After regretting selling the J-Code just a few days afterward (especially after I found out what they did to it) I am now the proud owner of a Cougar once again:
She’s a '68 Standard F-Code car that’s been a Cali car her entire life:
A runner but there’s a tap that could just need adjustment. The PO only had it a couple of months and replaced the carb.
Figuring out how to get it to me right now but here are some pics and video:
Congratulations on your new ride. If you don’t mind me asking, what did the new owners of your last cat do to it?? Are you going to resto mod this kitty??
As I stated before all the PO did is replace the carb (as you can tell by the photo)
I’m thinking that I enjoy her for a while and then go from there.
If money wasn’t an issue I’d shoot for my avatar. I know she isn’t a rare car so restomod wouldn’t be a sin.
I might think about switching it to a 4v manifold and carb at some point.
Some comments I saw on the ad were to clear coat it and keep the patina.
If you watch the video you can hear the engine. I don’t think it’s had a valve adjustment for a long long time.
Hopefully that is all that it needs. PO took it on the highway so …
quality of video is not all that great and he doesn’t stay on the engine long but to me that sounds like an misfire, also note the engine shake at idle which also indicates a misfire. The tapping is related and sounds to be at camshaft speed meaning its related to the valve train. I suspect a bent push rod from either a collapsed lifter and stuck valve. This also could be related to an engine that has sat for a long time then fired up without much care to how long it had been sitting.
Looks like a solid car except for the few rust spots. Looks like there are a couple more that he doesn’t point out in the video.