Dragged the car off to the car wash for a fall bath before hibernation. Naturally nothing ever goes easy!
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I have been busy building a garage and subsequently I haven't been working on the car too much. Don't worry though because I anticipated this and have a lot of material going forward.
I also have neglected to take and post many pictures of said garage because I was building it without a permit. Well I got caught and construction ground to a halt. Permits and fines are now taken care of and that project is currently going forward. As things have been slow I decided to do something new! I went to a local car show and cruise at the "Pony Corral" in Winnipeg. While I was going anyways I loaded the car as it currently is on the trailer and took it with me. I honestly didn't know what to expect????
The response was amazing and I had to be very observant while looking at the other cars. I couldn't get very far without a large group wanting answers about what was being built and what the hell it was?
I indicated to them that if you squint just right you can clearly see that it is a 1997 Cougar XR7. Yea they were not buying that! Fortunately I have the pictures on the phone to show them the chassis with the body on it. I also had to explain that what they were looking at didn't have a single Cougar part on it at this time, LOL
Funny story from the permit office. The manager asked me what I would do differently in the future? I said that I would be way sneakier. I also indicated that 20-30 years ago a bribe could have solved this way quicker. They apparently have no sense of humor?
Oh well life goes on and the guys are siding it over the next several days.
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In order to make sure I don’t have any problems going forward I need to remove the immobilizer from this truck. I will add further security measures when the transplant is complete.
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Just like a stray dog having puppies these trucks are dropping out of the sky. $400 and we have one that drove on and off the trailer. Eddie Bauer edition 4x4. Stinks of French fries though, LOL.
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Just some artsy shots that reminds me of why I don’t work too much on the car when its winter.
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I have been busy waiting for almost 2 building seasons while planning commissions and AFR decide to do their jobs. The garage may get done this year but my cylinder heads are already 16 months behind schedule. Time to go to my bank of posts and update the build thread anyways. Justifiably I have been a little frugal with the posts! So here we go again!
We need to get the dummy motor out and replace it with a runner to use for the initial wiring and plumbing. It will move under its own power with the Unicorns engine.
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Because your life doesn’t come with instructions, and swaps like this one don’t either, we need to detail stuff. Tagging as many wires and lines as I could, will hopefully allow me to reinstall this engine and associated harnesses and have it run again.
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You and Marty keep the tape companies in business lol.

Not many pics but a lot of marking and thinking.
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Glad to see you're still making progress!