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Misc Tech / Re: Rear Underbody Resto/Gas Tank Install
Finally got her started for the first time in about a year and a half the other day.  Got a bath and took a short little drive around the block before pulling her back in for the finishing exhaust work.  Got most of the exhaust reinstalled, just need to do the driver's side tailpipe and then go back and tighten everything up.  Almost there ... 
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Misc Tech / Re: Rear Underbody Resto/Gas Tank Install
Quote from: mcb82gt – on
that is clean!  You must have a powder coater in your closet or something.  LOL

Ha!  I wish!  There's a place local to me that does a nice job and is very reasonably priced as far as powder coating goes.  They usually turn anything that is black around fairly quickly, the "wilder" colors is where it can get a little interesting.  It's a lot more durable than me just rattle canning it.
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Misc Tech / Re: Rear Underbody Resto/Gas Tank Install
Got the gas tank installed and added the 87-88 style plastic protective cover.  Had the tank and straps powder coated, spray painted the exposed part of the filler tube.  Need to finish getting the exhaust system put back together. 
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Misc Tech / Re: Rear Underbody Resto/Gas Tank Install
New to me (used) humped powder coated exhaust cross member installed and parking brake cables re-secured.  All the fuel lines and brake lines have been coated and reconnected.  I'm probably going to redo the exhaust in the next few weeks.  With the new cross member, the intermediate pipes don't need to bend the way they do ... never did like that.  Need to tweak the h-pipe a little and get more of a direct shot.
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Misc Tech / Re: Rear Underbody Resto/Gas Tank Install
Quote from: thunderjet302 – on
Did you do all that work and not paint the subframe connectors?

I considered it, but they were never painted to begin with ... installed 15+ years ago.  They have the Kenny Brown manufacturer serial number label on them, didn't want to cover that up but suppose I could tape it off and paint around it.  They are only painted where they are welded in the front and back.
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Misc Tech / Re: Rear Underbody Resto/Gas Tank Install
Finished tightening up all of the suspension, the only piece left in that regard is the rear sway bar but that will probably be one of the last things I put back on.  Any of the small misc. brackets that I could pull off and have powder coated, I did.  The fuel filter bracket was another one of those.  Got that reinstalled and connected back up.  Also did a minor mod ... the rear most fuel tank mounts had these rubber style pads mounted to them.  I pulled an additional set out of a junk yard car, drilled small holes in the front mounts, and added the pads there as well.
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Misc Tech / Re: Rear Underbody Resto/Gas Tank Install
Quote from: Mikey97D – on
Did you have to eliminate the emergency brake crossbar to put the frame connectors in?

I just had to put spacers on my crossbar to fit the exhaust in without it rubbing (Stinger 3").

No, I just need to reinstall it.  I bought the hump style one that the Turbo Coupes use to get a little more clearance over my stock flat style one.  i had it powder coated while it was out of the car as well.  It's one of the next couple of things on my list to go back on the car.
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Body/Appearance/Interior / Re: 85 Cougar Front Bumper Turn Light swap question?
I’ll have to take a look when I’m working on the car later.  I know the bumper doesn’t have to come off ... did the swap myself a long time ago.  There should be a metal plate/cover on each side.  These bolt into the back of the metal bumper ... remove the light bulb socket (twist and pull out) then remove the plate.  The light housing is mounted to the plate.
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Misc Tech / Re: Rear Underbody Resto/Gas Tank Install
Aluminum driveshaft now installed.  Got most of the suspension torque'd ... just need to do the passenger lower control arm bolts and the rear most quad shock mount bolts and then I'll be able to get her back on the ground.
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Misc Tech / Re: Rear Underbody Resto/Gas Tank Install
I didn't get as far as I would have liked over the weekend, but got most of the rear suspension back on the car.  Lower control arms and springs went back in and used this as an opportunity to replace/upgrade my shocks and quad shocks.  Just need to torque everything down and then should be time to move on to the fuel system.  Don't mind the rusty brakes ... ha!