Moebius 1964 Mercury Comet Pro Touring

[Mark]

Ford was often shortsighted in the matter of eventual V8 installations/options.  After the Falcon deal, they did the same thing again with the Maverick, the Mustang II, and the late Eighties Thunderbird.  Talk about banging your head against the wall.

[64Comet404]

23 hours ago, Mark said:

If you put the Moebius Comet and AMT Fairlane parts side by side, they'll look awfully similar.  Same goes for Moebius versus AMT Ford pickup chassis, and Moebius '61 versus AMT '62 Pontiacs.

I'm hoping this gets fixed for the '64 Comet, because there are differences between the inner fenders of the '64-65 and the '66-up cars. The main one, which Moebius carried over to the '65 Comet, was the location of the battery (the earlier cars have them mounted width-wise, while the later cars have them mounted lengthwise).

[Justin Porter]

On 7/3/2025 at 12:43 AM, Radretireddad said:

Go for it! Stick it under anything it’ll fit. The ‘69 Torino is one kit that really needs a better chassis.

I already have a customer who's earmarked his second buy of this kit as a donor to go under the AMT '61 Ranchero. 

[1972coronet]

On 7/2/2025 at 3:34 PM, RancheroSteve said:

Is that a single reservoir brake master cylinder? Seems a little archaic, hmm? 

I've seen the "Dixie Cup" brake master on vehicles with swaps to bigger engines, upgraded differentials, sound systems, etc., etc. , and I thought the same thing : "Why ?!? All of that other work, and still crummy brakes ? And on a street-operated vehicle at that ?!?"

[64Comet404]

4 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

I've seen the "Dixie Cup" brake master on vehicles with swaps to bigger engines, upgraded differentials, sound systems, etc., etc. , and I thought the same thing : "Why ?!? All of that other work, and still crummy brakes ? And on a street-operated vehicle at that ?!?"

I've often wondered if it was a single reservoir system on this Comet when things went down...

 

[sfhess]

11 hours ago, Mark said:

Ford was often shortsighted in the matter of eventual V8 installations/options.  After the Falcon deal, they did the same thing again with the Maverick, the Mustang II, and the late Eighties Thunderbird.  Talk about banging your head against the wall.

And they enlarged the engine compartment of the Pinto in 1974.  I had a 73 wagon that I swapped a 2300 engine into.  It was not a bolt-in.  The 2300 is physically larger than the 2000 that came out of the car, the compartment is smaller front-to back and the engine mounts are completely different.  That being said, the swap worked really well.

[1972coronet]

56 minutes ago, 64Comet404 said:

I've often wondered if it was a single reservoir system on this Comet when things went down...

I seem to remember that that fiasco was due to the aftermarket Wilwood brakes not being properly setup... I'll have to watch that video again.

EDIT

Combination of a sticky throttle and undersized-for-the-engine-power brakes. 

 

Edited Friday at 11:37 PM by 1972coronet

[Stef]

50 minutes ago, 64Comet404 said:

I've often wondered if it was a single reservoir system on this Comet when things went down...

 

Man, that was BRUTAL to watch. My teeth flew outta my skull just from watching that impact.

I'll be certain to upgrade the braking system on my kit, thanks.

[Robberbaron]

3 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

I seem to remember that that fiasco was due to the aftermarket Wilwood brakes not being properly setup... I'll have to watch that video again.

EDIT

Combination of a sticky throttle and undersized-for-the-engine-power brakes. 

 

Watched the video when it was first posted, dont feel like sitting through the whole thing again.

Didn't the guy admit he was riding the brakes pretty much the whole time?

[Mark C.]

6 hours ago, Stef said:

I'll be certain to upgrade the braking system on my kit, thanks.

Me too!  I don’t want it taking out any of my other builds on the shelf due to some brake malfunction!

[stavanzer]

4 hours ago, Robberbaron said:

Watched the video when it was first posted, dont feel like sitting through the whole thing again.

Didn't the guy admit he was riding the brakes pretty much the whole time?

I watched it when it came out.

My opinion?

Too Much Money, not enough Brains.

"Just Because you can pay to have it done, does not mean you should do it."

He was what I'm beginning to call "Boomer Stupid". Guys with the financial means to make their Wildest Teenage Hotrod Fantasies come true, but not enough brains to learn how to drive, use and take care of their new Fantasy Come True Rides.....

There seem to be more out there every day, and many show off on YouTube to document how ***** they really are.

[RancheroSteve]

9 hours ago, stavanzer said:

Too Much Money, not enough Brains.

Remember, kids - your transmission has a "neutral" position and your ignition has an "off" position.

[1972coronet]

1 hour ago, RancheroSteve said:

Remember, kids - your transmission has a "neutral" position and your ignition has an "off" position.

I hadda do just that some 20 years ago - the throttle stuck-open on my dad's '99 Camry while he was driving ; I was the passenger. He totally froze-up, so I hadda take action -- I bumped the shifter (console auto) into Neutral, then turn-off the ignition... all with seconds to do so.

We ended up crashing HARD into a lamppost - on the right-front (the side I was sitting in). Instantly, the thumb on my left hand sprung-back to my wrist as I was sucker-punched by the air bag. 

I ended up with a sprained thumb, cracked ribs and sternum, and abrasions on my once-flawless face ( that's also when I went bald and aged 20 years ! At least that's what I tell everyone).

So, yeah... the "operator" of that 1,300hp death trap had plenty of time to bump-neutral and kill the ignition. 

[espo]

20 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

I seem to remember that that fiasco was due to the aftermarket Wilwood brakes not being properly setup... I'll have to watch that video again.

EDIT

Combination of a sticky throttle and undersized-for-the-engine-power brakes. 

 

Wonder why the driver didn't kill the engine and/or put in neutral when he realized that the engine throttle was stuck? 

[Luc Janssens]

11 hours ago, espo said:

Wonder why the driver didn't kill the engine and/or put in neutral when he realized that the engine throttle was stuck? 

Panic!

BTW my youngest brother and I had something similar, dunno why but, we were on an off ramp and my brother couldn't brake, so I pulled the handbrake ( emergency brake you call it in the US, no?) and so avoided a collision with cars in front of us who stopped at the traffic light.

Edited yesterday at 07:35 AM by Luc Janssens

[Tabbysdaddy]

10 hours ago, Luc Janssens said:

Panic!

BTW my youngest brother and I had something similar, dunno why but, we were on an off ramp and my brother couldn't brake, so I pulled the handbrake ( emergency brake you call it in the US, no?) and so avoided a collision with cars in front of us who stopped at the traffic light.

Many of our "handbrakes" are operated by foot.

[Luc Janssens]

29 minutes ago, Tabbysdaddy said:

Many of our "handbrakes" are operated by foot.

Like with a Mercedes.