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2003 Mustang Cobra convertible getting Accuair e-level setup!
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<blockquote data-quote="Fastphil" data-source="post: 11406851" data-attributes="member: 39941"><p>We got a late start today, but we feel we made some good progress, and we have a clear view of what needs to be done tomorrow, so we should get some good progress tomorrow too. I have a deadline of Friday night in sight because of the yearly All-Ford show on Saturday.</p><p></p><p>Michel finished working on the rear ride height sensor plates today, and they look and work great! The driver side is bolted onto the car and checked off the to-so list. The passenger side was still too tacky to work with, so we'll let it dry overnight. Michel shot them with black header paint, followed by a coat of rubberized undercoating. This will help to prevent them from rusting, and reduce rattling should they ever come loose. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]274604[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274605[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274606[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We also made a final adjustent to the ride height sensor positioning to get the travel more centered in the sensors' range, and I got my hands on some Nutserts from the shop at my work. They will do the job perfectly, but the tool that installs them is missing a key component, so Michel fabbed up something that will do the job. We will try it first thing tomorrow. I got my brake lines today and installed the rears right away, just to get something checked off the to-do list. We just have to bleed the brakes after we swap out the front lines.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274607[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274608[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Moving on to bigger items, I started working on the wiring harness for the ECU and air compressors. Two wires (Ignition and Lighting) needed to be routed from the ECU to under the dash, so I ran them along the main wiring harness on the driver side floor. Tomorrow I will tap them into the wires near the fuse panel and that will be done. Michel ran the wiring harness for the Touchpad Controller down the center of the car. I don't have a permanent location in mind for the Touchpad yet, so for now it will reside in front of the shifter. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]274609[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274610[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274611[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274612[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I also mocked up the positioning of the air tank and compressors. The main restriction is the length of the braided stainless lines that go from the compressors to the tank. I know I could always get longer ones, but I'm sure they cost more than I'm willing to spend. We ended up mounting the compressors on the inner fenderwells. Michel deemed it necessary to fabricate some more mounting plates for the compressors, so he got to work on that while I was fiddling with the wiring harnesses. I think the location we chose for the compressors will look really cool once it's done. We will probably have to cut clearance holes in the side panels of the trunk liner to clear the heads of the compressors, so they'll be peeking into the trunk but not fully visible.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274613[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274614[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274615[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274616[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274617[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274618[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Another thing I took care of was to assemble the top plates for the front airbags. Couple of washers and nuts and an air fitting on each, and they're ready to go into the car.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274619[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As I stated, we have a clear idea of what we will do tomorrow. First on the list is to get the rear suspension buttoned up. We also need to get the air system up and running so we can get the car on the ground and turned around in the garage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fastphil, post: 11406851, member: 39941"] We got a late start today, but we feel we made some good progress, and we have a clear view of what needs to be done tomorrow, so we should get some good progress tomorrow too. I have a deadline of Friday night in sight because of the yearly All-Ford show on Saturday. Michel finished working on the rear ride height sensor plates today, and they look and work great! The driver side is bolted onto the car and checked off the to-so list. The passenger side was still too tacky to work with, so we'll let it dry overnight. Michel shot them with black header paint, followed by a coat of rubberized undercoating. This will help to prevent them from rusting, and reduce rattling should they ever come loose. [ATTACH=full]274604[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274606[/ATTACH] We also made a final adjustent to the ride height sensor positioning to get the travel more centered in the sensors' range, and I got my hands on some Nutserts from the shop at my work. They will do the job perfectly, but the tool that installs them is missing a key component, so Michel fabbed up something that will do the job. We will try it first thing tomorrow. I got my brake lines today and installed the rears right away, just to get something checked off the to-do list. We just have to bleed the brakes after we swap out the front lines. [ATTACH=full]274607[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274608[/ATTACH] Moving on to bigger items, I started working on the wiring harness for the ECU and air compressors. Two wires (Ignition and Lighting) needed to be routed from the ECU to under the dash, so I ran them along the main wiring harness on the driver side floor. Tomorrow I will tap them into the wires near the fuse panel and that will be done. Michel ran the wiring harness for the Touchpad Controller down the center of the car. I don't have a permanent location in mind for the Touchpad yet, so for now it will reside in front of the shifter. [ATTACH=full]274609[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274610[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274611[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274612[/ATTACH] I also mocked up the positioning of the air tank and compressors. The main restriction is the length of the braided stainless lines that go from the compressors to the tank. I know I could always get longer ones, but I'm sure they cost more than I'm willing to spend. We ended up mounting the compressors on the inner fenderwells. Michel deemed it necessary to fabricate some more mounting plates for the compressors, so he got to work on that while I was fiddling with the wiring harnesses. I think the location we chose for the compressors will look really cool once it's done. We will probably have to cut clearance holes in the side panels of the trunk liner to clear the heads of the compressors, so they'll be peeking into the trunk but not fully visible. [ATTACH=full]274613[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274614[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274615[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274616[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274617[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274618[/ATTACH] Another thing I took care of was to assemble the top plates for the front airbags. Couple of washers and nuts and an air fitting on each, and they're ready to go into the car. [ATTACH=full]274619[/ATTACH] As I stated, we have a clear idea of what we will do tomorrow. First on the list is to get the rear suspension buttoned up. We also need to get the air system up and running so we can get the car on the ground and turned around in the garage. [/QUOTE]
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