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Sold!!! For health, and personal reasons, i must put my beloved Lightning McQueen, '98 Mustang Cobra, in full AMERICAN IRON prep, up for sale gradual, step-wise build over 2009 & 2010 Time trailed and DE-4'd from 2009-2012 last passed 2012 tech ((the driver)has been resting in 2013)...

so i read the following, from the new edge how-to, sticky: Burping the Cooling System Courtesy of 01Venom (tweaked by brkntrxn): 1 - Drain all the coolant 2 - Jack the nose of the car up and set it on jack stands 3 - Uncap the over fill res 4 - Uncap the crossover tube 5 - Start...

so i found this under teh how to section : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW TO: pull your ABS codes and interpret them. Your ABS connector, is by your fuse block under the hood: Pin 2, the orange/white wire, is the wire you want to...

the car is a '98, . . . but the motor is from an '05 aviator, WITH C-HEADS, . . . so i am posting this here. car is for open track racing and running hot. 230*F, at Road atlanta, in august. someone at the track mentioned there is a mod which can be done to link the heads together at the...

Just had a waking thought, as I start my a.m. Coffee ---Not a good one, regarding my recently RE-replaced alternator, ---And whether or not it fixed my electrical gremlin, from June's road race on Sunday. To set stage Car was 140,000 miles old, & no electrical gremlins in the build, till...

Anyone know the weight difference? I wish I had paid attention when doing my swap Thanks, Doc

Introducing, . . . the NEW . . . Lightening McQueen!! click on image for video, (i couldn't figure out how to make it look like a "video link") was kinda torn whether to post here, vs the sn-95 cobra forum. hope you enjoy it, ka-ching!! doc

as title says, : for sale is a - - - '98 SVT STRUT TOWER BRACE, - Maximum Motorsports. no damage or issues, just did a b-to-c head swap, and the newer '99 intake wont fit now, upgrading to a newer version, to accomodate the new intake. $100, plus shipping. -doc

weird situation, need some ideas, did a b-to-c head swap, and car now seems heavier road race car with full maximum motorsports suspension, with the stock b heads, and (ironically) a mark VIII block, car handling was pretty close to neutral total weight with me (240# :uh oh: ) IN , was 3216...

b to c head swap is 99% completed, have run into a snag with the throttle cable length, which seems too short for the sleeve, and a touch too long for the cable itself. part number 218 2r3v9a758ab 9 here is an overview showing the cable, show how it basically makes an almost straight line...

So i am putting an '05 aviator long block to replace my blown-up (apparently a lincoln mark VIII, which came with the car) engine. My oil pan got perforated as well, and i need a new one . Running a maximum motorsports tubular k-member, and k member brace. Ideally, id like to do...

So i am putting an '05 aviator long block to replace my blown-up (apparently a lincoln mark VIII, which came with the car) engine. My oil pan got perforated as well, and i need a new one . Running a maximum motorsports tubular k-member, and k member brace. Ideally, id like to do canton's road...

'98 cobra with maximum Motorsports tubular k-member Built for american iron, in NASA Threw a rod due to a money-shift :xpl: Replacing the motor:) Torn between adding a 7qt oil pan, as i don't know if there are any k-member fittment issues :shrug: Vs. Stock pan, and adding an...

Fixing to do the b head to c head swap. Anyone got a pre modded coolant crossover they no longer need? Are they a pretty universal fit once modded: In that will any modded crossover fit any b/c swap combo of THIS head, & THAT block, with an '0x intake??? Or, Is the fittment case by...

anybody have any experience with these? how much weight did you save? doc