JP Boerhof's Cougar project

jpboerhof

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Apr 6, 2010
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wel here it is, my project, the complete project is on this site.

http://www.focusclub.nl/forum/showthread.php?t=7996

but it is almost 350 pages :angel:

when i first got the car i had a lot of problems with it, auto gearbox was broken, 3 times:eek: luckily i had waranty with the car :D

well

here it is

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just befor my crash i bought a donor Cougar, ( all parts ) so i could do a transmission swap.

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this is the car when i was done with it :p

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and the helpers

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about a month after that, just before i was going to get the transmission out we went to te Nurburgring in Germany, that is where i had the crash :( the back came out, there was oil on the track :(

pics

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that is where you must decide what to do, i wanted to have a Cougar, so i went to some dealers, and they all did not feel good, or much damage, so i decide to do a rebuild :D

i first stripped out everything, there were no nuts or bolds anymore on that car, then i put the subframes from the scrap car under it.

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new piece

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sunroof :D

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well after that was finished :D

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completely empty :giggle:

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thats were it al began for me

sound deadening

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engine compartement dress up

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put in the engine, my own way :angel:

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as you can see, the engine has st200 mods, i also put the mtx 75 gearbox on it, so the auto gearbox is gone.

al bearings and gaskets are replaced. put in the st200 camshafts etc

then the seats, i found a mondeo titanium on a local scrapyard. climate control seats were in there i want them in my Cougar.

the hight is not good, its about 2 inches to high, so i have to modify that ;)

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changed al the wiring for al the extra options, and luxury

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thats the new antenna

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the ms design front lip, i also have the skirts, but the rear end wasn't available any more :eek:

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subframe work, my rear subframe is being powdercoated, the rear is compete rebuild wit a lot of new parts

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yesterday i cleaned up the work place, so i can start fresh again this year :D

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that's about it

the complete topic with al updates modifications and loads of pictures is here.
http://www.focusclub.nl/forum/showthread.php?t=7996&page=342

i also have a few questions soon, i will write that up soon (y)

and i got an mongoose stainless steal exhaust :D, decat, etc too many stuff to post haha
 
Wow. Just... wow! That's about as extensive a restoration of a Cougar as I have ever seen. Great pictures mate and your car looks fantastic, I'm almost tempted to catch a ferry across the North Sea to let you loose on mine!
 
Amazing!! That is proper dedication, love it! Well done JP and good luck getting it all finished. The climate seats are a cool mod, always thought of doing it but the seat height put me off.
 
great work dude! you obviously kno wwhat you're doing and must be great to have a space like that to work in!
 
Een mooi projectje.
Ik zoek ook nog zo,n kofferbak spoiler zoals jij hebt. Weet er moeilijk aan te komen.

gr marco
 
Een mooi projectje.
Ik zoek ook nog zo,n kofferbak spoiler zoals jij hebt. Weet er moeilijk aan te komen.

gr marco

........................and a quick Bing translation for those of us who don't speak Dutch :LOL:

A beautiful project.
I search also so, n trunk spoiler like you have. Know there are hard to come by.

gr marco

 
thanks :D

i found the spoiler on a Cougar at an local scrap yard.

in the netherlands the spoiler is hard to get, but you can buy one via ebay. (ebay.com)

tommorow evening i will start again to work on my Cougar.
 
The spoiler from autostyle is that the same you have. It cost 189 euro?

great marco
 
no it aint the same ;)

is niet hetzelfde, ik zou via ebay 1 kopen, heb je een orginele ford spoiler, en als je het goed doet nog goedkoper ook ;)
 
no it aint the same ;)

is niet hetzelfde, ik zou via ebay 1 kopen, heb je een orginele ford spoiler, en als je het goed doet nog goedkoper ook ;)

zal op ebay gaan kijken, maar het probleem is vaak dat ze het niet willen afsturen naar nederland of zij de shippingskosten te hoog.

gr marco