1967 Cougar build (over 700 pictures and videos)

[langleylad]

Those wheels look great Andrew !

[andrewb70]

Those wheels look great Andrew !

Thanks Mike!

Andrew

[langleylad]

Thanks Mike!

Andrew

Hey Andrew ,
How about using your pull at Holley and getting them to ship my Terminator X for my turbo LS S10 project ! lol
I've been waiting 2 months , Sept 28 is the new shipping date . I'm just joking buddy , good things are worth waiting for ...

[andrewb70]

Hey Andrew ,
How about using your pull at Holley and getting them to ship my Terminator X for my turbo LS S10 project ! lol
I've been waiting 2 months , Sept 28 is the new shipping date . I'm just joking buddy , good things are worth waiting for ...

Should have bought a Dominator:-)

Andrew

[langleylad]

Should have bought a Dominator:-)

Andrew

The Cougar has a Dominator , which is actually way more than it needs ... but when I bought it there was no Terminator X Max
The wallet dictated what the S10 was going to get ! lol

[andrewb70]

It is that time of year again, and I am getting the Cougar ready for Holley LS Fest.

A little persuasion on the inside of the door with a huge pry bar got the big dent out of the door.



Up next was a little TLC for the pain using some Sweet Patina Juice. I don't know what's in this stuff, but it is probably mostly boiled linseed oil and it smells pretty damn good.



We slathered the whole car with the stuff, and let it sit for about 30 minutes.



Then, using some rags, wiped the excess off. Looks pretty damn OK if you ask me.



Andrew

[OLDFLM]

I never noticed the door handles were shaved until now... door poppers?

[andrewb70]

I never noticed the door handles were shaved until now... door poppers?

The doors open with the key, or reach inside and pull the door handle.

Andrew

[andrewb70]

Last Thursday I made the 530 mile trip from Kansas City to Bowling Green, KY for the Holley LS Fest. Drive there without any issues, averaging about 22 mpg. Hung out with my friends, did a little drag racing, and drove home on Sunday because of rain.

Here are a couple of videos that were taken and I posted on my Instagram page.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CiaNFOHjyR9/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CiczGDODPbc/

My best pass was a 11.86 @ 118mph...Not too bad considering the 3.25 gears and a soft 1.80 60 foot time.

Andrew

[andrewb70]

One day, last summer, my neighbor, who lives down the street a bit stops by my house in a 69 El Camino and introduces himself. Turns out that he own Empire Automotive in Kansas City, Kansas. We decided that one day this fall we were going to get the Cougar to his shop and he was going to improve on my rather unfortunate dented fender.

Here are the results of his efforts. The big crease between the door and the rear wheel well is completely gone. The general shape of the fender is excellent.












Is it perfect, of course not, but that wasn't the point. The mission was to improve the overall appearance and preserve the patina. To that end, mission accomplished. The used rear quarter extension even sort of matches in color.

Andrew

[langleylad]

Nice ! Christmas came early this year ! lol

Mike

[ryeguy2006a]

Wow, he did a great job, that looks much better. I had to scroll back a page to see what it looked like before.

[andrewb70]

Nice ! Christmas came early this year ! lol

Mike

Yes, it sure did...

Wow, he did a great job, that looks much better. I had to scroll back a page to see what it looked like before.

It is a dramatic difference!

Andrew

[BatmanNZ3]

Hi Andrew, could you please advise regards the adapters for the 87mm LSA DBW TB, we have contacted mast about these adapters, they are not prepared to sell us the same adapter ring that you managed to purchase from them, do you know how we get our hands on one of these, Cheers

[andrewb70]

Hi Andrew, could you please advise regards the adapters for the 87mm LSA DBW TB, we have contacted mast about these adapters, they are not prepared to sell us the same adapter ring that you managed to purchase from them, do you know how we get our hands on one of these, Cheers

My apologies. I did not see this question posted. Mast used to sell them but they aren't anymore. It would be pretty straightforward to reverse engineer them and have them 3D printed.

Andrew

[andrewb70]

A lot has ben happening with the Cougar, but I have been pretty busy with tuning and with getting it ready for LS Fest. ABout 5 weeks ago the Cougar was like this:



A few days ago, we are at this stage:



In the next few days I will be posting what happened during the last 5 week in preparation for LS Fest.

Andrew

[ryeguy2006a]

That's a killer grill man. I really like those gold/copper wheels. Can't wait to see what you've done!

[andrewb70]

I picked a week with good weather and got started. As you can see, the swap is a little dusty and weathered.



The radiator that I was using did not have a drain on it, so I picked a good location on the driver's side tank and drilled a hole.



With the water drained, off comes the belt...



and the radiator/fan combo can come out.



With the radiator and fan out of the way, the water pump can come off.







There is nothing wrong with the water pump, but it will be getting a new one, mostly because #vanity.



Next was the balancer bolt...






All of this is for a cam swap, in case anyone was wondering...LOL

Andrew

[langleylad]

Is this going to turn into one of those "while I'm at it I might as well ..." stories ? lol

[andrewb70]

Is this going to turn into one of those "while I'm at it I might as well ..." stories ? lol

You never can tell...stay tuned and find out :-)

Andrew