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    Motor and transmission advice

    I need to replace my two front engine mounts and the transmission mount. I have the ford OEM mounts and the Harbor Freight engine support beam. Any advice or suggestions before I dive under the car? I was planning on removing the exhaust, and disconnecting the old mounts, then using the...
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    Driving home tonight

    On rt 93 in MA you are allowed to drive in the breakdown lane during rush hour time periods. I was driving home today and was in the breakdown lane @ 255PM. I normally drive home between 4 & 5 PM and never think twice about it because all the traffic seems to migrate to the left lanes. Today...
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    A little to quick with the broom

    I may have inadvertently thrown out the drain plug on my ford racing IRS cover. Anyone know the diameter and thread count? Thanks Mike
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    Opps

    I may have inadvertently threw out my "drain plug" on my ford racing IRS diff cover. Anyone know the diameter and thread count? Thanks for looking Mike
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    Used Ford Racing Reinforced IRS Rear Diff Cover including mounting hardware

    I have an extra Ford Racing Reinforced IRS Rear Diff Cover including mounting hardware. It is installed on my spare IRS case. 500 miles at most on the cover. All the best Mike
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    Dry sleeve install

    Anyone ever have a local machine shop install dry sleeves in a teksid block and build a high quality motor? Thinking of a NA engine build and 3.7" bore is well worth it but I do not know anyone who is living with such a combination. Anyone use "LA Sleeves" in their build? Thinking of 3.7"...
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    local driveshaft fabricator

    My driveshaft on my 1999 Mustang Cobra is toast. Any local shop recomendation around southern NH? The original shaft has a little bend in it and can not be re-balanced. I contacted Brookline Machine in North Andover they wanted $520 plus my old Yoke's. PST will send me an aluminum...
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    Ford Part number F6ZZ-6L626-AA

    Dam anyone know where I can get another oil cooler insert stud? It holds the oil cooler to the block and is the stud that you use to screw in your oil filter. Plus it has an O-ring on the stud that keeps the coolant and oil seperated. Ford no longer makes them..... Thanks for the help
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    Alignment shop southern NH or North Shore Boston

    I recently replaced all of my IRS suspension bushings and am in need of a solid 4 wheel alignment. Car has Steeda springs Bilstien shocks and MM CC plates. I usually go to Townfair Tire in Plaistowe NH. They do a good job on all my cars, I was just thinking of trying a shop that would take...
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    Dam I wish i photographed it first.....

    I am rebuilding my IRS this winter/spring and one of the last items I had to do was replace the bearing inside the passenger rear suspension knuckle. I dropped the knuckle and new bearing off at a local Ford dealer on Thursday and picked it up about four hours later. I went to install it today...
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    Rear subframe removal procedure

    Ok the time has arrived to upgrade my IRS bushings. I have the car safely supported. Everything that needs to be removed is (calipers, antilock brake sensors, parking brake cables etc.). The car currently has 16.5” clearance from the lowest point on the inboard LCA to the floor in my garage...
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    Preload spring question

    I am add a new ford racing cover to the IRS on my 1999 cobra. While the diff is out I was going to upgrade the clutch pack on my stock 1999 28 spline traction lok diff. My question is will the carbon clutch kit's 31 spline preload spring fit in the space available in my 28 spline diff...
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    pair of 28 spline axles

    I have two OEM 28 spline half shafts for sale. They were recently taken off my 1999 Mustang Cobra. One has 50k miles of normal usage. The other was hyperextended and needed to be remanufactured by A1 Cardone in Texas. This remanufactured axle has not been installed yet and is still in the...
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    28 spline CV axles

    I have two OEM 28 spline half shafts for sale. They were recently taken off my 1999 Mustang Cobra. One has 50k miles of normal usage. The other was hyperextended and needed to be remanufactured by A1 Cardone in Texas. This remanufactured axle has not been installed yet and is still in the...
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    WTB 28 spline halfshaft

    I need a 28 spline 1/2 shaft for my 1999 Cobra. My drivers side unit finally expired. Cheers

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