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1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #120
Winterized!!!!











I'm thinking of painting these steelies white for next year.

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #121
what's all that white shiznit in the background?
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1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #122
The white stuff around my house is gone. now I have a 100' x 300' swimming pool around my house.

IDK about the white wheels. might look like a circus wagon with that dark car. I had a van about the same color. and i painted the rims white and never heard the end of it from everyone. they showed up  so bright they could see me coming in the dark. lol
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #123
Quote from: 32VFoxBird;194128
what's all that white shiznit in the background?


The white shiznit stays here for about 6 months of the year. Sometimes its fun for driving in, other times its horrible.

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #124
if you till your seatbacks up a bit, its much easier to drive; even in the snow!
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #125
NO WAY man!!! He's ballin'! You can't be a balla if you're seats are up that high! :hick:  Even if he wipes out at least he was ballin' while it went down. :bowdown:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #126
The seats could go up but I am ballin' so that ain't goin' down, or up for that matter. Haven't wiped out yet and I won't or at least thats what I'm thinkin' anyway.

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #127
Well its about time for that HO conversion to materialize; I blew the engine up tonight so its time for all of the good stuff and maybe a t-5. Don't know whats wrong with it yet but it could be a connecting rod or a valve being dropped or a head gasket blown. Won't find out until I tear into it tomorrow..

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #128
Still no update on the car, its tarped and has been sitting and rotting for almost a year. However I've been talking to my dad a lot about yanking the blown motor out and getting it built, he's agreed to fund me for a 306 but I'm still gunning for a 347. This is what I've been driving for the past 9 months:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3092666

It's a good little car that I got for cheap, has some pep but its rusting out bad. Not bad for a 150 horse matching the stock Cougar which kind of makes me sad. Until next time.

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #129
I'd be afraid to put another motor in that car. Especially one more powerful. With all the rust on the outside, there's probably a lot more in the structural places underneath. I think your going to rip something apart or twist it up quite easily. dominator had a problem like that, and I'm hoping to avoid that same situation myself.

I'm just rambling. Check it out good before you do it.
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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1988 Cougar LS; Winterized 23/12/07

Reply #130
I've checked most of the underneath when I had it undercoated at work, the only thing that really bothers me are the doors, that rocker spot, and the small hole thru the drivers rear quarter into the trunk. The strut towers are fine, and the passenger front quarter is still good but it washiznit there sometime ago, hence the better paint, brighter pinstripe and much less rust than the other.

So it seems solid 'n all but all I need is a garage with heat now, since its been -45 up here for the past week.

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"