Camila the 68' Cougar

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Here is the finished @cachassisworks 6pt cage with detachable bars in the back for seat access when needed and detachable swing out doors when needed to boot. I’m super excited how cool it looks! Is it wrong to compliment your own Muscle car?! ? next up, full media blasting! Stay tuned everyone #protouring #mercurycougarxr7#hotrod #classiccougar#68mercurycougar #ford #mercury#racecar #fastback
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5-25-2020

Time to go pick up @camilathe68cougar and take her to her next stop! #protouring#mercurycougarxr7 #hotrod#classiccougar #68mercurycougar#ford #mercury #racecar #fastback
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5-26-2020

I should have snapped a pic of @camilathe68cougaron the trailer hauled by the Macan, it was epic with plenty of tow capacity! Anyway, here’s several shots before blasting... that late 90s bondo sure is thiiiccc #protouring#mercurycougarxr7  #hotrod#classiccougar #68mercurycougar#ford #mercury #racecar #fastback
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And one last interior shot with the swing outs remove exposing the detachable rear cross bar. It’s about to get real uncovering years of this kittens scares...I hope it’s not too bad...? #protouring #mercurycougarxr7#hotrod #classiccougar#68mercurycougar #ford #mercury#racecar #fastback
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#golikehell #shelby #transamracing#rollcage #irs

5-28-2020

So I framed something...so it’s story time again folks. I got the Cougar back in the late 90s and it sat in my parents garage throughout college and sometime afterwards. I left everything pretty much unrestored as I took a break to seek other lifetime achievements as we grow up. I remember a long time ago there was something dirty looking below the registration document but I never bothered to look for some reason...until a few weeks ago when I took apart the glove box. And low and behold I found this owners manual stuck to the plastic glove box liner. My eyes just lit the “F” up! I slowly peeled it off the plastic liner and opened it and the inside pages are fully intact and shows the dates of warranty (2 years) and even the damn original owners name and address out of Michigan! This will be one of the highlights of this entire build project that I had to frame it and put it up on a wall inside my home to admire. Comes with what appears to be a coffee mug ring stain ? #protouring#mercurycougarxr7 #hotrod#classiccougar #ford#68mercurycougar #ford #mercury#racecar #fastback
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5-29-2020

Bye bye yellow and bye bye the original blue color underneath it... #protouring#mercurycougarxr7 #hotrod#classiccougar #68mercurycougar#ford #mercury #racecar #fastback
#camilathe68cougar #mustang#classicmustang #blasted#heidtssuspension #welding #rebuild#tciengineering #builtnotbought#fenders #garagebuild #budgetbuild#willwoodbrakes #rotisseriebuild
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5-31-2020

So I got the call that @camilathe68cougar was blasted completely and primed to seal it. I did a little drive by first like a creeper... ? doesn’t look bad at all... ?#protouring #mercurycougarxr7#hotrod #classiccougar#68mercurycougar #ford #mercury#racecar #fastback
#camilathe68cougar #mustang#classicmustang #mediablasted#heidtssuspension #welding #rebuild#tciengineering #builtnotbought#fenders #garagebuild #budgetbuild#willwoodbrakes #rotisseriebuild
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6-1-2020

Here are some shots from the inside, man what a difference the way it looked before was trash of multiple years of being untreated and cheap rattle can I did back in high school. The rust was only surface so I was lucky that I didn’t need to cut anything out from the floor boards. #californiacar#protouring #mercurycougarxr7#hotrod #classiccougar#68mercurycougar #ford #mercury#racecar #fastback
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#golikehell #shelby #transamracing#rollcage #irs