New guy here with a Cougar

[Adam Smith]

I've been lurking on the forums here just reading for a while so I figured I may as well get registered. I've always been a short course off road guy. I raced regionally myself for a few years and also worked (and still help out occasionally) for a TORC Pro-4 team. Last year I graduated school and moved to Nebraska for work and there just isn't any sort of off road racing around here... so the race truck is for sale and I bought a '67 Cougar. I've always loved this body style cougar and when I found one for sale just a few blocks up the road I just had to buy it lol. I bought it partially stripped down with no motor or tranny, which is great because I have no plans for a stock motor haha. The car will mainly be a street car and a good weather daily driver, with the occasional autocross here and there. The plans right now are: Coyote, T56, 9", full frame, 3 link rear, SLA front, 275's/315's, 4 or 6 point cage, and since it'll be a driver I want A/C, P/S, P/B, etc...



None of this is set in stone, and very well could change. Funds will determine if the Coyote/T56 happens or not. (especially since I have a pretty healthy, fresh 408W sitting in the garage already... anybody want to buy it lol) I'm still in the planning stages and have just been working on stripping the car, patching a few rust areas, and playing around with different frame/suspension layouts in Solidworks. I'll be doing all the work myself, and I have no problem cutting up a perfectly good car (sorry ahead of time to any purists lol). Right now I'm playing with the idea of moving the firewall back about 6 inches the get the motor and driver where I want them... but that puts the back of the motor underneath the cowl, and I'd like to keep the option of a supercharger open for the future. Once I get a more solid plan for the car, and start doing some major surgery, I'll start a build thread. but for now, here are a few pics of the car.

And here's the truck I'm trying to sell.