ATTN in the pits!!!

[Saleen91]

El Suave's....er I mean MaveRick's Mavrick RUNS!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :cheers:

[Otis!]

Aye! Details! Don't bogart!

O!

[rxracer]

uh oh

is it still at THR?

[TxBandit]

No, it is NOT at THR. Rick brought the car to my place late last week. He and I tinkered with it a little, tonight Darrell and Ben came by and between the four of us it now starts and runs. There is still a lot of work to do, but the major hurdle is behind us.

Troy

[rxracer]

No, it is NOT at THR. Rick brought the car to my place late last week. He and I tinkered with it a little, tonight Darrell and Ben came by and between the four of us it now starts and runs. There is still a lot of work to do, but the major hurdle is behind us.

Troy
another harness?



Aye! Details! Don't bogart!

O!

[trbstang]

Great news! Congrats guys. I guess when you get your four heads together, great things, almost impossible things, can happen!

[TxBandit]

another harness?

No we used what was there, we just wired it correctly.

Troy

[maveRick]

Wow. I'm still walking about 2 feet off the ground.

Words can't describe how appreciative I am of everyone who ever had anything to do with getting the engine to run - and that's a lot of folk.

Seems like a decade ago I was sand-blasting the engine bay and cutting shock-tower braces down to have enough room for the engine and headers to squeeze into.

It's come a long way - and it still has a long way to go, but tonight was as MAJOR of a milestone as they come.

Many thanks again to all who helped get it to where it is tonight. Without your help, it would never have gotten this far - as long as I owned it anyway.

You guys are great! :cheers:

[Otis!]

Congrats Rick! Well deserved, and hard fought...

[Blue91]

Congrats!

[gt350mustang]

dammit!!!!! i want pics...........of the car.

[red95gts]

The Maverick sounds pretty bad ass! :thumb:

[maveRick]

dammit!!!!! i want pics...........of the car.

I wanted so much to have a video of it when it first cranked. If Heather's car wasn't in the way, I think I could not have resisted pulling it out on the street and doing a couple of launches! I'll put together something later on.



See also thread dating back to 7/3/2002 where I was decking the attic above the garage and building a workbench just to facililtate working on the Maverick. Some of the picture links are missing but you get the idea. http://pomoforacing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=455&page=1&pp=20&highlight=project

It pretty much still looks like this, only a little lower in front now. :D
http://home.houston.rr.com/rixpix/MAVERICK/maverick052203.jpg

[Otis!]

I hope you wiring types have all the bugs worked out now; next stop is Woody!

[White90GT]

Schweet! Congrats Rickster and the guys for getting it going. Now just a little time to finish it up and we can finally line them up!

[Timebomb]

Way to go Guys! Lending and hand and pitching in is what this site is truely all about.

[Saleen91]

btw, I have to admit... that motor sounds pretty mean! :)

[89LX306]

As my son says, "Sweet....Mavrick."

Congrats Rick. It must be a great feeling to hear the beast roar to life after such frustration. I still can't wait to see that puppy running.

[nintylx]

Well $h!t..... I better get my turd running!! :thumbsup:

[Rusman]

Wow Rick! Congrats man. It's the end of an era! You are now no longer Rick "I have a Mavrick, and I hope it runs one day" Book. Woo Hooo!