Look at my ruined subframe!

[MattT]

Finally got round to fitting the new subframe today, so took some photos of the old one...

yes, it really is as bad as it looks (down to 1-2mm all round and totally rotted all over, to the point where you can poke holes in it with a finger). As you can imagine, fairly glad I did that lol.

 

[Pid_16V]

Yes, that's bad. Every cougar owner really should be prepared for similar.

 

[scunnycougar]

I have thrown away better ones !

 

[cougar1235]

I had one like that on my Cougar 2

 

[bigcatdazzer]

Can u get brand new rear subs still? Any clue on price if u can ? Thanks

 

[scunnycougar]

about £450 iirc

 

[bigcatdazzer]

Bit pricy, is it same as mk2 mondeo?

 

[scunnycougar]

Yes

 

[spjmorris]

It will fit but they are subtly different
The exhaust hanger is in a slightly different place

 

[telboy]

Does anybody know where to buy one either cougar or mondeo mk2 as a replacement ??

 

[frosty2.0]

Does anybody know where to buy one either cougar or mondeo mk2 as a replacement ??

Your local Ford dealer should be able to get you one their not cheap £455.02 part number is 1129362


I've just checked there is "one" available within the Ford parts network

 

[telboy]

I did mean to say other than robbing ford is the part number the same for both cars ? And is there any body out there who supply a pattern part ..

 

[dogsbody]

I can refurbish them if you get one that isn't too far gone.
I only have one left now that's borderline..needs quite a bit of work.

 

[Relliott6879]

I did mean to say other than robbing ford is the part number the same for both cars ?

Other than a very slight difference in the reinforcing plates (one solid one on the Cougar, two smaller ones on the Mondeo), the Cougar and Mk2 Mondeo subframes are one and the same, wholly interchangeable. Indeed, I have a refurbished and galvanised Mondeo subframe bolted up under my Cougar.

 

[frosty2.0]

I did mean to say other than robbing ford is the part number the same for both cars ? And is there any body out there who supply a pattern part ..

And there was me trying to be helpful

 

[jamie_duff]

I did mean to say other than robbing ford is the part number the same for both cars ? And is there any body out there who supply a pattern part ..

It's a complicated series of pressings welded together. The tooling to press the parts and the jig to weld it together straight pretty much precludes anyone reverse engineering it to make pattern parts.

 

[jamie_duff]

Finally got round to fitting the new subframe today, so took some photos of the old one...

yes, it really is as bad as it looks (down to 1-2mm all round and totally rotted all over, to the point where you can poke holes in it with a finger). As you can imagine, fairly glad I did that lol.

You need a new shaft for your hammer too

 

[Mako]

That is quite spectacular, Matt. Good thing it's such a substantial piece of metal to begin with.

You need a new shaft for your hammer too

That's pretty high on my list of things I never want to hear my doctor say.

 

[TopCat1127]

It's a complicated series of pressings welded together. The tooling to press the parts and the jig to weld it together straight pretty much precludes anyone reverse engineering it to make pattern parts.

You wanna see the old Jag ones lol used to make them at Bourn just outside Cambridge

 

[shaggy]

Cougar at the top and Mondeo at the bottom. Yours makes mine look mint