This is my '96 Tour MTX or 5-speed for the uneducated. I've owned her for 6 years already. My how time flies. Still puts a smile on my face everytime I drive it. I burned up the original 2.5L V6 due to oil starvation and 130k of hard driving. Swapped in a '01 Duratec 3L along with a built tranny. Here is my current list of mods.
~ 2001 3L Long block swap
~ SVT cams
~ SVT radiator
~ SVT aluminum spare
~ Relocated battery
~ Relocated oil filter
~ Autometer guages in lower DIN
~ Mystery mod (gutted exhaust manifolds)
~ Quaife LSD w/ Zetec final drive
~ Lightened flywheel to 14 lbs.
~ Sparco Harness
~ Alternator & PS lightened pully's
~ 17" ASA EM9's with Fusion ZRi's
~ SVT side skirts and rear bumper
~ SVT front bumper molded w/ a pre98 bumper & Mirko splitter
~ KKM filter & oil cap
~ Powder coated valve covers & OMP strut bar
~ Custom rear strut tower brace
~ BAT springs & poly bushings w/ST200 struts
~ 24mm Aussie bar w/ HMS boxed in subframe
~ SHO Shop SS Y-pipe
~ Bassani exhaust
~ VooDoo knob
~ Mondeo rear sunshade
~ Tinted windows
~ SVT Focus brakes with Bendix Titanium pads
~ 24V SS sill protectors
~ BNMotorsport white face guages w/HVAC panel
~ Mondeo hood lifters
~ SRP CNC Machined pedal covers
~ Pioneer 8000R pushing Pioneer 2&3 ways
9/10/05 Update: Finally 90%. Got her running this past Labor Day. Still have some bugs to work out but here she is in all her glory! Still needs new headlights and fogs and of course a dyno tuning.
Wouldn't have been able to do this w/o www.contour.org!
This is what it looked like after I picked it up. It's come a long way.
Real drivers take it to the track.
The last time she'll be so pretty. The 3L intake manifold is plastic so I had to sell this one.>:\
Last 3L installed. Got a bad engine I think. Ouch!
Custom from bumper: Stock SE grafted with a 98+ SVT and a Mirko splitter molded in as well.
My new wheels! ASA EM9's.
This is my winter beater a '98 SVT Contour. Mods are
~ Quaife LSD
~ Koni struts
~ Eibach springs
~ B&M short shifter
~ Mirko spliter
~ Apexi S-AFC
~ 17" Enkei RS-5's
~ Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires
~ Custom 2.5 mandrel bent exhaust with Magnaflow Camaro style muffler with Pilot 3.5" resonated stainless tips
~ SMA y-pipe
~ rear strut tower brace
~ Baer 13" track kit
~ Nautilus Performance rear brake upgrade
