Mercury Comet - Parts - Car Craft Magazine

Tom's 10-second dream is tantalizingly close, yet still elusive. After hundreds of hours, more dollars than he cares to admit, and enough broken and used parts to practically build another car, Tom's not stressed or even disappointed. He knows the Comet will do it-it's just a matter of time.

Parts ListThe following is a list of some of the major components Tom used to build the Comet. All prices are from the manufacturer or www.summitracing.com.

DESCRIPTION	PN	PRICE
Detroit Locker, 9-inch Ford	73091	$430
Custom axles, 9-inch Ford, Currie	CE0012	450
3.89:1 9-inch gear, Strange	RS07890389	227
4.11:1 9-inch gear, Strange	RS07890411	240
4.57:1 9-inch gear, Strange	RS07890457	240
Manual, reverse valve body, Hughes	HP5210R	260
Billet servo, Hughes	HP5270	166
Converter, C-4, 2,200 rpm, TCI	451400	380
Converter, C-4, 5,000 rpm, 8-inch, TCI	475442	867
B&M Launch Control kit	46076	70
MSD DIS-4 Plus	62152	385
Front shocks, Competition Eng.	C2630	42 ea.
Slide-A-Link bars, Competition Eng.	C2094	326
Rear shocks, Rancho 9000 series	99116	90 ea.
Alston Chassisworks six-point rollbar kit	7001	188
M/T ET Drag tires	26.8.5x14	165 ea.
Hoosier Quick-Time tires	26x8x15	155 ea.
Top Loader four-speed	Rebuilt	1,300
Lakewood scattershield	15200	296
Ford 302 flywheel, steel	M-6375-C302	240
Ford King Cobra pressure plate	M-7563-C302	160
Clutch Masters 10.5-inch, Kevlar disc	FX300	284
AiM Sports data logger	MyChron 3 Plus	649

A PROGRESSION OF POWER
E.T. and Speed	Configuration
Mid 14s @ 96 mph, 2.0 60-ft.	Mild 302, intake, carb, headers, and C4 auto, 2,200-stall converter
12.80 @ 109 mph, 1.8 60-ft.	Milled heads, 3.89:1 gears, Detroit Locker, traction bars, drag shocks
12.58 @ 107 mph, 1.75 60-ft.	3,000-stall converter, 4.10:1 gears, Slide-A-Link bars, manual valvebody
11.17 @ 118 mph, 1.56 60-ft	New 500hp 302, C-4, 5,000-stall converter
11.189 @ 122 mph, 1.629 60-ft	Top Loader four-speed, 4.57:1 gears, Clutch Masters clutch, 5,200 rpm launch

SOURCES
AiM Sports Lake Elsinore CA	Inland Empire Drive Line Service Ontario CA
B&M Performance Products 8-18/-882-6422 bmracing.com	John's Mustangs Houston TX
Clutch Masters	Mickey Thompson Performance Tires 4670 Allen Rd. Stow OH 44224 8-00/-222-9092 mickeythompsontires.com
Competition Engineering Guilford CT 2-03/-453-6571 moroso.com	MSD Ignition El Paso TX 9-15/-857-5200 msdignition.com
Currie Enterprises 7-14/-528-6957 www.currieenterprises.com	Rancho Suspension gorancho.com
Detroit Locker Madison Heights MI 800-328-3850 www.detroitlocker.com	Westech Performance Group 11098 Venture Dr., Unit C Mira Loma CA 91752 9-09/-685-4767 www.westechperformance.com
Hoosier Tire Lakeville IN