Recent content by anaxagoras

I've got a 99 convertible with what I'm 99% sure has a bad main bearing. I don't have the money to repair it right now and this is my second car. And I was thinking about selling her anyways because I could use the extra cash. Since I doubt I'd make my money back fixing it before I sell it...

I Want to remove my oil pan to inspect the bottom end, I fear a bad main bearing. I just got and installed a maxjax 2 post lift for my height limited garage. So I figure it shouldn't be too bad. From what i gather I need to drop the k-member. In order to do this I need to support the...

does anybody have an engine pull how to? I've pulled 2 audi engines before, but i would still like to have a write up to reference.

So let me start off by declaring "I am a retard" My car has been well past due for an oil change. Today i didn't have the top down or the radio blaring and i heard a very unhealthy ticking noise. I checked the oil and was only down 3 quarts :kaboom: that's what i get for being lazy :cryying...

SO i ordered some stuff from paintscrach.com for my audi and the match was really good. For my 99 rio red stang though, I don't think the color they have is right so I want to verify. They say that e8 is vermillion red and a tri-coat which sounds wrong to me. Does anybody know? My car...

I'm trying to decide what size i should run on all 4 corners. the I think the 40 would look better esp in back. I have cobra R reps. Anyone have pics of both setups?

so it's time for some new rubber. The car came w/ cobra R reps w/ 245/45/18 on the front and 275/35/18 on back. I hated the look of the 245s on the front tires, just too skinny for the rim, lip was very exposed. The tires i want are avail only as 265/35/18 in their biggest 18" size...

This may be a dumb question, but there are no stupid questions, just stupid people :lol1: I have 5 quarts of mobil 1 5w-30 and the quart and the half of german castrol 0w-30. Would it be ok to just mix them together? Or should i just man up and get 2 bottles of mobil 1?

What is the recommended maintenance / service schedule as said by ford i'm specifically asking for my 99? IE x is done every 15 k, 30k, 75k miles . stuff like timing chain, fuel filter, tranny fluid, etc.

I don't have an R, but I do have the 00R brake kit. What kind of spare tire, that will fit in the tire well, can i get to fit on the front?

So my car has Cobra R rims, i'm fairly certain they are replicas (guy who owned the car before me put them on). Short back story (skip this paragraph if you want) : I got an unfixable flat a few months ago, was too broke to get new rubber as the other 3 tires were also shot. I had tires i...

I'm installing my cobra R brake kit, and i got the russell stainless brakeline kit front and rear. I have everything done except for installing the passenger rear brake line (i already have the driver rear line installed which went as smooth as i could have expected). I can not get the brake...

So i ordered the Cobra R Brake kit, and from what I understand the Stainless Lines that come with it are poor quality. I also would like to get front and rear lines. So what are good lines to get? Russell? Steeda? Maximum MotorSports? StopTech? from what i understand the better lines come...

I hate to spam the thread titles, but: my brakes on my 99 just crapped the bed. I just took apart my brakes this morning, looks like just the front pads are down to metal, the rear brakes seem to have some life left. I figure now is as good a time as any to get a big brake kit, but which...

I'm starting a new job soon for a computer company, and they do not offer any sort of 401k matching. They used to offer stock options, but quit because of the volitility of their stock due to venture capitalist funding. They tell me they now have a plan in the works called an "Equity Bonus"...