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« Thread Started on Nov 22, 2011, 6:43pm »
I am running my first Contour next season and I was looking for some tips for these cars. I couldn't find anything listed on the main page. Just wondering if they are any good, weakness, strengths, what to do to make them stronger? You know, all the normal stuff! Any help would be great.
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Re: Ford Contour
« Reply #1 on Nov 23, 2011, 10:45pm »
There's no real thread for them, but what I have been told is the rear will go easily and the nose of these cars is what you use.
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« Reply #2 on Nov 24, 2011, 12:41am »
the rears are fairly strong i think, they might need some work to go up though. i think they are a little unpredictable otherwise. from what ive seen they can be every bit as strong as a lumina with a bumper swap.
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« Reply #3 on Nov 25, 2011, 4:09pm »
I will be ran in a stock derby. Bumper swap is allowed. What about tie rods? Are they week like Tempo's and Escorts? What needs done to the rears to make them better? Or just let let it go where it will and use the front?
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« Reply #4 on Nov 25, 2011, 4:57pm »
ran one this year and won midsize with a tucked trunk and an aluminium crown vic bumper
trunk folded beautiful, i hit hard and square with the front and it loved it car drove on the trailer and ran again a few weeks later with my buddy in it before he went back over to war car will probably live again
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« Reply #5 on Nov 25, 2011, 5:14pm »
Back wheels strengthen up the control arms. The one is just a piece of thin flat steel. Up front strengthen up the tie rods.
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Re: Ford Contour
« Reply #6 on Nov 25, 2011, 5:53pm »
yeah tie rods are weak. and as far as the trunk, you might be ok leaving it as is but i would recommend dimpling or something. the one i helped build i cut a slice in the wheel well. that helped but still started to bend down slightly.
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Re: Ford Contour
« Reply #7 on Nov 25, 2011, 6:21pm »
Tuck the trunk and move the rear bumper higher than stock.
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Re: Ford Contour
« Reply #8 on Nov 26, 2011, 7:43pm »
the rear bumpers are plastic, lol
tuck the trunk and giver heck 
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Re: Ford Contour
« Reply #9 on Nov 27, 2011, 8:35am »
I wouldn't run a rear bumper.
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« Reply #10 on Nov 27, 2011, 12:23pm »
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I wouldn't run a rear bumper.
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« Reply #11 on Nov 27, 2011, 9:22pm »
Ususally don't run a rear bumper on my compacts anyway. So basically re-enforce eveything like a Tempo? The front ends are strong like the Lumina's right?
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« Reply #12 on Nov 29, 2011, 7:19pm »
ive never built a tempo but i would a$s.u.me the build would be similiar. and yes the front are tough, but i wouldnt just go out nosing. the backs are tough too so i would use it till its used up first then turn it around.
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Re: Ford Contour
« Reply #13 on Nov 29, 2011, 7:59pm »
I wouldn't use just the front. But it's nice to know that you can use it when needed without too much worry. I will put either my 75 Monte bumper or my 88 Caprice bumper on it.
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« Reply #14 on Dec 1, 2011, 2:15am »
Solid cars...running one without rear bumper will make it bend whichever way it wants I always run a soft bumper or just a skin to for more of a know how it is going to roll and keeps "rails" together..also helps to tuck it or belly out lid and dimple...front are hard if those two bumpers are your options I'd use the caprice bumper hardnosed..to hard of a bumper just causes other stuff to bend/break quicker...as stated tie rods are junk just like tempos so do what you can to reinforce... Cook
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Re: Ford Contour
« Reply #15 on Dec 3, 2011, 7:43am »
I usually use black gas pipe ocer the tie rods. I ran my monte bumber on a tempo last year and it looked liike the bumper bent but it was the frame that bent upward. Took bumper off and it was perfectly straight. Not sure which one I will use. They are both on cars I am using to start the season
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Re: Ford Contour
« Reply #16 on Dec 9, 2011, 5:40pm »
I think this thread needs to be added to the tips thread and stickied
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« Reply #17 on Dec 9, 2011, 9:37pm »
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #18 on Dec 10, 2011, 9:00am »
Thanks C4!
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #19 on Dec 11, 2011, 1:26pm »
I love these. Ran one in a bone stock show and did very well, won my heat and probably should have used it in the feature, but had a fresh crown Vic to use
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #20 on Dec 11, 2011, 7:17pm »
Where do you relocate the overflow bottle? Just like my grand am the over flow bottle is where you fill the rad. I moved it to the firewall on my Grand am but the Contour is a v6 and I didn't see any room. Maybe I will find a place once I start stripping stuff from under the hood.
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #21 on Dec 11, 2011, 11:23pm »
^^^For sealed radiators, I have found an inline filler neck to be a very worthwhile and inexpensive investment.
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« Reply #22 on Dec 14, 2011, 6:01pm »
^^ very good idea. if you dont feel like spending the money you can also just run a closed system, watch out when it blows though.
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« Reply #23 on Dec 14, 2011, 6:17pm »
I think mine was only about $30 shipped on ebay. I will be getting more for sure. My original reason was to use it on cars that no longer had room for a radiator, but found it is a very effective replacement for reservoirs with the pressure cap built into them. Just splice it into the highest point on the upper hose.
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« Reply #24 on Dec 16, 2011, 1:34pm »
Would there be enough room to stick a crown vic radiator in there? I don't use these radiators on my full size and they usually get scrapped anyways. I think they would be too big... but I have heard of a few making swaps with full size radiators.
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #25 on Jan 7, 2012, 9:28am »
Mine has the "fancy" alum. wheels on it. Does anyone know if they are all alum or just steeled covered and if they are strong enough to use? If not, what other steels wheel fit these cars?
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #26 on Jan 7, 2012, 11:30am »
Same as escorts and tempos. Also mustangs and fairmonts should work too.
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« Reply #27 on Jan 7, 2012, 1:42pm »
from the ones ive seen in a gut and go derby the back packs in perfect doing nothing to it, but the front ends break pretty quick if you get hit in the wheel, just from what ive seen
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #28 on Jan 7, 2012, 9:54pm »
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Same as escorts and tempos. Also mustangs and fairmonts should work too.
adaptitusa.com/referencebook.htm
i dont know about tempos, but escort wheels will not fit without some modifications. i dont remember if the holes are a little different pattern or if the hub was too small but i remember having to do some drilling/grinding and you might run into some problems with the brakes getting in the way.
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« Reply #29 on Jan 8, 2012, 5:27pm »
Maybe I can find soneone that wants to switch mine for steel
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« Reply #30 on Jan 9, 2012, 12:12am »
Jan 7, 2012, 9:54pm, boom61 wrote:
Jan 7, 2012, 11:30am, sabicp wrote:
Same as escorts and tempos. Also mustangs and fairmonts should work too.
adaptitusa.com/referencebook.htm
i dont know about tempos, but escort wheels will not fit without some modifications. i dont remember if the holes are a little different pattern or if the hub was too small but i remember having to do some drilling/grinding and you might run into some problems with the brakes getting in the way.
My bad, I should have said 80s escorts. The hub is the same diameter. Also, are contours 15 inch rims or 14s? If they are 15s, then the brakes might get in the way. I've never ran one of these before. Just going by the link.
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Ford Contour/Mystique
« Thread Started on Nov 22, 2011, 6:43pm »
I am running my first Contour next season and I was looking for some tips for these cars. I couldn't find anything listed on the main page. Just wondering if they are any good, weakness, strengths, what to do to make them stronger? You know, all the normal stuff! Any help would be great.
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« Reply #1 on Nov 23, 2011, 10:45pm »
There's no real thread for them, but what I have been told is the rear will go easily and the nose of these cars is what you use.
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« Reply #2 on Nov 24, 2011, 12:41am »
the rears are fairly strong i think, they might need some work to go up though. i think they are a little unpredictable otherwise. from what ive seen they can be every bit as strong as a lumina with a bumper swap.
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« Reply #3 on Nov 25, 2011, 4:09pm »
I will be ran in a stock derby. Bumper swap is allowed. What about tie rods? Are they week like Tempo's and Escorts? What needs done to the rears to make them better? Or just let let it go where it will and use the front?
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« Reply #5 on Nov 25, 2011, 5:14pm »
Back wheels strengthen up the control arms. The one is just a piece of thin flat steel. Up front strengthen up the tie rods.
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« Reply #6 on Nov 25, 2011, 5:53pm »
yeah tie rods are weak. and as far as the trunk, you might be ok leaving it as is but i would recommend dimpling or something. the one i helped build i cut a slice in the wheel well. that helped but still started to bend down slightly.
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« Reply #7 on Nov 25, 2011, 6:21pm »
Tuck the trunk and move the rear bumper higher than stock.
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« Reply #8 on Nov 26, 2011, 7:43pm »
the rear bumpers are plastic, lol
tuck the trunk and giver heck 
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« Reply #9 on Nov 27, 2011, 8:35am »
I wouldn't run a rear bumper.
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« Reply #10 on Nov 27, 2011, 12:23pm »
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« Reply #11 on Nov 27, 2011, 9:22pm »
Ususally don't run a rear bumper on my compacts anyway. So basically re-enforce eveything like a Tempo? The front ends are strong like the Lumina's right?
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« Reply #12 on Nov 29, 2011, 7:19pm »
ive never built a tempo but i would a$s.u.me the build would be similiar. and yes the front are tough, but i wouldnt just go out nosing. the backs are tough too so i would use it till its used up first then turn it around.
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« Reply #13 on Nov 29, 2011, 7:59pm »
I wouldn't use just the front. But it's nice to know that you can use it when needed without too much worry. I will put either my 75 Monte bumper or my 88 Caprice bumper on it.
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« Reply #14 on Dec 1, 2011, 2:15am »
Solid cars...running one without rear bumper will make it bend whichever way it wants I always run a soft bumper or just a skin to for more of a know how it is going to roll and keeps "rails" together..also helps to tuck it or belly out lid and dimple...front are hard if those two bumpers are your options I'd use the caprice bumper hardnosed..to hard of a bumper just causes other stuff to bend/break quicker...as stated tie rods are junk just like tempos so do what you can to reinforce... Cook
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« Reply #15 on Dec 3, 2011, 7:43am »
I usually use black gas pipe ocer the tie rods. I ran my monte bumber on a tempo last year and it looked liike the bumper bent but it was the frame that bent upward. Took bumper off and it was perfectly straight. Not sure which one I will use. They are both on cars I am using to start the season
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I think this thread needs to be added to the tips thread and stickied
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« Reply #17 on Dec 9, 2011, 9:37pm »
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« Reply #18 on Dec 10, 2011, 9:00am »
Thanks C4!
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« Reply #19 on Dec 11, 2011, 1:26pm »
I love these. Ran one in a bone stock show and did very well, won my heat and probably should have used it in the feature, but had a fresh crown Vic to use
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #20 on Dec 11, 2011, 7:17pm »
Where do you relocate the overflow bottle? Just like my grand am the over flow bottle is where you fill the rad. I moved it to the firewall on my Grand am but the Contour is a v6 and I didn't see any room. Maybe I will find a place once I start stripping stuff from under the hood.
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #21 on Dec 11, 2011, 11:23pm »
^^^For sealed radiators, I have found an inline filler neck to be a very worthwhile and inexpensive investment.
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« Reply #22 on Dec 14, 2011, 6:01pm »
^^ very good idea. if you dont feel like spending the money you can also just run a closed system, watch out when it blows though.
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #23 on Dec 14, 2011, 6:17pm »
I think mine was only about $30 shipped on ebay. I will be getting more for sure. My original reason was to use it on cars that no longer had room for a radiator, but found it is a very effective replacement for reservoirs with the pressure cap built into them. Just splice it into the highest point on the upper hose.
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #24 on Dec 16, 2011, 1:34pm »
Would there be enough room to stick a crown vic radiator in there? I don't use these radiators on my full size and they usually get scrapped anyways. I think they would be too big... but I have heard of a few making swaps with full size radiators.
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #25 on Jan 7, 2012, 9:28am »
Mine has the "fancy" alum. wheels on it. Does anyone know if they are all alum or just steeled covered and if they are strong enough to use? If not, what other steels wheel fit these cars?
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #26 on Jan 7, 2012, 11:30am »
Same as escorts and tempos. Also mustangs and fairmonts should work too.
adaptitusa.com/referencebook.htm
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #27 on Jan 7, 2012, 1:42pm »
from the ones ive seen in a gut and go derby the back packs in perfect doing nothing to it, but the front ends break pretty quick if you get hit in the wheel, just from what ive seen
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #28 on Jan 7, 2012, 9:54pm »
Jan 7, 2012, 11:30am, sabicp wrote:
Same as escorts and tempos. Also mustangs and fairmonts should work too.
adaptitusa.com/referencebook.htm
i dont know about tempos, but escort wheels will not fit without some modifications. i dont remember if the holes are a little different pattern or if the hub was too small but i remember having to do some drilling/grinding and you might run into some problems with the brakes getting in the way.
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #29 on Jan 8, 2012, 5:27pm »
Maybe I can find soneone that wants to switch mine for steel
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Re: Ford Contour/Mystique
« Reply #30 on Jan 9, 2012, 12:12am »
Jan 7, 2012, 9:54pm, boom61 wrote:
Jan 7, 2012, 11:30am, sabicp wrote:
Same as escorts and tempos. Also mustangs and fairmonts should work too.
adaptitusa.com/referencebook.htm
i dont know about tempos, but escort wheels will not fit without some modifications. i dont remember if the holes are a little different pattern or if the hub was too small but i remember having to do some drilling/grinding and you might run into some problems with the brakes getting in the way.
My bad, I should have said 80s escorts. The hub is the same diameter. Also, are contours 15 inch rims or 14s? If they are 15s, then the brakes might get in the way. I've never ran one of these before. Just going by the link.
