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mikep · 11-04-2002, 01:55 AM

I like the cougars . My last "car" was a full otioned Q code 1970 cougar that I installed a 450+ HP 351 cleveland in . Heres a few pics. I sold it last year after a string of tickets. The cops would follow me from my house all the way to the ferry terminal that I go to to take a ferry to the island I work on. At 4AM ! If I pulled over at a store, they'd pull over and wait for me. It was horrible! That thing was LOUD ! 40 series flowmaster with 3 inch pipe and a comp cams 292H cam with closed chamber big port heads and 11:1 compression. 4.11 geared detroit locker 9 inch with currie axles and a 3000 stall C6. Ever seen the ports in a cleveland motor. Good God! It was my daily driver but it was pissing the wife off too much and the constant harrasment by the cops finally got me to sell it off. Some guy bought it for his 16 year old kid. That is the greatest dad in the world! ...next to mine!

Anyway I'd like to say that brothers motor "blowing up " scared the crap out of me. I mean I was standing next to the motor when it blew up and the breather flew right past me . Still havent found it a week later. The thing is it didnt even phase me. Spent too much time in the army in the back of howitzers I guess. Ive never seen valve covers blown out like that . That crankcase was full of vapor at just the right mixture when it lit off! FE motors are notorious about filling up with oil while they run so it was dumping oil all over the headers as we pulled it up into my garage. Made a God awful mess.

He's only got about 300 miles on the 390 since it was rebuilt . It was originally a 289 car so theres been a lot of parts swapping since he bought the car 10 years ago. Its got a fresh 390 with a decent lunati cam, weind intake , holley carb, mallory ignition, hooker headers, C6 tranny with 2800 stall converter and an 8.8 inch 3.73 geared rearend. He's also got a 69 camaro that used to belong to me that he and my dad are building up a 8-71 blown 454 for. Should be a hoot. He's bring that up here nxt year so i can paint it. Might have to milk that project!

11-04-2002, 01:55 AM	#6
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	I like the cougars . My last "car" was a full otioned Q code 1970 cougar that I installed a 450+ HP 351 cleveland in . Heres a few pics. I sold it last year after a string of tickets. The cops would follow me from my house all the way to the ferry terminal that I go to to take a ferry to the island I work on. At 4AM ! If I pulled over at a store, they'd pull over and wait for me. It was horrible! That thing was LOUD ! 40 series flowmaster with 3 inch pipe and a comp cams 292H cam with closed chamber big port heads and 11:1 compression. 4.11 geared detroit locker 9 inch with currie axles and a 3000 stall C6. Ever seen the ports in a cleveland motor. Good God! It was my daily driver but it was pissing the wife off too much and the constant harrasment by the cops finally got me to sell it off. Some guy bought it for his 16 year old kid. That is the greatest dad in the world! ...next to mine! Anyway I'd like to say that brothers motor "blowing up " scared the crap out of me. I mean I was standing next to the motor when it blew up and the breather flew right past me . Still havent found it a week later. The thing is it didnt even phase me. Spent too much time in the army in the back of howitzers I guess. Ive never seen valve covers blown out like that . That crankcase was full of vapor at just the right mixture when it lit off! FE motors are notorious about filling up with oil while they run so it was dumping oil all over the headers as we pulled it up into my garage. Made a God awful mess. He's only got about 300 miles on the 390 since it was rebuilt . It was originally a 289 car so theres been a lot of parts swapping since he bought the car 10 years ago. Its got a fresh 390 with a decent lunati cam, weind intake , holley carb, mallory ignition, hooker headers, C6 tranny with 2800 stall converter and an 8.8 inch 3.73 geared rearend. He's also got a 69 camaro that used to belong to me that he and my dad are building up a 8-71 blown 454 for. Should be a hoot. He's bring that up here nxt year so i can paint it. Might have to milk that project! Attached Images __________________ No truck :-( Last edited by mikep; 11-04-2002 at 02:05 AM.