RodneyBur
CEG'er
Just wanted to share some pics of my 3.0 cougar with you guys. Everyone here was a big help. Thanks.
Cross posted on NECO.
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I got some pics fresh of photobucket thanks to Tiffany. I go through a quick version of the story behind the car for those of you who don't know it, which is almost everyone on the site.
I picked the car up around April of 2005 from another member. I'm sure some of you remember his name, but I can't seem to remember it. Anyway I paid 500 for the shell and a friend of mine drove up in his explorer and towed it back from Mass using a tow bar. Yeah that was a hell of a trip to make in two days.
Picture of engine build are here
I got it back and parked it while gathering the parts for the build. I started stock piling parts while researching the build and looking for a good 3.0. In May 2006 I came across a 2002 3.0 w/ ~45K that was up near Columbus at LKQ for 200 on ebay. I just couldn't pass up that price and immediately sent the payment. I drove up a few days later in my beater MX3 and had them toss the engine in the hatch and drove it back. The engine probably weighed as much as my car and the people at LKQ probably thought I was nuts. I also got some strange looks at the gas station as people walked buy the MX3 while the engine was popping up in the hatch window. What do I care right?
I started the tear down a few weeks later. I decided to spend time from work, after tax season, on getting the car running and looking the way I wanted it to. I spent several weeks building the engine which included about 5-6 trips to different unkyards gathering missing parts and replacing worn components. It took several more weeks to get the engine in since I had to buy several big ticket items that I didn't immediately have the cash for. So around June or early July I finally got it in and running. A few minor clutch problems caused me to yank it back out which I put off for about a month after it was running.
I've slowly started getting everything the way I want it and am nearing completion. I still have alot of polishing to do since I want to get the GT TB and UIM looking like the valve covers. I've also got a lot of small things to do to the engine bay to make it look a little better. Mostly I just want to get it running good which is taking a while since the car was used and it seems like I'm replacing every damn thing that was on the car when I got it. I think I've worked on this thing nearly every single weekend for the past 6 months at least, so it is definately time consuming.
Anyway, enjoy the pictures and feel free to ask any questions but remember there is still a lot of small **** to be done.
Ohh and I'm sure one of the biggest questions is how much everything cost. Well I'm not sure exactly but I think total for everything including the car is around 5k maybe a little more. The hours I put it in though...... don't even think bout it.
Cross posted on NECO.
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I got some pics fresh of photobucket thanks to Tiffany. I go through a quick version of the story behind the car for those of you who don't know it, which is almost everyone on the site.
I picked the car up around April of 2005 from another member. I'm sure some of you remember his name, but I can't seem to remember it. Anyway I paid 500 for the shell and a friend of mine drove up in his explorer and towed it back from Mass using a tow bar. Yeah that was a hell of a trip to make in two days.
Picture of engine build are here
I got it back and parked it while gathering the parts for the build. I started stock piling parts while researching the build and looking for a good 3.0. In May 2006 I came across a 2002 3.0 w/ ~45K that was up near Columbus at LKQ for 200 on ebay. I just couldn't pass up that price and immediately sent the payment. I drove up a few days later in my beater MX3 and had them toss the engine in the hatch and drove it back. The engine probably weighed as much as my car and the people at LKQ probably thought I was nuts. I also got some strange looks at the gas station as people walked buy the MX3 while the engine was popping up in the hatch window. What do I care right?
I started the tear down a few weeks later. I decided to spend time from work, after tax season, on getting the car running and looking the way I wanted it to. I spent several weeks building the engine which included about 5-6 trips to different unkyards gathering missing parts and replacing worn components. It took several more weeks to get the engine in since I had to buy several big ticket items that I didn't immediately have the cash for. So around June or early July I finally got it in and running. A few minor clutch problems caused me to yank it back out which I put off for about a month after it was running.
I've slowly started getting everything the way I want it and am nearing completion. I still have alot of polishing to do since I want to get the GT TB and UIM looking like the valve covers. I've also got a lot of small things to do to the engine bay to make it look a little better. Mostly I just want to get it running good which is taking a while since the car was used and it seems like I'm replacing every damn thing that was on the car when I got it. I think I've worked on this thing nearly every single weekend for the past 6 months at least, so it is definately time consuming.
Anyway, enjoy the pictures and feel free to ask any questions but remember there is still a lot of small **** to be done.
Ohh and I'm sure one of the biggest questions is how much everything cost. Well I'm not sure exactly but I think total for everything including the car is around 5k maybe a little more. The hours I put it in though...... don't even think bout it.
onder: why is there a cig by your ignition...
