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I did some comparisons between my '67 and '68 door panels and it does look like there are some differences beyond just the front-rear spacing. The holes in the backer board are higher on the '68 than the '67 by around an inch. The window crank and door handle appeared to be identical positions. I'm ...

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1904/30361834737_0d74a21f60_o.jpg I've currently got '67 standard panels on my '68. This is a picture of what I did for a "drill guide" on my driver's side door. I popped out the spring clip nuts and reused them after the little square was cut out. Everything lined up...

One other thing I'd suggest is doing something different with your ignition. I'd do an electronic setup of some sort, whether it's a Duraspark conversion (cheapest way to go), a Pertronix or an MSD type system. It'll be way more consistent if you have an electronic ignition rather than points. I mad...

I bought my '68 back in '88 from a guy who bought it as a project. His wife told him to get it out of the garage before he could even get the title transferred over from the previous owner. Fast forward through high school and college to my first "real" job. There was another "car guy" that I worked...

I made a trip to Tulsa, OK for a Cougar show this past weekend, but ended up taking the Mustang instead of the Cougar.  They had a small swap meet, so I went over to take a look.  Both of my front fenders need quite a bit of work and I've had plans to just replace them with some nice '67 fenders tha...

Thanks, guys. There was an asterisk on the entry description that will keep me from entering anything - no cell phone pictures. My pictures have all been taken with my cellphone. I would like to get a nice DSLR sometime, but it hasn't happened yet. That being said, the Pixel 2 does a pretty nice job...

Very nice! I think it may be the first Augusta Green 390/4-speed car I've ever actually heard of or seen pictures of, and I've been casually looking for over 30 years. Thanks for including a picture of the Marti report. I always thought there were quite a few more Augusta Green cars than what there ...

I got the car aligned today, and while they put everything within their specs, I'm not convinced (based on some reading) that it's really ideal for my radial tire setup.  It'll be good enough for now.  I'll do more research the next time I get it aligned and take in my own measurements.  I did manag...

It was 30 years ago this evening that my dad and I got my Cougar running for the first time.  We were frantically trying to get it running for my 16th birthday.  We managed to get it running sometime after midnight, so my first legal (non-restricted license) drive was in this car.  I pulled it out t...

I just replaced mine and agree with Don. If you want to do it right then you need to remove them. Also, don't try to save the old gaskets - get new ones. The reproduction ones I got from WCCC worked well.