You're better off without it mate, they're made of cheese and they're of less use than a chocolate teapot. Get yourself a halfway decent quality 21mm socket and ratchet driver instead.
New to the Forum with a 2000 Cougar V6
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You're better off without it mate, they're made of cheese and they're of less use than a chocolate teapot. Get yourself a halfway decent quality 21mm socket and ratchet driver instead.
"Chocolate teapot"... ROTF!! First time I've heard that one.
21mm socket and ratchet are no problem. Got them in the toolbox.
21mm socket and ratchet are no problem. Got them in the toolbox.
If you ask Ford nicely they will have a key that fits. The Ford lockers only have 15 different "codes" if I remember rightly
Welcome to the forum mate , found a pic of an Aussie spruce green cougar
It's amazing just how much more down force you get in Oz, although it can give you quite a headache though with all the blood rushing to your head!! pmsl!!!
Hello and welcome :beer: With regard to not liking the FWD, did you ever get the Ford Sierra imported into Australia? If you did and you know someone who is good with a welder you can take the front floorpan out of one of those, cut the cougars out and fit that, then you can fit the running gear from the sierra and have rear wheel drive. You will need to get driveshafts made as the sierra ones are longer and have a different spline pattern. This is stuff I had Planned for my V8 Conversion but have had to shelve the idea now due to loosing my job. I still have all the info so if your interested in that level of moddification I can share it with you
Sierra was only ever imported to Australia as a personal import. Because of this an 88/89/90 Cosworth Sapphire fetches around 20k-25k, and around 35k for a 2 door RS. Very rare car here that you wouldn't cut up (I'd keep it as a Sierra and drive that too). From Ford we got rebadged FWD Mazdas instead (Telstar, which I'd never buy).Hello and welcome :beer: With regard to not liking the FWD, did you ever get the Ford Sierra imported into Australia? If you did and you know someone who is good with a welder you can take the front floorpan out of one of those, cut the cougars out and fit that, then you can fit the running gear from the sierra and have rear wheel drive. You will need to get driveshafts made as the sierra ones are longer and have a different spline pattern. This is stuff I had Planned for my V8 Conversion but have had to shelve the idea now due to loosing my job. I still have all the info so if your interested in that level of moddification I can share it with you
Would never get a V8 RWD Cougar conversion registered here with the mod rules they have. You'd only be allowed to use it for competition.
I have a V8 Cortina. 302W bolts straight in almost.
You dont have to put a v8 in it mate
Just the easiest way to convert to RWD, alternatively you could do the cutting yourself and create your own transmission tunnel and then just turn the engine round 90 degrees Paul, the modification rules over in Oz are extremely tight! You couldn't do half the stuff we've done to our motors over here. The car can't really stray too far from standard. Like for instance, that Red Escort we saw at Harewood this year - that would never be allowed in Oz, unless it was standard in the Escort to begin with. It's a shame, as there are plenty of decent cars to modify out there.
Ended up fitting Bridgestone Potenza S001 17" tyres instead of the now discontinued Toyo T1R's. Car drives nice on them , very well planted, great steering response, and huge amounts of grip. The ride is a little harsher than the Bridgestone Turanza ER300 16's I had on the OEM wheels, but it's to be expected when you reduce profile. Needs a bath before a photo shoot. Big grins from me with the new wheels and tyres, and onto the next mod .
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nice tyre choice. I found the wear a little quicker than some others in that range, but the grip level is immense
Finally got a chance to put the new wheels through a few tight windy roads and you're right about the grip levels. Sticks like no other tyre I've used before. Haven't tried wet roads yet. I just hope they're not like the last set of Bridgestone tyres I put on the Escort which was like iceskating once the road got a little damp.
The ride quality is pretty good too. I was expecting it to be alot rougher with the lower profile, but it's barely noticable at highway speeds.
Next is to get the light covers painted and fitted, and paint the brake callipers red now that you can see them easily through the 5-spoke wheels.
Then it's wait for the hoop scoop to arrive while I collect more funds to order more of the body kit.