With or Without Direction?
When I took ownership of the 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7 in 2003 I had no idea just what this project would encompass. Without any knowledge or hands on…
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Boosted!
Since I am not in a real big hurry to get my Cougar back together, I thought I might continue pulling it apart. Seems I am a genius…
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“It smells like gas…”
…yeah, that’s what it is, the sweet, sweet smell of gasoline! And why is that? Because yesterday I finally accomplished what I intended to do, remove and replace…
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Tranny Repairs
Just got off the phone with Brentwood Transmission. The good news is that the transmission is in rather good condition, since its last rebuild in 1997. I guess…
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Christmas in April
The new parts continue to arrive for the front end rebuild, just picked up the strut rod bushings today, as well as a full set of door hinge…
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Where To Start?
So it’s been quite a while since I paid any attention to the Cougar. The wife was sort of wanting me to sell the classic because of the…