More Cougar ....

Poohbair · Mar 16, 2012

Glenn said:
McMaster-Carr sells some stuff that is very similar to Dynamat and is much cheaper. It's been a while since I looked for it on their site, so I don't know where it is exactly. But I am sure you will find something else you can use....it's that kind of place.

****... that place has everything!

Glenn · Mar 16, 2012

Poohbair said:
****... that place has everything!

Yeah, they do. :redneck: Good prices and good customer service.

Poohbair · Apr 29, 2012

Decided to tear into the car yesterday after I got most of my "chores" like mowing and stuff done...

Got her up on stands...

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I thought for sure I would have to FIGHT the bushing to come out, but they weren't that bad at all... Pulled the rearend and springs out together

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Empty hole...

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Old springs compared to the new springs...

The old ones have a bit more arch, but are way softer than the new "HD Competion Handling springs" from General Spring

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Old axle loaded into the lawn mower trailer for its trip out back...

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I thought they were 2.73's, but I guess they are 2.79's... close enough

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And this is how the project ended for the day...

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Then for giggles I decided to see how the Bullitt wheels would fit / look on my CRV...

I think I need to find another set

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TrikeKid · Apr 29, 2012

Wow, I never woulda thought a set of 'Stang wheels would look good on a Honda.

Totalled · May 2, 2012

You oughta do the upper control arm drop while it's on stands...

http://dazed.home.bresnan.net/drop

Poohbair · May 9, 2012

This is where I am currently at w/ the 8.8 ... hoping to get it cleaned up, new seals, old mounts cut off, and partially mocked up this weekend

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4.10's

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Pretty sure there was supposed to be some pads on here for the E-brake

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Bearings look good, but I will pop some new seals in while it is apart

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pokey · May 9, 2012

well hell I see the proplem pooh. Yer springs are upside down.
:redneck:

Poohbair · May 9, 2012

pokey said:
well hell I see the proplem pooh. Yer springs are upside down.
:redneck:

I was mocking it up for a 1/4 eleptical setup. Turns out the fuel tank is in the way for the links. Dang. :redneck:

wheelinjp · May 9, 2012

making good progress for sure. does the car have an o/d tranny? 4.10's are pretty deep.

Poohbair · May 9, 2012

Yeah, it has an injected 5.0 w a 5spd .. I was looking for a 8.8 with 3.73's but I found this one for cheap, and now the idea of 4.10's just sounds fun :beer:

WA-Wheeler · May 10, 2012

Poohbair said:
Yeah, it has an injected 5.0 w a 5spd .. I was looking for a 8.8 with 3.73's but I found this one for cheap, and now the idea of 4.10's just sounds fun :beer:

Maximum slip right??

Poohbair · May 10, 2012

The 8.8 has a limited skip ... But we will see it it works well or not:awesomework:

Totalled · May 11, 2012

Grab some clutches from a junkyard rear. Repack them so the order is CPCPCPC instead of CPPCPPC.

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/rebuild_tractionlock.htm

TOPWOP · May 13, 2012

Totalled said:
Grab some clutches from a junkyard rear. Repack them so the order is CPCPCPC instead of CPPCPPC.

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/rebuild_tractionlock.htm

X2

The 4.10's are going to be fun. I put in a set of 4.10's in buddy's fox body and it was like a new car.

Poohbair · May 19, 2012

Found a little time between the kids, work, lawnmower repairs, and other just general **** to work on the Cougar for a few...

Got the old spring mounts and sway bar mounts cut off the axle...

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Left a piece of the old mount on the back to bolt the brake line to... turns out this is still going to be in the way, so it will have to come off or be moved.

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Then put the springs up and shoved the rear axle under it...

Hoping to get a little further this weekend.

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Poohbair · May 28, 2012

Spent the last 2 days dicking with the car off and on between other projects...

Got the perches welded in... ditched the rubber "sandwich" plates....

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Got the housing cleaned up and painted...

Put in new axle seals, new Ebrake shoes, and a brake hardware kit... after the backing plates got cut down and cleaned up with a grinder, and a new paint job...

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Got the cover painted and installed... factory ID tag and all... :haha:

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Sitting in position...

Bolted in, brakelines and hoses hooked up, etc... Still need to figure out the main brakeline, ebrake cables, get the driveline shortened, etc...

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I will cut the Ubolts off once everything is in and in proper order, and i know that I don't need to add any blocks (since I removed all of the "sandwich" stuff), shims, etc....

It isn't anywhere near as pretty or perfect as alot of peoples builds I have seen, but I am just a dumb hick building stuff with hand tools and a borrowed floor jack in a carport :redneck: