Well, there's this '73 Cougar (a "Moose-stang" by another name); been parked in my carport for over 18 months. The Cleveland was rebuilt couple-three years ago, but the lifters/pushrods need to be addressed - not sure if the cam was replaced in the rebuild, but I'm pretty sure the lifters/pushrods are original and noisey as h***. Less pressing is a carb/intake issue - 600CFM Holley 4bbl on a spacer plate dumping into the factory smogger two-hole intake. If this ends up being a DD for my younger daughter (16-yr-old still working on her Learner's permit); the intake's gonna stay and a 500 CFM two barrel moves in!
If it survives her interest and I end up with it,
then it might get "a little pick-me-up" in the top-end
Let's see; Performer RPM or maybe a Stealth on which to perch the Holley..... oughta do something about the heads, maybe port 'em..... but they're still '73 smogger heads, maybe some other heads?..... if I'm gonna do that, maybe oughta look at a different cam....since I'm already going to be messing with the lifters and I'm maybe going to be changing cams, how about a roller setup?
The tranny wasn't touched when the engine was rebuilt, oughta find out how much it's gonna cost to beef that FMX. And the 9-inch is a peg-leg, maybe an LSD would be good...... There's a bit of rust on all the inner fenders and wheel houses (Colorado car), anybody sell that sheetmetal? If
that actually works out, some sub-frame connectors would be a good idea - since I'm already under there!......The
suspension/steering sure could use tightening up..... 4 wheel discs would be a good idea for stopping that behemoth, even if I keep the top-end at relatively "stocker 73" levels.......
And on and on and on......
One problem: the PO (NoKitten) "sorta" signed it over to Mrs StangDreamin' or me; but no signature or Notary Stamp.
Well, that's probably pretty good, anyways - I can see me doing the same thing you guys are doing - big-spending and all!
EDIT: Wait a minute -
now I know why this sounds familiar. I once bought this '72 F100 that had been sitting for a couple years. Of course all the seals in the 360/C6 were dry-rotted and started leaking and -well, I've already yammered on about the 406/beefed C6-driven hauler that developed out of a simple "fixer-upper"
Hello, my name's Jimmy, and I need to go over the 12 steps for motor-holics again