Camila the 68' Cougar | mercury | cougar-gen1 | builds

By diyauto

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6-3-2020

So now for the bad....I previously posted pics for 10 feet ? so a couple of dents here and there but unfortunately they didn’t get all the bondo off...the shop said they didn’t want to warp the car due to heat, which I suppose is fair. This car did have/has a “thiicccc” coat of bondo like some of these cars we are working to restore/rebuild. Still not sure I’m too satisfied, I mean they could have told me ahead of time not when I was picking it up...The good thing is that the rest doesn’t look too bad at all...yet. Looks like I’ll be uncovering much more.. stay tuned for opening up this kitty further.. da da duuuuummmm #protouring #mercurycougarxr7 #hotrod #classiccougar #68mercurycougar #ford #mercury #racecar #fastback
#camilathe68cougar #mustang #westcoastcougar #classicmustang #mediablasted #heidtssuspension #welding #rebuild #tciengineering #builtnotbought #fenders #garagebuild #budgetbuild #willwoodbrakes #rotisseriebuild #soundshield
#golikehell #shelby #transamracing #rollcage #irs

6-4-2020

6-5-2020

6-6-2020

The saying goes, “there is more than one way to skin a cat...” so upon sanding the bondo off, looks like there’s been a panel replacement in the past...not the best way to stitch it together ??‍♂️ I’m not surprised...and do you see the left over 50 year old paint the shop didn’t blast down to metal? ?oh well time to get grinding #protouring #mercurycougarxr7 #hotrod #classiccougar #68mercurycougar #ford #mercury #racecar #fastback
#camilathe68cougar #mustang #westcoastcougar #classicmustang #mediablasted #soundshield #welding #rebuild #tciengineering #builtnotbought #fenders #garagebuild #budgetbuild #willwoodbrakes #rotisseriebuild #soundshield
#golikehell #shelby #transamracing #rollcage #irs

6-8-2020

Well I got most of the panel off and it actually didn’t take me too long to remove with a purple disc from amazon (I’ll post up what I used in the next post) ugh turns out it’s Golf ball city and a tack welded whole side panel. We’ll see what the body guy is going to say soon, but I think I’ll need to replace this panel and/or most of it... just part of the process ? I wish body panels were as cheap as the Mustangs for Cougars... how did your project look like after getting down to metal? I’m sure there’s lots of stories ??‍♂️ #protouring #mercurycougarxr7 #hotrod #classiccougar #68mercurycougar #ford #mercury #racecar #fastback
#camilathe68cougar #mustang #westcoastcougar #classicmustang #mediablasted #bodywork #welding #rebuild #tciengineering