Langleylads 68 Cougar project

[langleylad]

Today I was working in the shop with the door up and a guy walked across the street to see what was going on . He was doing a reno on the house across the street . I had a big plastic sheet covering the car but it's pulled up at the back exposing the taillights and he told me that his son works in a restoration shop and he was working on a 68 Mustang of some sort , he told me the code letters but I don't remember them . He thought I was working on a Mustang too , then I told him that this isn't a Mustang !. You should have seen the look on his face !. lol , got another one !

[SuperBuickGuy]

I shouldn't laugh, but

[DanStokes]

I shouldn't laugh, but

Why not??!!

Dan

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I'm laughing!

[malc]

What's a "Mustang" ?.....

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Once again....Laughing....

[moparjim71]

This looks like it’s going to be a great car! Nice work!

[langleylad]

This looks like it’s going to be a great car! Nice work!

Thanks , it's kind works like this that keeps the fire burning . I've been installing the DSE 4 link this weekend . I've had to modify things but hey that's hot rodding ! . I'll try to post some pics soon ! Thanks guys for the kind words !.

[langleylad]

I managed to get all the frame components installed on the weekend , lots of sparks flying . Today I started narrowing the diff . 2 7/8" was removed from the driver side , now it's the same as the passenger side . So a second passenger side axle fits the driver side . FedEx delivered the axle , bearings , seals , and wheel studs last week and Amazon delivered a Traction Lok clutch kit as well . Moving along .

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WOW!!! Looks really good!

[langleylad]

I got some work done this weekend and ordered some parts ( I love ordering parts , but I don't like paying for parts ). I welded the axle tube back together plus welded on all the DSE brackets . The DSE axle pieces go together like a jig saw puzzle , excellent quality . After that was done I pulled the Traction-Lok out to replace the clutches and found pitting on the spider gears . I goggled spider gear pitting and the first thing up was from a Explorer site , is this common with Explorer spider gears ?. I though of going to the junk yard and grabbing a pair but they might be just as bad .The four gears , cross pin and retaining bolt cost more than a new ring and pinion !. So I placed an order for spider gears , seals , and a new pinion yoke . Also today I placed the old fuel tank in place to see how it would work in conjunction with the QuardraLink suspension , it's a tight fit as far as running tail pipes out the back . By the way DSE sells a stainless steel tank modified to fix this problem for $1300 . Mind you this tank has all the bells and whistles and is way more than I'll need plus I'm sure it's another quality piece from DSE . I seam sealed the new rear floor pan and etch primed the new four link attachment points as well . By the way my shop stinks of old gear oil now ! god that crap stinks !

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Progress is good, and yes, I agree... old gear oil stinks...

[langleylad]

I went treasure hunting at our local Pick-a-part today and found this little beauty , a 75/76 Monza . It's a factory V8 / 4 speed car , I had one of these but black . Fun car .

[langleylad]

I am so happy right now , all my research , praying and crossed fingers paid off . I just installed the modified 8.8 under the Cougar , attached the 4 link and it sits right in the middle of the wheelwell . As a bonus it looks like I will be able to use a stock style tank after all . Happy days .

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Saweet!!!