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<blockquote data-quote="akurma" data-source="post: 15690382" data-attributes="member: 184627"><p>Big update, i'm going to apologize for the quality of some of the pictures up front</p><p></p><p>Finally got around to the heavy lifting on this project. Since it's labor day weekend i decided to do some labor intensive work lol. Put the car in the air with plans on dropping the trans to change the clutch out. Then quickly realized i can't drop the trans with these stupid long tubes in the way, fought for a good two hours trying to squeeze a ratchet/wrench/swivel extension you name it up between the K member and motor and couldn't get all the header bolts out. However on the bright side whoever installed these long tubes were smart enough to put antiseize on the bolts so luckily none of the bolts snapped, but still a simple clutch job turned into dropping the entire front end :drink Now i know i could have taken the motor out a different way, like taking the intake manifold out, and threading a bolt in where the alternator is and the bellhousing but i was honestly worried about the weight put on those two points and trying to finagle the engine and transmission out together as one without damaging or getting stuck on the underbody/firewall. Anyways it took me and the help of a few hands 16 hours to get it all out, could had gotten done faster but this was my first time pulling a motor and honestly not nearly as bad as i thought, although two of the K member bolts did snap simply because they were so rusted, one of the bolts was actually much thinner than the others. after the front was dropped i ended up cutting the headers off, one of the headers was so brittle it actually bent when i went to pick it up.Only mistake i made was i forgot to drain the transmission fluid, thought a glove taped to the output shaft would be enough.. boy was i wrong!</p><p></p><p>Now i do have a question regarding the clutch, the pressure plate has a "Valeo" stamping on it and if i remember correctly Valeo is the OEM manufacturer for Ford, and if i remember correctly again the factory pressure plate is silver in color not red? so is this an "upgraded" clutch kit ? i can't find any Valeo clutch kits with a red pressure plate for a cobra? if it was the factory unit, the pedal was ridiculously stiff and grabbed really high up. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4387/36821974056_4cfd39d9af_h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4424/36201933573_7a520d006e_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4397/36201933513_f1706da045_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4409/36869532901_722598955e_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4342/36201931423_084ae53bd9_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4360/36861370462_17eaf14c7c_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4425/36821971866_c2cbcd4595_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4351/37010489395_e1c8db7b5b_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4332/36869517031_81193368c0_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4426/36613180890_edd7811964_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4438/36821952066_149f5d4c6a_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4346/36869508121_2b2b5cbcfe_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4401/36821946436_dd2fc9f051_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4383/36613166030_04733e701c_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4398/36613170500_387c09f812_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4411/37010479015_c7de1ccf63_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4351/36174500114_fe21906b8b_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4384/36844058566_de34fa1b0a_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4365/36844063366_7eac719e38_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4413/36844067536_2a16278904_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="akurma, post: 15690382, member: 184627"] Big update, i'm going to apologize for the quality of some of the pictures up front Finally got around to the heavy lifting on this project. Since it's labor day weekend i decided to do some labor intensive work lol. Put the car in the air with plans on dropping the trans to change the clutch out. Then quickly realized i can't drop the trans with these stupid long tubes in the way, fought for a good two hours trying to squeeze a ratchet/wrench/swivel extension you name it up between the K member and motor and couldn't get all the header bolts out. However on the bright side whoever installed these long tubes were smart enough to put antiseize on the bolts so luckily none of the bolts snapped, but still a simple clutch job turned into dropping the entire front end :drink Now i know i could have taken the motor out a different way, like taking the intake manifold out, and threading a bolt in where the alternator is and the bellhousing but i was honestly worried about the weight put on those two points and trying to finagle the engine and transmission out together as one without damaging or getting stuck on the underbody/firewall. Anyways it took me and the help of a few hands 16 hours to get it all out, could had gotten done faster but this was my first time pulling a motor and honestly not nearly as bad as i thought, although two of the K member bolts did snap simply because they were so rusted, one of the bolts was actually much thinner than the others. after the front was dropped i ended up cutting the headers off, one of the headers was so brittle it actually bent when i went to pick it up.Only mistake i made was i forgot to drain the transmission fluid, thought a glove taped to the output shaft would be enough.. boy was i wrong! Now i do have a question regarding the clutch, the pressure plate has a "Valeo" stamping on it and if i remember correctly Valeo is the OEM manufacturer for Ford, and if i remember correctly again the factory pressure plate is silver in color not red? so is this an "upgraded" clutch kit ? i can't find any Valeo clutch kits with a red pressure plate for a cobra? if it was the factory unit, the pedal was ridiculously stiff and grabbed really high up. [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4387/36821974056_4cfd39d9af_h.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4424/36201933573_7a520d006e_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4397/36201933513_f1706da045_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4409/36869532901_722598955e_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4342/36201931423_084ae53bd9_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4360/36861370462_17eaf14c7c_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4425/36821971866_c2cbcd4595_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4351/37010489395_e1c8db7b5b_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4332/36869517031_81193368c0_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4426/36613180890_edd7811964_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4438/36821952066_149f5d4c6a_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4346/36869508121_2b2b5cbcfe_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4401/36821946436_dd2fc9f051_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4383/36613166030_04733e701c_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4398/36613170500_387c09f812_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4411/37010479015_c7de1ccf63_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4351/36174500114_fe21906b8b_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4384/36844058566_de34fa1b0a_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4365/36844063366_7eac719e38_b.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4413/36844067536_2a16278904_b.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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