Project 70 cougar ( Bullit )

[70CougarXr7]

Hi all ,

Starting this thread to share the build and updates of my cougar. ( project named Bullit )
Most of the idea's are worked out already in my mind, just getting it done in real life now.

Going for a fast engine, not sure about automatic or manual ( leaning more to the manual),
Coilover suspension in the back ,decent brakes ( wilwood ), racing seats and some custom stuff in the interior ( dashboard and center console) ,
Making it more modern with some 'gadgets'.
Headlights will be electrical (no more vacuum system).
Maybe go for a fuel cap as seen on a charger ( in that style)....
Backseat might be removed to create a sort of mustang fastback style interior in the back ( make something to put away a fire extinguisher and spare tire maybe....)
Paint is most likely going to be a wrap ( leaning towards dark carbon wrap)
Black rims and most of the chrome is going to be black to ( want it to look really 'dark')

And plenty other things....just to give you all an idea about whats going to happen.

Below a some pictures of the car at this moment.
Front has already been rebuild for the most part.

While rebuilding the front










So my intention was to just fix the front, clean it up and then place the original engine back into it.
But once the front was all cleaned up and the suspension was under there i was like, this is way to nice compared to the rear and rest of the floor ....
So i thought, might just do it all the right way now and thats when my project became a pro-touring project....

So what you see above has been done over the last few weeks.

over the last days i removed the transmission and rear axle and started cleaning up the whole floor and chassis ( still doing the cleanup => pain in the ass job).






The rusted parts in the front ( steering box etc are getting replaced)
just waiting for the new ones to arrive.

Untill the next update !!



Greets!