Anyone want to help install a 3.0 in an SVT Contour in central Iowa?

Gossamer · 09-24-2007, 12:16 PM

Hey guys. My SVT Contour spun a bearing at 83,000 miles and now I'm looking to get it back on the road ASAP since it's my daily driver. My plans for now are to do a basic straight 3.0 swap, but I don't have a garage, tools, or time to do it myself. I wondered if there was anyone in the area with experience here that could help me out. I'm working with a mechanic right now but he doesn't have much experience in this area and I'd rather have someone do it that's done it before. If you want to help me out let me know and we can work out the details. Thanks!

J-Man · 09-25-2007, 02:01 PM

You're the guy from Ames, right?

Gossamer · 10-01-2007, 06:25 PM

Yep. I think I'm just going to have the mechanic that has the car now do it. He owns a V6 Mystique so he knows the breed well enough. I reeeeally miss my car though. I have a new clutch, fuel rail adaptor and intake ordered, and I'm hoping to order the engine tomorrow.

J-Man · 10-01-2007, 09:29 PM

Good luck man. If you need to pick my brain I did a lot of research on the topic because that's what I was planning next for my Cougar before I sold it. So now I have all of this information in my head with no one to use it.

09-24-2007, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gossamer NECO Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 29	Anyone want to help install a 3.0 in an SVT Contour in central Iowa? Hey guys. My SVT Contour spun a bearing at 83,000 miles and now I'm looking to get it back on the road ASAP since it's my daily driver. My plans for now are to do a basic straight 3.0 swap, but I don't have a garage, tools, or time to do it myself. I wondered if there was anyone in the area with experience here that could help me out. I'm working with a mechanic right now but he doesn't have much experience in this area and I'd rather have someone do it that's done it before. If you want to help me out let me know and we can work out the details. Thanks!

09-25-2007, 02:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
J-Man Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 11,729 Images: 5	Re: Anyone want to help install a 3.0 in an SVT Contour in central Iowa? You're the guy from Ames, right? __________________ "How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual... as a trustworthy and productive citizen, or as part of an unruly crowd that needs to be lorded over, controlled, supervised, and taken care of." -- Representative Suzanna Gratia Hupp (TX)"

10-01-2007, 06:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gossamer NECO Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 29	Re: Anyone want to help install a 3.0 in an SVT Contour in central Iowa? Yep. I think I'm just going to have the mechanic that has the car now do it. He owns a V6 Mystique so he knows the breed well enough. I reeeeally miss my car though. I have a new clutch, fuel rail adaptor and intake ordered, and I'm hoping to order the engine tomorrow.

10-01-2007, 09:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
J-Man Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 11,729 Images: 5	Re: Anyone want to help install a 3.0 in an SVT Contour in central Iowa? Good luck man. If you need to pick my brain I did a lot of research on the topic because that's what I was planning next for my Cougar before I sold it. So now I have all of this information in my head with no one to use it. __________________ "How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual... as a trustworthy and productive citizen, or as part of an unruly crowd that needs to be lorded over, controlled, supervised, and taken care of." -- Representative Suzanna Gratia Hupp (TX)"

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