CUTTING ON THE COUGAR FASTBACK !!

Come take a look at what I've been up to on the Cougar Fastback and see what's hiding under and through the Hood ........
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[@GT-oz4cj]

Your vast skills, video content and humble nature have made your channel my favourite!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Well thanks man! I know there's a lot of content to choose from out there so that means a lot😎

[@mikemeyer1791]

Kiwi may be an artist but first, a business man. What Kiwi likes or dislikes doesnt matter. It's what the customer prefers. This vehicle will be safer, better performing and more comfortable than what Detroit could have imagined in the late 60's.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@OllamhDrab]

Clearly. I would ask for somewhat different things but it'd be boring if we all wanted the same. :)

[@kennethkarlsson7421]

Looks great Kivi!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

@@OllamhDrab exactly!!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

@@kennethkarlsson7421 thanks man!!

[@robertwest3093]

This guy is taking this Cougar to the extreme…..and I LIKE IT! A Coyote engine alone smokes anything Ford ever offered as an engine option in the Cougar. Topping it off with a Whipple supercharger just puts it right on over the edge of insanity 😄. What a great start to this build 👍🏻

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

If you look back through my videos you'll see we're pretty deep into this build. Lots and lots of mods !!😎😁

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

I just want to build one car before I die. I don't need a fancy, expensive build. I just want to cut up a Junkyard car, take parts from other Junkyard cars, and put them together in my own vision. One day...

[@tarstarkusz]

That's how you have to do it. If you can pay someone to do it, you would wasting time doing mechanic work. Like if you're a high end lawyer who bills 600 plus Dollars an hour, that is where your time is best spent.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Make it happen bud. Make it yours !!

[@garrypritchard1658]

Sounds like a plan dont😢😢😢😢😮 leave it too long I'm 73 got a chronic bad back one day you just wake up and your getting old😮😮😮😮

[@brentfrancis9187]

The mark of a confident artist: taking a beautiful condition hood and cutting away!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

👍😎😁

[@kevinbrown1368]

Kiwi, you are amongst my most very favorite channels and I can't believe you don't have more followers but think you will - love your work - keep up the great videos!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man I'm working on it !! I probably need a young, hot, not so bright assistant to boost my numbers 🤔😁😎👍

[@itneverwasme]

Cougar guys with a keen eye are gonna say 'those scoops shouldn't be open...what's in there?' Once again great vid showing your mastery of metalwork.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I thought they were open, seen lots of pics with them open🤔. Thanks man!

[@josephszot5545]

Kiwi, goggles for your eyes eyeglasses not enough, don't want to hear you say "I should-ah!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Hmmm. Your probably right😬

[@SpencerWatches]

@@barrycuda3769 They make safety glasses that go over reading glasses, I have a pair for when I take glasses-wearing friends to the range.

[@SGT19671971]

Love your work!! Super skills !!!!!!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@georgekukula1726]

Craftsman, artist, visionary, perfectionist and humble! You rock, Kiwi! Love your channel.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525]

That looks super Sharp!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheers mate!!

[@johnb.7203]

Fascinating to watch a craftsman at work. Keep it up Kiwi.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@strokermaverick]

That, Cougar is going to be, so SWEEET! IF, I was the owner. I'd say, Kiwi, put the scoop where you need it to be.👍

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I think he'll see it my way 😉😎👍

[@user-bh8kx8rm4k]

I guess you could always take up being a surgeon if you ever got tired of customizing cars.😊

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

The money would be a lot better....😁😎👍

[@clutchkicker392ison5]

Big difference betwixt a Craftsman and a cowboy ay. WorKmanship speaks for itself. Luv ya work.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Betwixt, haven't heard that for a long long time 😁 thanks man and thanks for watching!

[@clutchkicker392ison5]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 lol, just being at Dickhead. Ozzies are good at that

[@roadrunner4404]

Amazing build

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@terrenceseymour]

I was literally just thping that "you can always get deafer" when you stopped and put muffs on. I told my dad the same thing the other day when he was using a wood chipper without earmuffs last week! He was blown up by a claymore mine in vietnam and been an infantryman for 62 years but... you shouldnt use deafness as hearing protection.. you can always get deafer.. i remember every time i used a grinder for the 1st 10 years of being a mechanic/engineer thinking "I'll use protection NEXT TIME"

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yeah I'm not very good at remembering that stuff😕

[@KennethBrackett]

That is going to be a beautiful one off Cougar when Finished . Some nice work from a real craftsman.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@nickbruni8041]

That’s gonna be “ sick “ when it’s done Bro !!🤘🏼⛽️

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheers mate, thanks for watching!!

[@craigjones2878]

Great work Kiwi, it’s really good to see you using a guard on your angle grinder, on most videos on U Tube the guard has been removed.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

You won't ever see that in my shop!!

[@incampbellsshoptoday2599]

Thank you for keeping the guard on your angle grinder. I teach High School shop classes and have to always stress this.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

That's gonna look wicked. Can't wait to see the scoop mounted. Great work as always! Also, I might have to break down and get some of those snips. My cheapos definitely wouldn't make those cuts.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

You won't regret it !!

[@LongIslandMopars]

Amazing metal work on that hotrod. Hope to get to Tennessee one day and stop by the shop.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Please do !!! Anytime bud!

[@LongIslandMopars]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Thanks, Kiwi. 🥝

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

I’m not much of a mustang fan or even a ford fan, but this thing is gonna be awesome. I have always thought the 69/70 cougars were great looking cars but would be even cooler as a fast back

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Mercury really "missed the boat" not producing a fastback!!

[@Tepictoton]

I agree. I like the supercharger visible through the hood. A clear bubble scoop (a la Ferrari) would be slick!

[@duncanwilliams5040]

If I had a fastback Cougar I would use a Boss 429 hood scoop 😊

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

That would look good too!!

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here 🍩☕️👀😎👍. Morning to all ! Am not a fan of over restor-mods to each their own ! I am of improve the vehicle with out going crazy. Hope the owner fines good use after all the Mod’s . Good luck .

[@NoralBlundell]

Like a surgeon.👍💯🦘

[@cmr2079]

Good to see the Cougar and blue stripped Mustang again. I was starting to wonder if you had already finished them and left us hanging. Also, if it was my car, I would say ditch that hood scoop. :D

[@doublebackagain4311]

Nice job on the hearing protection 👍

[@josephszot5545]

Nice looking red Vette on your lift,

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

That's a red Mustang with a black Vette under it.......

[@josephszot5545]

76 year old eyes, looked like a '73 Vette rear end, but I saw it has a great red paint job.

[@vickslab4608]

Can we get a longer video showing this car? It is amazing.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man, ive done quite a few videos on this car if you look back 😁😎👍

[@AlanSchildroth]

I was once told not to cut the orinal hood, but to get a remake? Can sell the original for more money then a remake! Nice cutting, loved the snap-on snips . . .

[@matttravers5764]

Awesome video Kiwi!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@forthwithtx5852]

Just great and fearless work.

[@glennnickerson8438]

Love the Cougar. Always a treat to see an update Kiwi!

[@DanEBoyd]

I didn't realize that was a customer car - I thought it was yours!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I don't much time to work on my stuff😟. This is my kinda car though !!

[@robertbeckler5058]

What the hell, I just replaced the radiator in my 78 yesterday. The old juice box blew 4 holes in it on my way back from Bismark ND last week end. Had to do a little fabrication. Couldn't get the original quick enough.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Old school, make it work😎👍

[@Grandadsjunk]

That's pretty cool brother hood you make that look real easy

[@1911MikeinOregon]

It's lookin good. I've built numerous street cars and race cars over the years, and unfortunately I'm cursed with being a perfectionist. I've watched all of your videos, and I really enjoy watching you do fab work because you do a lot of the little things that I would do when building a car. Things that many people wouldn't even think about doing, or if they did think about it, they wouldn't bother spending the time to do it. It's surprising how little things make such a big difference overall when a car is finished... On a different note, that supercharger is freakin huge. But then again, the engine it's sitting on isn't exactly small LOL...

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

The devil is the details they say. I learnt a lot in my rallying days that serve me well today. Doing it right and attention to detail is what gets you to the end of a race!!

[@1911MikeinOregon]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Absolutely true...

[@pauljones2031]

Damn! That's a massive engine to begin and then the super charger on top.

[@keithmason9342]

The Cougar is a beaut Kiwi! I have had the pleasure of building a couple of cars when I was a younger man, but nothing like this. You are a true artist. Thanks and we'll see you next time.

[@TAVOAu]

Nice work again, as usual. Uncompromising Kiwi.👍

[@dewreckdeberjack9618]

Nice.

[@johngettins794]

Bonnet kind of reminiscent of 1972 Ford Falcon XYGT "Shaker".

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I can see that.... 😎👍

[@robbieautrey3158]

Your brave cutting on that hood Kiwi but you did a great job! That is going to look great, what engine is sitting in there? That Orange color is going to look beautiful on that car.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's a Coyote engine from a 2020 mustang. Thanks man!!

[@laurenceschnieber5370]

Ford design Ed a 68 Cougar fastback but the rounded the quarter circle by the doors I like the notchback better A fastback fastback does fit the rest of the body lines To each his own he will be happy with it that's all that counts

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

We used a 69 roof and retained the rear 1/4 windows which makes it flow, to my eye anyway 👍😁😎

[@jjmac3561]

Kiwi, I was actually expecting you to massage the bonnet (hood) subtly enough to be above the super charger rather than what you ended up doing. Be interesting to see the end result.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

The customer wants an XR7 hood scoop. A power bulge in hood would've looked good too.

[@orig66Super]

Nice work. How many years before you reached that level of craftsmanship and confidence?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Man I still second guess myself at times. It's a fine line between confidence and over confidence .....

[@gulfy09]

Great job// that bed sheet never caught fire. I use a bottle of soap and water to wet things in case of fire

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

😁😎👍

[@geodun]

Cutting thun strups with tun snups was a job only a Kiwi could do :)

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Spoken like a true Aussie ! I'm guessing🤣😁😎

[@Timrsnakess]

Shit that whipple is gonna sound fantastic she’s coming along wonderfully

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Should be badass!!

[@SlimShady771]

Put the cougar eliminator scoop on it. Basically the boss 429 scoop

[@leonardhirtle3645]

I have a set of tin snips made by Weiss which I bought over 40 years ago. They still work great and were the best at the time. You can’t beat a good set of snips. Do not buy a cheap set made in China. You will regret it.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Good advise bud!!!

[@garyslentzii2796]

I think the hole should mimic the scoop, take the cut from the back to the outside of the ear cut-out for the hose. I'm a Cougar nut & have been ever since having one many years ago

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Hmm. That's a thought....

[@garyslentzii2796]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 You will see it from underneath, l think it would be a nice design thought. I had a 68 Cougar for 10 years & it was the coolest car ever.

[@1911MikeinOregon]

Those tin snips do cut nice. I've got a couple pair that I've had for years. I don't remember what brand they are but I'm sure they were pretty cheap. Those things are so bad that they will make metal roll before you even start cutting

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

So frustrating when they get like that!!

[@1911MikeinOregon]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 It really is. I need to trash them and get some good ones, but I don't use them much anymore, so I forget about it until I use them. Then I remember,

[@jayweiss4378]

Remember in the 1980s it was cool to put a clear plastic scoop on the hood so you could see the engine….. I can see that working on the Cougar in 2024

[@OldcarsNmusic]

The supercharger kinda' reminds me of Mojo JoJo's brain under glass, on The Power Puff Girls.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Oh good grief, your kinda right😎😁👍

[@annettesurfer]

I’d suggest a mask to keep the aluminum oxide/fiberglass substrate from the metal cut-off blades out of the lungs. Earlier this week I donned a full face shield while cutting outside and at the end of the day I hacked out quite a bit of something black and I’m still clearing my throat. I didn’t imagine particles would remain floating in my breathing space. 2 days later I had a previously scheduled CT scan of my lungs and I explained they may find something black but they didn’t. Maybe my nasal passages and throat caught it. Aluminum is a neurotoxic metal, linked to Alzheimer's and I remember reading about the effects of low-level chronic solvent exposure on the central nervous system in car painters indicating cognitive issues such as deficits in concentration, memory and reaction time. So now I’m wondering if suspended aluminum particles may play a role. Well all the kicks I’ve taken to the head in the 70’s and 80’s, the traumatic brain injury from a fall at work in 98, my advanced age of almost 68, and the fact my hobby for over 40 years has been cutting out rusty metal and painting cars…dementia is an obvious concern. I saw those sparks flying on that nearby Mustang and it reminded me of the time I discovered pitting in the door glass, probably from grinding. I miss the Orange ‘67 Mustang fastback I had in the 70’s I had to sell because it was a cop magnet. I found the ‘67 fastback on a dealers backlot in Redford Michigan, presumably a trade-in, and it had a 390, tubular headers, an aluminum high-rise intake, a Holley double-pumper carb, a Mallory dual-point distributor, a Hurst competition plus shifter, traction bars, and for some reason it didn’t have a trunk pan, just the starting battery. Someone said the lobe of the engine sounded like it had some sort of race cam but as a young teen I had no idea. All I knew was whenever challenged, I was more than happy to oblige. I won every race except one and that was against another ‘67 Mustang, but it was the smaller coupe. We were neck to neck until he started pulling away. It started on southbound Telegraph at Cherry hill in Dearborn MI and the police lights turned on just before the Michigan Ave ramp so I took the exit hoping he’d go after the winner of the race instead of me but he got me. While receiving my ticket, I saw the other guy was also pulled over, just further down on Telegraph. I didn’t know the guy but saw him later and I was shocked to discover he had a smaller 289 hi-po with about the same mods my car had. Smaller engine, lighter body, and probably knew what he was doing because I merely changed the oil and drove the heck out of it. With so many tickets, I nearly lost my license so it had to go. Such good memories. Anyway, safety first.

[@garrypritchard1658]

Will you talk louder can't hear you did a lot of metalwork ang grinding in my time working on cars and😅😂😂 general fab work🎉😂

[@SpeedyG289]

Nice work as usual. Wondering if there’s enough room around the supercharger for hood shake and vibration. Cheers mate 🥃.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

There's very little movement on the engine mounts but even so it needs a bit more space. I really wanted the hole to match the shape of the supercharger as it will be visible at the front of the scoop

[@SpeedyG289]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 if the supercharger peek doesn’t work out, perhaps a mesh screen at the scoop inlets?

[@garrypritchard1658]

If do radias in sheet metal i use a hole saw on the coners were i can i put a piece o wood under the job so hole sew pilot hole doesn't wander then then cut from hole to hole i find it comes out better 😮😮😮 er for me you look like your better with tin snips than me

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Good tin snips make you look good bud 😁😎👍

[@jimbonettles]

Is water intrusion a consideration, or does it not really matter since the engine is "sealed"? Love your videos!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man, water doesn't matter too much. All the electronics are weather tight and it's not like this will be left out overnight in a rainstorm. 😎👍

[@Chopper650]

my kind of cougar.... not like those west auckland cougars you got to watch out for

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

😂🤣 I remember them😎

[@MickBurns-ev1nn]

The ear muffs are one thing mate. The thing that pi##es me off is blokes using a grinder with the guard removed. Good to see you aren’t that guy. Worked with a bloke who’s missing two teeth from a wheel leaving the scene a few years back.

[@dogsense3773]

I was the care taker for alcatraz island for 24 years 1993-2017,had a wheel break off and hit my face screen right in the middle of my forhead,it happened on my last month on the island

[@MickBurns-ev1nn]

@@dogsense3773 lucky man. Safety equipment apparently serves a purpose 😊

[@chuckschillingvideos]

The Cougar has always seemed like the poor unloved stepchild of the Mustang. I'm not sure why Mercury chose such dowdy designs year after year.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It was supposed to be the white collar muscle car. More refined, aimed at a slightly older demographic.

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@UcantBeSerious03]

But Kiwi, I cut it twice and its still too short.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

LOL. Step away from cutters😁👍😎

[@chriscadman6379]

Hello. Have looked at any of the falcon wagon mustang conversions?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Not in person, I'd like to!!

[@daviddial7010]

Do you need a little wiggle room for the engine moving under torque? Or are the mounts solid?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Not solid mounted but the Heidts mounts have very little movement. It does still need a little more wiggle room though.

[@al_dente4777]

So, the radiator's bottom tank won't be cooling the transmission anymore?

[@stevenz8397]

How old is Stevo the cameraman? Thought he might be your apprentice

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

No, he's in his 40's

[@bradmcgeorge8518]

Would the torquing of the engine make a difference

[@bruceabbott3941]

Does the engine use solid mounts? I'd be really nervous about torque twist pushing the supercharger into the hood cut edges...

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Not solid but very little movement. I opened up the side gaps a little more and she won't touch now !

[@raidmagic]

How does something like this work? Do you just work as the customer pays you or do you have an agreement on cost and a timeline? How long do you think you will have this car for?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

No pre agreed price, way to many variables and most of these projects evolve as they go.

[@josephszot5545]

What are the pipes you're putting on the exhaust?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

3" Magna flows

[@JamesMartin-qb6zg]

Not up on this story,but she does not look stock,go Kiwi!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

No not stock. Not a single panel 😎👍😁

[@laurenceschnieber5370]

I am a hypocrite I told you not to cut up Marge I distoyed a big block 68 Cougar 4 speed car I have the skin it's getting an 05 Marquis chassis shortened 4 inches to 110 Cougar s are 111 and a drag chassis I built with a 20 inch engine set back like an AC Cobra

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

20" engine setback😳😳

[@georgecooke9010]

ELIMINATOR

[@tarstarkusz]

It's not that I don't appreciate such a car, but to me, you put a classic car back on the road because you love the classic car. You love how it looks. You love how it sounds and you love how it drives. I just don't get why anyone would do this to a classic car. If you love modern cars and amenities, just buy a Demon or something. Or even an 80s or 90s Mustang. Cars from the 80s and 90s much more reflect modernity than this car. What this type of thing ends up being is more resembling a kind of retro-futurism than a classic car. I'm sure this car will be beautiful when its finished and a be fine driving machine. But it is lost. The personality is lost.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's all subjective bud, some will like, some won't. I enjoy doing this kind of stuff others love doing the 100% correct restorations. Thanks for watching !

[@tarstarkusz]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Keep in mind I wasn't criticizing you. Or even the guy. I'm just stumped.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

@@tarstarkusz I know man. I didn't think you were criticizing. Donks ( those big bodied cars with 26/28 even 30" wheels ) stump me, I don't think they look good even with my eyes closed 🤦