Re: the wife found a new love Reply #15 – July 03, 2005, 12:33:00 PM Hey Scott ,I've got a really nice motor for that. Buy it quick I've got my eye on it.Sheldon Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #16 – July 03, 2005, 08:12:27 PM chris,, thanks,,id like to see that stuff if you get a chance to mail it.sheldon,,Im not real sure what you mean,, could it be that your interested in the same car as brit>?As for the motor, that one in the pic you have seems real familiar :D Them there wouldnt happen to be ported and upgraded 289 heads would they? :flip:Brit says if she gets to it before you, she would be willing to work out a custody agreement for the engine Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #17 – July 05, 2005, 02:20:47 PM keep with the I6 like bird351 said, there is alot of potential in them and they are very different and very very easy to work on. upgrade that carb to a holley 1926 and import a few parts from australia or argentina and your all good.visit those sites mentioned too if you are really interested. specially http://www.fordsix.com lots and lots of great info there. used to have a capri with the newer version of that engine. they are about the toughest engines ever built.and for that price if i had any money what so ever i would buy that right now. Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #18 – July 06, 2005, 10:48:00 AM i guess first off, id need to find out exactly what size I6 it is. Im ok with keeping the engine since it is orginal but,,,,,,but,,,,,,,, that motor blown306 offers happens to be a bored .040 over older 302 with ported, polished and milled 1966 289 heads with HUGE valves and roller rockers, high vol oil pump and fuel pump.tempting to say the least.so what displacement would that thing be thats in it now? im hearing 200,,300 ect. Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #19 – July 06, 2005, 11:11:37 AM there were some 250's around that age aswell. Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #20 – July 06, 2005, 11:21:56 AM 200 or 250. Hopefully a 250, since it shares the same bellhousing bolt pattern as 289/302/351/etc.. (or so I've read from I6 owners) but I don't know which it's more likely to have. Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #21 – July 06, 2005, 12:24:23 PM some also had 170's Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #22 – July 06, 2005, 12:36:13 PM a few had 170's but i believe most had the 200's. you can look at the block casting and pull the number off of it and search fordsix.com they should have a list of casting numbers and displacements.dollars to doughnuts though that it is a 200. Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #23 – July 07, 2005, 03:33:18 AM Quote from: Funky Cricketdollars to doughnuts though that it is a 200.Only the '64 1/2s got the 170, it was dropped with the production of the true '65s in Aug '64.. Since this is a '66, it would have came with a 200.The first 250 didn't see light of day till the '69 models... Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #24 – July 07, 2005, 11:07:53 AM The only reason it going for $2,500 is because it is a six, got to be a 200. Looks to be a good buy. The problem with the six is that they came with the light duty running gear and 4 lugs, so in order to convert it to V-8 you have to change everything. Therefore I would keep it as a six.I just paid $1,800 for a 67 Mustang Coupe that came with a 200 six. But there's no motor or trans. The main reason I picked it up and paid so much is that it is rust free, very hard to find nowdays.I have a 68 Cougar with a 302, disc brakes and every option that I'm going to use for a doner car for the Mustang. Cougars just don't have the value that Mustangs have.TED Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #25 – July 07, 2005, 11:32:11 AM Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500I have a 68 Cougar with a 302, disc brakes and every option that I'm going to use for a doner car for the Mustang. Cougars just don't have the value that Mustangs have.TEDWell that ought to piss 'em off..(hope the Coug is a rust bucket).The '68 7 litre(factory 427) GTE Cougar I had back in '78, is the ONE car that I'd really like to have back. Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #26 – July 07, 2005, 11:48:32 AM Me Too! I have never seen a 427 Cougar in reality and this would be the one Cougar that would outprice almost all Mustangs. A 427 was rare even in 78.The 68 I have is not a rust bucket, only the floors but like I say there's no value in Cougars. I just sold a very nice 69 390 Cougar for $3,500 and it was not easy to sell. The same car in a Mustang would go for $15,000 plus.Don't look at the prices on NADA for the classic Cougars, they are not realistic. Said the value of the 68 in poor condition to be $7,000, I paid $1,300 (last year) and they guy had it adveritsed in the Seattle paper for $1,500. I brought it after the ad ran out. I think they are the best buy in the classic market right now.People go in the back building and they say "oh, you have a Mustang to restore!". They don't even see the Cougar.TED Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #27 – July 08, 2005, 11:41:34 AM I don't know, personaly, I'd rather have the coug'. :D Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #28 – July 08, 2005, 12:19:15 PM Cougars go for tons of cash on eBay all the time.If you like the Mustang better that's one thing. Restore it. But if you are restoring it only because it is worth more then something just ain't right about that. As the E-man has said before, you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Mustang. I would restore the Cougar regardless of market value. Quote Selected
Re: the wife found a new love Reply #29 – July 08, 2005, 01:00:29 PM Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500I have a 68 Cougar with a 302, disc brakes and every option that I'm going to use for a doner car for the Mustang. Cougars just don't have the value that Mustangs have.TEDthats why you restore the cougar......you'd be happier with a unique car then somthing that alot of people have.....like a mustang.... especially if that an eliminator ......dont see to many of them around hereas the others have said.... id rather have the cougar Quote Selected
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