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1975 ford

Does any know if this is considered a hot rod if so any sugestions on how to make it better.

Originally posted by cyberpyrot
1975 ford

Does any know if this is considered a hot rod if so any sugestions on how to make it better.

most of the guys would call it a street machine or a street rod I was told a hot rod is from 1950 and earlier but who cares if you want to call it a hot rod then call it as such I use to have a 71 mavrick many yrs ago

So I consider it to be a street rod thanks wasn't sure what catagory it fell into. so does any one have any sugestions on how to improve it?

Cyberpyrot ~ It really depends on what you want to do with it...Do you want it to just look cool...do you want it to be fast...do you want to race it...what kind of look trips your trigger? Here's a couple links off Cardomain...different years but just look around an see what turns you on an then you can start makin a plan....

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/696188
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/295974
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/373586

It's kinda hard to make suggestions without knowing what you got in it. I take it (due to the five lug wheels instead of 4 lugs) that it is a 302. Is it a stick or automatic? What's been done to the motor already? Let us know. Thanks.

You guy's are soooo cool I have tried to find pick's of other Maverick's with no luck checking out all these Mav pic's have realy got my motor going. I so excited to get started with my project car.

Thanks guy's

If anyone else has some cool pic's of Mav's please post a link...

Originally posted by Oldf100fordman
It's kinda hard to make suggestions without knowing what you got in it. I take it (due to the five lug wheels instead of 4 lugs) that it is a 302. Is it a stick or automatic? What's been done to the motor already? Let us know. Thanks.

Sorry to dissapoint everyone no 302 it has a stock 250 strait 6 but I priced a 302 for $900 and they will bore it. but I don't know what would be the best bore size.

Also has a crapy 3 speed auto...

But not all bad it has an original ford 9" rearend.

Originally posted by techinspector1
I don't mean to burst your bubble, but i think if you investigate a little closer, you'll find that it's an 8" rear.
http://www.ridgenet.net/~biesiade/Fordrears.html

Hmmm gonna have to look when I get home..but when I first took to the mech shop the guy wanted to buy the rearend from me because as he said it was a ford 9"

but It could have been swapped out dont know I will take a picture when I get home and post it, you guy's prob know more the that mech since you a car enthusiast.

Thanks, Richard. I just added that link to my favorites file. Been looking for a handy reference to Ford rear end widths for a long time.

Originally posted by techinspector1
I don't mean to burst your bubble, but i think if you investigate a little closer, you'll find that it's an 8" rear.
http://www.ridgenet.net/~biesiade/Fordrears.html

Tech...How in the world could you tell that it's an 8" ???? I looked at the pic & at the website and without looking at the car (and still not really knowing what I was lookin for ha ha) I wouldn't be able to tell...you must be ultra in tune to that stuff... NO WONDER YOU'RE CALLED TECHINSPECTOR!!!!!

You bubble burster you......hehe can't wait to go home and check

Ford 9 inch here is some more info on the 9"

yeah It could be made into a street rod I guess

dude that was sooo cool how you do that????

Originally posted by john gemmer
most of the guys would call it a street machine or a street rod I was told a hot rod is from 1950 and earlier but who cares if you want to call it a hot rod then call it as such I use to have a 71 mavrick many yrs ago

hey john, my dictionary says.....Main Entry: hot rod
Function: noun, :an automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast acceleration
- hot-rod /'hät-'räd/ verb
- hot-rod·der /'hät-"rä-d&r/ noun

I thank "hot rod" is the heading and everything else comes in under it, street rod, street machine, round track race car, drag car, or custom. I would take "hot rod" to mean "any" stock automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast acceleration. I doubt cyberpyrot, that your ford would be considered a hot rod, but with some mods.it could be. i don't see the dif. in modifying a car with EFI or modifying a car with a carb., when you finish you have hot roded both of them. thats my story and im sticking to it.