Believe it!

[aircougar1]

Pics for the non-believers...:tongue:

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[aircougar1]

Today I Fixed most of the rear bumper, but still have to make a panel to fit into the spots for the License plate lights because the holes were cut too big...
The Front bumper fits horrible on the side where they meet to the fenders! Its going to have to be sanded down on one side, and built up a little with a little bit of filelr on the other to get it to look smooth. There sn't enough material on the ends near the fenders to make holes that actually bolt to the fenders, so I had to make a plate with 4 holes on each plate, 2 to mount for the fender, and 2 to rivet to the bumper! WHAT A PITA! Still have to modify them a bit more...

Headlights and WW grill went in perfect! Only had to cut each side once, and swap a few of the headlight brackets around, and those fit perfect!

The hood isn't bolted down, or latced down... for some reason the latch isn't grabbing tight, so I have to take a look at that tomorrow...

Fenders came out GREAT! if I must say so myself! :) I was able to cut off a LOT less on the inside where the door hinges are, and now these fenders are much stiffer/rigid than my old stock ones that I hacked way too much inner material out of! I really think the doors are going to work much better this time around, and I just need to get the grease fittings, and add 2 small things to the hinges for stoppers to keep the door from opening out too far, or not enough...

The sidemarkers don't fit too well, either. they snap in, but push more to one side of the fender hole than the other, so a small piece of metal will need to be put in there to help align them correctly...

and SAMI, the quarter window rubber trim WILL NOT come off of my windows!
They are adhesived in with the windows, so I would have to pull everything out... I am still up in the air about pulling them off, yet.

Thanks Josh for hanging out with me today and giving me a hand when I needed it! I appreciate it buddy! :) and thanks for bringing up the exhaust too!

Tomorrow is my Mom's birthday, but hopefully I will have some time to at least fix a few small things. Finish up the door hinge alignment and function, drill out a few broken fender bolts!, take another look at the front bumper, and cut out the second exhaust hole in the rear bumper...

More pics as things progress! :)

[Bergie_dark by design]

damn, looking good... lots of interior tho.. lol

[brapple]

:bowdown: it does exist





:rofl:


thats some great work and progress there, sorry I wasn't around to help out yesterday. Plus side is the imrc controller was good so that problem is solved and my dad and I got the oil lines made up and installed in my car. Now to figure out why the transmission is leaking oil and why sometimes the clutch seems to grab low or high ...

[fordrule]

:bowdown: it does exist





:rofl:


thats some great work and progress there, sorry I wasn't around to help out yesterday. Plus side is the imrc controller was good so that problem is solved and my dad and I got the oil lines made up and installed in my car. Now to figure out why the transmission is leaking oil and why sometimes the clutch seems to grab low or high ...

not to thread jack......what did u use to seal the trans halves together? TH said if u used something other than the red gasket maker that it will leak...mine is :( so i need to pull mine and reseal it

-> Greg...........
is that a cougar there....i thought u just worked on CSVT and other peoples cougars......

awesome work man, she is going to look awesome. good choice on the WW grill with the 01-02 lights...thats going to look hawt.

i got a couple questions, are u painting the headlights black, laser red or keep stock? and u ever thought of getting the grill wrapped by topshop? another question about ur hood since its giving you issues, why not have it open from the front like kenny's old one?

[brapple]

not to thread jack......what did u use to seal the trans halves together? TH said if u used something other than the red gasket maker that it will leak...mine is :( so i need to pull mine and reseal it



I didn't mean to thread jack either ... TH sealed the mtx ... but I did change shift towers and we used black gasket maker. I have to swap it again after TH keys my shift tower so I will have to check that and see it that is the cause. But it seemed to me to be collecting on the bottom, not the top. although the fluid was coming off the case and onto the subframe. Plus this weekend was the longest highway drive since everything was installed. Everything before that had been local, although for the same amount of time.

[COOGAH]

OOPS, well i was wrong. but it technically does come off, with a lot of elbow grease.

[frenchblueC2]

That's a nice harlequin Cougar you got there. ;)

j/k man. Good to see you're finally getting the work done on it.

[cannondalemtb]

That's the first I have ever seen of your cougar!

Looks good so far! I can't wait to see the finished product!

[rouar]

re: the hood: Check the hood bumpers (or whatever those little rubber things behind the headlights are).

ElKy had this problem when he got his CF hood at Spring Zing. It would not close because those bumper things were set too high - he twisted them to be a little lower and the hood closed great.

[aircougar1]

re: the hood: Check the hood bumpers (or whatever those little rubber things behind the headlights are).

ElKy had this problem when he got his CF hood at Spring Zing. It would not close because those bumper things were set too high - he twisted them to be a little lower and the hood closed great.

Actually, I removed those completely... There is NOTHING in the engine bay right now. No bolts, clips, trim, etc..., so I just think the latch needs to be slightly adjusted. No big deal :)

That's a nice harlequin Cougar you got there. ;)

j/k man. Good to see you're finally getting the work done on it.

HEHE, kind of like the Harlequin GTIs that VW came out with a while ago... not the new ones that are white, grey and black, but the Red, yellow, Green ones! :rofl:

not to thread jack......what did u use to seal the trans halves together? TH said if u used something other than the red gasket maker that it will leak...mine is :( so i need to pull mine and reseal it

-> Greg...........
is that a cougar there....i thought u just worked on CSVT and other peoples cougars......

awesome work man, she is going to look awesome. good choice on the WW grill with the 01-02 lights...thats going to look hawt.

i got a couple questions, are u painting the headlights black, laser red or keep stock? and u ever thought of getting the grill wrapped by topshop? another question about ur hood since its giving you issues, why not have it open from the front like kenny's old one?


headlights and sidemarkers are staying chrome. I wanted to do black, but not yet. Maybe later on if I get sick of the chrome...

Grill is staying black i think, and I really don't want to drop more money on wrapping stuff in CF... I have plenty of Cf as it is! :cool:

And GMK's hood hinges were unique, But I NEVER liked the idea... just my opinion, but if I have to work on the engine at all, or anything like that, I want to be able to access it without the hood in the way, ya know?
I'm going Supercharged, so if anything goes wrong, I need to locate things quickly....
I'll fix the hood latch issues, no problem... I think that becuase it wasn't bolted to the hinges, the latch may be sitting wrong and preventing the inner part of the latch from closing all the way... it'll get fixed! :)

I have a bunch of work to do for this Saturday coming up! Casey is coming by Saturday to start body work, and we should have it finished by Monday night if things go well... so I HAVE to finsih up the door hinge alignments, which BTW, I found zerk fittings that I think are going to work well!
Scotch-brite the engine bay, door jambs, and line up the WW side skirts...
Then finish cutting the second exhaust hole for the rear bumper, and making a template for the CF for the roof!
Great thing is, I have a set of electric metal shears, and they cut CF PERFECT!!! so all I have to do is trace everything for the roof and apply it to the CF sheet, and then use the shears to cut the piece out... My new favorite tool!

Hopefully Wednesday I will have some more time in the afternoon to get this work done!

[cannondalemtb]

HEHE, kind of like the Harlequin GTIs that VW came out with a while ago... not the new ones that are white, grey and black, but the Red, yellow, Green ones! :rofl:


I took this pic at the WPI show last year.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/cannondalemtb/100_1279.jpg

I think you should stick with this color scheme :biggrin:

[Sham]

you own a cougar???!!!?

[ctmystique]

I took this pic at the WPI show last year.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/cannondalemtb/100_1279.jpg

I think you should stick with this color scheme :biggrin:

What I like about those is if you get a dented panel or door you can get any color you want and not have to worry about matching paint. :biggrin:

[cannondalemtb]

What I like about those is if you get a dented panel or door you can get any color you want and not have to worry about matching paint. :biggrin:

haha yeah that wouldn't be a bad deal

[Tcougar]

you own a cougar???!!!?

i agree.... must be photoshopped....

[aircougar1]

i agree.... must be photoshopped....

Brian and Josh have seen it in all its stripped down glory!

I just pulled all of the fenders, hood, rear tailights, headlights, grill, off of the car again today. Was supposed to scotch-brite the engine bay today but didn't have enought time!
A friend came by for a while, and I went to Lowe's before that, so i only had about 1 hour to install the grease fittings into the hinges, and figure out what kind of stoppers I need to fit into them to hold the door from openning up too far or not enough...

BTW, Roger, I got a new Impact Wrench!! 525 ft/lbs!
also a few new 1/4" socket wrenches, and a 3/8" wrench... got a set of deepwell sockets for the 1/4" wrench, but they are standard sizes!!!:facepalm: they were on the wrong hook at the store, so I'll have to return them on Friday, and get some metrics...

I have ZERO time to do anything during the week! Saturday we start body work, too!

[brapple]

Brian and Josh have seen it in all its stripped down glory!



lol, I have touch the mythical cougar and it has changed my life :bowdown:










:rofl:


I'll try to swing by Friday and/or Saturday to lend a hand. And if you have a few minutes to help me pin point my mtx fluid leak that would be great ... or maybe sunday since it suppose to rain tomorrow and saturday ....

[ctmystique]

Yeah, I know how you feel about not having enough time.


Naked Cougars FTMFW :drool::drool:

[aircougar1]

lol, I have touch the mythical cougar and it has changed my life :bowdown:










:rofl:


I'll try to swing by Friday and/or Saturday to lend a hand. And if you have a few minutes to help me pin point my mtx fluid leak that would be great ... or maybe sunday since it suppose to rain tomorrow and saturday ....



Friday I won't be able to work on it for long, as it all depends on when Dawn get home from her Appointment at 2:30pm... I still need to place the stoppers into the door hinges and get those perfect before anything else is done.

I could definitely use help Saturday though!

[UserSN001]

Wow Greg, if it hadn't been for the pictures I totally wouldn't have believed it. Glad to see the progress, and I'm happy you stuck with the drift front. Do you have any mods you plan to to do it? Maybe some funky foglight action? And you going to get any particular side skirts?

Love seeing the pictures- keep em coming. Hope to see the beast in action soon.

[brapple]

I'll let greg go into more detail as he wants but progress has been made. The wings west side skirts are on and the other body work is progressing.

Greg, do you want other to come by and help with the sanding tomorrow?

[aircougar1]

I'll let greg go into more detail as he wants but progress has been made. The wings west side skirts are on and the other body work is progressing.

Greg, do you want other to come by and help with the sanding tomorrow?

YEAH! Anybody who would like to come by and actually do so work!, can come over anytime after Noon-time...

We could use some help with sanding, and some other stuff. Lots to do Sunday!


And, yes, the side skirts are on, and they are NOT coming off! :rofl: Quarter panel has been filled in and needs to be sanded flat... Front bumper needs to be sanding finished, and the 2 brackets I need to make to repair the ends that bolt to the fenders... PLUS, the roof template and CF piece need to be cut so that it can be adhered to the roof panel, and the sunroof panel, too...
Rear bumper needs to be sanded down as well... fenders and bumpers need to be trimmed out, and then primer can be sprayed, and then paint and clear...

so, anyone who feels like helping, please feel free to come by and lend a hand with MY Cougar! Thanks! :)

[brapple]

I think that I will be back up between 2 and 3. leaving shortly to go get my SVT so I can drive it for a few days while the weather is nice and going to try to get some work done on it this morning.

[AndrewM6097]

We need more pics!

[aircougar1]

We need more pics!

Snapped a few today but too tired to load them up! Tomorrow, maybe...;)


We have the sideskirts and quarter panel completely finished now...
Front and rear bumpers have been sanded done, now they need filler and primer...
Template for CF roof skin has been made...


Between Monday and Friday, I will prep the fenders, door jambs, taillight covers, and rear hatch area for trimming... Cut and install the CF roof skin... make the fender-bumper brackets for the front bumper... Remove the steering wheel and dash board (might as well since i'm replacing it anyway with another stock one)... "maybe" mock up and weld together my subframe connectors for installation after paint is done...

Lots of smaller things to do, but we are making progress!! I NEVER thought the quarter panel was going to get fixed until today! :)

[aircougar1]

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[fordrule]

woowoooo greg good job

[frenchblueC2]

Milk crates are so handy, aren't they? ;)
I wish we had more of them at my house. We always find a use for them.

good work there, boys.

[gring0]

so nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[elraido]

NECO's version of CEG's Bagged? :crazy: JK!

[rouar]

What is the color going to be when you paint it?

[brapple]

What is the color going to be when you paint it?


its staying lazar red with carbon fiber hood, hatch and the roof is being wrapped in carbon fiber also ...

unless greg had something else in mind he hasn't told anyone ...

[cannondalemtb]

its staying lazar red with carbon fiber hood, hatch and the roof is being wrapped in carbon fiber also ...

unless greg had something else in mind he hasn't told anyone ...

I heard he decided on Barbie Pink with CF

[aircougar1]

I heard he decided on Barbie Pink with CF

Dammit!! secret's out now! :facepalm:












yeah, j/k!:tongue:

[aircougar1]

NECO's version of CEG's Bagged? :crazy: JK!

I don't know how long bagged has had the vertical doors and such, but I've had that done nearly 3 years ago now... If memory serves me right, I was possibly the first Cougar owner on NECO (besides Dayton Customs in Ohio) to have vertical doors...

and I did install them myself. Anyone who has seen the brackets knows how much work I had to go through to get them to work. They could still use some extra bracing for the part that goes to the door itself, because they tend to flex (sway back and forth slightly) if left up in the wind.

I almost thought about removing them and trying to reinstall the stock hinges, but after thinking about how much effort it took to do it, and how well they work now, there is a bit of pride in the work I did there, so I can't bring myself to reverse what I did...:)

[gring0]

I don't know how long bagged has had the vertical doors and such, but I've had that done nearly 3 years ago now... If memory serves me right, I was possibly the first Cougar owner on NECO (besides Dayton Customs in Ohio) to have vertical doors...

and I did install them myself. Anyone who has seen the brackets knows how much work I had to go through to get them to work. They could still use some extra bracing for the part that goes to the door itself, because they tend to flex (sway back and forth slightly) if left up in the wind.

I almost thought about removing them and trying to reinstall the stock hinges, but after thinking about how much effort it took to do it, and how well they work now, there is a bit of pride in the work I did there, so I can't bring myself to reverse what I did...:)

i 2nd the pita they were just from helping a little bit with them..

[UserSN001]

Nice progress shots- keep the pics coming, I can't get enough.

[MaverickFlyer]

What I like about those is if you get a dented panel or door you can get any color you want and not have to worry about matching paint. :biggrin:

Sure you do, it can't match the Panel next to it. That would just look wrong. :rofl:

[elraido]

He has been on CEG for over a year now and he did that to his car a long before he joined. I know he bought one of his CSVT's brand new in 2000 (I think was 2000).

I always thought it was a cool look when it was done right....so you could actually get IN and OUT of the car. The amount of work needed is always more than what one would think.

It is starting to look like it is going to be a great car when it is done. :evil:

I don't know how long bagged has had the vertical doors and such, but I've had that done nearly 3 years ago now... If memory serves me right, I was possibly the first Cougar owner on NECO (besides Dayton Customs in Ohio) to have vertical doors...

and I did install them myself. Anyone who has seen the brackets knows how much work I had to go through to get them to work. They could still use some extra bracing for the part that goes to the door itself, because they tend to flex (sway back and forth slightly) if left up in the wind.

I almost thought about removing them and trying to reinstall the stock hinges, but after thinking about how much effort it took to do it, and how well they work now, there is a bit of pride in the work I did there, so I can't bring myself to reverse what I did...:)

[COOGAH]

greg, why don't you suicide your doors? it was REALLY easy to do

[aircougar1]

greg, why don't you suicide your doors? it was REALLY easy to do

Yeah, OK! :facepalm:

BTW, thanks for the help with the directions in Boston yesterday! you helped out a LOT! made it right on time, too! :)


Today's progress: not too much done, but I wetsanded the fender sides (jambs) to prep for paint, and riveted the brackets I made for the front bumper to the bumper, so I can bolt the damn thing up to the fenders...
also, removed the sunroof panel from its tracks so i can cut and fit the CF skin to it tomorrow... Should be doing that and the roof CF skin and adhering it with 24 hour 2-part body panel epoxy. Hopefully I can get that done fairly easily, and then wetsand the door jambs...

if I get that done, more pics tomorrow! but I'm not expecting it! ;)

[DanoftheDead]

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/38/MPW-19322

[KUGAKRAZY]

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[Deathblooms237]

Must say "Head Lights" are super Clean ! wish mine could look like that :(

[brapple]

Must say "Head Lights" are super Clean ! wish mine could look like that :(

your headlights could look just like new, you just need to buy new ones :rofl:

[aircougar1]

your headlights could look just like new, you just need to buy new ones :rofl:

Yeah! :biggrin:

Mine are Brand new Aussies, never seen daylight until that day!


I worked on a few small things today. I removed the steering wheel. And cut out the CF roof skins, BUT, it isn't as flexible as i hoped it would be!!!!
I ended up taking the one large piece for the roof, and cutting it on the driver and passenger sides so that it won't cause it to bubble up in those 2 spots... kinda sucked that I had to do that, but the stuff is SO thin that I'll be able to make a small seam where the 2 pieces meet, and it shouldn't look bad at all... I'll have to trim all the pieces too to make sure they fit tight along the roof edges, but it shouldn't be too bad. :rolleyes:

Looks like its going to be at least 2 more weekends before we get it finished in paint. things are coming up for Casey as he is reinlisting into the national guard, and they have him doing all kinds of tests and stuff, so right now, I'm on his schedule, which is fine by me.

I took all the parts I want to powdercoat or sandblast apart and put them in boxes, and they are ready to go, whenever Roger is ready for them, no rush at all. Lots of stuff to do, though....:)

Possibly I'll adhere the 2 CF pieces to the roof and sunroof panel tomorrow afternoon, but I don't know if I'll have time... looks like it will be a Saturday/sunday project to me.

[streetfamemlf]

Just get that roof preped and wait for me to help put it on. I have a couple ideas in my head on what we can do. Hey if its really nice on monday which it might be i'll bring up the bike so you can see the paint work on it.

[aircougar1]

Just get that roof preped and wait for me to help put it on. I have a couple ideas in my head on what we can do. Hey if its really nice on monday which it might be i'll bring up the bike so you can see the paint work on it.

OK, cool... I have the roof pretty well prepped already, and I cut that piece into 2 pieces but it definitely needs a little more lining-up before sticking it on...

I could always cut a new piece, but I don't want to waste that last 4' by 4' !!

[JScullin]

Any plans for tomorrow? I'll swing over.

Otherwise I have a fun day of continuing to wetsand & polish my headlights & fogs and pull them apart to wire in new halos.

[brapple]

Any plans for tomorrow? I'll swing over.




wondering the same, but I sent a pm to ask :biggrin:

[aircougar1]

I'll be out there. doing something?!

I need to pull the rest of the dash...

Sand down all the interior pieces that need paint...

Grind down 2 motor mounts, one for me and one for Roger...

and I think I will try and get the roof skin cut as perfect as possible to fit the roof, and then prep the sunroof panel, too, and adhere them to the roff and sunroof panel... I need to get this part done, no offense Casey. I would rather not have you bother with that at all, I mean there is so much other stuff that needs your handywork, ya know? :)


Oh, yeah I have to fix an air line from my compressor, too, as the one I had on there stretched out a bit and rubbed on a hot water pipe, causing it to split open!! D'oh!


so, yeah, I'll be out there around 11am.

Bring sodas, beers, and maybe plan on getting some food if you are hanging out for a while...:cool:

[cannondalemtb]

I would totally be there to help...


if I had a car :banghead: haha I am stranded at zoomass.

[aircougar1]

Thanks Andrew, and your friend who's name escapes me :facepalm:, and Brian for coming by today and giving me a hand with a few things...

We got the rear hatch glass cut from the old hatch, then proceeded to cut the hatch into 4 pieces :evil:

Pulled the dash out completely...

And attempted to adhere the CF skin to the sunroof. This still needs to fully cure, and i know it won't be completely "bubble free" tomorrow! :banghead:
That Flex CF is GREAT! but it has a hard time trying to follow multiple contours... the sunroof panel "looks" flat, but it curves in quite a few directions!

If it comes down to it, I am going to have to get CF epoxy resin and cure some CF fabric to the roof... I still have a decent amount of CF left, so it should work, if we can't get the 2 roof pieces to stick to the roof... oh well.

Monday will be a few more small fixes in body work, painting of jambs, and engine bay... take another look at the roof skin... and hopefully fill and sand the bumpers.

[zorrex]

Psh just give up already Greg. We all know that car sucks

;) :biggrin:

Haha, anyways, I wish I could come down more often to spectate/help, but school is so darn time-consuming. The girlfriend is also rather time-consuming as well :rofl:. Hopefully in the next few weekends I can come down when you're working on it :)

[brapple]

Psh just give up already Greg. We all know that car sucks

;) :biggrin:

Haha, anyways, I wish I could come down more often to spectate/help, but school is so darn time-consuming. The girlfriend is also rather time-consuming as well :rofl:. Hopefully in the next few weekends I can come down when you're working on it :)


well look who chimed in ... we where just talking about you yesterday ...

[Newcat016]

. The girlfriend is also rather time-consuming as well :rofl:.

Y? Someone needs to straighten out their prioritys...

[aircougar1]

Today's progress:

Engine bay got its first coat of BMW jet Black, and clearcoat... needs to be wetsanded a bit and re-cleared for a ultra-glossy look to it. We can already see our reflections in it!!!

Door jambs got a coat of laser red, and it matches nearly perfect with the rest of the car... also needs wetsanding and a touch-up coat, no clear is on that yet!

CF skin DID NOT work, so I am going to epoxy resin the CF fabric to the roof and sunroof panel, then cut and sand everything to fit, then we can clear the roof's CF when clearing the entire car...

We are a few weekends away from getting all of this done... next Saturday and Monday will be more prep work on bumpers, and trimming out the fenders, and re-do the door jambs... and CF'ing the roof!!!

I have a few pics that i will load up in a day or 2 of today's work...

Wednesday afternoon I need to tape up the open door and hatch areas.

All of my parts that need to be Powdercoated are at Roger's house, so progress will be made in that department over the next month or so :)

[s3fight4freedom]

Y? Someone needs to straighten out their prioritys...

hey ur sister takes up most of my time, so maybe you need to get your prioritys straight?

we like to see our girlfriends happy and not ***** about spending too much money

[aircougar1]

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[fordrule]

sexy sexy....

[luminous]

All this work that you are doing makes me want to get this project up and running again. Only I am far off with workspace, and knowhow, oh yea, and a set of keys.:banghead:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m316/Luminandy/tbird1.jpg

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[cannondalemtb]

Lookin good Greg! I can't wait to see this thing finished!

[AndrewM6097]

Any updates man?? havent heard anything in a while. Oh and BTW im finally tuned, the car is running great pulls like a friggin beast now!

[aircougar1]

Any updates man?? havent heard anything in a while. Oh and BTW im finally tuned, the car is running great pulls like a friggin beast now!

Awesome! Great to hear... did you get an Xcal or get dyno tuned with a chip?


No real updates yet.

I have re-filled spots on the front bumper and need to sand and primer it after its completely smooth. The CF hood is ready for Clearcoat. The sunroof panel has CF and resin on it, but I need the resin to get really hard before i wetsand it to be ready for paint. With how humid and damp it is out right now, its not doing what its supposed to yet!
The roof has a layer of CF and resin on it. Needs to be trimmed all the way around, and then a LOT more resin added to it, and hopefully that will harden nicely so that can be wetsanded and cleared!

The sideskirts are completed. They were sprayed in the door jambs and cleared, but need a good amount of wetsanding to get some runs and surface dirt out of the 3rd layer of clear. The fenders still need their jambs painted and cleared. Engine bay is not perfect, but its as good as i am going to gte it right now, unless I re-sand and respray it on a warmer day, which i am considering...

driver's side quarter panel and dings in the passenger side door are filled, but I will have to go over the body lines to get them straighter before paint...

Waiting patiently for the rest of my Powdercoating to be completed, and then i can start reassembling the suspension parts, and then work on the motor/tranny, and everything else...

this is definitely going to take me a while, but I have some free time during the next few weeks to get some stuff done. I only have 2 installs to do for about 3-4 weeks before I work on a 3L install for Sami right before CFX...

I am trying to make sure it stays that way, too :cool:

i guess I am just frustrated. I haven't touched the car in a few days now, and the weather is making it worse! The CF is VERY hard to resin and get it to flow evenly over the material. there are bugs getting into the resin when the lights are on in the carport, so i have to go through the roof and make sure its super clean before the next layer of resin goes on.... then I need to make sure that the body work on the car is perfect before i prep for spraying the paint and clear...

the struggle continues...

[brapple]

well any progress is good progress :tongue:

I'll come by when I can but I need to get moving on my turbo install...got two weeks to get it finished

[AndrewM6097]

well any progress is good progress :tongue:

definetely, im sure its a struggle but boy will that car be rewarding when its finished. ;) I'll try and make it down some sunday coming up and give you a hand with things.

I ended up getting an xcal and tune from NPG, the power band feels so much stronger and longer (thats what she said) and my idle seems a little funky now, im gonna be datalogging soon and sending it to NPG so they can tweak the tune. But all in all im very happy

[CougarXR02]

finally this month I have some free time on weekends. I just pulled my car out of my backyard from it's winter slumber. Time to wash it, get tires and brakes, and then the clutch. Hopefully some weekend I can utilize a portion of your flat paved driveway to do the clutch??? Would just really need some advice on the most expeditious order of removal, etc. Maybe start on a weekday so the flywheel can get turned before weekend assembly?? Still a couple weeks away.

Got any impromtu work party ideas for later in the month? Have coolers of beverage and food, will travel. ;)

[AndrewM6097]

i think its time for an update.... sorry im just anxious to see it :biggrin: pics would b nice ;)

[aircougar1]

i think its time for an update.... sorry im just anxious to see it :biggrin: pics would b nice ;)

I wish there was an Update! :banghead:

I honestly haven't touched the car in weeks...

I am working on Sami's 3L swap for the blue/grey Cougar Tomorrow and Sunday, and then within a week or 2 I might be doing another 3L swap for SVT Loki from NYC... Plus I have a few other installs to do for various coworkers, CEG, and NECO members...

HOPEFULLY, I can get a string of 2 weeks to get some serious work done on the car!!! I just need to get through the body work and paint, then the rest will be EASY!

[baggedCSVT]

really looking forward to seeing this when its finished

[zorrex]

I wish there was an Update! :banghead:

I honestly haven't touched the car in weeks...

I am working on Sami's 3L swap for the blue/grey Cougar Tomorrow and Sunday, and then within a week or 2 I might be doing another 3L swap for SVT Loki from NYC... Plus I have a few other installs to do for various coworkers, CEG, and NECO members...

HOPEFULLY, I can get a string of 2 weeks to get some serious work done on the car!!! I just need to get through the body work and paint, then the rest will be EASY!

Seriously, Greg. That car is just HOGGING the carport ;)

[aircougar1]

Yeah, no kidding! I have Sami's blue Cougar sitting out in the driveway without the motor in it yet, and it "might" rain Sunday!!

I got really hot from the Sun beating down on me today, and I nearly fell asleep when i took a ten minute break @ 4pm!!! I ended up staying home from work because I was too drained to hurry up, get cleaned up, then run to work for 8 hours... Oh well...

back outside @ 9:00am to get the motor/ATx back into the car and hopefully running by 1pm the absolute latest...

[zorrex]

Yeah, no kidding! I have Sami's blue Cougar sitting out in the driveway without the motor in it yet, and it "might" rain Sunday!!

I got really hot from the Sun beating down on me today, and I nearly fell asleep when i took a ten minute break @ 4pm!!! I ended up staying home from work because I was too drained to hurry up, get cleaned up, then run to work for 8 hours... Oh well...

back outside @ 9:00am to get the motor/ATx back into the car and hopefully running by 1pm the absolute latest...

I'm assuming Sami will be there? I'd kinda like to meet him haha.

[aircougar1]

He will be here around 6pm... he has to work most of the day unfortunately :disgust:

[zorrex]

He will be here around 6pm... he has to work most of the day unfortunately :disgust:

The bastid! I will be working! Oh well I gave it a shot. Besides, it gives me a shot in the morning to take the Dremel to my headlights and, uhh, zorrex them?

[COOGAH]

ya, everyone wants tomorrow off and since i am doing cougarfest i have to work open til close.

[zorrex]

ya, everyone wants tomorrow off and since i am doing cougarfest i have to work open til close.

Meh, you're still a bastid I haven't met. :biggrin:

[frenchblueC2]

Sami makes me want to hug him everytime I see him.
I think most people feel the same way, even if they don't admit it out loud. :biggrin:

Greg, you silly goof, you keep breaking your own promises to yourself and your car year after year.
You're too damn nice to everyone else but yourself!
(and we love you for it)

[brapple]

so what is the next step? sanding the body to prep for paint?

[aircougar1]

so what is the next step? sanding the body to prep for paint?

Yeah, I think so... I have to finish the epoxy resin on the Cf roof, and then I can start repairing small spots that need filler, and the Front bumper is a NIGHTMARE!!! after that... block down the whole car, clean EVERYTHING, then paint and clear!


Thanks Kim for the nice words there... that really is my downfall, being way too nice to anyone! I mean I give cash to people on the street who really need it, and have given rides to unknown people across town out of my way, just so they aren't stranded... I gave a young couple who stuck at a gas station with no money $20.00 so they could get home 30 miles away...

Just a lot of stuff like that... makes me feel good to help others, and at the same time, its kind of my way of repenting for bad things I may have done in the past, plsu I hope that those people I have helped try and pay it forward to someone else just once...:)

[fordrule]

any updates greg

[aircougar1]

any updates greg

Nothing yet... Luckily I have have had some time to get some things fixed on My wife's car, and yesterday i worked on my SVt for the first time in a while, and I still need to finish a few things on that...

Next few weekends are looking kind of empty, so i might be able to get some Cougar stuff done... I am waiting on all of my powdercoating to be finished up, and then after paint, I can work on the 3L, MTX, suspension, interior, etc... :)

Don't worry, when progress is made, I'll post pics and info! :)

[gring0]

i was kind of a shock on saturday when i called for some "tech support" lol..but you said im working on my own car seems like its been a long long time since you have said that...... thanks for the tech support!!!!

[COOGAH]

did he talk with an indian accent when you called?

[aircougar1]

i was kind of a shock on saturday when i called for some "tech support" lol..but you said im working on my own car seems like its been a long long time since you have said that...... thanks for the tech support!!!!


No problem Andy... How's the swap coming along, BTW?


did he talk with an indian accent when you called?

LOL....:rofl: Every time we have to call Charter Cable, we always get someone with that accent...

[gring0]

IT RUNSSSSSSSSSSSS!!seems like it took forever... still unsure how you do them in a day...lol!!took me a good weekend!! i havent gotten to drive it yet but i hope very soon itll be on the rd.. thanks again

[CougarXR02]

Next few weekends are looking kind of empty, so i might be able to get some Cougar stuff done...


I have my new clutch kit, so we could fill weekends quickly. lol.

[aircougar1]

I have my new clutch kit, so we could fill weekends quickly. lol.

That takes about 5 hours... piece of cake! :rofl:

[brapple]

I have my new clutch kit, so we could fill weekends quickly. lol.

That takes about 5 hours... piece of cake! :rofl:


yeah no kidding, why don't you challenge the man :rofl:

[Newcat016]

That takes about 5 hours... piece of cake! :rofl:

Only took what, 4 for the swap on mine but it was a whole tranny so....

[brapple]

Only took what, 4 for the swap on mine but it was a whole tranny so....


the clutch/flywheel only take a few minutes to swap ... once the mtx is removed

[Newcat016]

the clutch/flywheel only take a few minutes to swap ... once the mtx is removed

Well, thats also where the beer break is... so another 30 minutes

[brapple]

Well, thats also where the beer break is... so another 30 minutes


true, can't forget the beer break :rofl:

[CougarXR02]

ok, i'll add another 30 minutes. Valve cover Gaskets. LOL.


It looks like we are gonna set up my Cougar and Kevin's SVT Focus side by side in his drive way and do them both.

You drop the whole engine/trans assembly out the bottom? or does the trans have room to come out by itself?

[aircougar1]

ok, i'll add another 30 minutes. Valve cover Gaskets. LOL.


It looks like we are gonna set up my Cougar and Kevin's SVT Focus side by side in his drive way and do them both.

You drop the whole engine/trans assembly out the bottom? or does the trans have room to come out by itself?

Support the motor. unbolt subframe and remove. unbolt MTX and remove.

Can't remove the MTX without dropping subframe...

[gring0]

Support the motor. unbolt subframe and remove. unbolt MTX and remove.

Can't remove the MTX without dropping subframe...

ssure they do its called a really big bomb lol

[zorrex]

Can't remove the MTX without dropping subframe...

Psh just take it out the top, duh.

LOL that would suck :)