sumzxr7
Registered User
Hey...
Ever since I sold my 5.0L Cougar XR7, I've been feeling the MN-12 blues, and I promised myself, if I came across a mint SC for a good deal I would pick it up, but as many of you know finding one that is in MINT condition, is very hard to come by.
I originally had purchased my old XR7 for a 1G, but car the needed a lot of work. I spent all of '04 restoring it, and spent a lot of money in the process. I don't regret it, as it was great learning experience and in some ways, I was able to live out one of my many goals to restore a car.
Now, since I already had a Cougar, I wanted to get an SC, but again it had to be in good condition as I didn't want to go through what I went through with the Cougar..i.e. rotted out rockers, floor, shock towers, oil pan, etc. I was also well aware of the headgasket issue with the 3.8L, but I figured if I could find one that was in good shape, I would take my chances.
So to make a long story short, I came across a mint 93 SC, with 0 rust anywhere, even on the rockers..the rockers are in tact and the car looks like it rolled off the line...the car was also rust proofed many times, so the floors are mint..its got a rebuilt tranny, and the the previous owner was well aware of the HG issue, so he kept doing coolant changes every 20K...I also got 6 years worth of service records that prove all of the work..the interior is mint as well, with no cracks on the bolsters or the seat themselves (thank god for seat covers)..the car has all of the options, auto and no sunroof...
Here are some pics..the car has 200K. I know, I got a lot to learn about the SC motor (i am more of a 302 guy) but I am looking foward to the challenge..for now she sits in my gargage, as it not going to see snow, as long as I own it...its only going to be used as my summer car..for now I am just going to lower it and leave it as is, as the motor is 100% stock.
Cheers,
Samir
Ever since I sold my 5.0L Cougar XR7, I've been feeling the MN-12 blues, and I promised myself, if I came across a mint SC for a good deal I would pick it up, but as many of you know finding one that is in MINT condition, is very hard to come by.
I originally had purchased my old XR7 for a 1G, but car the needed a lot of work. I spent all of '04 restoring it, and spent a lot of money in the process. I don't regret it, as it was great learning experience and in some ways, I was able to live out one of my many goals to restore a car.
Now, since I already had a Cougar, I wanted to get an SC, but again it had to be in good condition as I didn't want to go through what I went through with the Cougar..i.e. rotted out rockers, floor, shock towers, oil pan, etc. I was also well aware of the headgasket issue with the 3.8L, but I figured if I could find one that was in good shape, I would take my chances.
So to make a long story short, I came across a mint 93 SC, with 0 rust anywhere, even on the rockers..the rockers are in tact and the car looks like it rolled off the line...the car was also rust proofed many times, so the floors are mint..its got a rebuilt tranny, and the the previous owner was well aware of the HG issue, so he kept doing coolant changes every 20K...I also got 6 years worth of service records that prove all of the work..the interior is mint as well, with no cracks on the bolsters or the seat themselves (thank god for seat covers)..the car has all of the options, auto and no sunroof...
Here are some pics..the car has 200K. I know, I got a lot to learn about the SC motor (i am more of a 302 guy) but I am looking foward to the challenge..for now she sits in my gargage, as it not going to see snow, as long as I own it...its only going to be used as my summer car..for now I am just going to lower it and leave it as is, as the motor is 100% stock.
Cheers,
Samir
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