1983 Cougar Revived

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1983 Cougar Revived

November 04, 2010, 11:21:55 AM

Kinda got thrown into this project, if you could call it that. my old beast, a 1989 Pontiac Bonneville SSE, threw a rod...i think. While talking to a friend at work, he said his buddy had a car chilling in front of his garage that he wanted to -disappear-. So after dropping by for a few to check out the car, i drove 'er away for 300 quid.

Brought the car home, or at least what was left of it, and started working. turns out its a Canadian built, 1983 Mercury Cougar LS, with the 302 Carb'd V8, 7.5 inch rear with 2.73 gears, custom A/C delete, and half an exhaust (due to it falling off as i drove down the road, with excessive rust content.) Ive got some new-ish tires coming in for the front end this winter, and i want to redo the exhaust as a dual side pipe setup before the snow flies. Ive also taken the valve covers off, repainted them and added a little chrome to liven up the engine bay a little. BUT enough of the talk, on with the pics:

1983 Cougar Revived

Reply #1 – November 04, 2010, 11:27:39 AM

Not bad for 300 dollars Canadian. It looks like the car is pretty decked out too - turn lamps, keyless entry, v8. Nice! That should get you through the winter. But make sure you keep it clean so it doesn't rust on you.

Welcome to the board (and addiction)!

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Reply #2 – November 04, 2010, 05:43:32 PM

Quote from: Coldcougar;340524

i drove 'er away for 300 quid.

Quote from: The Shredder;340525

Not bad for 300 dollars Canadian.

How much is that in real money

Looks like a nice base for whatever direction you plan on going with it, sir!

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Reply #3 – November 04, 2010, 06:23:47 PM

Quote from: Scott D;340570

How much is that in real money

Looks like a nice base for whatever direction you plan on going with it, sir!

Its like 50 cents I think.

Put some weight over that rear axle. You're going to need it in the snow! I used to keep 3 cases of water stacked over my rear axle.

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Reply #4 – November 04, 2010, 07:11:31 PM

Quote from: 88CougarGT;340584

Put some weight over that rear axle. You're going to need it in the snow! I used to keep 3 cases of water stacked over my rear axle.

When I had my '86 Cougar, a girl I worked with would buy two fifty pound bags of dog food for me to put in the trunk of my car.

I needed weight on the rear end & she had a big dog, so it was a win-win :)

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Reply #5 – November 05, 2010, 12:30:47 PM

yeah comparable to the amounts some people pay for cars, it was like 50 cents. Cant wait for the snow to fall, its the first car ive owned thats a v8, rear wheel drive, and a 2 door. I got it sideways during a rain storm, and it was pretty epic then.

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Reply #6 – November 05, 2010, 02:33:51 PM

You sound like the guys on Top Gear with all that "Quid" talk. lol.

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Reply #7 – November 06, 2010, 02:15:58 PM

Nice, I bought my 84 Thunderbird for 300 bucks. It had some of the same problems, rusted exhaust and such. I also went with a dual, side exit. I used two Thrust Turbo lers. Other people think it's a little loud, but it's not bad when you're in the car.

What size tires are those?

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Reply #8 – November 26, 2010, 11:58:09 AM

i think they're a P175 65R14 ill have to check when i get home tho. just bought and installed two rims and tires from an '83 'bird for $30 a piece. got to use the lifts at school to do a full inspection and balance/mount my tires. BONUS!!