Yesterday we became owners of our first ever 1967 Polar White Cougar XR7 i recently asked you guys for some advice on. The car is for now going to be a rolling project, with torn interior, in need of some surface rust repair and a respray. But as with all projects you have to start somewhere, and we know where to start ; To get it running
The car is a 1967 XR7 running a 302ci from a 1987 ford F150 we believe. The engine is fitted with a holley carb, mallory distributor and a Edelbrock High performance RPM intake. Its got the C4 transmission.
The car needs a new radiator. The old one is leaking badly! Do you guys have any advices? A 20" 3 row "stock" radiator with a shroud at WCCC is about 300 dollars, and a 4 row 20" aluminum one from Champion(ebay) is about 280 dollars without a shroud. We're thinking of a 3row with a shroud to keep it looking stock, and the aluminum low-priced one is probably not the highest quality.
I did some quick measurement on the current radiator, and it's to thin to properly fit the upper bracket. The rad is 21,6" high, 19,7" wide and 2" deep. I assume this is a 20" radiator and that i measured it incorrectly. Since it doesn't fit properly I'm guessing its a 2 core.
I also noticed that the space between the fan and the current radiator is not more than 4 inches. I can at most remove about 1/2 inch of spacer on the fan without it striking engine parts. Do you think a 3 core with a shroud would fit?
Together with the radiator we're doing a nomal checkup with new oil and filter. We've been advised to run on a mineral oil with a purolator oil filter. Whats your take? Ive also been advised to use some lead additive (zink?) in the fuel.
A lot of questions, and with time there will be more since this is our first ever classic
But I'm thrilled about it.
Oh, by the way whats the pedal on the '67 that sits above the hi-beam switch on the floor? Never seen it before and can't figure out what it does…
Thanks guys!
The car is a 1967 XR7 running a 302ci from a 1987 ford F150 we believe. The engine is fitted with a holley carb, mallory distributor and a Edelbrock High performance RPM intake. Its got the C4 transmission.
The car needs a new radiator. The old one is leaking badly! Do you guys have any advices? A 20" 3 row "stock" radiator with a shroud at WCCC is about 300 dollars, and a 4 row 20" aluminum one from Champion(ebay) is about 280 dollars without a shroud. We're thinking of a 3row with a shroud to keep it looking stock, and the aluminum low-priced one is probably not the highest quality.
I did some quick measurement on the current radiator, and it's to thin to properly fit the upper bracket. The rad is 21,6" high, 19,7" wide and 2" deep. I assume this is a 20" radiator and that i measured it incorrectly. Since it doesn't fit properly I'm guessing its a 2 core.
I also noticed that the space between the fan and the current radiator is not more than 4 inches. I can at most remove about 1/2 inch of spacer on the fan without it striking engine parts. Do you think a 3 core with a shroud would fit?
Together with the radiator we're doing a nomal checkup with new oil and filter. We've been advised to run on a mineral oil with a purolator oil filter. Whats your take? Ive also been advised to use some lead additive (zink?) in the fuel.
A lot of questions, and with time there will be more since this is our first ever classic
Oh, by the way whats the pedal on the '67 that sits above the hi-beam switch on the floor? Never seen it before and can't figure out what it does…
Thanks guys!