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65' Mercury Comet Cyclone Dec 30, 2018 17:32:52 GMT -6 JCON likes this

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Dec 30, 2018 17:29:24 GMT -6 JCON said:

Dec 30, 2018 15:52:08 GMT -6 BUCKY said:

If you attach that rear panel, can you still install the chassis with no problem? Might be worth checking out.

It has you install it before the chassis... the chassis sits below it and will be covered by the bumper...

Okay...cool!

I have fallen into traps before by not looking at the sheet before I paint stuff!! LOL

I did that recently with the OLY Charger!

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65' Mercury Comet Cyclone Dec 30, 2018 17:39:25 GMT -6

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Dec 30, 2018 17:29:24 GMT -6 JCON said:

Dec 30, 2018 15:52:08 GMT -6 BUCKY said:

If you attach that rear panel, can you still install the chassis with no problem? Might be worth checking out.

It has you install it before the chassis... the chassis sits below it and will be covered by the bumper...
Here it is already on the body and where the chassis goes... no issue!!!

Got it! I was thinking it was a panel that went below the bumper. This is gonna be smooth sailing, here!

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65' Mercury Comet Cyclone Dec 30, 2018 17:59:11 GMT -6 BUCKY likes this

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Everything I see including on Mustangs is for the 289ci block, heads, intake manifold & oil pan gloss black, 289ci valve covers & 289ci air cleaner Gold, High Proformance like mine was block, heads, intake manifold, oil pan gloss black, 289 High Performance valve covers, air cleaner Chrome...

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65' Mercury Comet Cyclone Dec 30, 2018 19:36:37 GMT -6

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I learn something new, all the time!!

Although these engines are virtually identical externally, there are differences that make them identifiable. The 221 had a hub/pulley adaptor and counterweight. The 260 had a true harmonic dampener. From 1962 to 1965, small-block Fords were identified by engine color: color-coded valvecovers and air cleaners over a black block and heads. All Ford engines were primarily black with valvecovers and air cleaner in specific colors for identification purposes. Beginning in 1966, all engines were painted Ford Corporate Blue and remained that way until the early 1980s when the color changed to gray, then ultimately bare iron and aluminum. Early on, the 221/260 had a timing cover oil filler tube, which was used in production through 1964. Not all engines were equipped this way. Others had a valvecover oil filler neck.

This was taken from the following link:
www.cartechbooks.com/techtips/ford-small-block-general-data-and-specifications/

I always thought Ford engines were blue!!

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65' Mercury Comet Cyclone Jan 1, 2019 16:19:10 GMT -6 BUCKY, ARMORGUY, and 1 more like this

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Bucky, looking at Moebuis' body they included two decor louvers above the trunk lid below the back window... my Cyclone never had those... I am thinking the Caliente had those so they need to come off... here is a before and after I scraped and sanded them off...

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65' Mercury Comet Cyclone Jan 1, 2019 18:25:04 GMT -6 BUCKY and JED like this

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Well took some bits, pieces and plastic and now we have a knee knocker ac unit under the dash, and before you ask, yes I made two so I have one for the other Comet kit... not perfect but looks good inside...

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65' Mercury Comet Cyclone Jan 1, 2019 18:27:31 GMT -6 via mobile BUCKY and Ernie like this

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Jan 1, 2019 16:41:45 GMT -6 Ernie said:

I really like that interior so far; for something as simple as white with black trim it looks very nice and elegant.

Thank you, that is how my real car was...

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