Recent content by frank3si

Hey folks, I'll be at the Ford Nationals coming up this weekend at Carlisle so if you're going to the event be sure to stop by and say howdy. Of course, copies of the book will be on hand - instant signing :rolling: I hope I'll see some of you for some Terminator talk!

Folks, the new edition of Iron Fist, Lead Foot: John Coletti and Ford's "Terminator" will soon - at last! - be on hand and ready for shipping, in just a few weeks now. If by chance you haven’t had a chance to take a look at my book website, please drop by http://www.ironfistleadfoot.com for a...

I wanted let everyone know that I have created a number of photo galleries showing the development program of the Terminator, ranging from clay design studies to wind tunnel tests to the on-track engineering verification programs. Just go to www.ironfistleadfoot.com and click on the "Gallery...

Many of you may have known Tom Shreiner, or at least his work. Tom passed away on Saturday, July 9. He was author of the "SVT Recognition Guide," as well as the "Fox Body Recognition Guide." His publishing company, T-5 Design, formed with graphic designer Marcie Cipriani, also created the...

I'm going to replace my steering wheel with an FR500 wheel. I bought a Grant steering wheel puller, but now notice that the threaded holes on the steering wheel itself are further apart than the holes on the disc unit of the puller. So, anybody who's done a wheel switch, what did you use...

What to expect disconnecting battery/airbag? Howdy folks - I'm catching up on some Cobra projects that have been way overdue (just installled my Tri-Ax yesterday after it arrived months ago!) and next on the agenda is my FR500 steering wheel swap. I've read a few tutorials about the...

I had the opportunity to attend both the 3/22 SVTOA reveal at Manhattan Ford and the Media Day reveal at the New York show yesterday. I thought you might like to see a few pics of the reveals as they happened. They've been low-res'ed down from massive sizes, but you'll get the idea. Enjoy...

I got the new issue (July 2004) of Road & Track in the mail today. They have a feature on the SVT Mustang Cobra versus the new Pontiac GTO. The GTO wins with 588.1 points to 574.4 for the Terminator. Among the areas the GTO is victorious in is "driving excitement." And the engines are tied...

Hey folks - I was just curious if anybody knows of any celebrity '03/'04 Cobra owners? Or are they all bought by us poor working stiffs? :shrug: Cheers - Frank

Just curious if any of you who have visited the Romeo engine plant noticed if there was a small employee-run store there? I think I recall reading something about there being such an outlet there selling t-shirts, jackets, and stuff like that, but I can't seem to find any info on it. Thanks...

If this was posted here before and I missed it I apologize, but I was just at the Philadelphia Auto Show. I was speaking with a gentleman from Ford's Product Development department, who was standing next to an '05 Mustang GT. We got to talking and he stated that the '03/04 Mustang Cobras will be...

After some ridiculously nice weather for late December in NJ - and a couple of hundred miles logged on the Cobra in rare winter appearances the last few days - I took advantage of today's 55 degree temps and cloudless skies to try out the new Mr. Clean Autodry system. The verdict? It is...

Every once in a while when I am downshifting from 4 to 3, it's almost like I run into a wall with the (stock) shifter. I have to do a little hunt or wiggle to get into 3. It is definitely a sporadic problem. My selling dealership (hi Darin!) did a pretty exhaustive look at the tranny health and...

Does anybody have any opinions one way or the other on the new Mr. Clean Autodry product? Supposedly, it eliminates the need for hand-drying entirely, windows included. I did a Web search and found an article about the marketing of the product, a bit of which I'll excerpt below. Also, here's a...

So last night at about 8 pm my wife and I were cruising up Nicholson Road near Audubon NJ. As we pull up to the light at Black Horse Pike I see a mirror image of my own Dark Shadow Grey Cobra coupe sitting right in front of me! :eek: The light turned green and I pulled alongside on the right...