@Earl j... Thank you for all the pic's. Had forgotten about the cable drive tach's. Think I know who may have one locally. I'll ask... Want the Minilites (or Minilite look), but still undecided.. May come down to what lands in my lap at the right time size & $-wise. My dad used to call them all "upside down gold-mines".. He was in the industry, but never got the enjoyment.
As for doing it right... I want to try.. Some stuff is just sky high, and not right to do when/if a real car may need that part.. I have to consider since it will be street driven a fair amount (I have to have AC in Texas), I'd like to have some level of drivability (Would love another 715 CP carb, but at 1,200+?) may have to try the FiTech or similar route. Aluminum heads vs. cast just for weight & drivability. Headers? Gut says go E-Z w/TriY, but am open...So maybe doing it right in this case leaves a little "wiggle room" for comfort. @ 60, that's worth something to me. The cars were apparently in a number of different configs over the years, so some poetic license to be taken perhaps...
Let me ask the group... Is there any definitive book/publication on the BME Cougars? I've read everything on Shelby over the years... Haven't seen much at all on the TA Cougars