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    expansion tank substitutes?

    I want to get rid of my stock coolant reservoir / expansion tank to make room for my turbo. I have been thinking about using the 03 intercooler reservoir, or possibly the newer shelby. I have already relocated battery to trunk, so i will probably put it there. Anyone else have any ideas? or...
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    camber bolt wont work?

    for starters I have H&R super sport springs, some house brand fox struts, steeda x2 balljoints and maximum motorsports caster camber plates on the front end of my car. Since I installed the x2 ball joints I have not been able to get the camber correct on the drivers side. I am stuck at -1.2*...
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    throttle cable options?

    been looking for a throttle cable for my 99 cobra for a little while now, haven't been able to find one at a decent price. There's one on ebay for $250 right now. :cuss: someone told me a v6 cable would work, so i stopped by the local salvage yard and found out it was way too short...
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    10mm/12mm camshaft bolts

    which one is used on which years? i've read that 99+ cobra's/mach1's use 10mm and 96-98 use a 12mm bolt. I have a 99 with a teksid, going to get ARP cam and crank bolts, just want to be sure of the size. I have 2 pics of my cam bolt, i'm leaning towards it being a 10mm cause of the 2nd...
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    clear corner headlights

    american muscle used to carry them, and now when it comes time for me to order they only have the super dark smoked stock headlights. go figure. The dark ones look way too gaudy IMO, almost look like those dumb lens covers everyone used to think looked good. Really looking for a stock-like...
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    Timing chain install??

    engine is ready to go back together, just waiting on timing the engine. having a problem figuring out which links to mark for timing on my 99. looked on alldata but it doesn't help much. It says to find the copper links (can't tell which is copper). I copied a couple pics, but i'm having a...
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    WTB black leather front seats 99-04

    just looking for front seats for my 99 cobra near st. louis, missouri i need good condition stock seats any black leather 99-04 gt or 99/01 cobra.
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    separating headlights?

    anyone on here ever separated the housing from the lens? i have the BOI smoked headlights and I guess some water got in the drivers headlight while it was sitting and stripped the paint off the bezel, leaving it looking yellow on the inside. I was wanting to separate the two and then...
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    After claybar wash?

    just was wondering the other day what most people do. I always wash, claybar, rewash, dry and wait for the drips that always find their way down the back bumper to finally stop. then start polishing, etc. do most people wash their car after claybar or not? :shrug:
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    arrested/car rolled into median.

    okay so back in may i got arrested for a couple things. i got a dwi, possession charge, a 86 in a 25 speeding ticket and a no front plate. well after he arrested me, i gave him my keys and said to go put the car in gear and pull the e-brake up, and he did so. well about 20 mins later, my...
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    valve guides OH NOES!! questions

    so i'm in the process of reconditioning my heads for the 99 since the ringland broke and marred the combustion chamber i've spec'd out just about everything. the valves are all within specs with the intake being .2747-.2749 and the exhaust being .2740-.2742. but when i checked the valved...
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    what can i do?

    i have my cobra, all i need is some extra money to get it done fully, but in the meantime it's disassembled completely.... and i'm bored. could I port my intake or port my heads in my spare time? I don't have any specialized tools, but i have alot of time and access to tons of sandpaper...
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    I need a car cover

    what are you guys using or what would you recommend?
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    WTT/WTS Flowmaster SRA catback

    It's on my 99 cobra right now with an SRA swap, and i'm wanting to change setups, trade for other parts, or sell outright... I'd like to do local pickup for $300 obo (make an offer, worst i can say is no) Parts i'm looking for are front cobra seats, 03 cobra rear bumper, some dark...
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    can it/ should it be saved?

    A while back i bought my 99 cobra with a broken ringland for pretty cheap, as I wanted a stroker engine anyway. Well as the time is coming closer and closer to order the stroker kit, I've been looking as to what I should do about the head. There was a little damage from the broken ringland...
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    keep the stock bore?

    the ringland broke for the previous owner because of a bad tune, and ate up the top of the piston and a little on the bottom of the head... surprisingly the valves and valve seats were untouched, but the metal still has a couple gouges in it... not anywhere near as bad as the piston. there are...
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    harmonic balancer...

    i feel dumb for asking but how do you get it off? ...
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    can officers see past offenses/tickets?

    I've had 4 tickets in the last 2 weeks, and before that I haven't had one for 2 years. If i get a speeding tickets taken care of and reduced to parking violation or improper mufflers will the LEO be able to see that I've been pulled over for speeding before? or will it show that I had a...
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    so which intake is IT?

    is the nazty PSR the best one you can buy? Looking to get a better intake manifold or get the PSR in a couple weeks/ months after the engine rebuild is done. give me the rundown of what's out there and what's the best.
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    fake catalytic converter

    I'm wanting the heatshields to go around a 2.5" mipdpipe, so it will look like I have cats. so far the only place I've found that has them is Catalytic Converter but is there anyone that is cheaper than that? tell me what you guys have found
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    irs exhaust on solid axle?

    I have the solid axle swap on my 99, but I love the look of the irs exhaust, and I might go back to irs in the future. Can I use an IRS exhaust while using the solid axle?
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    hazy black

    i did a detail on the black gt a couple months ago and it didn't help very much as far as the oxidized look on the car. I had the bumper and hood and fender painted a couple weeks after I did the detail, and it seemed to match for a couple weeks, but now it seems that the original black paint...
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    rod/piston combo

    okay well I have enough money to buy the rods I'm thinking of but still wanting to know your guys opinions, the car will be bolt on n/a and probably won't go past 7k rpms, and i don't want nitrous or power adder. mmr h beams is the rod I was planning on, they say it's good to 800hp and it's...
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    WTT/WTS 60# injector

    came on the cobra I bought, the car used to be supercharged, and was in running order less than a month ago. I just want to be bolt on n/a so i'm going down to 24#'s. I'd rather trade than sell, but if the price is right, i'll sell Idk how much they're selling for used? but new they are...
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    bought a new stang :)

    got a new car yesterday, it's a rio red 99 cobra i got some bad pics of it with my phone, hopefully I'll be able to take some better ones this week. right now the engine is out of the car and needs rebuilt, I was thinking about going with forged rods and pistons, but idk which ones are...

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