Topic: 1968 XR-7 3.91 TL 428CJ

[RoyceP]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/classic-cars/rare-finds-could-1968-mercury-cougar-xr7-428-cobra-jet-be-dyno-don-nicholson%E2%80%99s/ar-BBDmzh7?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=ientp#image=BBDmOfm

My car on MSN. Article coming soon in Muscle Car Review too. Thanks to Jerry Heasley!

[RoyceP]

Update - the article appeared in Muscle Car Review this month. Also, there is a book being written about Dyno Don. His family was interviewed by the author in the past few days. They remember a car just like mine, but they could not find any photos of it. The search continues.

[J_Speegle]

Nice coverage Royce !!

[RoyceP]

It's in the paint shop finally. Had to weld new lips on the rear quarters, someone pie cut them and then rolled them. Had it on a frame machine for a 4 corner alignment. Replaced the hood, the old one had mice build nests in the understructure. There was no way to save it.

It's going to be a good one.

[J_Speegle]

Progress is good. Glad to see your making some Royce

[RoyceP]

Making progress and the workmanship is very impressive t behold!

This is the left rear quarter / sail panel area. Looked pretty good when I peeled off the vinyl top right?


But then while sanding the car down to bare metal we find this:


Which got fixed with new steel:


After a lot more work it's almost ready for primer:

[RoyceP]

The doors were not rusty but there had been a dent pulled the old school way. We had to TIG the holes closed:


After grinding and sanding it's hard to tell where the holes were:


Luckily the car's original sheet metal was all saved except the hood which unfortunately was too far gone. We found one with a matching date code though.