Transcona, the Dirty Old XR7

[Vimes]

Cool, I'd love to build one of these as well. I wouldn't sweat getting a Cougar over a Thunderchicken, the Cougar is a better car. I bought a new one in 1993, with the 5.0, and the car drove and handled better than the Chicken at high speeds. Felt like the shape of the rear on the Chicken was causing the rear go get light once takeoff speed was achieved, but the Cougar kept a firm grip on the ground with all four paws. Plus, the sharp angle on the glass with the Chicken made it more uncomfortable for an adult in the back. The only thing I didn't like was those friggin' automatic shoulder belts they put into them. They did nothing to make you safer, and you STILL had to put the lap belt on manually. It was a whole lot of wasted effort on their part. I think 1993 was the last year they put them in.

Up to you, of course, but were I doing this I'd also see about putting the 1992-1993 nose on. Looks better, IMO. This is not a picture of mine, mine was a solid teal. No pics, digital cameras and the internet were not a thing back then.




Unfortunately, I had to sell the car when I bought a house a couple of years later in order to get my debt ratio down enough for the banker. It was a real shame too, loved that car but my young children needed a roof over their heads and my income wasn't enough to pay for both way back then. I'll be watching your build with great interest.

[egoman]

Cool, I'd love to build one of these as well. I wouldn't sweat getting a Cougar over a Thunderchicken, the Cougar is a better car. I bought a new one in 1993, with the 5.0, and the car drove and handled better than the Chicken at high speeds. Felt like the shape of the rear on the Chicken was causing the rear go get light once takeoff speed was achieved, but the Cougar kept a firm grip on the ground with all four paws. Plus, the sharp angle on the glass with the Chicken made it more uncomfortable for an adult in the back. The only thing I didn't like was those friggin' automatic shoulder belts they put into them. They did nothing to make you safer, and you STILL had to put the lap belt on manually. It was a whole lot of wasted effort on their part. I think 1993 was the last year they put them in.

Up to you, of course, but were I doing this I'd also see about putting the 1992-1993 nose on. Looks better, IMO. This is not a picture of mine, mine was a solid teal. No pics, digital cameras and the internet were not a thing back then.


Unfortunately, I had to sell the car when I bought a house a couple of years later in order to get my debt ratio down enough for the banker. It was a real shame too, loved that car but my young children needed a roof over their heads and my income wasn't enough to pay for both way back then. I'll be watching your build with great interest.

I am in no way worried about choosing the cougar. its a classy looking car. I didn't realize it before though!

[egoman]

Brake stuff
I am just going to let you look at this stuff and enjoy it just like I did when it arrived. I describe these as mechanical sex. I will use that term often over the course of the build.

[egoman]

Just some more pics that were part of the shipment from the corvette dismantler.