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That would be a Cougar rear strut bar!
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Originally posted by ANDYW:
That would be a Cougar rear strut bar!
Bingo! Did anyone else ever get that thing in??
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How much is it? Where can I get it? How much does it weigh? I want one! 
-Ken V.
1998.5 SE Praire Tan Zetec ATX
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Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:
How much is it?
It was 130$ IIRC. Been a while. Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:
Where can I get it?
BAT has it in their catalogue. I think they're out of stock though. Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:
How much does it weigh?
Close to nothing. Tubing is hollow Al. Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:
I want one!
I'm sure you do! Beware if you want one it's not a bolt-in install! Granted the bottom plates do bolt in (using 7 fasteners per side!!) but the top doesn't even come close to fitting. What you see on my car are one-off custom brackets made by a buddy of mine (CEGer too). They are tack-welded to the strut towers.
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Cool, thanks for the info. 
-Ken V.
1998.5 SE Praire Tan Zetec ATX
psycho_bass@hotmail.com
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Bobby K. has one but hasn't installed it yet! COuld you explain those end links!
-Andy
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Hey Pascal, is that the Cougar rear brace? How bad was it to modify for the CSVT?
JasonS
2000 SVT #1119
Go: SHOshop Intake & y-pipe, Brullen exhaust,
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OOOPS!!!! Gotta stop this early morning drinking...  
JasonS
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Go: SHOshop Intake & y-pipe, Brullen exhaust,
Eibach springs, EBC TurboGroove rotors,
Corbeau seat, TRW 5pt Harness
Show: Knauberized, Clear corners
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I've got the SHOshop brace and I did notice a big difference, esp. with my Koni/Eibach combo and sticky tires. It gets rid of some of the vagueness in the rear end on high speed sweepers. The stock hardware(8 self tapping screws  ) sucked so I had a buddy of mine weld it in. Now there are no more problems.
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Originally posted by ANDYW:
Bobby K. has one but hasn't installed it yet! COuld you explain those end links!
The end plates mimic the "wings" on the Cougar. Jeff built that stuff for me.. We installed the bottom brackets first, then built the bar "up" so we could see where the end plates would have to be. Then Jeff cut the square pieces to size and bolted them to the bar. He tack-welded them to some flat pieces that we taped on the strut towers, and then built a brace for the back that he also tack-welded to those pieces. We unbolted the brackets and Jeff seam-welded everythying, then I ground them, primed and painted them. When view the brackets from the top they have a triangular shape. Once we bolted everything back on the bar, Jeff tack-welded the brackets to the strut towers and we left it like that. Does this help?
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