Blue My Mind, 1972 Ford Maverick

[HotRod47]

Ive been following this build for what seems like for ever!!! first on the maverick board and now mostly here. The level of detail is very inspiring for my builds.

Thank you, a big compliment coming from a fellow Mav fan!!

[HotRod47]

This weekend was spent getting the interior sheetmetal prepped and black DP90 epoxied. Something I should have done a long time ago, but just kept putting it off until now. While I let it sit and fully cure, I tackled a few other things that needed to be done before I Dynamat the floors.

I started the day with figuring out where to mount to battery box and fuel vent from II Much Fabrication. I am happy with the placement.



After that was done, I drilled the holes and mounted the wire harness pass thru I am going to be using. Something a little cleaner looking than a regular grommet.


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Then I took care of drilling the holes and mounting the heater hose barbs. I had welded up the holes in the firewall where the factory hose would have gone. I will now be running the hoses thru the finer well and then into the cowl from the wheel side of the apron.






Also, mounted the Lokar shifter. I had drilled the holes for this a few years ago when the seats were in the car. Now i needed to reinstall the shifter so I can locate the console I will be running. I need to fab up mounting tabs for the console, and the shifter will locate where everything else mounts.

[wfo guy]

One more step.

[Motown 454]

You got quit a bit done , nice progress.

[HotRod47]

So today was an incredible day for me. After all these years of working away on the car I was able to, with the help of my wife, hang all the sheet metal parts. After that I bolted the taillights, fuel filler, grille and headlight bezels on. I did all this to make sure everything still fit as I had planned. It is amazing that no matter how many times you assemble and test fit it all when in primer, the second you take it apart for paint, boom, it does'y fit right anymore.

I am happy to report that other than a couple extremely minor tweaks everything still looks great!

The first, and my most cherished picture is my daughters reaction to seeing it outside when she got home from horseback riding today. I already had it outside, the kid was bouncing in her seat as they came up the driveway. It was priceless. Good thing I have a year and a half before she gets her drivers license. I get to use it for a little while before turning it over to her.



After that, I was able to get some pictures of it when the sun was shining........







I put the dash back in as well as I will need it to line up the stripes when I put the car back in the booth for the hood stripes. Also, this is the console I will be using, but recovering in black.





Don't know if the plate is a better description of the car or her!!








After seeing the car outside I have decided to black out the front of the radiator support. Too much blue showing through for me. Also, the headlight bezels will get painted black.

[Godbolt]

Glenn, looks absolutely awesome!

[Jetfixr320]

Beautiful Car! And the picture with your Daughter is Priceless!

[JayinMI]

Why not do the headlight rings blue?

Car looks awesome. Where did you get the A/C Bulkhead connector?

Jay

[martin.bucek]

Hi Glenn. Your Maverick project is fantastic.
I am a owner of a brazilian Maverick. My car is the special series called "GT" in Brazil with a 302 small block and was the best pony car already sold in Brazil.
I am searching for the quarter panels for maverick like this NOS quarter panels. Could you tell me how I can buy this NOS quarter panels for my Maverick? Thank you and congratulations.

[HotRod47]

Hi Glenn. Your Maverick project is fantastic.
I am a owner of a brazilian Maverick. My car is the special series called "GT" in Brazil with a 302 small block and was the best pony car already sold in Brazil.
I am searching for the quarter panels for maverick like this NOS quarter panels. Could you tell me how I can buy this NOS quarter panels for my Maverick? Thank you and congratulations.

I appreciate the compliments. Thanks. Would love to see your car.

NOS quarters pop up from time to time. I currently have a passenger side nos quarter as a spare. I have someone that wants it, but he hasn't moved on it in quite some time. I have had a total of four quarters in the last five years. Be patient and keep watching the MMB forum and Ebay, thats what I did.

[1965gp]

As a dad with daughters this is great to see- gives me hope!

I absolutely LOVE the tail lights on it- finishes it off nicely

[1965gp]

After looking at it closer the radiator blackout almost makes a perfect black stripe down the cente of the car.

[Mach1_Ron]

You may have said it already, but where di you get the Gas Cap? Looks Great, as well as the rest of the car.

[HotRod47]

You may have said it already, but where di you get the Gas Cap? Looks Great, as well as the rest of the car.

Fuel cap came from Johnson's Hot Rods. Polished stainless, a work of art!

[1tuff68]

I saw this at SEMA...I think your build is better

[HotRod47]

I saw this at SEMA...I think your build is better

I have been following along with that build. Done very quickly, I believe they just started the entire project early this summer. While I admire the style in which they built, it isn't something I would do.

Thanks again for the compliments on my car. Its been a long road doing the entire thing from start to finish so far all by myself.

[racin66coupe]

Kinda looks like they tried to make it look like a datsun?

PS, your Maverick looks amazing

[Michaels 69]

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Where did you get your Snap-On lift and how much?

Love this build too, you are a great fabricator and this car is going to be beautiful when it's done!!!!!!!!!

[HotRod47]

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Where did you get your Snap-On lift and how much?

Love this build too, you are a great fabricator and this car is going to be beautiful when it's done!!!!!!!!!

I got it right from Snap On probably 20 years ago. I heard they don't carry them anymore but I know there are other companies out there making a mid rise lift.

[Twentyover]

I was lookin' at the console in this, and couldn't help but think

"Yeah, a 250 inch Falcon 6 with a Vintage Inlines (ex Classic Inlines) aluminum head and an aluminum valve cover machined to match the console cover.With the tubular grill, the long rear lights with bars separating sections, the whole line thing ties together."

And then I though, hey maybe i should do that!

Except mine is planned for an MGB -W/ six 40mm CV bike carbs.

Obviously just a thought, but it would be the only one on your block