Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Carpimp1987

Location: A-Town, TX

Vehicle Info

1988 Mercury Cougar

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP501
  • Weight3400lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Ratings

    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

Login to rate

 

Parts On eBay

Last updated: Oct 05, 2009

Hits: 3,248

Andrew’s Mercury Cougar
“Supercharged 5.0 HO XR7”

  • Currently 3.7666666666666 /5 Stars.
21 guestbook comments

2 new pictures would of took a few of the front but some damn bird $#!% on it 1st

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 Before and After pics this was the same car this summer look at it now. Its not 100% flawless but it sure looks a lot better. Been a long year with my 1st car being wrecked and all the work done thanks to anyone who helped and last of all thanks for looking and voting. Lots of work done this year and even more this next year check back every now and then guys and girls. <Scroll Down for Vid Link>

Before                                                            After (now)

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 

 While voting remeber the car is only like 75% done there is much more to do and check back every now then for updates Thanks for looking and drop me a line on here so i can check out your cars as well. Time to go give someone some stars for dropping me a line.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE MOTOR AND VORTECH V-1 RUN. Thanks for watching

 

<embed src="http://video.cardomain.com/mediaplayer.swf?file=http%3a%2f%2fvideo.cardomain.com%2fadplaylist.aspx%3fembeded%3dtrue%26key%3d698A2D9EE33CC938&callback=http://video.cardomain.com/adplaylistcallback.aspx&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x1c549d&lightcolor=0x1c549d&screencolor=0x000000&logolink=http://video.cardomain.com/" width="430" height="354"></embed>

Took some NAPA red and painted some more stuff and added the autometer 3.5" tach with shift light and gauge bezel and brushed the panel for the seat controls.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Now here all my pictures after the car wash and of the panels swapped out of my Wrecked T-Bird. Added the last 2 pictures of my New T-Bird test fiting the Rims to see if they look better on a cougar or T-Bird.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 

My Mechanic's Pictures of the car after a Carwash.

 

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 

 

Step back in time paint booth pictures.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 

 

Rims back on thank god no more crappy V6 mustang rims.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 

More Pictures now come on and vote

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 

 

The Paint job is almost done and everything will be put back soon Hope you like thanks for looking.

Also go ahead and rate the give give me some Stars but remeber to check back it will look better when its all done thanks.

 

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

The Paint Job Turned out nice only cost like $242 for all the paint and the guy who did it this is his 1st full car to do.

 

 

 

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarThank You 1st off for looking at my ride when its done i am going to submit it to MM&FF Magazine car should make around 400RWHP on stock or low boost. Car should be getting close to done in the next few weeks to come and should be 99% done the end of this year or sometime next year. Car has not been drivin since 2003 so its time to bring it back to life and to give it a better one the 2nd time around.

1988 Cougar XR7 got it for $750 mods allready had a 8.8 with moser axles 3.27 gears 5 lug conversion kit and Q1A Mustang K-member.

Mods list.

Engine-5.0 HO
Rebulit 306CI Block E303 Cam with 1.6 roller rockers and 185cc Heads and holley system max 2 intake and many other mods

Power Adder-Vortech S-Trim kit with FMU and UPR 4" Boost pipe

Trans-mission
Rebulit AOD with a 2500 stall shift kit and trans cooler.

Igntion
MSD 6AL box and MSD Baster Coil and JBA Plug wires and Taylor cap

Fuel system
30 lbs injectors and 255lph fuel pump

Body 2 tone sliver and blue with a Turbocoupe hood and side trim removed and einge bay painted black. Chrome door handles and hood pins.

Wheels and Tires. Shelby GT500s 17x9s with NT555s in the front and Nitto NT555 Rs in the back.

More Work done to it

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Motor is in new pics plus got a Cd player the other day with $2 Bills.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Better pics with digital camera some new should have more pics in a few days.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Neweer pics engine bay painted and eninge is done Supercharger set-up is mached up and almost done.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

The front set-up of the car is in for the most part just waiting on the wheels and tires to see how it sits. Also heres my engine out of the wrecked car thats going in it.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

More part pics GT500 wheels and custom gauge bezel and bright headlight blubs. Wheels shown and tires test fit on my T-Bird no wheel rub.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 

 Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

 

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Picked up the blue and sliver paint 2 tone its gonna look sweet.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

The 306 out of the wrecked car goes in this one.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

This car will be a show car and a race car and a DD if its not raining or snowing and will be the only fixed up 87-88 Cougar in my whole town of over 200,000 people so i can't wait to see it all done. Go check out my car domain on my old 1987 Ford thunderbird to see all the parts this car is getting plus the ones i am buying and the Vortech S-Trim kit i got last year.

Look what i saw at Wal-Mart very nice looking supercar.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar


Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Saw this cougar on my trip to oklahoma has the same hood and here it is.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Heres thanks to you guys voting i got #1 car for 1988 Cougars and for Cougars overall #2 thanks for checking out my ride i gotta order some stuff form Summit Racing tomorrow. Still lots of work to be done Post a comment and i will try to go rate your rides ASAP.

Carpimp1987's 1988 Mercury CougarCarpimp1987's 1988 Mercury Cougar

Guestbook

Displaying entries 1-5 of 21

Carpimp1987  

Posted by: Carpimp1987

11/14/2009 12:07PM

Thanks project on hold till i get a better job. should be able to get it to the track this summer just not sure how much work will get done to it. other than i hope i get it tuned better and get some miles on it.

edub25  

Posted by: edub25

10/05/2009 05:48AM

BEAUTIFUL COUG MAN!!!....Jus BEAUTIFUL

Thunder_Hokie  

Posted by: Thunder_Hokie

09/18/2009 02:42PM

Hey you werent the only one to wreck you tbird btw lol check mine, wasnt as bad but still.

super88cougar  

Posted by: super88cougar

08/29/2009 06:43PM

how many mpgs you gettin

bravehart125  

Posted by: bravehart125

08/12/2009 09:28AM

nice cougar man. hey idk the name of it but where'd u get the chrome 5.0 cover? peep mine wen u get a chance. ill be puttin new pics soon. i got a lot of modifying planned

Show Older Comments

Post a comment

Bookmark this Ride

Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Carpimp1987

Location: A-Town, TX