1/6/13 My friend Jim and I drove from Basildon in Essex to Liverpool to pick up my new car. And I named her Evelyn (after Charlie sheens mum in two and a half men)

This is how I was greeted.



The drive home was fast and loud then when I neared my destination taking the roundabouts found the joys that only a 4WD can bring.

first on the list of things to do was change the tyres/wheels as 1 of the tyres was down to the cords and another wasn't far off



I opted for some Mk2 Focus RS reps with titan wheel nuts



The problem I encountered was the new wheels wouldn't fit over the cossie 4-pots so then I had to change the breaks for my Mk3 Mondeo callipers with EBC grooved 300mm st170 disks and appropriate spacers and Goodridge braided lines. However all of the conections/ pipes where rusty and broke wile undoing them.
Not a problem tho, as i have a pipe flairing tool and lashings of pipe and fittings.
Bleed them up and problem solved.

Next on the long list of things to do is get rid of the horrendous knock/bang when pulling away. I put it over the pit and most of the rear bushes are worn to say the least. luck would have it that I have a rear set of polyurethane bushes and a nice new and shiny rear end fresh from powder coating waiting to go on.



After fitting the bushes I will have to get the 4 wheel alignment done so I'm going to fit a set of Gaz Gold coilovers at the same time. Which I picked up yesterday.



I'm hoping to get this done by Ford fair. as iv got a place on the Cougar Owners Club stand.

Fingers crossed

 

I gave her a clean today. Thought I'd share some pics.

Snow foam


Polish


Elbow grease

 

I changed the boot gas struts.
Is i was fed up with the bloody boot closing on me.
I have also added the floor mats that iv had since my first car.

 

Them mats are the worst thing I have ever seen !!!!!

 

those floor mats certainly are...............creative

 

I know but they have sentimental value. And there bloody hard wearing.

 

Cool project.Any pics of the conversion.

 

Shameful I know, but I was all lined up to do the conversion then this came up cheap and already 4wd. no-brainer realy.

 

What is the running gear from,a mondeo mk1? would like to see pics of how it was done

 

What engine does it have fitted?
Cheers Rich

 

+1........

 

Them floor mats are a disgrace!!! Wana sell them?

 

They 4x4 from factory hence they use the running gear
On mk2 focus Rs to make them 4x4

 

As above pics please

 

its just running gear from a Mk1 Mondeo 4x4.

plug and play really.

 

Its the Kuga they use for that conversion

 

I'm confused, what engine has this got, and its turbo charged? Pics of the bay!?

 

Its a Cougar with mk1 Mondeo 4x4 running gear and a zetec turbo engine from what I can gather

 

I have the same mats tucked away in the garage. I had them in my first car too. still going strong after nearly 10 years!

 

The turbo engines not in yet. Its in my mondeo ATM.

 

Sentimental value or not they are hideous lol what's size are the wheels they look tiny in the arches what kinda power will this be running when it's done then?

 

I would be more interested in seeing pics of the engine bay and how its been converted to 4wd as opposed to the floor mats TBH

 

Busy day today..... So i was up at the crack of dawn to repair a very worn out bush then things took a turn for the worse.


I knew the exhaust had a hole in it from the noise It was making.


And it was.
But then i noticed the split in the weld, un-hooked the hangers and off popped the the back box plus 3 ft of exhaust.


so i thought "Duck it" ill fit my rear sub frame and coilovers.



Cutting out the old buses was tricky. But i have a dremmel to make light work of it.



i used a big nut and bolt with a big socket to pull the insides of the old buses out.


It does give me a worm fuzzy feeling having nice new parts to fit.


Rear diff off. Ready for the subframe out.


subframe out.


old next to new.


The wife offering some help.


Assembling the coilovers.


All back together and bled up.

 

So last night after i put my tools away and got cleaned up. Wile i was posting on here i had a pint of wine or two. Making my lay in this morning all the more enjoyable. At around 12 ish after home made sausage and egg mcmuffin i made a start on my front end. How ever i got a bit carried away and only managed 1 pic when it was finnished.

You can just see new and shiny strut.


next job on the list was the fix/replace the sun roof.
I took the one out of my other cat first.


One working sun roof.


look forward to the next installment where i will be getting her wheel alignment cheked and a new exhaust fitted.

 

To days events consisted of having Evelyn the 4 wheel laser alignment checked and adjusted. bloody good job I did to, as the front wheels where towing in 45 degrees and the back camber 10 degrees. Now though it is spot on.



Then I booked her in for a 2 1/2 SS cat back exhaust, Wednesday for that.

After that I enjoyed some hooning around with a very loud half an exhaust.

 

you sure it wasn't 4 to 5 degrees? at 45 degrees the car wouldn't have been drivable
btw i like what your doing with it, something a bit differant

 

45 minutes sorry

 

very nice,
I know you bought the car already converted but i was just interested in how the prop shaft fits, As some people say a new transmission tunel has to be fabricated to accomadate it?
Also i understood that in the mondeo 4x4 there was extra strengthening parts in the boot, have these been carried over to the cougar too?

keep up the good work chap

 

Good work.

 

The floor pan on the cougar is exactly the same as a Mondeo. The only difference being the prop hangers have been welded on and painted bright gold??? And the rear seats had to be adjusted for the fuel tank.

 

I spent an hr or so knocking up a rear strut brace. Ill send it to the powder coaters when i get a chance. Think i might go white with the interiour.

 

good thread colleague keep up the good work

 

Its an interesting thread this.

 

Bit of an update, iv been hanging out in the cougar owners club forum of late.



I had a bit of a bump.
I was enjoying my youth and driving somewhat summerly to ken block. I turned into the corner handbrake up arse end out kicked the clutch. But instead of braking traction and spinning up the wheels (4wheel drift). She griped and then bumped up a kerb into a bollard.

damage report.

Wing
headlight
hub
wheel
track rod
track rod end.

 

 

I was/ am more annoyed about smashing my wheel more then anything.
Hay hoe, onwards and upwards.

 

As it turns out the track rod arm is part of the steering rack. To replace the steering rack i needed to drop the sub frame. Which is halfway to changing the engine. So wile i was doing that i thought i might as well throw the new race engine in. But as i had some parts i wanted to flet the new engine with i thought now is as good a time as any to rebuild the fecker.



sachs racing uprated focus RS clutch



ARP head stud kit and new HG and cam belt kit.




Old engine out. With mandatory classic pose.


First ever in the universe. Ford Cougar 4x4 turbo.

 

Bit of shopping

 

Intercooler on and pipework in.

 

I bet that goes well