The engine is a stroked 427 now displacing 455 CID with a 4.264 bore X 3.984" stroke. It uses a set of C8WE 6090-A Cobra Jet heads that have 2.15" intake valves and 1.70" exhaust valves. The intake is a factory Ford 427 Medium Riser 8V unit from a 1967 Fairlane. It has a pair of factory Ford 600 CFM carbs C3AF-BJ and C3AF-BK. Headers are FPA tri - Y with 1 3/4" primary size. Ignition is a factory distributor converted to Pertronics electronic and a MSD 6AL control capacitive discharge unit hidden under the dash. The camshaft is a Comp Cams 294S solid lifter unit. Rocker arms and shafts are Harland Sharp mounted with Precision Oil Pumps rocker stands and end supports.
Drivetrain:
A wide ratio toploader and 3.50:1 traction Lok rear.
IMG_0002.jpg 1904 hits | 70.21 KB | Posted: 5/22/07 Parnelli Jones with the #98 Cougar Group II prototype. This car was built at Ford's Allen Park Michigan prototype facility using the new Shelby Cougar accesories. It later was modified by Bud Moore and became a Trans Am race car on the 1967 team. Its...
trans am model.jpg 1396 hits | 59.31 KB | Posted: 6/12/07 Make a model of a 1967 Trans Am Cougar! Just print this on heavy paper, cut and fold.
MVC-005S.JPG 1248 hits | 21.27 KB | Posted: 5/5/07 A little rust was found in a few areas where metal had to be cut out and replaced with new steel sheet.
MVC-007S.JPG 1232 hits | 34.32 KB | Posted: 5/5/07 The car was stripped to bare metal and then coated with a zinc rich epoxy primer.
MVC-025S.JPG 1151 hits | 31.41 KB | Posted: 5/5/07 After multiple coats of high build primer the car was shot in red base coat for final block sanding.
