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So my boys 68 EFI cougar fell victim to a rather large snow laden limb last winter that fell across the nose and did some pretty extensive damage to the front end. Cougars are no where as popular as the Mustang as far as aftermarket panels and parts go, so we needed to find a parts donor for his car.
Searched for a while until we found this 67 on CL for a grand. The odometer shows 42000 miles and I'm inclined to believe it as the car has sat since 1989. Brake and gas pedals show little wear and everything is complete and unmolested... rare for a 45 year old car... We pulled the 289 A code 4V out as it was seized, ended up being the water pump was seized due to electrolysis pulling all the aluminum into it... pretty cool actually. The cylinders, crank, cam all show very little wear so we will be freshening it up and putting it all back together. In typical Mustang/Cougar style the cowl started to leak as well as the quarter windows and wiped out the floor. Besides the floor the body is very straight and rust free, not quite sure how to proceed on it as we really want to put her back on the road. She will need full floor pans and the drive-train gone through, but the other Cougar needs extensive body work... decisions decisions... |
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I can't offer any advice on it, but I'll be anxious to see what you do. I always liked the lines on those.
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Strikers? I always liked them wheels back in the day.
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Cool. I drive a 68 cougar. Well, everything from the rear seat forward structurally is identical to the mustang with the exception of the seat platforms and dash. The seat platform is lower on the cougars. The dash is flat across the top unlike the mustang. I say get a full floor pan from a mustang vendor.
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Any pics of how bad the other one is wrecked?
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Looks worse inside the engine bay... apron is bent and separated from the shock tower a bit. Front end sags at the left corner about a 1/2 inch... :(
Its repairable and all the parts except the fender are mustang interchangeable. |
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Well, several parts arrived for the 67 including new pans... The engine and carb are freshened up now and I've acquired a low mile C4 truck trans. Trying to keep this one as low budget as possible by reusing and recycling some parts...
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Sound advice as usual redneck... thanks
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Just picked up this 34k original mile S-code 390/4spd '67.
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Nice one shortstep, the 390/4spd cars scream...
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So we gutted the old girl in preparation of the new pans and toe panels... engine compartment is detailed out, new brake lines, Shelby modded front suspension and power disk brakes are installed... Holding off on the motor and trans until the pans are done.
The current plan is to get her running with the original 289 and then transfer in the 5.0 HO and EFI from the 68 after the car is a driver... I just had hand surgery on the 31st so things are slow going with the boys working and back in school... I keep having to remind myself that its a driver for my sons and I cant go hog wild on this one... ;) |
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Thanks, but seeing how I,m not a Ferd guy it can't stay. Just sold it a few hours ago and already bought another C/10, SWB, BBW, fleetside total project truck.
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Lookin good! It's hard to hold back isn't it? Same situation I'm in with my son's 68 Squareback.
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Gotta love that Ford cowl rust!
You've done a lot in less than a month! |
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Thanks guys... we are trying to set a record for build speed and low buck on this one... LOL
Pressure washed the rear end and pulled the drums, was happy to see new seals and shoes/hardware in place... We went ahead and replaced the wheel cylinders and gave the shoes a scuff. dumped the lube which looks new and gave it a fresh coat of chassis paint... New brake hose and shocks will be installed tomorrow. The boys can/will upgrade to a 9" eventually so no big money needs to be spent on the old 8" Drivers side pan test fit... will need some trimming as expected but all in all I'm pretty happy with the fit. :metal: Today's festivities... |
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Looks pretty good so far,On getting a 9 inch look at quickperformance.com they are the cheapest i found new that bolts in.
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Thanks Andrew, I'll check them out...
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Quick update on the rustification... Firewall mods are done for the 5.0 booster and all lines have been redone. The rear axle is back in place with new shocks and brake lines. Hunter welded in the drivers side floor board yesterday, the passenger will have to wait until the weekend. I got a screamin deal on a 5.0 harness, intakes and ECU so I think I will start getting that sorted while the car is blown apart. That way the conversion to EFI will be that much easier when the time comes.
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Only so much I can do with 1.5 hands... figured I would finish up the engine today and clean up my shop a bit...
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nice
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That is a pretty motor.
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Nice!
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I think its very cool you having your boys doing the actual work, this kind of experience will help them all through life IMO.
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So we got half the cowl finished today... I think the kid did pretty good..;)
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Ever use flap discs? They work really well for blending welds down to the surface.
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Little bit of homebrew export bracing and a new Monte Carlo bar. The old braces hit the EFI intake on the 68 so I fabbed these up today. I'll have the bars TIG welded and powder-coated. I know 1/4" plate, 1" DOM tubing and 1/2 heims are way overkill...but at least the front end wont sag :lol:
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Beau dissecting the passenger side floors today, hopefully we will have them in tomorrow... too many delays lately. :waah:
And a present from the guy in the big brown truck... :metal: |
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Floor and toe boards are done. She's back on all four tires. Now the fun part begins...;)
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Really? Really? Come on, you're making the rest of us look horrible and lazy!
Cars looking great! I put about 200 miles on the 65 today :D |
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It was absolutely perfect cruising weather yesterday. I got in it yesterday morning and drove all over. Leaves are starting to turn. I just started driving, turning whenever a road ended, etc. I had my GPS with me, so after a while I figured I would just GPS my way home... when I decided to do that, I had somehow wandered an hour from home :lol: Ooops.
Then I went to my friends house to watch football. One of those "moments" came that kinda choke you up a bit. His sister and husband came over with their two kids. Their son FLIPPED OUT over the car. It was hilarious. He's maybe 8? When I asked him what year he thought it was and he said "sixdy fhive?" (yeah, I spelled those right) I figured that deserved a ride. I took him around the block, a "country block", and he loved it. HUGE smile. Made me smile even bigger. I've said on here before that I think this hobby is dying. It's not. Kids love these old cars. We're just too lazy as a society to care about each other, get off our asses, and take them out for a ride anymore, figuratively speaking. That's my speech for the week. God bless. :D |
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Seam sealed everything up and painted the floors and jambs today... boys got the dash and inner quarters sealed up and painted. Tomorrow I'll hit the inner firewall and toe-boards one more time. Hopefully while the paint is drying we can get the engine and trans dropped into place... before the rains hit. ;)
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Another update...
Sound deadening is done.... had some left from the 'Boo so I gave it to the boys. Heater box is completely rebuilt. Every piece of the car that can fit in my media blaster has been blasted and recoated with rustoleum. They stabbed the engine with limited success. looks like the C4 pan fill "truck" dipstick tube will need to be swapped for a "car style" other than that the motor is in despite the rain. They are really doing it right...These two are my eldest boys, born 3 years apart. As polar opposites, they have fought like cats and dogs their entire life... The BEST thing I could have done as a father was was to give them this car, they have really bonded over it and work together using each others talents to get the job done... I am very proud of them :metal: |
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nice work..love those cars,,,,
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put some finishing touches on the export/MC bracing and got it all installed, didn't like the car sitting with engine weight and no braces... Rain has really hampered the build, still trying to get the little stuff done but its obvious our "running by the end of october" deadline is blown all to hell... :waah:
Probably gonna do some more EFI wiring to get her ready for the swap...:banghead: |
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Just found this one...Guess I have been to lazy on my board roaming. You guys are doing a great job on that ole Cougar.
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Just prior to our graduating high school in 1967, a classmate of mine rolled into the parking lot one day in a brand new 67 Cougar with a 390 and 4 speed. I was so jealous. I've always admired these cars. It's nice to see you are bringing one back to life.
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So one inherent issue with the 67-68 Cougars is the grille and headlight door assembly. They look cool as hell and are an iconic feature of the car, but the design sucks... The doors way a ton and are vacuum operated with spring tension to close them, a recipe for disaster. The frame is pot metal with very little support. Do a Google search and I bet every 67-68 pictured will have sagging doors. I have found literature from 1967 showing the doors misaligned from the factory. :m5:
OK I'm off my soapbox now... The fix... First the headlight doors needed an upgrade into the era of electric actuators. A common swap consists of Miata or Probe motors so I hit ebay and cooked up this setup: |
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