I dont have any spares as yet, but that could be an option too.
One things for sure, the repair will be better than the last one!
John’s offers a repair panel for the front of the quarter that goes up 10". I think that would replace most of the damage. The rest of the damage that goes up the quarter panel could be repair by welding in a piece of metal.
http://www.johnsclassiccougars.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=JC-306
I think the best way forward (if this car is ever going to be restored) is to get a doner car.
Ive found a 70 model base Cougar in Caiifornia, so it should show up here around May,
it looks good enough for what I need, so will keep u all posted.
i used one on my car and it fit perfect was a real quality part!
Ive got a local in Arizona on the case (Thanks Bill) for more info on its history.
The previous owner down there was John and Mary Beddome, do you know if the John in Washington sold it to them?
Thanks
While researching the history on my GT i came across an old ad from my original dealer Byrt Ford Wollongong.
They were heavily into racing in 71 and actually came 2nd place at Bathurst that year.
What i thought might be of interest was Byran Byrt (the owner) had his Eliminator on display there at the dealership. Im wondering if it was a 69 or 70? and it would be cool to find a pic of it.
Either way id almost guarantee it was the only one driving around my home town back then.
That is very cool!
I’ve been trying to find old dealership stuff for my car, but so far I’m striking out. Hernandez Lincoln-Mercury in Hayward, CA ~ I understand the building is still there and being used by another car dealer, but the old dealership closed / changed hands / changed names back in the early '70s, as far as I can tell.
I know John and Mary, they sold it to another member of the Cascade Cougar Club named Bruce. I think Bruce may have sold it to John.
Thanks Neal, i am slowly piecing together a little history but its proving quite difficult.
As far as i can tell John and Mary sold it to Bruce Brewer and John Benoit helped out with the storage of it in Washington for a while.
I have had a couple of hand written letters from John and Mary, but still waiting on Bruce to shed any more light on its history. This seems to have come to a dead end so,
I think i need to know the owners pre John and Mary Beddome to find out anymore.
Cheers
The XR7 doner car I bought finally arrived this week so this will give me the good qtrs, doors, floor etc needed for the Eliminator restoration.
I’m looking to buy a rotisserie next and then get the body off to be media blasted and ready for primer.
Progress has been slow as I was still finishing the XA, but at least I now nearly have all the parts needed to begin the Cougar.
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Heck yeah! Can’t wait to see some cuttin’ and weldin’ pics!
Can anyone confirm wether the 70 M code Eliminator had the closed chamber 4v heads or the 4v “dot” type?
Ive been advised there are slight compression differences between the 2 versions. I’m looking at a couple of heads atm for my engine rebuild.
Thanks
Good luck with that ambitious project! This is a great place for advice.
Not a lot happening major work wise on the body while I save up to get the panels done. I have been restoring a few parts like the wheel which was in pretty bad shape. It had the usual bad cracks at 12 0’clock etc which were filled but the hardest part was trying to replicate the wood grain on the centre pad. Anyway, its not a décor car but at least I have both wheel options.
I bought this original ad on line because I thought the Hertz rental history was pretty cool.
Very cool ad, Brett! And your wheel looks pretty good to me!
Just had the car at the media blaster, Ive stripped all the driveline out so the only way is up from here.
Its now in primer so will take some more pics of it looking a bit cleaner now.
Finally at least a clean body, which is the most that’s probably happened in 20 years.
It still looks a daunting but if you break it down to a replacement floor and both qtrs that is the most extensive body work needing to be done.
The bonnet, boot and doors are all good with 1 guard taking a hit some time in its life.
Next step is buy a rotisserie and remove what’s required from the donor car which is in good shape and devoid of dodgy panel (bondo) repairs.
its a shame to cut up another car but I didn’t have many options to acquire everything I need for the Eliminator.
It’s kind of like stepping out of a shower after a long day doing filthy, sweaty work. A mere ghost of a car now but, Wow!, what a difference. I bet it’s invigorating for you, too.
are those car jacks the ones from Supercheap?