Master S. has decided that the Caliente will get primer, then a good flogging, and finally finish body work and paint. A nice flogging is ALWAYS a good way to start things off. The trunk, dash, firewall and door jambs were painted. Color is the modernized Shelby Lime Gold. So…
New tubing bender! This will come in handy because there’s a LOT of tube to bend. Wheelie bars. Better to have them and not need them, than to need them and not have them. Master S. tried the halo bar in the kit, but was…
Master S decides it’s time for some surgery. Too bad he can’t fit a bigger tire in there. Master S got a 9″ rear end housing from a friend. It’s narrow. Here we are aligning and tacking the four link plates on the bench. Setting face of rear end housing…
Master S was cruising Craigslist for “casual encounters” when he came across a ’65 Mercury Comet Caliente. He liked what he saw, so he and Spencer drove to Plymouth, and it was a done deal. Master M likes this angle best, but that’s typical. Big, stupid grin. He’s happy he has…
