1967 Mercury Cougar

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby RX-7 Chris » Mon Aug 07, 2017 9:14

I bet you're right about it being the intake, they always leak. Another common leaking spot is the valve covers. This is true to basically every old american V8, lol.
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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby Huzer » Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:14

With low-ish compression, I'm going to hold off doing anything to the drivetrain. I'll finish the rear suspension and call it good for the year. New leafs/shackles etc should run me around $300 or so.

I need to firm up drive train plans. A T5 is definite. I don't have an engine or rear end in mind yet. I know something in the 302 family. I'll keep browsing CL for items. So until I have that nailed down, I'll research.

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby Ranger » Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:14

If you want a cheap rear end upgrade, you could swap in an 8.8 from an Exploder. LSD (potentially), disk brakes, 31-spline axles. Looks like they'll bolt in with minimal modification.

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby Huzer » Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:14

Nothing new to report. I rotate the truck and Cougar for DD status. Right now, it's the Cougar's turn. If I'm to keep up with the rotation, I need to resolve the exhaust leak. It's bad. It's still fun to drive it around though.

Oh yeah, I've officially had it for 2 years now too. Picked it up on Sept 1, 2015.

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby Huzer » Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:14

Took the car out tonight. It's running like complete garbage. I don't know what happened, but barely enough power to get back up the hill to my house. Definitely seems like something ignition/timing/etc related. I'll work on that stuff tomorrow. Crap.

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby RX-7 Chris » Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:14

check and see if one of the plug wires came loose.
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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby Huzer » Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:14

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby Dwduc » Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:14

That is some soot!! Maybe remove the carburetor and just put a smaller fuel hose directly into the manifold so it runs a little leaner!

Glad it is all sorted out. Sad I missed the chat to have a Holley vs Edelbrock debate with Mr. Cool.

Get a cheapo plug abrasive cleaner at HF and you can have those plugs usable again.

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby Huzer » Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:14

At $1 each, I just replaced the plugs.

I've been investigating body work. One interesting thing I've discovered is that the opposite side corners (so front passenger to driver's rear) wheel arches are the same. Conveniently, I'll be replacing the passenger side front fender, and the driver's side rear quarter is the rusty one, the passenger side rear arch is fine. So the good news there, I've already got my own patch panel to fix that. There are no repop Cougar body panels. There are a handful of patch panels available, all for the lower quarter sections. I hope to get the front end and the floor fixed up this fall.

I also discovered the issue with my instrument panel not lighting up...blown fuse. Well, hopefully that's it. The fuse was definitely blown. I ordered new fuses to replace all that are installed in the car.

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby RX-7 Chris » Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:14

sounds like you are getting it figured out.
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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby Huzer » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:14

Quote on the front end: $3k. Yikes. That was from one place, need to find a couple of other shops. For that, fix the front end, fix rust on door, respray door/hood to blend.

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby Huzer » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:14

Estimate #2, $900. $8k for the entire car.

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby RX-7 Chris » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:14

The cost of paint alone has gone way up.
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1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL flat black w/ white interior, 2 dr fastback, 390 thunderbird, C6 auto, 2500 rpm high stall converter, shift kit, AC, Holley 750 cfm

[size=100]RIP 1983 RX-7[/SIZE]

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby Huzer » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:14

I had a guy offer me $4500 for it today. I told him no. Looking forward to getting it spiffy, eventually.

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Re: 1967 Mercury Cougar

Postby RX-7 Chris » Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:14

$4500 is way low, the values have gone up. That car is pushing $10k easy.

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1984 RX-7 GSL-SE [size=84]My restomod project[/SIZE]


1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL flat black w/ white interior, 2 dr fastback, 390 thunderbird, C6 auto, 2500 rpm high stall converter, shift kit, AC, Holley 750 cfm

[size=100]RIP 1983 RX-7[/SIZE]

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