and pinion steering setup stock ?

[rms5324]

@Navajas440 No, that was added MANY years back and has gone through some changes over the years. It's all "old'school" meaning lo-buck engineering. Spindles were swapped L/R and rack mounted......Bump steer is crazy.

[capriracer351]

Excellent job on the car. Believe it or not, my earliest memory as a child was REFUSING to get out of the back seat of my Dad's 69 1/2 Maverick Grabber after he traded it in at the local Ford dealership for a '71 Torino. It took both him and my mother to drag me out of there kicking and screaming :)

 I was a gearhead from the start and will be until the day I die!!

[Sidewinder428]

@capriracer351 I've got a similar story. Mom had a 1967 Falcon SportsCoupe with a 289 in Britney Blue she bought new and I wanted that car. 'Bout to turn 16 and get my license and the Falcon was sold to someone when I got home from high school one day and was replaced with a VW Bug. Devastating, just devastated - I was. I'll never get over that.

[inagod]

old friend of mine had one wth 427 side oiler,ran it on street ran high tens when he didn't break something,he just didn't have much luck keeping bearings,rockers,pushrods in the motor.nice car though

[7REDDRACO7]

Wow man you have one of the baddast ass mavericks! 428 cobrajet!

[acmav289]

the steering wheel looks just like the one available in Brazilian models, kinda neat.

[SpeedingStudent]

Big engine in a really little car...now THIS is what musclecars were supposed to be all about until they got fucking bloated as hell from the late 60's onward.

[hotrod7043]

Gotta be Bob Sherwoods old car

[rms5324]

Who is Bob Sherwood and when would he have owned it? We can trace this car back prior to 1986 in CA.

[hotrod7043]

Bob Raced The car aT Fremont Late 70s early 80s with a 302 in it and won a ton with it , He Was a Line technician At  the Lincoln mercury dealor on Capitol Expressway in San jose, The Car was White back then.wish i could be more helpful.

[metrolincoln]

Awesome ride but mines faster!

[gearhead2k6]

Nice Maverick!!! I'm working on restoring my dad's 1967 Fastback he's owned since 1976. I have a C6ME-A block that I think is a 428, I need to take off the oil pan and make sure.

[vans1107]

nice! i've always liked the look of these mavericks and comets..glad to see you got the car back after all that time. What motor will be going into it? and I'd say keep it looking like it did in the 80s-90s with those centerlines..it looked good!

[rms5324]

thank you thank you thank you!

[vans1107]

by the way, what song is this in the video?

[rms5324]

Movie is from YouTube audio swap and now it isn't listed. If I can find again, I will post. Thanks!!!

[ShaneT87]

she had alot of work done what she was young.. you did a good job restoring her nice job

[KEEPINITRIL]

What modifications were necessary to fit the 428 into the maverick?

I have a 429 SCJ and Im looking for a maverick and I want to know what Im getting into

[rms5324]

There is not enough room between the stock Maverick shock towers for a big block. They have to be "shaved", moved outward or removed entirely. This car actual ran a 460 when it was "on loan" for awhile. This one might be put up for sale for the the right price.

[KEEPINITRIL]

@rms5324 hmm, your in san jose...

hmm, Ill give it time, what all has to be done to the frame to keep it from twisting

[rms5324]

It is actually stiffer than a Mustang as everything is now welded up front, not just tacked welded along with a shorter wheelbase. It's had a Big Block (377 FE, 428, 460) in it since 1980 or so.

[rms5324]

oh yeah....Car is no longer in Cali.

[Sneadster]

oh wow...WOW...kudos, clunker to killer absolutely BEAUTIFUL

[72fordmaverick]

sorry i was wrong.verry nice im sure that was tons of work shaving those towers props to u.

[rms5324]

No apology necessary. I just wish it was running again!!!!

[harlon2u]

I have saw a few mavericks with an FE series engine... do you have to modify the shock towers? If so, is their a website that I can go to to see how?

[rms5324]

This car was done back in early 80's. The shock towers were moved 2" outwards on each side. One of two ways to keep the shock towers, the other is to notch the tops out while keeping the lower mounting point (not as much clearance). Tower to tower is actually wider now than on a Mustang.

[72fordmaverick]

id like to see some proof of that motor in there.

[rms5324]

Hmmm. try @ 00:26 for starters.

[ShaneT87]

wow

[surferboi05]

aside from the white trash theme song, a pretty good video of one of the best cars ever made

[rms5324]

Thankie sai! Les hope yon new tunes are more digestable.

[rms5324]

Gracias. Trabajamos en ello. 20 + años pueden ralentizar uno hacia abajo.

[lesterclaypool1]

good job

[mexpavan]

I'll ask the same think!!!!

[bbyhsbn]

how the FUCK did you fit that in there lol

[rms5324]

SHOCK towers are moved out 2" each side........