cmayer31
08-15-2006, 01:07 AM
In a different thread, I posted about taking apart my classic car, again. Well, for those of you that are interested here it is. A '68 Mercury Cougar that I've owned since 1999. It was the first car I bought with my own money and not a hand-me-down.
Here's some pictures from a few years ago when I use to take her to shows:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/paa47ea159de27724f724b2b341bc0a47/eda5b280.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/p1231201d6d4f1a13743852bd12747625/eda5b27f.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/p1c1ccbce1fb90d3df070191a7cb0e05f/eda5b2b1.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/p4d2c9db740956b55f00fea3dcc157070/eda5b2bc.jpg
I truly love this car, but we very much have a love hate relationship. Everytime I fix something, something else randomly breaks. I've put a lot of miles on this car and now that I have multiple vehicles I have the opportunity to really focus on bringing her up to standard. So I've pulled the engine, transmission, and fixed a lot of interior things. Once the engine and trans are back in I'll get to work on replacing most of the almost 40 year old wiring.
Here's some pictures of the current progess, or lack thereof as it may appear:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/p30fca717b9a254aae17d6b91d23738cb/ed80ad38.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/pf78aa9994d97886c072659614fcb1345/ed80ad77.jpg
The entire engine compartment has been grinded, sanded, primed and is currently awaiting paint and new hoses. Not too shabby, but it's been really hot during the day, so I've procrastinated a bit. Once the new engine is built I'll be more motivated to finish the prep/paint work.
Might as well throw in a picture of the competition. This is my families other "new" car and the current project that took the cougar's garage space. This one is coming around much quicker.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/pd21e9874a68be48c3862a104a70acdcd/ed80ad7d.jpg
Here's some pictures from a few years ago when I use to take her to shows:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/paa47ea159de27724f724b2b341bc0a47/eda5b280.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/p1231201d6d4f1a13743852bd12747625/eda5b27f.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/p1c1ccbce1fb90d3df070191a7cb0e05f/eda5b2b1.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/p4d2c9db740956b55f00fea3dcc157070/eda5b2bc.jpg
I truly love this car, but we very much have a love hate relationship. Everytime I fix something, something else randomly breaks. I've put a lot of miles on this car and now that I have multiple vehicles I have the opportunity to really focus on bringing her up to standard. So I've pulled the engine, transmission, and fixed a lot of interior things. Once the engine and trans are back in I'll get to work on replacing most of the almost 40 year old wiring.
Here's some pictures of the current progess, or lack thereof as it may appear:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/p30fca717b9a254aae17d6b91d23738cb/ed80ad38.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/pf78aa9994d97886c072659614fcb1345/ed80ad77.jpg
The entire engine compartment has been grinded, sanded, primed and is currently awaiting paint and new hoses. Not too shabby, but it's been really hot during the day, so I've procrastinated a bit. Once the new engine is built I'll be more motivated to finish the prep/paint work.
Might as well throw in a picture of the competition. This is my families other "new" car and the current project that took the cougar's garage space. This one is coming around much quicker.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid211/pd21e9874a68be48c3862a104a70acdcd/ed80ad7d.jpg