Fall 2020

Mercury Cougar XR-7, "The Ocelot"

1995

Mercury

Cougar XR7

Silver Frost

Standard XR-7 V8 car

My father's final car. My son's 2019 Senior Showcase project. Now (2021) being fully restored and fully optimized by my son and I.

Under construction. Much more to come in 2021. Ac fully deleted. Chassis and body restored but not finish painted. Wheels and tires upgraded, double staggered 17" front, 18" rear Brakes upgraded to Stop Tech P26 Warrior package. Mustang hubs. New front coil overs, lowered, new control arms, new rear springs, lowered, lift assist coil over rear shocks. Reconditioned and strengthened IRS frame, new IRS hard points. Full steering joint replacement with new rack. Power steering high pressure line hardened, modified. Variable assist valve deleted.
Full j-mod trans with deep pan, ac condenser repurposed to AT cooler, force lubed tail shaft, 3800-4200 stall high rpm 10" balloon plated converter. Engine mid plated, Mark VIII shaft, traction lock with Cobra carbon clutch pack and 3.73:1 gear set. Stock SOHC engine. A/O separator, egr delete, custom exhaust. Cobra 25 % UD, Accel Super Coils and wires, custom CAI. Ported plenum, intake and exhaust manifolds. 255lph fuel pump.

Battery relocated to trunk, with in sight disconnect switch. Fuel pump kill switch. 3000 watt inverter capable.

New rocker panels, fully restored underside. Blacked out chrome. Needs a fresh paint job.

All LED inside and out. Front DRL, Driving, Markers and rear led Reverse lights added to exterior. Interior footwell, visor, dome lamps added, 2 added trunk lamps. Under hood work lamp socket.

Loud, no cats, custom downpipes to custom y pipe, resonator pipe, resonator, dual tail bomb mufflers. All pipe is 2.25".
Optional Custom carted downpipes made from oem cats and pipes, deleted 3rd cat

New components, lowered 2", slightly nose down.

Front: 17 x 8 Mustang Tri-bar, 245/50ZR 17 Riken Raptor
Rear: 18 x 9 SVE, 275/40ZR18 Hankook