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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE / Some stuff im pulling off my cougar
As I'm deciding the direction my cougar is going in I am no longer in need of some the parts on it. So I have decided to put up some parts for sale to try and fund my work on it. Also listing parts that I have no use for.


83-86 header panel

83-86 rear bumper cover

stock fox maf

88 Cougar Headliner - shoot me an offer, but pickup only

HO upper intake, throttle body and egr spacer with blockoff - 50 + shipping

HO Throttle body and spacer - 20 + shipping
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User Rides / Moon's workin on stuff thread
Well at the request of Stealth I am gonna do little updates on the progress of his old bird and I guess I'll throw in some stuff of my cougar too.

I was just gonna slap on an HO upper intake, but the lower intake was leaking everywhere and I thought it would be a good time to get rid of that nasty lifter tick. The valvetrain wasn't in as good of shape as I was hoping.

Underneath of the lower intake
https://imgur.com/a/AZFvsjS

Soaking the lower intake, pushrods, rockers and spider overnight in Pine Sol
https://imgur.com/a/QAzKQL5

Tons of sludge caked in the valley
https://imgur.com/a/N4lINp0

All of the lifters are completely seized. Usually I rebuild my sbf lifters to save money, but I could only get the upper part of the lifters out. I'm gonna soak them overnight in diesel to try and get them apart for cleaning
https://imgur.com/a/kMvC6tv

The rockers are filled with so much sludge that I actually had trouble getting the bolts out and the rockers separated from their channels
https://imgur.com/a/kYa8P5i

Tiny bit of the sledge I sped out. I ended up using three cans of brake clean, a flat head screwdriver and an unholy amount of rags and paper towels to clean it out
https://imgur.com/a/MFD5VOG

Part way through cleaning the valley
https://imgur.com/a/iBqjTYK


The condition of the valvetrain in this car is of no fault of Stealth. He changed the oil meticulously, but the quality and technology of oil in the past was absolute garbage. It's one of the reasons cars used to wear out so quickly. While my Cougar had way less sludge build up in the valley and on the rockers the lifters were filled with more sludge than the bird. Although they still worked, they did have a slight tick. So I tore them apart soaked them in de greaser and washed them. Then I soaked them in diesel for a day and they haven't made a sound since.
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Body/Appearance/Interior / Seat tracks
So I found a NOS left side manual seat track, but not the right track. Got any ideas for the right track if im not able to find a set of both? I'm really wanting to have have a manual seat track and I plan on going with Kirkey seats in the car. Trying to cut down weight everywhere I can.
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED / Driver side manual seat track
I know theyre auper rare, but I ended up finding one that a junkyard was selling sadly it was cracked. So does anyone have one they dont want? I wish I had a connection in Mexico it seems they were really common there.
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Suspension/Steering / Strut mount
I lost the little plates that go across a couple of the bolts on the factory strut mounts are those necessary?
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE / Free stuff for pickup
20:1 rack with good tie rods and new bushings

stock spindles

wagner reman mark vii calipers with pads and hardware

che black upper control arms

stock throttle body thats been half shafted

stock sway bars

stock front control arms and rear lower arms

a pair of good struts with unknown mileage(idk who would want this)

stock upper intake

intake silencer

3.73 ford gears for a 7.5

4 lug mustang gt rotors

if i find anything else laying around ill add to the list and pickup only guys
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Drivetrain Tech / Stuck slip yoke
Alright, so it seems my drive shaft is stuck at the slip yoke. How would you guys recommend getting it out?
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Suspension/Steering / sn95 front brakes with rear drums
Will I be ok with running sn95 front brakes with 10" drums in the back? The car is going to be getting a suspension and brake rebuild before she goes off to have the body damage banged out.