Hey there,
I've had this old cougar since 1987 or so. Now, I've decided to take her off the street and go racing. With the Maxton mile only 100 or so miles away, I've become intrigued with Land Speed Racing and have to give it a try.
The car originally came with a 351 cleveland 2v engine, which I loved. It made plenty of power and I even built a higher performance C for it and went bracket racing at Bristol, when I lived in the area. Then, C parts started getting scarce and I went with a 302 that lasted about 1k miles before it grenaded and took the block with it.
So, now I'm going big with a 429 CID engine to run in A class and a four or five speed trans.
My aim is to keep the body all steel and not get into too many aero mods and see what it will do.
Right now, the car is in a few pieces getting paint as I get time.
I just secured an engine block and a set of D0VE heads for the motor and am going to get them in to the machine shop to be bead blasted and magnafluxed.
I don't really figure I'll go out and set any records in production class my first year. I just want to have fun getting some more time behind the wheel of my old car.
Anyway, I'll post some pics next time I get the chance and record the progress.
Andy