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Tail lights, bezels, and bumper replaced along with the rear fascia.

Engine and transmission being removed.

We paused building for a few months while we built an air conditioned shop to work on it. Working under the carport in the Louisiana sun was no longer an option.

What the new floors looked like after we had them replaced again.

The brakes on the front have been upgraded from drum to disk. Replaced all of the front suspension parts. The springs were a massive headache.

The 306 before we installed it

Some of the random parts we had before we got to where we are now.

In July of 2020 we finally got it back on all fours with a completely replaced suspension and brake system. The brake booster is an original rebuilt Bendix unit.

The dog has been helping.

We went with Dakota Digital gauges

 

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Custom lines we had to make for the brakes, rebuilt the distribution block and added a proportioning valve for the new disk brakes on it. Used a rebuilt booster from West Coast Classic Cougar.

Another image of the brake lines and setup with the addition of the borgeson power steering box.

Wiring going out. We used an AAW harness and fuse block.

Dash going in.

New Antenna.

Getting the AC duct work, all of the additional wiring from the A/C, new AAW harness, Radio and other things the car didn't originally have have been a pain.

 

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Test fitting the accessories before installing.

We had to custom make our transmission cooler lines. I never want to do that again.

One of the fittings was too big for its location and was rubbing the floor so we cut it out and patched it later.

 

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Because of the borgeson steering box and the .500 lift on the Brodix head exhaust ports we had to run shorty headers for clearance.

This was the day we did our first start. After nearly 5 years of work and countless setbacks and problem solving, we had a running car.

The engine as it sits now.

Startws putting in carpet. Window regulators have also been replaced....which was not fun at all.

Test fitting the dash before putting the gauges in

Got the dryer in for the a/c system.

Front seat backs installed. My last 70 didn't have these so it's cool to see.

This is where we currently are. We ran the power steering lines on this past weekend and next is running the a/c lines. We still need to put the gauges in and then we'll be able to drive it with the straight pipe exhaust we have on it now to the exhaust shop to have a custom exhaust welded on. Thanks for taking the time to read this far. I try to do updates every weekend.

 

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Welcome to VMF, very nice build!
Where abouts in Louisiana? I'm from New Iberia. Who's ya daddy? LOL

 

[BlackSabbath70]

Welcome to VMF, very nice build!
Where abouts in Louisiana? I'm from New Iberia. Who's ya daddy? LOL

Thank you for the welcome and compliments! I'm actually in Baton Rouge, so not too far from you.

 

[DIHLON]

Looking good! Keep up the good work!

 

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When you said you lost a car in 2016 flood I immediately thought you must be from Louisiana, my sons house in Youngsville flooded but you guys had it really bad over there too. Hope to see you soon at some cruise ins .

 

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Looking good! Keep up the good work!

Thank you!

When you said you lost a car in 2016 flood I immediately thought you must be from Louisiana, my sons house in Youngsville flooded but you guys had it really bad over there too. Hope to see you soon at some cruise ins .

Yeah. This was the old girl. She was under that nasty water for 2 days. We had 8 feet of it.

 

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She was a beauty, that's a tough heart breaking pill to swallow.

 

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She was a beauty, that's a tough heart breaking pill to swallow.

Hopefully we're done and driving this one before Spring comes around. I would love to show up to some cruise ins but I seem not never know when they are until they're already happening.

 

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Same with us, communication has been terrible since carona

 

[DIHLON]

Thank you!



Yeah. This was the old girl. She was under that nasty water for 2 days. We had 8 feet of it.

If it makes you feel any better (which it won't), my stepdad lost his '68 Cougar to Hurricane Harvey in 2017. It had a 393 stroker in it.

 

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If it makes you feel any better (which it won't), my stepdad lost his '68 Cougar to Hurricane Harvey in 2017. It had a 393 stroker in it. View attachment 818530
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Oh man that sucks too, that was a nice one!

 

[DIHLON]

Oh man that sucks too, that was a nice one!

If I didn't have a cast on my leg from rolling my ankle while stepping off the tractor, I would have swapped motors and rearends with his Cougar before the insurance company hauled it off. They didn't even offer him the chance to buy it back.

 

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If I didn't have a cast on my leg from rolling my ankle while stepping off the tractor, I would have swapped motors and rearends with his Cougar before the insurance company hauled it off. They didn't even offer him the chance to buy it back.

I was never offered a chance to buy it back either. Before they hauled it off my dad pulled the valve covers and air cleaner off of it and its on the new engine in the current car. Some things we were able to take off before they took it so our current project has some pieces of the old car in it. Makes me somewhat happy to have some of it.

 

[richardsimon52]

That smile on your face when you first fired the engine is something we can all relate to...congratulations!

 

[kkupec02]

welcome. nice

 

[Grabber70Mach]

Welcome to the VMF, great looking project you and your Dad are working on Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing your progress on it.