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Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #15
Quote from: grutinator;214210
be sure to check. my hood fit fine, stuck of peice of clay on the bracket, closed the hood, didnt even begin to touch. i guess its a 50/50 shot. probably has alot to do with my car havin 200,xxx miles and worn out motor mounts sagging the engine down. but check before you stert hacking up your brackets.


Worn motor mounts are 99.9% of the problem...as soon as you drop it into gear and hit the gas, the motor torques and smacks the a/c bracket against the scoop insert bracket on the hood.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #16
Quote from: Sick88Tbird;214303
Worn motor mounts are 99.9% of the problem...as soon as you drop it into gear and hit the gas, the motor torques and smacks the a/c bracket against the scoop insert bracket on the hood.


The strange thing here is, my scoop hit the bracket as soon as I closed the hood. The car was not running, it was just that close in my car. The motor mounts are new factory mounts. The bracket is ground down now and there is some clearance.
Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #17
Have not updated this in a LOOOOOOOOONG time. Been posting most of my updates on Facebook, but thought it was about time to put it here too. The Cougar is in the bodyshop and just a week or two away from fresh paint! Going with the factory color, Medium Sandalwood Metallic, but I'm going to add a few "touches" that I'm not ready to divulge yet. Here are a couple pics of the car in various stages of primer, blocking, etc.

XXX
Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #18
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Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #19
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Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #20
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Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #21
Everyone is painting there cars I'm jealous lol

 

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #22
Quote from: STANG8U;425283
Everyone is painting there cars I'm jealous lol


I understand how you feel. I've been talking about getting this painted for years. I think Vinnie has painted his at least twice since I first started talking about it! After the paint is done, I have to work on getting the seats redone. No matter what, I am taking it to Carlisle in 2014. I already put in for my vacation.
Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #23
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Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #24
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Slooooooow process to make sure everything is silky smooth.  :D
Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #25
Going to be checking in on this one, so far so good, I could not be a body man, no patience here, cant wait to see the finished job.

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #26
Quote from: 83TB;425372
cant wait to see the finished job.


You and me both! First thing I do every day when I get to work is go back to the body shop and check on my baby. They keep joking that they would get done faster if I would stop taking so many pics.  :)
Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #27
Underside of hood, trunk, and door jambs painted.

XXX
Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #28
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Save a horse, ride a Cougrrr!
1988 Mercury Cougar - 5.0HO, 3G, AOD w/shift kit, 4.10 gears in 8.8, Mass Air, CAI, Pypes X-pipe, Pypes 2 1/2" exhaust, Pypes Violator lers
1997 Ford Mustang GT - stock
2000 Ford Ranger 4X4 4.0 - stock
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis- stock
2008 Ford Escape 4X4 - stock

Project - The Bat in The Cat

Reply #29
Nice color!!


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