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Title: Iam the new boy! And here is my 88 Cat!
Post by: WesHell on February 13, 2009, 04:52:23 PM
Hello Guys..

So at first i would say that my english isnt that clean... :D
Iam Wesley.. 21 Years old. And living in the Netherlands.
And since one week proud owner of a 88 Mercury Cougar XR7
I sold my Chevy Pickup C1500 V8 Stepside..
So here are some pictures :D...

At first me and my sold truck!

(http://www.fryskev8riders.nl/wesley/1.jpg)

Here some pics of my new Car :D :bowdown:

(http://www.fryskev8riders.nl/wesley/2.jpg)

(http://www.fryskev8riders.nl/wesley/3.jpg)

(http://www.fryskev8riders.nl/wesley/4.jpg)

(http://www.fryskev8riders.nl/wesley/5.jpg)
Title: Iam the new boy! And here is my 88 Cat!
Post by: cougarman on February 13, 2009, 05:00:24 PM
Welcome, Very nice Cougar!! :D
Title: Iam the new boy! And here is my 88 Cat!
Post by: DVP on February 13, 2009, 05:11:02 PM
It different.... I like it! Welcome
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Post by: vinnietbird on February 13, 2009, 05:11:31 PM
i usually don't like gold,but,that's a really nice Cat.Congrats on the purchase.Also,welcome to the forum.Glad to have you aboard.
Title: nice ride
Post by: bad-ve-6 on February 13, 2009, 05:12:02 PM
[SIZE="7"][COLOR="Red"]welcome[/COLOR][/SIZE]
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Post by: mercury-man on February 13, 2009, 05:15:52 PM
Welcome to the board !!
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Post by: Kitz Kat on February 13, 2009, 05:16:48 PM
Where do you find a car like that there? Thats great and different.
excuse my inglish!!
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Post by: vinnietbird on February 13, 2009, 05:21:59 PM
Got any interior and engine pictures/
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Post by: massCougarxr7 on February 13, 2009, 05:40:31 PM
nice cat!!!, the last picture is it cold or is the car burning oil?
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Post by: daminc on February 13, 2009, 05:43:07 PM
Welcome, nice car
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Post by: V8Demon on February 13, 2009, 07:46:20 PM
Welcome aboard!
What rims are those?
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Post by: Ether947 on February 13, 2009, 09:35:02 PM
Nice cat! Welcome and yes, what rims are those?
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Post by: blu84302 on February 13, 2009, 10:39:15 PM
Gold for the money!
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Post by: FLSTCI71 on February 13, 2009, 11:19:03 PM
Welcome! +1 on the engine and interior pics, plus I'd like to see a close up of the fender emblem.

BTW, congrats on the HUGE upgrade from a GM to a Ford product!!
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Post by: daddybair7 on February 13, 2009, 11:33:33 PM
welcome and congrats on the upgrade to the ford family
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Post by: WesHell on February 14, 2009, 06:16:57 AM
Iam glad i found a Mercury Cougar  forum...
The engine is cold at that moment.. No burning Oil :D hahahah.

Monday i come home.. and then i make some new pictures.. engine and interior..

Some one tryed to steel a cougar emblem..
The rims are 17"  not brock rims but it looks on it.
I want 13" wire wheels..  And later also a air ride..???
Is here anyone thats goth a lowrider cat???????

About a couple of weeks she's going to the painter. Because she have a couple of places where's the paint missing. I want it in top condition.
Then where going install some music. 2 12 inch woofers and a 15 inch TFT in the trunk... :D..

Is there in america an adress? website? where i can geth stuff for my mercury? Emblems and that sort stuff??

Thank you all for the complents.. And in real i have to say she looks even bether... :D

Iam totaly in love on that car :D
Oh yeah! And my first car wash a Mercury Capri  5.0 V8 :)



Greetings Wesley
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Post by: WesHell on February 14, 2009, 06:20:37 AM
Quote from: Kitz Kat;256635
Where do you find a car like that there? Thats great and different.
excuse my inglish!!


 I dont know i saw it on the internet..
But i never saw another Mercury Cougar like this..
There are not allot here in the Netherlands.. i hope :D:D:D:D
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Post by: vinnietbird on February 14, 2009, 06:53:27 AM
I really don't see many Cougars or Thunderbirds here in America anymore either.
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Post by: Bob on February 14, 2009, 07:10:25 AM
Welcome to the site, I didn't like gold either till I seen your car..


Quote from: vinnietbird;256749
I really don't see many Cougars or Thunderbirds here in America anymore either.

 
me either, I see like 1 every 6 months
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Post by: WesHell on February 14, 2009, 07:34:52 AM
I never saw one before!! My dad bought her just beforce the christmas.. The car is been stalled for about 4 a 5 years!!
The interior is in almost brand new condition.. :P
There is another here in the netherlands.. Its for sale for parts..
And yes the emblems are missing.. Cry Cry...

greetings
wesley
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Post by: DVP on February 14, 2009, 01:17:57 PM
Parts
-Best place is here. No lie. What emblems do you need? If I find any Ill grab them for you. If I was in your situation with an American car over there  would buy the parts car and strip it down of EVERYTHING. That way it wont be as hard to get parts.

-There is little aftermarket support (any place to buy parts) for our cars.
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Post by: V8Demon on February 14, 2009, 02:18:37 PM
Quote from: vinnietbird;256749
I really don't see many Cougars or Thunderbirds here in America anymore either.


Agreed.  I used to see them up here on a regular basis until about 3 or 4 years ago....

Now I see the same 5 or 6 over and over with the very rare unknown car maybe 3 times a year...
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Post by: flipnbird on February 14, 2009, 04:06:32 PM
Welcome aboard,,, best place on the net !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: 86XR7project on February 14, 2009, 04:23:29 PM
Welcome to the forum we enjoy anyone from anywhere as long as you have a cougar thunderbird or similar.
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Post by: Innes on February 14, 2009, 05:17:16 PM
Welcome aboard buddy you found the right and best place for parts and help, even here in America these cars are Endangered Species. Most guys here have parts laying around or know of a part there willing to part with, so good luck.
And what motor is it 3.8 or 5.0 you didn’t state.
Title: Iam the new boy! And here is my 88 Cat!
Post by: WesHell on February 14, 2009, 10:39:48 PM
Quote from: Innes;256832
Welcome aboard buddy you found the right and best place for parts and help, even here in America these cars are Endangered Species. Most guys here have parts laying around or know of a part there willing to part with, so good luck.
And what motor is it 3.8 or 5.0 you didn’t state.


its a 3.8 .... :burnout:
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Post by: xjeffs on February 15, 2009, 12:02:06 AM
Welcome aboard. Just so you know an xr7 only came with a 5.0L.
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Post by: Innes on February 15, 2009, 12:23:33 AM
Quote from: xjeffs;256882
Welcome aboard. Just so you know an xr7 only came with a 5.0L.

or turbo-4
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Post by: 302 PWR on February 15, 2009, 05:11:02 AM
Quote from: Innes;256887
or turbo-4


Not in '88. Nice car, good to another one across the pond; welcome!
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Post by: 88cougar on February 16, 2009, 05:00:52 PM
Nice to see another 88 Cougar XR-7. I've never seen one with the smaller 3.8L & I didn't know you could get an XR-7 with a 3.8L. You'll find about any part you need for it here or on Ebay. I have JL speakers all around & 2 JL 12" W7's with a Kicker amp pushing them in the trunk. I decided to go with JL since they won the world championship sub competion a year or so ago. Good Luck with your project!
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Post by: cougarman on February 16, 2009, 05:05:56 PM
Quote from: xjeffs;256882
Welcome aboard. Just so you know an xr7 only came with a 5.0L.


X2 :D
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Post by: 88cougar on February 23, 2009, 11:40:17 PM
Sorry to tell you this, but by looking at your pictures closer. I can tell it's not an original XR-7 because of the chrome moulding in the center of the tail lights & the trim around the windows. XR-7 is basically the sport model of the cougar. All of the mouldings & trim are color matched to the car's paint, accept for the black moulding around the windows. Kind of like the Dodge Ram Sport pickup. The only chrome pieces on a XR-7 are the 3 Cougar emblems. The grill & one on each side of the upper quarter panel.
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Post by: jcassity on February 24, 2009, 12:03:53 AM
Hi there and welcome to the board.

It is not a problem being a true xr7 or not.  If it is not an xr7, it will be an LS model.

Post up your VIN number.
Do you know if it has two or six  injectors?  The reason i say this is because it will tell us exactly what year it is if the motor is original.

Welcome to the board and make sure you shop for parts here.  We all have a decent pile of parts.
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Post by: 88cougar on February 24, 2009, 12:19:16 AM
Another way to tell is if it has EFI or throttle body injection. Since 1988 was the first year for EFI on a 5.0L
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Post by: DVP on February 24, 2009, 12:26:29 AM
Quote from: 88cougar;258356
Another way to tell is if it has EFI or throttle body injection. Since 1988 was the first year for EFI on a 5.0L


86 on 5.0
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Post by: 88cougar on February 24, 2009, 12:32:08 AM
86 had throttle body injection. True Electronic Fuel injection didn't come on the Cougar until 88. I was with my parents when they were looking at Cougar's & Thunderbirds in 86 & that's one reason why they waited until late 1987 to order the XR-7 Cougar
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Post by: DVP on February 24, 2009, 01:11:25 AM
Quote from: 88cougar;258360
86 had throttle body injection. True Electronic Fuel injection didn't come on the Cougar until 88. I was with my parents when they were looking at Cougar's & Thunderbirds in 86 & that's one reason why they waited until late 1987 to order the XR-7 Cougar


86 on 5.0

Sitting right outside.:burnout:
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Post by: DVP on February 24, 2009, 01:12:56 AM
Coolcats-

http://www.coolcats.net/fox/1986.html

The 5.0 V8 received the new sequential electronic fuel injection (SEFI) adopted from the Mustang. The roller lifters were a running addition, making this the debut year for the Cougar roller block. The new parts and fuel injection resulted in an additional 30 hp, now up to 150, and greatly improved torque output. The Cougar/Thunderbird cam was ground for torque output at lower rpms---perfect for towing. Unfortunately, the Cougar/Thunderbird did not receive the same High Output (200 hp) treatment as the 1986 Mustang, nor did it get the performance dual exhaust. But at least the 5.0 became more modern.
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Post by: cougarman on February 24, 2009, 07:58:55 AM
Quote from: DVP;258366
86 on 5.0

Sitting right outside.:burnout:


X2  It was '86 for 5.0. :burnout:
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Post by: daminc on February 24, 2009, 08:01:57 AM
I wouldn't worry if it was a real XR-7 or not. Just finding a cougar over there is worth the find.
Mines an LS, but it'll have almost the same stuff an XR-7 has when I'm done. It doesn't bother me a bit. I may make a LS-7 badge for it when I'm done. :D
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Post by: 86XR7project on February 24, 2009, 10:15:26 AM
That would be pretty cool. I was going to slap 88Cougar for a second there. I have an 86 Cougar 5.0 and I was like "I know he is wrong! This thing is entirely stock or a complete freak from the factory."
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Post by: DVP on February 24, 2009, 10:30:54 AM
Quote from: daminc;258379
I wouldn't worry if it was a real XR-7 or not. Just finding a cougar over there is worth the find.
Mines an LS, but it'll have almost the same stuff an XR-7 has when I'm done. It doesn't bother me a bit. I may make a LS-7 badge for it when I'm done. :D


Then people will think its GM powered.
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Post by: 86XR7project on February 24, 2009, 01:52:53 PM
good point
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Post by: EricCoolCats on February 24, 2009, 04:12:14 PM
I've been thinking about making Jerry a special "HeliArc Edition" badge for his trunklid.

Hey, it's better than the "Fortified by Pickel-X Edition" badge I'd originally thought up...
 
 
 
 
Oh, erm, sorry for the hijack. Back to your regularly scheduled thread.
(Cat looks GREAT, by the way!)
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Post by: ZondaC12 on February 24, 2009, 04:24:19 PM
Quote from: EricCoolCats;258430
I've been thinking about making Jerry a special "HeliArc Edition" badge for his trunklid.
 
Hey, it's better than the "Fortified by Pickel-X Edition" badge I'd originally thought up...
 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!! Nice one.
 
 
And yea Wesley your cougar looks GREAT. The gold works.
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Post by: daminc on February 24, 2009, 05:09:59 PM
Quote from: EricCoolCats;258430
I've been thinking about making Jerry a special "HeliArc Edition" badge for his trunklid.

Hey, it's better than the "Fortified by Pickel-X Edition" badge I'd originally thought up...


LOL
That's funny
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Post by: 88cougar on February 28, 2009, 01:04:29 PM
All I was going by is what my Dad was told at the Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Dealership in 1986 & what a brochures said. Sorry, I've never seen a 86 cougar & I was told they were Throttle Body fuel injected or something like that or not true Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI). I did a little history reading on the Cougar about when it first came out in 1967. & something I don't understand is why did the 427 engine put out 390hp, & the 428 only had 335hp & in 1971 the 429 Super Cobra jet had 370hp. I don't understand why Ford built bigger engines with less horsepower. I guess maybe for more Torque.
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Post by: 86XR7project on February 28, 2009, 08:03:45 PM
Quote from: 88cougar;258929
All I was going by is what my Dad was told at the Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Dealership in 1986 & what a brochures said. Sorry, I've never seen a 86 cougar & I was told they were Throttle Body fuel injected or something like that or not true Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI). I did a little history reading on the Cougar about when it first came out in 1967. & something I don't understand is why did the 427 engine put out 390hp, & the 428 only had 335hp & in 1971 the 429 Super Cobra jet had 370hp. I don't understand why Ford built bigger engines with less horsepower. I guess maybe for more Torque.

 Smog rules started getting a little tougher to make lots of horsepower and as time went by insurance started catching on to the horsepower game so....... The rest is history.
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Post by: DVP on March 02, 2009, 02:57:59 AM
Insurance rates also, from what I hear a lot of cars were rated lower under the actual output.
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Post by: 86XR7project on March 02, 2009, 09:46:52 AM
Quote from: DVP;259153
Insurance rates also, from what I hear a lot of cars were rated lower under the actual output.


Mainly because the big 3 would make a car with say "370 HP" and it would actually be around "400 HP" which made the insurance rates lower. Eventually they started catching on and sooner or later that practice stopped. Not to mention when the 70's came around and there was the oil crisis little cars became the trend and big v8 horsepower wasn't really needed anymore. So that is the story of the death of the muscle car.
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