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My 74 Maverick

Before pics Dec 08






During





Maiden voyage


Drivable


tailpipes & fresh underbody


Interior



new glass& rubbers



apart and together in primer


Taming the dragon :D


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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

My 74 Maverick

Reply #1
Built my own bumper


Apart and ready for paint







reassembly



Together

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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

My 74 Maverick

Reply #2
First show 7-11-09




came home with this




Today 1,870.x miles since drivable



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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

My 74 Maverick

Reply #3
Wow, nice job, the wheels look great.
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII


My 74 Maverick

Reply #4
very cool ride.....dont i know you from the TorinoCobra Forum?  I post as MY70GT there, i have a 70 Ragtop.......David








1983 FORD THUNDERBIRD HERITAGE 5.0
2008 SAAB 9-7X AERO 6.0 (LS2) 1 0f 554 Made
2011 FORD FLEX SEL Family Hauler

My 74 Maverick

Reply #5
Quote from: MY83T;283808
very cool ride.....dont i know you from the TorinoCobra Forum?  I post as MY70GT there, i have a 70 Ragtop.......David



yup i post over there under the same name:D
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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

My 74 Maverick

Reply #6
Nice work man!  What was it like on the dragons tail?  Were you draggin' door handles or did it do OK?
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

My 74 Maverick

Reply #7
Quote from: 50tbrd88;283813
Nice work man!  What was it like on the dragons tail?  Were you draggin' door handles or did it do OK?


It was a blast,It stayed with the group with no problems I was actually car 2 in the pack went with the local mustang club.I ran the car all out:D

This is what a Gt500 looks like being chased:shakeass:
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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication



My 74 Maverick

Reply #10
NICE! I love mavericks. How does it run with the truck intake? They're surposed to flow better than the car intake.
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.

My 74 Maverick

Reply #11
Very nice!!  Ever been over to Pro-Touring.com or Lateral-G.net?

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
"as if 'religion' were something God invented, and not His statement to us of certain quite unalterable facts about His own nature." -C.S. Lewis

My 74 Maverick

Reply #12
Nice Mavy!

My 74 Maverick

Reply #13
Quote from: Bruce M;283830
NICE! I love mavericks. How does it run with the truck intake? They're surposed to flow better than the car intake.


It's a strong runner and the fastest stock 5.0 Ive had.
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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

My 74 Maverick

Reply #14
Nice job! Mavericks were the real Mustang of the '70s imo.
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB 87-88 Turbo Coupe shocks and struts, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)