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Title: Almost Final pictures.
Post by: David on May 28, 2006, 05:14:52 PM
http://www.cougarnuts.com/ttcougar/updates/may252006.html

No times or numbers yet, just pictures.  I won't have anything more till the end of summer.
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Post by: baxo on May 28, 2006, 05:53:34 PM
Very nice. Congrats on having the first Cougar that I personally know of that has a TT.
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Post by: fordguy on May 28, 2006, 06:38:08 PM
wow, thats nice! did you buy a kit or do it yourself? your gauge cluster looks great also.
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Post by: DakotaEpic on May 28, 2006, 06:53:12 PM
OOOhhhh looks great.  Bet you can't wait to hit the track with it.  What'cha doin here in AZ?
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Post by: yellow86coogr on May 28, 2006, 08:39:59 PM
Can you PLEEEEZE show a better picture of your dash cluster. Something I have been thinking about going with in the future.
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Post by: Chuck W on May 28, 2006, 09:22:26 PM
WHOOSH!!!

Gotta love the boost!
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Post by: Ether947 on May 28, 2006, 09:27:24 PM
Whoa! That completely caught me off guard. Is that a custom setup or did you purchase a kit?

EDIT: I see someone just asked that. Silly me. xD
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Post by: Carl on May 28, 2006, 10:43:40 PM
I dig the cluster, and the whole cat. Nice car.
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Post by: thunderjet302 on May 28, 2006, 11:19:02 PM
Twin turbo 5.0 that thing is going to fly:evilgrin: . I didn't know you were putting twin turbos in it. I also dig the column shifter :D .
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Post by: the_intimidator03 on May 28, 2006, 11:58:15 PM
is it me.... or are the turbo's in the fenders! :-? i look at my cougar and dont see much room for em except in the fenders lol.  nice work btw
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Post by: Ifixyawata on May 29, 2006, 12:52:56 AM
It looks a lot like it's hand-fabbed.  Very nice work, Dave, just keep it on the road!
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Post by: David on May 29, 2006, 01:01:57 AM
It's all custom work, no kit involved.  I would like to thank my friends who welded for me ;)  Without em it would never have happened.

I'll see if I can find a better picture of the cluster, that's the only one I have with the A-pillar pod.  I've had the cluster done for ~2 years now,  I had it done for the last CJ I was at. (2004?)

And I'm in Arizona for the summer living out here with my parents.  Certainly enjoying the weather out here ;)  I'm in Tucson now.

If you want that picture of the cluster bigger, just find the direct link to it by going to properties and pasting it into a new window.  They're just thumbnailed.

Thanks for all the complimemts by the way :)
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Post by: David on May 29, 2006, 01:15:38 AM
Here's a picture I took back in 2004 of the dash, but it's pretty much the same.

There are green LED's attached to the turn signal lights, a red for brights and an orange for check engine.

http://www.cougarnuts.com/DSC_0124.JPG (2.70 megs)
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Post by: Nate on May 29, 2006, 08:20:25 AM
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WHOOSH!!!

Gotta love the boost!


i second that, the woosh will be louder than the vroom lol, thats pretty dam sweet.
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Post by: 1FSTCAT on June 08, 2006, 03:30:39 PM
Whoa. Consider me impressed! I always wanted to do that. :)

So have you driven it? You haven't said a  thing about how it drives. I've always liked the turbo whistle and to have that in stereo - wow - music to my ears!
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Post by: shame302 on June 08, 2006, 05:55:01 PM
Wow...sweet man!
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Post by: David on June 08, 2006, 06:22:01 PM
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Whoa. Consider me impressed! I always wanted to do that. :)

So have you driven it? You haven't said a  thing about how it drives. I've always liked the turbo whistle and to have that in stereo - wow - music to my ears!


Oh it's fun ;)  No doubt about that.  The turbos make tons of nice whistling sounds and the blow off valve.  Call me a ricer, but I love it!  :D

Sadly I'm not close to it right now, or else I wouldn't be here posting, I'd be out driving it  haha.  But let me tell you, when that boost needle hits ~10, you're holding on for dear life  :D
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Post by: el gato loco on June 08, 2006, 09:10:53 PM
Very cool.  Where did you put the battery?  These pics are crazy.  And the O2 sensors are on the...and the headers are...good gawd man!  :bowdown:
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Post by: Clayton on June 08, 2006, 09:38:09 PM
just curious... are you running PS?

what belt did you use bro... i would like to know

Clayton
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Post by: jkirchman on June 08, 2006, 10:51:14 PM
That's pretty incredible David.  If I were you I wouldn't be able to stand being so far away from it for so long.
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Post by: Ifixyawata on June 09, 2006, 12:25:33 AM
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That's pretty incredible David.  If I were you I wouldn't be able to stand being so far away from it for so long.

It'd be like getting a Christamas present, then having to put it away for a few months.
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Post by: David on June 09, 2006, 12:49:15 AM
Quote from: el gato loco
Very cool.  Where did you put the battery?  These pics are crazy.  And the O2 sensors are on the...and the headers are...good gawd man!  :bowdown:


Battery is where the backseat used to be.  2 people in the car at a time... unless there are two women who want to share the front seat :D :giggle:

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just curious... are you running PS?

what belt did you use bro... i would like to know

Clayton


Nope, no power steering, I have the March Alternator bracket, which also removes the stock tensioner.  I believe it's a 40.5 inch belt.  Alt, Water pump and Crank.  ;)

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That's pretty incredible David. If I were you I wouldn't be able to stand being so far away from it for so long.


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It'd be like getting a Christamas present, then having to put it away for a few months.


Trust me, evertime I see a Camaro or Mustang or punk kid with a fart can, it makes me wish I had my car with me.  But I guess it's better that I don't get my license suspended this summer  :rollin:  Yeah trust me though, it does hurt.  But at the end of the semester I was very frusterated with it.  Oh well.

:)
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Post by: 1FSTCAT on June 09, 2006, 10:15:53 AM
How come you didn't move the battery on back to the trunk? Only demo derby cars have the battery in the back seat. ;)

 --Ed
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Post by: David on June 09, 2006, 12:06:05 PM
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How come you didn't move the battery on back to the trunk? Only demo derby cars have the battery in the back seat. ;)

 --Ed

The way my sub box and amp rack are placed, I didn't really have any flat space back there that was metal to drill into. 

I'll have to get some numbers from a dyno when I get back in August.
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Post by: 1FSTCAT on June 09, 2006, 01:43:16 PM
AUGUST?! You're not coming to Cat Jam?! OMG! You're not my best friend any more! :yuck:

I WANT TO SEE THAT. I WANT TO RIDE IN THAT. BRING THAT HERE.
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Post by: David on June 09, 2006, 06:43:52 PM
Quote from: 1FSTCAT
AUGUST?! You're not coming to Cat Jam?! OMG! You're not my best friend any more! :yuck:

I WANT TO SEE THAT. I WANT TO RIDE IN THAT. BRING THAT HERE.
LOL.  We probably don't need the cops called on us again, like someone  got on us a couple years back... 

I'm not going to be able to make it to CatJam.  But I can pick you up from STL airport for private showings ;)  Hahaha. (starting August)

:D
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Post by: 5.8fastcat on June 10, 2006, 12:13:37 AM
looking Good  What are you using to tune it with?                                  /
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Post by: David on June 10, 2006, 12:19:49 AM
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looking Good  What are you using to tune it with?                                  /
Tweecer RT :D
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Post by: MexCougar on June 10, 2006, 07:52:06 PM
5.0 + Twin Turbos = High 10`s ??!?!?!

 Personally, i think that any  new car under 50,000 will be slower than yours... !!!

 I like it !!!!
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Post by: yellow86coogr on June 13, 2006, 09:47:53 PM
Picture showed up real well. Thanks you. I may do something like that in the future.
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Post by: foxford on June 26, 2006, 11:06:46 AM
Is it just me, or does that link not open
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Post by: David on June 26, 2006, 02:38:40 PM
Just you... Works for me.
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