Hi!
I JUST took possession of a 67 Cougar XR7 (yesterday) and while she’s a beauty… she needs a bit of work to drive safely around town.
I’m in Franklin, TN and my twin 14 year old boys wanted to learn about cars.
This seemed like a great father/son/son project… except for one thing. I know NOTHING about cars.
We want to learn and pick away at the car. Make improvements and restore parts.
Anyways. This seemed like a nice place to start and make some new friends.
Thought I’d introduce myself rather than lurk unnoticed.
Welcome! My son and I started on his car when he was 13 or 14. We had a lot of fun working on it and he learned a lot. We went to crusin ins and he really developed a sense of pride in his work. Eventually he was the one doing the driving…
Welcome to the Classic Cougar Community. It’s always great when we get new members. One of the biggest things you’ll learn about your Cougar is the fact that you’ll be building a lifetime of memories with your children. Enjoy the ride because it doesn’t get any better than sharing a classic Cougar with family.
Steven
PS. Tell us more about your Cougar and bring on the pictures. We all love pictures.
Great looking car. You and your boys should enjoy working on and riding around in that beauty. One cautionary note: my understanding is that those tires have not been made in a long time. You should check the date code and figure out how old yours are. Even if they look OK if they are more than 10 years old I would replace them (I just did that very thing even though my old tires only had 7,000 miles on them). Safety above all else!
I had no idea. Thank you so much!
Only numbers I could find on the tire that seemed relevant was: t278327-gcw-92wc
The receipts that came with the car had tires purchased in 98 (almost 20 years ago).
But the tires still look really good.
My understanding (always happy to be corrected) is the steel belts rust out causing tread separations. I had two tires let go on the same trip one time - about 50 miles apart. Too bad I was 200 miles from home and only had one spare! This didn’t happen to old bias ply tires.
Hi Scott,
Welcome to the Cougar community. I’ve had my G car 34 years, and just joined myself! Guys on this forum are real cougar enthusiasts, with a wealth of knowledge. Plan to pass my cougar down to my son, and he’s concerned about his lack of knowledge too. I grew up with these cars, and know most of their history, but would have you know there are many, many, cougar brothers that have forgotten more than I know about them. We help each other when we can, and we all love our cougars! Good luck with your beautiful cat.
Ray.
Welcome Scott! You have made your first wise decision by joining this forum. You are part of a very unique community now. The guys here are great. You have a beautiful car and my first piece of advice is to get yourself a proper shop manual, like this one…
Thank you all!
So nice to meet you.
The boys and I have been making lists of things that need fixin’ and we’re really enjoying the time together.
Looking forward to meeting everyone.
By the way. Are there ever get togethers? I live in Franklin, TN.
Would love to see some of the amazing cars you all have in your signatures and avatars.
Lovely.
Welcome to the Cougar community Scott. Checkout the CATS club web site. We will be posting our show schedule for next year shortly. Hopefully, you can make it to one of the show we’ll be at. http://www.catsccc.com/
Looks can be deceiving. They also rot from the inside out.
When we had an RV, the rule was to replace the tires every 6-7 years.
No matter how many miles or how good they looked.
. Don’t forget the brakes. Good luck