1970 Mercury Cougar LS Swap 6 speed car.

1970 Mercury Cougar

Selling my 1970 Mercury Cougar pro touring car. Car was built in 2018 and completed the long haul Hot Rod Power Tour as well as Hot Rod Drag Week in 2018. The car is set up to be a great grab the keys and go cruising or racing. Car is fully capable of autocross or drag racing. As well as a cross country road trip pro touring car. Many trips have been taken with this car. Car has the nickname Freddy. (Freddy Cougar) or (Freddy Mercury). I found the car on craigslist back in 2009, bought it to save from the crusher because I loved the patina and story of the car. It sat until 2016 and we did the initial teardown / chassis repair, motor mounts. We stripped the whole underside of the car to bare metal and coated it, same with the engine bay and floor of the car / trunk. Re-seam sealed all areas we felt needed it. Chassis is solid. Has rust of course but nothing to weaken the car. We never had the idea to restore it or paint. Just to make it solid enough to drive and race the hell out of it. Simple and nice was the idea behind this build, not fancy or flashy. All the work on the car was done by me and with the idea that my wife and kids ride in it, so the brakes, steering, suspension is always priority. If you have ever rode in the car you would understand, feels amazing. Racing and Dyno available. Listed below is the list of stuff that the buyer needs to know.

Engine: Aluminum LS6 from a 2001 Corvette. 421 RWHP. Stock rotating assembly, 243 heads, BTR .660 springs, titanium retainers, BTR custom grind NA camshaft, Holley single plane intake manifold, Quickfuel 650 carb, GTO oil pan, Powermaster alternator, LS1 powersteering pump.

Transmission: T56 MAGNUM F from Bowler Transmission. Tick short throw shifter, custom shifter handle set back 6” to give the driver the proper feel. Mcloed RXT twin disk clutch, Mcloed steel flywheel, Tick performance hydraulic master, GM slave. Retro fit pedal to work.

Driveline / Rearend: Sonnax billet yoke 1350 u joints, 3.5” steel driveshaft built by Hall Bros Racing. 8.8 Rearend out of a late 90s explorer. 31 spline axles, Detroit Tru-Trac dif, Ford Racing 4.11 Gear.

Brakes: Front Cobra Mustang 13” Factory brakes, Rear factory Explorer brakes, Wilwood master / prop valve combo. Custom made brake hoses on all corners, Nicopp lines, Line lock.

Suspension: Frontend has Viking crusader coilovers with roller bearing conversion on lower perch, shelby mod to upper a-arm, Maier Racing 1 ⅛ front sway bar with poly mounts. Factory upper and lower control arms, All suspension new when built. Rearend has Maier racing leaf springs with 1” lowering blocks, Viking Crusader shocks

Exhaust: Headers are mild steel windsor headers that I made fit the LS flanges. Re-made some tubes to clear the transmission and power steering box. Stainless V-bands on header ends. Cerakoted the headers once done. Rest of the exhaust is all custom stainless tig welded 3”. Custom made x-pipe, Vibrant ultra quiet resonators, and magnaflow stainless mufflers. Dumping over the axle out the sides. This exhaust system is nearly perfect. Sounds amazing in throttle but quiet enough to not wake the wife up when coming home late.

Fuel System: Tanks inc replacement / coated tank with drain/return. Mallory external fuel pump, holley HP billet fuel pressure regulator, Parker Push-lok fuel lines, Scram Speed fuel filter with stainless element.

Cooling System: Griffin LS swap dual pass radiator, custom lower and upper mounting for the chassis. Custom made fan shroud for dual Spal Fans. GM LS1 water pump. 160 thermostat.

Charging / Starting system: Powermaster 222 amp alternator. Power master XS Torque starter. XS Power V3400 battery in trunk. Push-off kill switch. Blues sea systems fuse holder. 100% copper cables to starter, alt, amp.

Stereo: Pioneer CD deck, Pioneer Champion Series GM-9605 5 channel 2000 W amp. Rockford Fosgate P3 12” subwoofer in a custom made enclosure for the cougar. Ported and sounds amazing. Front 6.5” and rear 6x9 speakers are Infinity Kappa. All connections to sub and amp are quick connect for removal when racing.

Interior: Factory dashpad, factory door panels, factory seats that need re-foamed. Factory rear “ seats, rear seat has car seat hooks. Holley 7” Digital dash. Speed-o, RPM, gas gauge, coolant, oil pressure, AFR. Modern style 3 point seat belts. Interior vents work, all windows roll up and down nice, IDIDIT steering column keyed with tilt. Grant steering wheel. Clutch tamer mount(removed but still have and included). Programmable shift light. Both doors open and close VERY NICE. Windows and rear windows seal good. Front and rear glass are original.

Chassis Electrical: All replaced in 2018 with a new Painless harness as well as a 8 channel relay panel for upgrades. 6014 ignition box for engine management with data log capabilities. GM truck coils. Dual delphi relay upgrade for headlights and brights. Brights still on floor. Vacuum headlights work, sequential turn signals work.

THINGS TO NOTE OR ISSUES

-no wipers

-no rear seat belts

-no sun visors

-no headliner

-no key for door locks / door locks work

-leaks water in hard rain from under dash on drivers side

-NO HEAT OR AC

• Make: Mercury
• Model: Cougar
• Type: Coupe
• Doors: 2
• Year: 1970
• Mileage: 18000
• Color: Blue
• Engine size: 5.7 LS6
• Number of cylinders: 8
• Power options: --
• Fuel: Gasoline
• Transmission: Manual
• Interior color: Black
• Vehicle Title: Clean
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