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Hello Everybody,
Fairly new member here and only had my cougar for alittle over a month but making good progress.
So far ive changed the passenger floorpan and torque box, working on the drivers side. Repaired all the rust on the Passenger quarter, about to start the drivers side, and working on replacing the leaf springs "boy what fun." I am trying not to fully dissasemble car at any point and repair area than put back together. Interior is in very good shape and original. My car is a standard 69 2bbl windsor. with fmx.
Ok now for the questions.
My first thoughts where I want an eliminator clone. Now let me start by saying I care nothing for numbers matching, in fact my car is 100% original down to the single exhaust and full SS package including pinstripe.
But I thought I would leave it as close to matching the Vin as possible while stretching the truth if that makes sense. 408 Stroker with original block, Factory Color, etc.
Now my thoughts on what I wanted was as follows, My car is original Burnt orange metallic, Wich at first I was not sure I liked. I like the 70 eliminator stripes more than the 69 so I was going to go with them. I like the 69 grille better so I am happy with that. Im putting a cruiser console with the brushed aluminum insert, I am going to take my wood grain dash peices out and put brushed vinyl on them to match console. I am also going to get silver thread Cougar floormats to match, my interior is black. spoiler and hoodscoop are going to be black. thinking about Torq Thrust Chrome 17's. I searched the web for Burnt orange metallic cougars and came up with basically nothing.....Until I found copy cat. Now let me start by saying...I love what I see. Now my only concern is Copy Cat seems to be the only Burnt Orange Metallic eliminator around. Although I love his car and I wanted to keep my original color, I dont want to steel his thunder even though I am 1000 miles away. especially concidering I want the 70 decals.
Basically Give me Some idea's of what I can do to differentiate myself. Or if you guys think it will be different enough already. I also have nowhere near the budget to pull off a copycat of copycat as im using most of my stock interior wich happens to be in good shape. most of my money is going into the 408.
How do you guys think my current plan will look? I want to try to have it driveable this summer.
Fairly new member here and only had my cougar for alittle over a month but making good progress.
So far ive changed the passenger floorpan and torque box, working on the drivers side. Repaired all the rust on the Passenger quarter, about to start the drivers side, and working on replacing the leaf springs "boy what fun." I am trying not to fully dissasemble car at any point and repair area than put back together. Interior is in very good shape and original. My car is a standard 69 2bbl windsor. with fmx.
Ok now for the questions.
My first thoughts where I want an eliminator clone. Now let me start by saying I care nothing for numbers matching, in fact my car is 100% original down to the single exhaust and full SS package including pinstripe.
But I thought I would leave it as close to matching the Vin as possible while stretching the truth if that makes sense. 408 Stroker with original block, Factory Color, etc.
Now my thoughts on what I wanted was as follows, My car is original Burnt orange metallic, Wich at first I was not sure I liked. I like the 70 eliminator stripes more than the 69 so I was going to go with them. I like the 69 grille better so I am happy with that. Im putting a cruiser console with the brushed aluminum insert, I am going to take my wood grain dash peices out and put brushed vinyl on them to match console. I am also going to get silver thread Cougar floormats to match, my interior is black. spoiler and hoodscoop are going to be black. thinking about Torq Thrust Chrome 17's. I searched the web for Burnt orange metallic cougars and came up with basically nothing.....Until I found copy cat. Now let me start by saying...I love what I see. Now my only concern is Copy Cat seems to be the only Burnt Orange Metallic eliminator around. Although I love his car and I wanted to keep my original color, I dont want to steel his thunder even though I am 1000 miles away. especially concidering I want the 70 decals.
Basically Give me Some idea's of what I can do to differentiate myself. Or if you guys think it will be different enough already. I also have nowhere near the budget to pull off a copycat of copycat as im using most of my stock interior wich happens to be in good shape. most of my money is going into the 408.
How do you guys think my current plan will look? I want to try to have it driveable this summer.