Love the 1970 blue CA tag! Is that a state issued vintage tag?
The borgeson kit is made up of “globally sourced components” so that means you get a pump made in China.
Cats will not help the environment they have platinum in them. Google platinum mining.
The sanderson headers will not bolt to a stock exhaust you will have to have that part custom fabricated.
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The Chinese made GM pump hasn’t leaked since I instilled it in 2017. The US made and then US rebuilt PS rack and pinion from Unisteer leaked within 2 years until I had it rebuilt. The R&P leaking was a fraction of the leaks from the Ford OEM bits.
These are vintage plates with tags issued under the Year of Manufacture (YOM) program.
The idea came out of this hijacked thread.
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Here’s the parts for the exhaust. The Sanderson headers are going to bolt up to a Magnaflow Mustang kit, with my controversial cats in between? What mufflers to be used to be determined. I might want something quieter than the Magnaflows.
My Cougar is not responsible for U.S. deindustrialization and globalization of supply chains. It’s not realistic to keep my Cougar free of Chinese manufactured parts. Borgeson is a storied U.S. company, it assembles and tests in the U.S., and issues a three year warranty. If I want to keep my car straight in its lane without tuna boating, Borgeson and it’s Chinese parts are gonna have to do.
I’m not qualified to judge whether cats with their platinum are good or bad for the environment. They’re not really being installed for the 
.
The shop gives every indication it knows what it’s doing with the exhaust installation. I’ll be sure to tell them of your concerns.
My Cougars suspension has been entirely rebuilt, except for the steering box. The steering was very loose. So I had my steering box rebuilt by Chocko Stang. It was a lot better. But it’s still numb and somewhat vague, as I recall from my 1968 GT XR-7 in high school. I wouldn’t look forward to taking Highway 17 to Santa Cruz. I want the steering to be better, so that I’ll never think twice about driving it.
Dan Chock does a great job. If it was me I would feel privelaged.
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I extolled of my Dan Chock rebuilt steering box when I got it. Brought me right back to 1970, which isn’t that great.
Where’s the Maier box/kit made? ABS box is I believe from a company in SoCal. KRC pump.
My 1994 Cannondale mountain bike was welded and assembled in the US. Globally sourced aluminum, Japanese components (originally a fishing rod company) put together by an American company, American labor, global sourcing, still ride it today.
My 2019 Cannondale road bike frame was fabricated in Taiwan, and completed with Japanese components manufactured elsewhere in Asia. Cannondale still headquartered in Connecticut, but now part of a Dutch holding company. Final assembly in The Netherlands (by an idiot, so taken apart and reassembled). Still ride it.
I guess the point is quality and geography are not entirely correlatable. Japanese exports became something completely different in the 70s.
And Chinese stuff will leak.
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car better be a bench seat
Cannondale example… Taiwan is not China … China is Communist China, Taiwan is Capatalist China…. If your Cannondale was made in “China” China, it will fall apart sooner… (my opinions are my own)…
Your plans are cool, don’t understand the intention to use catalytic converters though…
Some Moog RK parts are made in Taiwan, others China. Difference?
A lot of Apple stuff is coming from China.
Caveat emptor… all I’m saying.
it sounds like your building a cruiser. save money. no headers. this will save a lot of man hrs.
Pypes exhaust, they have one specifically for cougars. purchase without mufflers, pick your own. buy 2 1/4 “ it will be quieter than 2 1/2” .
go efi. but exhaust crossovers must be blocked off or aluminum intake
Country of origin means nothing. Every one reading this is looking at it on a device that was either wholly manufactured in China or contains a multitude of Chinese parts. Quality is mostly determined by the company developing and selling the parts. What is true is that if you want cheap junk then you can get that in many countries around the world. The USA has also built some miserable crap as well. But the USA can’t out crap the rest of the world. Our only viable market position is to make a better product at the same price or to make the best product at a higher price. Our labor laws, environmental restrictions, and land development restrictions create a massive burden that cannot be ignored. China is not communist since Mao, they are more capitalist than we are. No where in the world is more frustrated by Americans embracing socialism than the Chinese. Their government is still called the CCP and they are not a democracy. They are ruled by a very powerful single party. They watch to see if the USA falls into that trap as well. They understand America first, as they are playing China first and any other strategy makes no sense to them.
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Yes on Borgeson kit, Run the GM style pump as the ford one wont cut it for their gear box.
May consider Electronic steering over the borgenson? About the same cost, bonus over hydro is being able to control the assist. No pump hanging off the motor
I disagree on the cats personally, I think its more hassle and protentional issues then it is helpful. These aftermarket cats never last very long and or are simply there to pass emissions which you probably do not have to worry about on your car. Also if you are running a high zinc oil it will degrade the converters faster as well. Having EFI on the car will make a big difference on the smell and even the exhaust drone, I know it has on mine with no other changes.
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The Chinese made pumps leak profusely. Maybe the vendor is responsible. Maybe not. In any case the answer is use GM original pumps and you won’t have an issue.