1968 Mercury Cougar
| Owner: |
Forgeburn |
| From: |
Friendsville, TN, U.S.A. (Other registries in TN) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1968 Mercury Cougar (Other Mercury Cougars) |
| Avatar: |
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| Nickname: |
"the Cougar" |
| Mileage: |
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| Engine: |
289 supposedly bored out to a 302. Edelbrock 289 Performer Intake, Edelbrock 650 Carb, Mallory Dual Point Distributor, Long Headers, Stock Heads (Hardened valve seats and basic rebuild in 1995), and a Crane Fireball II cam. Much of this work was done before I got the vehicle in 1994 and the year or two I tinkered with it I probably made some mistakes on it...which 17 years later am in the midst of correcting;). |
| Drivetrain: |
Originally equipped with a C-4 transmission which is the only part that hasn't leaked or failed since the cars been in storage. Auto on the floor of course. This car has 4 wheel non-powered brakes and power steering. |
| Notes: |
I have just bought a Rod and Custom Motorsports RC-106 package and will be installing that to bring the brakes, suspension, and handling back up to where it should be. I have alot of electrical issues to solve and would definately love to get some more horsepower so I'm not completely embarassed at the red light. My first car was a 1968 Cougar that was pretty much a rust bucket with a nice paint job. The guy coming to look at it the same day as me (I had dibs) was going to get it for a demo derby....great starter car and I learned alot working on it. The XR-7 I'm working on now was bought in Feb of 1994 off of a divorcee who got it in a divorce case from her husband in California. It ran fantastic but the timing was so far off that it would blow radiator fluid out of the cap all the time and the lady was tired of dealing with it. I gutted it and it went to paint shop the day before I went to Marine Corps bootcamp in 1995. She's been smoldering in my parents garage since then and I'm finally at a point in my life I can give her the attention she deserves! |
| Last Updated: |
9/23/2011 |
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After a warm wash from cold storage....before the major work has begun!
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1268 hits | 83.71 KB | Posted: 9/23/11
After a warm wash from cold storage....before the major work has begun!
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