Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! April 12, 2011, 07:12:40 PM I picked this up last night but it was too dark to get good pics. It is an 85 with 150k on it, but it is very clean. It has a 5.0 in it, which is running pretty rough, but I will work on that in the coming up days. It still needs a good cleaning/washing, but here are a few daytime pics of it.Yes, uncracked dash Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #1 – April 12, 2011, 07:15:09 PM The first order of business is getting the trailer hitch off. It is bolted through the trunk floor. They appear to be carriage bolts but spin freely when I try to loosen up the nuts. Any tricks to hold them in place? Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #2 – April 12, 2011, 07:38:40 PM Great car! Vent window too........ awesome. Please change the wheels ASAP, I cant stand those wire hubcaps. Ten holes would look good.On the bolt heads, could you Dremmel or cut a straight slot in it and use a large screwdriver to hold it? Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #3 – April 12, 2011, 07:44:25 PM wow, thats very tidy.i second the opinion on grinding a slot in the bots. Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #4 – April 12, 2011, 08:00:28 PM Thanks guys.I was also thinking of dremmeling a slot for a screwdriver, I just wasn't sure if I could hold the screw driver with enough force to overcome the tightness of the nuts. I will give it a try though.I actually have a set (6 actually) of 10 holes sitting around that I took off the turbo car when I put the snowflakes on. They might go on this car in the future. Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #5 – April 12, 2011, 08:09:31 PM That interior looks beautiful . Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #6 – April 12, 2011, 08:19:05 PM Looks sharp man! I had the same hitch on mine when I got it, But I don't recall having any issues getting the bolts undone. Did you try soaking with WD-40 or something? Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #7 – April 12, 2011, 08:41:40 PM They don't have any rust to speak of on them. The problem is the entire bolt is turning instead of the bolt staying in place and the nut turning.Looks can be deceiving on the interior. It has some spots where its worn down on the drivers seat, cracked seat belts and somewhat dirty carpet. I'm still very happy with it. Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #8 – April 12, 2011, 08:50:54 PM You can always use a pair of channel locks or vise grips to hold the end of the bolt on the threads (if it's not super tight) and loosen the nut just enough to where you can cut the bolt in half with a dremel cutting wheel or sawzall. The car looks awesome. You just can't get away from them. When you see one for sale, you almost feel obligated to buy it lol. Do you have any future plans for this one? Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #9 – April 12, 2011, 09:14:48 PM They are pretty tight against the floor and I don't think I can grab onto the curved head very well. I'll see if I can get some work done on it tomorrow.I really can't get away. Luckily for me there aren't any Cougar/Tbird people out here in Vegas because if there were, they would pretty mad at me for c00ching up all the Fox cars that pop up!I am planning on getting it running well and then just driving it the way it is. I can't even afford one project, let alone two. It might get a few little things here and there but nothing cool enough to mention. Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #10 – April 12, 2011, 09:43:43 PM Hell just keeping it stock is cool enough in my book. Maybe you could grind the heads of the bolts down? Just throwing out ideas here, good luck. Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #11 – April 12, 2011, 11:01:16 PM grind the heads down so you can put the vice grips on them. Nice car Ed :) those seats look comfy Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #12 – April 13, 2011, 07:18:16 AM great looking car. I need to find one locally (a Fox Bird or Cougar) to drive around while I work on the Sport0, then pass it along to the youngest to drive next year. Great score. Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #13 – April 13, 2011, 09:47:41 AM I love it another 4 eye!!!!!:evilgrin: That is one Sharp looking Cougar. Not so sure why you want that hitch off there so bad. That is more than a full sized car now days! LOL If your still working on removing use a grinder/dremel to grind to flats on it so you can use an adjustable wrench to hold that domed top. That is how I would do it. Stuckman Quote Selected
Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar! Reply #14 – April 13, 2011, 01:08:09 PM Your new ride looks good. D & P ;) Quote Selected
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