To do list - Making the Cougar better, stronger, faster

With any older car like this there will inevitably be a to-do list. This car is no different and by no means perfect. My intention is to be like the 1970's series "The Six Million Dollar Man." In the opening sequence of the show, a narrator identifies the protagonist, "Steve Austin, astronaut; a man barely alive." Richard Anderson (in character as Oscar Goldman) then intones off-camera, "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster."

While the Cougar is very much alive, here's what I will need to accomplish my goal -
(WCCC) = West Coast Classic Cougar

Parts Needed
Replace Idler Arm - $69.95 (Mustang Corral) $64.85 (WCCC)
Replace Export Brace (one piece) - $49.95 (Mustang Corral) $57.85 (WCCC)
Replace exterior door handles - $24.95/pair (Mustangs Unlimited) $22.85 (WCCC)

Concours exterior door handles - $59.85/pair (WCCC)
Replace driver side exterior mirror - $124.95 (Mustangs Unlimited) - $122.85 (WCCC)
Replace front sway bar - ?
Replace front dash speaker - $46.95 (Mustangs Unlimited) - Pioneer $99.85 (WCCC)
Replace tinted windshield - $199.95 (Mustangs Unlimited)
Replace turn signal switch in steering column - $79.95 (Mustangs Unlimited) $84.75 (WCCC)
Replace rear seat divider - $12.95 (Mustangs Unlimited)
Replace headlight vacuum actuators - $369.85 (WCCC)
Replace windshield wiper blades - $9.95 each (Mustangs Unlimited) $17.00 each (WCCC)

Replace scissors jack - $135.00 (WCCC)

Replace Lug wrench - $ ?
Install rear sway bar - $ ?
Install KYB gas shocks - $128.88 full set (Mustangs Unlimited) $1xx.xx full set (Mustang Corral)
Install Door Jamb courtesy light switch passenger side door - $4.85 (WCCC)
Install windshield wiper motor - $104.96 (Mustangs Unlimited)
Install windshield wiper reservoir - $34.95 (Mustangs Unlimited) $23.85 (WCCC)
Install windshield wiper lines - $5.95 (Mustangs Unlimited) $6.85 (WCCC)
Install taillight wiring protectors - $29.95/pair (Mustangs Unlimited) $23.85 (WCCC)
Install fan shroud - $49.95 (Mustangs Unlimited) $48.85 (WCCC)
Install Deck Lid lock cover - $47.50 (WCCC)
Install horn - $99.00 (Year One) - $27.85 (WCCC)
Install Complete Trunk Kit - $89.88 (Mustangs Unlimited)

Install Trunk Mat - $57.85 (WCCC)

Install Trunk Filler Boards - $19.85 (WCCC)
Install Motor Trend Car of The Year sticker - $35.00 (WCCC)
Install front bumper guards - $145.00 (WCCC)
Install rear bumper guards - $145.00 (WCCC)
Install rear bumper guard mounting brackets and related hardware - used - $82.00 (WCCC)
Install Headlight door insert background - $28.85 (WCCC)

Install Headlight door walking cat emblem - $32.00 (WCCC)

Install Battery Hold-down Clamp Kit - $11.00 (WCCC)

Install radiator overflow - $ ?

Have second set of keys made - blanks - $1.85 each (WCCC)
1967 Cougar Shop Manual - $39.75 (WCCC)

1967 Cougar Assembly Manuals (Set of 5) - $71.40 (WCCC)

TOTAL - $1906.32

Free (No parts needed)
Buff and wax car
Shine wheels

Flush radiator
Hook up vacuum lines for headlight doors
Paint leaf springs
Paint traction bars

Fix or Repair
Running lights front and rear
Gas Gauge
Back up lights
Vacuum system for front headlights

Possible Future projects
New tires and wheels - Approximately $1,000 - $1,200
Replace original kick panels with kick panels w/ speakers - Pioneer $149.85 (WCCC)
Replace tachometer w/ clock size tachometer in dash - $169.85 (West Coast Classic Cougar)
Bumpers re-chromed - front & rear - $325 each (West Coast Classic Cougar)
Replace "Moroso" valve covers w/ Chrome "Powered by Ford" valve covers - ?

Replace mufflers - $ ?

Install Right Hand Side View Mirror - $119.85 (West Coast Classic Cougar)
Install new heat and A/C system - $ ? (more research)
Install Power Steering system - $ ? (more research)
Install retractable antenna - $91.00 (Year One)
Install console - $ 800 - $1,000 (West Coast Classic Cougar) or parts car
Install fuel lines - $ ? (more research)
Install fuel tank - $125.00 (West Coast Classic Cougar)