'84 Cougar aka my money pit

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'84 Cougar aka my money pit

Reply #15 – April 26, 2011, 11:29:10 AM

Looking good buddy :)

'84 Cougar aka my money pit

Reply #16 – April 26, 2011, 07:34:18 PM

Looks great.

'84 Cougar aka my money pit

Reply #17 – April 26, 2011, 08:07:05 PM

Very Nice !!!!!

'84 Cougar aka my money pit

Reply #18 – April 26, 2011, 08:47:32 PM

This looks great!

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Reply #19 – April 26, 2011, 10:43:15 PM

Thanks guys!!!! I have waited so long, I'm so proud of this car! I absolutely love driving it!!
Center caps have a black vinyl overlay, then the silver Cougar logo. I had them done by a local Vinyl Graphics business. He sized them perfectly! I just have to come up with a way to secure two of them to the wheels, the plastic tabs won't hook in, and they keep falling out.

UPDATE: Car is in the shop, hood was scanned by Sikkens to be paint matched. Hood will be on Thursday, and my Mach 1 Chin Spoiler should be here by then. Headers will be blasted by Friday. Just gotta make an appointment for ler, tails and tips to be mounted.

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Reply #20 – April 27, 2011, 08:05:43 AM

It sure feels great to make some progress after a long wait. Im getting ready to tear into the front end of my car soon.

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Reply #21 – April 29, 2011, 11:08:59 AM

Almost ready.

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Reply #22 – April 29, 2011, 11:25:15 AM

Very nice looking car. I love that color.

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Reply #23 – May 17, 2011, 10:04:12 PM

Update: Pulled the driverside manifold off without any problems, the downpipe gave me issues. My header bolts are too short, and neither my equal length shorties or my mustang shorties fit, both hit the bellhousing with the coupler....I have no idea what to do, nothing on this car is fitting right motorwise. The body pinch weld seam folded over after letting it off the jack, a wrench somehow flew threw the air and chipped the paint on the driver door, it needs a serious wash, and I can't even drive it, or start it. I am at my wits end with this car. Nothing works right, I have issue after issue. The hood has to be repainted also when I looked it over there was trash in the paint and it looks awful, also I got bent over the table for materials from a place I used to work. $450 to paint the hood with no labor charges???? Exhaust is probably not gonna happen, so Im probably gonna have to just skip the car show next month or trailer it there.

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Reply #24 – May 17, 2011, 11:21:14 PM

bring it down here on a weekend or something and we will get it straightened out, dont give up there has to be a way to make those headers work.

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Reply #25 – May 24, 2011, 02:44:17 AM

If I have time I can make them work by denting one tube and using a die-grinder on the bell housing. Time is the problem. I have a month to get this done, but I work non-stop and when I'm not at work I'm at home with my kids. I really don't want to pay anyone to install them. If I could get a day to do it, I should be able to. I also need to go car shopping. I gotta find me a Cruze to trade my Jeep for.

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Reply #26 – May 24, 2011, 08:47:43 AM

Hang in there, just make little steps forward, it will come together.

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Reply #27 – May 26, 2011, 01:27:36 AM

I know if I just keep a level head I'll get it. Lately this car has really got to me. We've had wicked storms come through the past week, and the car is in the driveway with a header loosely bolted on the drivers side. Makes me sad to just see it sit there. I need to find a seperate storage unit from the Chevelle and get it in there. I should have the driverside exhaust done Friday, I'll have some help with it.

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Reply #28 – June 14, 2011, 12:12:21 AM

Update: Good news. I got both Mustang shorties on, and the BBK X on. I busted the smog line that is bolted to the heads, so I took it off and hammered the tube flat and rolled it, I'm gonna throw some JB Weld on it and hope it hold, its a tiny pipe that will leak, but hopefully not warp valves with the little pressure I would assume it gets. Tomorrow morning it goes in to get the rest of the exhaust on. Then some engine bay cleaning, a good wash, wax and getting the center caps fixed and she's good for Sunday. I bought a new Digital Camera, so I'll post up some pics tomorrow and after the car show. I'm hoping it sounds like I want, crossing fingers. After some beers, cursing and bloody hands I've got it back on track.

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Reply #29 – June 14, 2011, 05:38:06 AM

Can't wait to see the pics. If you're talking about the smog tube that goes from one head to the other, I have a mint one in the garage that's yours for shipping. Glad to see you've made some serious progress. I can't seem to find time to bolt on my friggin' motor mounts. Maybe this weekend. What lers and tails are you using? what size exhaust are you going with?