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  1. lastexit99

    Fender Emblems

    The Fender emblems on my 1996 cobra are looking pretty bad. All the black is worm away and I've been thinking about replacing them. I was looking at Late model restoration and American Muscle and was thinking about putting the '09 Shelby snakes on in the originals place. Other than the size...
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    DPFE Sensor

    A little background... I have been trying to identify two problems for a while. One being my horrible fuel mileage, the other being a check engine light that refuses to go out. I have had the car to my local Ford garage and the CEL is the "Evaporative Emissions" code. I replaced everything...
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    value of a 98 Cobra

    There is a woman selling a 1998 red Cobra near me. She wants $16,000.00 for it. It has 1645 miles on it. It looks brand new inside and out, and is completely bone stock. What's your take on that price? I will try to get a pic or 2 of it so you guys can see it.
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    clutch pedal/cable squeaking

    This just started Wednesday and I when I let the clutch pedal out there is a squeak as it comes out. For a little bit of history, Last year my clutch pedal got "stiff" or hard to depress. After pulling the dust cover off where the clutch cable goes into the transmission, we sprayed some...
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    radio utility compartment liner

    I have the utility compartment under my stereo and I seem to have misplaced the rubber liner that goes in it. I can buy the whole compartment but dropping almost 100 bucks on something so trivial seems dumb. Anyone have one of these or know where to pick one up?
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    under the hood apperance mod...

    Thought I'd share a few pics of a little appearance mod I did. Standard starting point...see that coolant crossover pipe needs cleaned up...yikes got the covers off, cleaned up & painted... Got the lettering added... install... close up...can't really see the passenger side one so no pic...
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    Looking for stock sparkplug wire covers

    Anyone have some stock Sparkplug wire covers for a 1996 Cobra I can buy?
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    how to determine which rear I have

    When I bought my 1996 Cobra way back in 1999, I bought from a family friend, making me the 3rd owner of said car. The story was that the car was stock other than the 1st owner put a better set of rear gears in the car. The guy I bought it from didn't however know what the ratio was. I have...
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    seafoam - hate to ask

    I searched the "how-to" forum for a guide to do this treatment, but didn't see one. So I searched the web and found this one. How to Seafoam a Mustang is there one here? can someone point me in the right direction? Does this one seem right? thanks.
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    coolant crossover tube

    ok since my car will be going back in the garage in a month or so, I think I'm going to R & R the coolant crossover tube. Mine is rusted and I wanna clean it up and getting painted. Having never removed it before can someone point me to a guide online on how to do this? Thanks.
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    will '05 and newer seats fit in our cars?

    I'm sure the bolt holes don't line up. I'm wondering how impossible it would be to put a set of these seats in an sn95 car. Some of those shelby seats would look awesome.
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    possible engine dress up idea

    I've been toying with an idea to dress up my engine a bit and wondered what people thought... I've been looking for some spark plug covers to replace the stocks ones. But can really only find Stainless Steel ones that glue to the exsisting ones. I thought about painting the the stock ones...
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    CEL problems...

    Ok a little background. I got a 96 cobra. Mostaly stock except for the rear gears. My gar has been a daily driver almost its whole life, but the 5 it has been garage kept. Last summer I got a random CEL that would come and go, and when I had the code read it was the Evaporative emissions...
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    a couple of questions...

    First, I have a 1996 Cobra. my coolant crossover pipe is showing rust. Ford doesn't make this part anymore, I found a place that seels takes offs and I could buy that, or try and remove it and clean it up and paint it. Which do you guys recommend? Secondly, when I first start my car up, and...
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    anyone changed their vapor cannister

    I ordered a vapor cannsiter formy 96 cobra. I am getting the P1443 code and have changed the purge flow sensor and the solenoid, and I am still getting the CEL. So hte only other thing I've been told to change is the Vapor Cannister. I know you have to get into the inner fender to replace...
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    blue oval valve covers

    anyone using these? 1996-1998 DOHC Mustang Cobra 4.6L Powdercoated Valve Covers - Red, White or Blue - Home for your Ford Mustang I like the look of the blue ones but don't know anything about that company. I also would love a set of spark plug wire covers that were something different...
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    interior refresh

    hey I'm looking for some opinions on my plan for the interior of my 96 Cobra. I have a white car with Black interior. Everything in the car at this point is basically stock. That's is the starting point. Like most people (I think) I love the 03-04 Cobra seats. I am going to get a set of...
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    gas cap the culprit for the p1443 error code

    I'm not sure if anyone remembers my posts for last year when I was fighting bad gas mileage and the only error code I could find was the P1443 code. I replaced the valve and solenoid as well as the hose between them, but not out to the vapor cannister or the cannister it self. Someone told...
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    e-brake

    here is mine... I never thought to ask but is that leather wrapping with the "baseball stitching" the standard e-brake handle in the Cobras? Or did my previous owner pretty it up before I bought it?
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    door insert replacements...

    My '96 Cobra, probably much like most other ones, has the door insets that are peeling away and kind of look crappy. Late Model Restoration has these 1994-98 Mustang LH Coupe Door Panel Insert with Power Windows And Door Locks and it says, "The textured finish differs from the stock smooth...
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    smoked fog lights

    there is a look at my car, I've been wanting to put some fog lights on it that better match my headlights. My usual sources (late model restoration, american muscle) don't have any smoked ones. Anyone know of a place I pick a set up from?
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    If your car was picked to be on "Overhaulin"...

    If your car was picked to be on Overhaulin' what would you hope that Chip Foose would design for your car, as far as Engine, paint scheme and all that goes.
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    going in the garage for the winter

    gotta ask you guys for some advice... I am about to put my 96 Cobra in the garage for the winter, and I gotta figure what to do about the gas mileage problem. I am currently seeing about 11 - 13 MPG which is about half of what I used to get. The only code i can find is the P1443 code which...
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    anyone seen seats like these?

    1 PAIR WHITE & BLACK RACING SEATS FORD ALL MUSTANG COBRA NEW | eBay i was looking on eBay to see if there was any steals out there on different things. Never seen seats like these, what do you guys think?
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    Pics and a question for you guys

    First of all, here is a few shots of my car Let me know what you think... Secondly, I have been chasing a MPG problem for most of the summer, I have a check engine light that will come on and go off, plus really bad gas mileage. My car is completely stock. Here's what I have...

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