Got my first car today to scrap out. 1977 Mercury Cougar XR-7

Well it finaly happened. I got my first car to scrap and now its time to have some fun. I paid $300 for the car and it was only 15 miles from my house. So im in to it about 1 hours time and $10 in fuel.


Things I plan to remove:
starter
alternater
rads
battery (Brand new purchased 4/2011) I think I can get $50 for this thing.
2 new studded snow tires on the front as well. (try and CL these)
2 Cats
intake manifold




Can anyone tell me what the 2 cats on this car are worth? Im hoping alot each since there are 2

Car only has 45k miles on it. Exaust all seems to be orinigal.

Congrats. I know you've been looking for awhile.

Did someone call you, or did you find it?

Pull the carb. Which you'll pull anyways if you're pulling the intake.

I think they may be a honeycomb type but like i told you in pm hard to tell while there on the car.If they are honeycomb type they are worth around $50 each

Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper

Congrats. I know you've been looking for awhile.

Did someone call you, or did you find it?

Pull the carb. Which you'll pull anyways if you're pulling the intake.

Was a CL ad. He had it for $500 sent him an email telling him I would pay $300. He him hawed back and forth. Finaly said I could have it for $300 if he could keep the battery. Said sure but when we loaded up the car on the trailer he didnt take it out . Drove it right up on the trailer too. But when we did it poped a tire cause of the wet ramps caught sidewall on one of the tires and popped it. Should be a good payday none the less. Cant wait to do my first car. ALso posted parts for sale on it on CL and a cougar forum as well.

Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper

Congrats. I know you've been looking for awhile.

Did someone call you, or did you find it?

Pull the carb. Which you'll pull anyways if you're pulling the intake.

Yeah will do

you amaze me PTS...how do you find time to do all this and work, too !!

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I don't know diddle about it but you gotta remember it's a '77, will there be anything left inside worth anything. (on the cat's)

It only has 45k miles so I would think so.

Originally Posted by Dumpster-Dee

you amaze me PTS...how do you find time to do all this and work, too !!

I dont go to bed till midnight. I do get 2 days off a week from work too.

Any word of shutting down substations in your area ? My brother-in-law carries on Sat's and he's preparing for losing that job.

a cougar forum !

Originally Posted by Dumpster-Dee

Any word of shutting down substations in your area ? My brother-in-law carries on Sat's and he's preparing for losing that job.

This stuff takes an act of congress Dee so if its happening it will be all over the news. All closures got put on hold last time I heard.

Yeah there is nothing you can do about congress untill november. them dumb axxes will do what ever they will do no matter what people tell them. Look at the last bailout. the people in every poll I ever read said no and they did it anyway. If it comes down too it and I loose my ob it was ment to be and me starting scrapping was ment to be as well. Will give me an excuss to try it full time.

Originally Posted by Kris Kringle

PTS Dude if I was you and I was going to part it out What I do is make a walk around video and Put it on YouTube and copy the Link to Craigslist Show Starting it up that way if for some reason you would sell something like the Starter before you sold the Engine the could see on the Video the Engine Ran { Also Show the Exhaust as the car is running in the Video}

Thats just a Idea.



It Also cuts down on a lot of tire Kicker calls. You still get a few Idiots thatcallasking whats wrong with the car Usually I just ask Did you not see the video. LOLOL

Ill do that before before I start tearing it apart. Thanks MDG.