You Won't Believe What Maaco did to my Mercury Cougar!!!
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"hello guys welcome back to auto auction we cant rebuild anything" made me laugh 🤣
Lol...
😔 I am looking forward to when he is able to rebuild again.
@@jlang8213 probably no time soon
Gave me a good laugh as well.
@@jlang8213 same
The key code should be under the trunk lid ?
At the 25 minute mark - I don't know if anyone else caught it, but when you clicked off the emergency brake; the driver side parking light came on then went off and then immediately after the passenger head light did the same
Randy has done it again to the old car, a fresh paint job did justice to the Mercury Cougar...taking it in her stride...it will be back to the summit ...regards from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 🇲🇾 ❤️
The people saying the Cougar is ugly and junk are the people that WANT it but extra cheap. And yes, the Cougar IS a Fox body. As far as the door code, there should be (if it's still there) a sticker on the left side trunk arm with the code.
You are indeed correct that the Cougar is a Foxbody. The 5.0’s in the Cougar & Thunderbirds didn’t put down quite as much power as the Mustangs did. But still an awesome car. I’d sure love to get my hands on her💯
Headlight resto, tyre shine, horn button,quick detail(wash vac, Armourall) and send it on it’s way.
Windows and wheels are styling choices for the new owner.
Hi Randy. The first car I bought with my own money was a Mercury Cougar XR-7. A 1975 model. Lime mist metallic. I bought it in 1978 when I was 19 years old and still single. I think it was the nicest car I've ever owned, and I've owned many. My wife and kids always came first after that. Thanks for all the videos. Damn! You get some nice cars. Like that Lincoln, the one you delivered to Texas, and this Cougar.
The T-bar end goes into the throttle (similar to racing bicycle brakes) throttle body end is the other way. If you undo the throttle on the handlebars that's what you're likely going to find.
What I came to say lol he's got it backwards
Yep, what these guys said.
The code is on the module in the trunk on the driver's side behind the lining. Everything drivetrain wise that fits on a mustang fits on that car. SN95 suspension and brakes fit perfectly (they are the same size, they used the measurements from those cars 87-88) Mark 7 parts also work. They are easier in some cases to modify all around than a fox or SN95 mustang due to the subtle differences. I built a few of them in my early 20's.
On the moped, cut the T of one end where you're original has the plain cable. The end with the nub can be ground rounder.
I agree with you, that was a fantastic choice of color for the Cougar. I’m sure someone else will pick up on the remaining issues as far as tires, window tint (right now that is a bit like Lawrence Welk night at the seniors center, all bubbles and wrinkles, 😂), etc. and put it on the road again. 👍🏻
The sixth-generation Cougar retained the rear-wheel drive Ford Fox platform from the fifth generation. Downsized to a 104-inch wheelbase (find it on Wikipedia)
The cougar looks awesome. Polish the headlights yourself, pull the tint off yourself, and do a garage detail on the inside yourself. That would be a good episode to watch. The Sema Mustang is a huge win. See if legitstreetcars will do a collaboration on the BMW.
I would keep it and restore it. Not too many of these on the road anymore. Has been one of my bucket list cars since they first came out.
Cougar is awesome it's a classy car I don't blame you for not wanting to get rid of it . The 5.0 is rare .
Randy , that kabel is good but you got to turn the kabel . The small point goes in the carb and the big is for the handel.
the code is written on a tag on the left trunk hinge, but if its gone it's written on the module inside the under the package tray behind the rear seat. If you're handy with a soldering iron, you can move the resisters around inside to change the code as well.
I love that keypad. Such a simple thing but really useful.
Hey Randy, there's nothing really special about most coilover setups as far as adjustability. You typically need one of about 3 or 4 special wrenches and an Allen key for the set screw in the adjuster nut. I've even done them with channel locks you'll scratch the crap out of the nut though. Find the brand you have and get with Speedway, Jegs, Summit or any other speed shop really. They should be able to hook you up with the wrench.
Right
The cougar looks great! What I would do is get the headlights done and make sure all the lights work all the way around. Get that window tint taken off and the windows cleaned and fixed. just have them do a simple cleaning of the inside put those new tires on get an alignment if it needs it I’m telling you right now you could get $3500 if not more for that car. There are cougar fanatics who would be chomping at the bit to get a hold of that car
all those little things only add value to the one that owns it at the end of the day its not and never will be a 3k car let the next guy do all that
Fox body Cougars have jumped in price big time. $3500 would have been the price before paint. This right now is a $7 grand car all day as long as everything is running right. Non foxbody 89-93 cougars can be had for 3500
I've been doing business with maaco for years and always gave me great deals, till this last year I bought a truck and replaced the bed and took it to maaco came out quoted me $4500. To paint the bed ..they now have lost my business..I think some maacos are individually owned which this one was but now changed to corporate. No deals no cheap paint jobs...
I remember watching a video where the didn't want to sponcer a paint job and you was pissed and wasn't ever doing business ever again with them! Glad you had a change of heart!
The codes to unlock the keypad on the drivers door is on the inside of the left trunk hinge that holds the trunk lid on on all Ford Lincoln mercury cars. So try that on the next one and you'll see that that's a fact. I love your channel and I watch you faithfully watch you. Your channel provides loads of information that is very valuable to to all car enthusiasts.
This is not a fox body vehicle. The Mercury Capri was a contemporary with this Cougar. But it was the Capri that was the Fox body in the line-up. The paint job came out great!
The Thunderbird, Cougar, Fairmont and Zephyr were all based on the Fox platform (as were the Mustang and Capri). This is a Fox platform car.
LOVE the color Randy! If you decide to just sell the Cougar, you can definitely make a profit off of it! Paint alone greatly changes the value of the car regardless of smaller issues such as window tint or clear headlights. Whatever you do with it, just wanted to say the Cougar looks SO much better!
Maybe Nick would like to drive the C4 to high school. He'll have one of the coolest cars in school for sure!
The Cougar now looks fairly good. A few more minor fixin', and she'll running good as new.
'Bout Nick and the C4 'Vette... yeah he'll look good in that car. IIRC, its a 40th Anniversary Edition model, right?
Gotta LUV that rear window styling of the Mercury.. So distinctive!
beautiful randy! I had a 1987 Mercury Cougar it was maroon with the 3.8 v6 then I got a 1986 T bird with the 5.0 sadly that one burned to the ground in front of a church one day after the fuel line rubbed thru and ruptured. it was silver loved both of these cars!
Hello Randy. Can't wait to see what color that you painted it. Maco does an awesome job on painting all cars and trucks.
Macco here in Aberdeen Maryland zip 21001 does horrible work. Plus they charge way more. Plus they do not stand by their work
I love the color on that Cougar. Yes the Cougar would technically be a Foxbody since it shared the same Fox platform as a lot of Ford cars from that era
Hi Randy, that fresh red paint has made the Mercury look absolutely amazing, what a huge difference the new paint has made. It was brilliant seeing Roxy back on the channel and I will look forward to the next video
The Cougar turned out great!
You have got to know when to say when.
Let her go.
I hope your shoulder feels better soon.
T shape on your cable goes into the throttle on handlebars small nub is for the carb. Good luck 👍
Cougar came out great and will satisfy someone needing decent TRANSPORTATION and not a perfect show car or status symbol.
Cougar is looking damn clean.
When you are dropping off/picking up at Macco us the flashers on that car, not just the TRX. It should make you a bit more noticeable, the trailer and truck lights get blocked during loading/ unloading a bit. Despite how bright the color is. People don’t know how to drive and they don’t pay attention. Stay safe out there Randy!
That Cougar is BEAUTIFUL! I love the red on it. I would treasure that thing if it was mine! Wow!
That is the right cable you have it backwards the T end goes in the hand grip it will make sense when you take it apart.
Hey Randy, absolutely great to see you back! kudos to you on the cougar! I agree with you I think it looks great! vintage classic for the price it’s the bomb! Love to see the Maaco paint jobs! thanks so much for sharing! hope the personal issues that have taken you away are going well!
Love seeing that trx being put to work
Man she turned out amazing. Nice job bringing her back to life. Great Daily driver for someone. Take a bow my friend 👏
Nice car color and you are not the only one who use the trx like that cboystv also has one and they used it to tow thing too nice trailer
It looks a lot better than it did when you got it.
Wow, this thing looks good!
Thanks for the video, Randy.
This is the 1987-88 Cougar and it is a fox chassis car. All Cougars and Thunderbirds from 1980-88 are fox chassis cars. In 1989, the chassis became an MN-12. 1977-79 Cougars, Thunderbird, and LTD II's use the Torino chassis. I've seen these go for $3000-$4000, so you can make money on it if you price it right, since it is a 5.0
This was the last car my dad drove before he died from lung cancer in 2006. We lost the Cougar shortly thereafter but I've always looked for another one. I live in Muldrow, Oklahoma and if you ever decided to sell that I'd pay whatever price you were asking.
I had a 87 20th anniversary cougar that I gave to my son they are a very sought after car don't let people talk crap about them the 5.0 in them makes them the best sleeper on the road they are a very under estimated car that can blow the doors off some of the other cars of that era
That Cougar looks amazing!
I would still like to see BMW 740 running again.
You nailed the color for that Cougar. Fits that car perfectly.
MAACO did a great job on the Cougar!!! Well worth the $600 that you spent on the Resell Red!! The haters are going to try to kick the tires off of it but it’s actually a pretty desirable car. Investing a few more dollars in it and driving it to a few late season early next season local car meet’s your going to make money on your videos plus you’re going to find the right buyer. It’s really hard to find a dependable car that doesn’t cost a considerable amount of money and look classy!!! The Cougar fit’s the description. I know that you don’t want to marry that car but it’s definitely turned out nice.
It is better to be safe than sorry Randy.The way it took off reminded me of Christine the movie. I'm so glad you're okay The car looks awesome. I love the way they painted that front grill red
Randy the throttle cable that you bought looks right to me the big in always goes where the handlebars are at you can always buy another throttle assembly that goes right on to the handlebars that will fit that cable that you just bought the little end should fit right into the carburetor slide. back in the day when I had no money I always repaired my broken throttle cables by soldering new ends on
Off of the cable on the little side it should slide off and then run the little side through the inside of the throttle and then the little side will go back into the sheathing down to the carburetor as you pull it down the tea part will end up in the throttle take the throttle apart and run it down through that way
Wow. That looks great. Wish i had a maaco around me that would even come.close to those prices.... I would love to have my old truck repainted.
im in the northeast and we're talking triple that at least for my old 2500
I know you said you might wanna stop. But I'd love to see some more work on the Cougar. You could make that car cherry again. The chipping window trim you could fix with some sandpaper and black automotive spray-paint, I'd still want to put tires on, because new tires attract buyers, and I wonder if there's an aftermarket cover you can get for that cracked dash? Also, since that throttle cable doesn't fit on the bike, ever consider just taking the T-part of it to a grinder and reshaping it to what you need?
Randy My thoughts are with you in regards to your personal situation. Thank you many times over for returning that XR7 back to its Red Glamour! It’s as beautiful as I had hoped.
Hi again. On the Jawa, I'm pretty sure the small end of the throttle cable fits in the carb. On the twist grip end, maybe the fitting on the twist grip comes out and is slotted for the cable installation. On the Cougar, polish the headlights and send it. 2500.00
I think I would've spent the few extra dollars and got the rear window surround sorted. Would just have made so much difference......
I do love some of the cars you find. I love some of those 80's family boxes!
Hope the shoulder gets better soon.
Hey Randy...the Cougar came out awesome. As far as the BMW that's sitting by the Camaro, I would just part it out. You'll probably make quite a profit from doing that instead. Just my opinion. But thanks for your efforts and keeping up the uploads.
Love the new colour on the Cougar Randy, would love to see the 7 Series BMW running , keep up the great work Randy
I didn't find anything wrong with the video quality. Plus, the cougar looked really good man you made a good choice on the color.
2:55 I’ve said this on another one of your videos, but the mileage and date shown on a Walmart oil change sticker is when it is due for its next oil change (the old 3,000 miles or 3 months, whichever comes first. So according to the information on your sticker, it was changed on April 5th, 2018 at 53,217 miles. (The little number below the date is the bay that the car was assigned to in the shop, which in this case would be Bay 1) and the fact that they got Quaker State conventional oil means that the previous owner got Walmart’s cheapest oil change known as the Pit Crew. (I wouldn’t put Quaker State in a lawnmower, let alone a car!)
Your dog looks just like how my dog looked same build. I have a 97 cougar and I don't see many of any year often so it's cool to see one out there
Those Cars with the 5.0 were popular back in the day. It used to be all my uncle would drive. That one brings back some memories!!!!
Best part is when people complain about imperfections on a MACCO paint job. It's up to the owner to make it look ok. You prep, they paint.
U have to use the cable the other way around
The litlle knob in the carb and the others one in the gas handle
I had 2 cars painted by maaco....they both looked great when finished....and still looked good a few years later when i got rid of them
the code is behind the panel under the steering column. when you are sitting in the drivers seat your knee caps point right to it
Update the Sony and stick with it. Looks great sounds great. Just need to see if it can handle the overheating issues that gopros have and shutting down or losing audio.
That cougar looks really good and your very correct that color pops and when you were loading the cougar after the paint job DAM 😂 that was funny keep up the great work Ramdy
Randy so I have been watching
you channel for over a year,
your a likable guy, and people identify with you.
I would like to give you a little advice, that may be helpful,
it seems when you're going through things the ups and downs you should. share it with your TH-camrs.
Most will be able to relate and and identify with you and look a little more forward to watching your Channel .
Just something I thought I share
With you.
"They were ugly then, and they're ugly now".
Translation:
"They weren't ugly then, they just weren't the Cougars we remembered, but they're better than what's being produced today"
On the throttle cable, why don't you take a Dremel tool, and make the bar into the shape of the nub. Usually that stuff is pretty easy to work with it they clamp on the ends of those. Just a thought.
Am I the only one who would actually want that Chevy Citation? I was born in 92’ and had never seen one. Interesting little ride for sure.
Love that beautiful old car, it brings back old memories
Cougar looks great. Cable may work at opposite ends. Cut the t-bar end off if the knob ont the other end works
Also..you can buy the coilover tool on ebay..if you know the brand that helps..if it has qa1 shocks then that's your brand I'm guessing it's full-body..most the tools are universal and are almost the same..auto stores sometimes can get em.
Cougars are ok. But I'll never go to Maaco again. After watching many youtubers have such good results from Maaco. I took my 03 Corvette in. Had the black around the door redone and a few areas repainted. Came back with a ton of overspray, runs and pitting. So now I need to find someone to do some paint correction for me. Rode by that location (Dover Delaware) and it's since been shut down.
I love those Fox Body Cougers. Perfect to pair with a same year Thunderbird.
That Mercury looks hot with the new paint job, that is my favorite color
Car looks good Randy 🔥👍whoever said it's just a crummy cougar that's not worth much apparently does not know their automobiles. That cougar is a rare breed with that 5.0 & suspension upgrade, back in it's heyday fox platform. 96 % of them were V6's. Awesome vid Salute 🚘🔥😎🤘
I Love this ole girl!! I had 2 cougars in highschool, that were the next generation after this one, but I Really like this one!! Great Looking Car, would make a nice daily!!
Back in the 80s they put them on the passenger side under the dash on a sticker. But they did put them on the box next fuse box on drivers side also. Sticker is easy to see once you get under there. Those those from the 80s anyone that said those were ugly is a idiot. Those are still nice looking cars today. Nice that it still has those factory rims. I love the new paint looks amazing. That’s a good looking car. And the Mustang you have is a bad a-. Love it
The intro was too funny but we’re still here Randy, cool to see these cars back on the road that otherwise may have been parted out.
It is your car, you do what you want or can afford. Lots of experts on You Tube. Awesome paint job on the Cougar.
You can get spanner wrenches everywhere man. That’s the tool to adjust the coil overs. I have that exact trailer and I love it.
I'm not a Ford guy I do like those old cougars nice body style I think the paint job was really nice wow good job Perfect Color
Randy, on my mothers 1988 Lincoln Town Car there was a sticker on the trunk hinge with the code for the door. It was a white sticker.
You got that cougar looking great Randy. Also cougars and t-birds are great cars from the early 80's right through to 1997 when they stopped making them and I've owned many different options of the car from turbo coupe to the 5 liter and never had any big problems with the cars and they were comfortable and good on the road and they all had good power for the size of the cars. I still have a 1994 xr7 4.6L cougar now and I get people asking me all the time do I want to sell it and I just say no. So many people want these cars and it's only going to get wanted by more people as time goes by.
Send the cougar on down the road, I like the cougar nice color, your camera great quality, love your videos!!
The cougar looks good. I would fix the trim polish the chrome and replace the horn and maybe an aftermarket radio. The Honda is cool. Wish I lived in your area so I could make an offer on it
Dang that Mercury looks so freaking good. Great color choice. You can buy a coilover wrench at most parts stores or Amazon. Keep what you have and raise it up.
Randy I had a 95 Ford Thunderbird. The code for the door is on a sticker on the underside of the trunk lid, if it's still there.
Always enjoying watching your videos. Thank you
you had the new cable backwards. the tee side is the handlebar side. the nub goes into the carb
good to see you back Randy
OMG I had a 1985 accord with sunroof and cable clutch 5 spd manual! Lasted 489k miles
Timing belt fell off while driving I thought it was toast! So left it on road
W/title! A year later someone was driving it told me they just put a new belt on and it started right up
I had an 88 Mercury Cougar for my first car but it was only the v6. Would have loved to have the 5.0L v8.
Hey, Randy look on trunk left side hinge should be on the inside of hinge the magic code should be on silver label all the cars ive had w/this feature, mystique , Marques, C/Vic, take a look
My old t-bird door code was 18283. But I remember in the trunk hinge trunk seal area they used to have the door code printed
I also have now 2 1988 mercury cougar LS and two 1988 Thunderbird LX there in awesome shape and run great
I had a 1988 Thunderbird turbo coupe my code was listed on the trunk hinge when you pop the trunk you could see it on the inside of the hinge
Randy out here talkin about firing up old Cougars... 😏😏😂😂
The little 4th gen Mercury Cougar came out clean with new red paint I can't believe someone offered u $4grand for 08 BMW 335i Msport it definitely a $10k car or $8500 think ur son Randy would luv that C4 Vette for his first car know my first automobile was a 85 240 GL age 15 in high school back in 07 .
u can clear up the headlights just spray wd40 on the headlights and wipe them with a cloth it will make them clear again i tryed it on my atv and it turned out like new again