1967-1971 Mercury Cougar / Cyclone Restoration Guide - five-year era-bundle fusing the first-gen 1967-1970 Cougar pony-luxury 111-inch chassis run with the 1968-onward Cyclone / Cyclone GT / 1970-only Cyclone Spoiler intermediate-platform track — preview & buy
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Step-by-step procedures for the 1967-1971 Mercury Cougar / Cyclone restoration - five-year era-bundle fusing the 1967-1970 first-gen Mercury Cougar pony-luxury run on the Ford-built 111-inch shared-with-Mustang chassis (XR-7 / XR-7 GT / Eliminator trim ladder, 1968 428 CJ option opening on the XR-7 GT, 1969-onward Eliminator track, 1970-only Cougar Eliminator 429 SCJ option code, Sequential Tail Lights on-Cougar-only) with the 1968-1970 Cyclone / Cyclone GT / 1970-only Cyclone Spoiler mid-track on the Ford intermediate platform (1969-1970 428 CJ option on Cyclone GT, 1970-only 429 SCJ NASCAR-homologation fitment on the Cyclone Spoiler with 353 production units, Mercury-prefixed Marti option code), plus the 1971 model-year Cougar carry-in onto the 113.9-inch second-gen Montego-derived personal-luxury chassis with the 1971 emissions-era closure. The Mercury-side 7-line data plate on the driver-side inner fender is shared by BOTH nameplates (Cougar lane AND Cyclone lane) - NOT a FoMoCo-shared door-jamb layout like the Ford Mustang pony-car plate.
The 1967-onward Sequential Tail Lights (SDL) on-Cougar-only harness routing authentication anchor (SDLs never transfer to the Cyclone / Marauder / 1970 Cyclone Spoiler / Montego). Cleveland-foundry vs Windsor-foundry FE castings discriminator on the 351C / 390 / 428 / 429 (Mercury 429 SCJ C5AE-6015-B short-block vs Ford 429 CJ C5OE block vs Mercury 429 CJ C6ME block).
Engine progression: 289 / 302 / 351 Windsor / 351 Cleveland / 390 FE / 428 Cobra Jet / 1970-only 429 SCJ Cougar Eliminator / 1970-only 429 SCJ Cyclone Spoiler / 1971-onward 429 CJ emissions-era closure. Mercury-side Marti Report crosswalk for 1968 428 CJ / 1969 428 CJ / 1970 429 SCJ Cougar Eliminator AND Cyclone Spoiler ordering paradigms on the 1969-1970 NASCAR homologation window.
Cougar Club of America / Cyclone Spoiler Club sourcing registers with the Mercury-prefixed Marti Report. $29.
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