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It has been brought to my attention that MY98.5 Contour, Mystique and Cougar may have a clearance issue with the fuel tank. The drivers side swaybar bracket may not have enough material removed to clear the fuel tank. The Subframe will not bolt into place if this is the case.
Only the first batch of Subframes is affected, the second and third batch have been modified to correct this potential issue. The Subframes listed with BAT came from the second batch so their units will not have any issues.
MY99 and up are not affected and should not have any issues with clearance.
Those who have recieved the Subframe and own a vehicle MY98.5 or older should remove a small amount of material from the swaybar bracket for clearance, thsi should be less than 1/8" on the inboard side of the swaybar bracket.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sorry for the inconvience.
Maxwell Church
Nemo Malus Felix
ATI Performance Engineering
47199 Cartier Drive
Wixom MI 48393
248*848*9200 ext 131
248*894*2219 direct
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Max, thanks a million for the GB pricing & effort on your part! Very smooth GB thus far, I'm pleased. Got my subframe yesterday & I'm gonna PM a few questions...  JimR
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Originally posted by MaxwellChurch:
It has been brought to my attention that MY98.5 Contour, Mystique and Cougar may have a clearance issue with the fuel tank. The driver�s side sway bar bracket may not have enough material removed to clear the fuel tank. The sub-frame will not bolt into place if this is the case.
Only the first batch of sub-frames is affected, the second and third batches have been modified to correct this potential issue. The sub-frames listed with BAT came from the second batch so their units will not have any issues.
MY99 and up are not affected and should not have any issues with clearance.
Those who have received the sub-frame and own a vehicle MY98.5 or older should remove a small amount of material from the sway bar bracket for clearance, this should be less than 1/8" on the inboard side of the sway bar bracket.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
I wish I had known about this before you shipped my sub-frames from the first batch. I could have waited for them, and with a 1998 SVT Contour (produced 09/97) and a 1998.5 Contour SE Sport (produced 08/98) it would have been better to get my sub-frames from a later batch.
The Original Owner of 1998 SVT Contour #3384 of 6535,
Toreador Red/Midnight Blue, Assembled September 3rd, 1997
Also the Original Owner of a 1998.5 Contour SE Sport V6 5-speed,
Vibrant White/Greystone Sport Cloth, Assembled August 6th, 1998
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NVSVT, thanks to you as well for setting this all up & keeping track of the whole deal. I know it's a lot of work to coordinate, make sure everybody is taken care of, & get questions answered. Great job!
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Doh, I could have waited, too, since I have an early 99 Cougar. No biggy tho, I'll just get out the grinder if it doesn't fit. :P
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E1,
My understanding is that none of the Cougar's had the fuel tank clearance problem, so you should be fine.
The Original Owner of 1998 SVT Contour #3384 of 6535,
Toreador Red/Midnight Blue, Assembled September 3rd, 1997
Also the Original Owner of a 1998.5 Contour SE Sport V6 5-speed,
Vibrant White/Greystone Sport Cloth, Assembled August 6th, 1998
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Ah, great. We'll see shortly, I'm about to do the whole set of suspension upgrades at once...
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1999 Cougar - Supercharged 3L
1992 Talon TSi - AWD Turbo
1992 Eclipse GSX - AWD Turbo
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I'm in on the Aussie Bar GB and realized that I will be needing this to accompany it.  Is it still possible to get in??? 
A Contour is not just a car, it's an experience
99 T-Red SE Zetec ATX
Born April 16, 1999
98 E0 Silver Frost CSVT
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The group buy is over but you can still buy it off of their site. Link to the site . BTW they are great to deal with. 
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My ATI subframe came Wednesday...now just waiting for the weather to warm up a little so I can install the following suspension parts.
ATI Subframe
RCR (Bradness) Tubular Toe Control Arms
BAT 21mm Rear Sway Bar
ES Sway Bar Bushings
Aussie S/S Endlinks
Koni adj. (w/Eibach's)
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Mustang Dyno: 171.6hp/145.3lb
Dynojet Dyno: 171.1hp/148.9lb
1989 20th Anniversary Turbo T/A "Indy 500 Pace Car"
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