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    eBay ALternator compatibility

    The 'ol alternator took a dive today. Re-man put in by a dealer. Still on warranty, but I'm stationed overseas and Ford Italia doesn't honor US warranties lol Anyways, will this fit on my 2003 Cobra...
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    Black Corvette in Paris

    I was recently on leave in Paris and walking by the Arc de Triomphe, along FLYS this black vette. In Paris!? I want to say it was a C6 but I was fumbling with my camera to try to snap a photo but completly missed it. On the front fender it had red vinyl victory tallies, like olf fighter planes...
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    Drivers window stuck up

    Like the title says, the driver's side window is stuck in the up position. Checked the fuses under the dash, every one is good. When I hit the button to roll it down, theyres an audible "click" from under the dash, sounds to be near the fuse box but I can't exactly pinpoint it. Anyone have...
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    What tranny fluid?

    Does anyone have some advice for tranny fluid? Any special brand or additives you've used before?
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    Possible "broken" tranny in italy

    Cliffnotes below. . . Ok so, I know pretty close to nothing about transmissions, so I'll just give you guys the rundown and hopefully I can get some clarification. I've got my 30k mile 03 out here in Italy where I'm stationed. Probably the worst decision I've ever made was bring it out...
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    03 in Italy, got a few questions!

    My terminator just arrived in Italy yesterday, finally got is insured ($478 per MONTH) and got the cute little EU plates on her, pic's to come. My question, and possibly a forwarning to anyone else thinking about bring their car here, what am I supposed to do about gas? They only sell 3 types of...
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    Mickey Thompson ET Drag slicks with rims

    I'm lookin to get $350 for these but I'm moving to Italy in 2 weeks so I will accept any reasonable offer and will deliver if you are local, I need to get rid of these ASAP. I have a set of 15x8 lightweight drag rims with mounted 26.0/10/15s Mickey Thompson ET Drag slicks. The tires are almost...
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    NEED HELP ASAP, rear brakes!

    Just discovered this tear in the seal, is this bad? No leak in brake fluid or loss of braking prior to discovery. . .
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    Terminator LED gauges

    Just picked up some LEDs from Superbrightleds.com, tore my dash apart and found out we can't do this mod to our cars. Pics to come. Anybody else run into this issue?
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    Need opinions ASAP, gold brakes!

    I'm about to do my calipers in 24k gold with black cobra lettering. Sonic blue 03 with black replicas, smoked headlights and tails, and black pearl emblems. Your thoughts?
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    03-04 Radiator Cover Extensions?

    Anybody know if these exist? Something like THIS, but for 03-04 .
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    "Ice-box rust"

    This happen to anybody else? Seems like the entire lid/seal is pitted out and the entire inside of the box is covered in rust deposits that settled on the bottom. Anybody know how to clean/remove the rust? How to prevent this from happening? *ps-sorry for the crappy cell phone pics*
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    Starting A Buisness

    One of my current coworkers just recently began the process of creating our own business, FML. We're called Echelon Auto Care and are located in Twentynine Palms, ca. I'm not trying to sell you guys anything, just asking for some crossed fingers for us lol. It would also be mega awesome if you...
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    HELP with roll cage install

    Ok, so I'm trying to install a cage in my buddies "90 GT Hatch, and we're having some troubles. First off, we got it off of a craigs-list-ish sight, and the guy claimed that it was a Maximum Motorsports 6 point, so we picked it up for $200, seemed like a good deal, looks like solid construction...
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    Oversize grill emblem

    The emptiness of my upper grille is getting on my nerves. I want to keep it true to the cobra look, so no mesh or anything is going in it. Has anybody seen like a larger cobra or something to fill up some of the space?

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