What could i exchange for my current 73 cougar xr7 hardtop front clip. Is it interchangable with older cougars? I heard i could swap it with a mach 1 any truth to that?
Yes, you can swap your front clip (fenders, hood, grilles, etc) with the similar year Mach 1, but 71-73 Mustangs have a pronounced mid-height bodyline peak that extends down the doors and a few inches of the quarter panels. Soooo... you'd need to use Mustang doors and add the tapering peak to your Cat's quarter panels. So, in essence, you'd have a Mustang hardtop with the longer wheelbase and longer trunk of the Cougar (and, of course, those great Cougar sequentials...)
The 71-2-3 sheet metal is very similar across the years, I believe the difference is in the front trim/grill area...
Don't put mustang sheet metal on it, that's just gay......
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