For those who remember my plight on my poor 98, now proven to be in need of a rather expensive valve job. I took her into a fairly respected local shop and asked them to quote me on an engine rebuild (100k on it, might as well go all the way, right?)
Pull the engine
Valve job
Head gasket...
I had her in a new shop to do some work this week. New plugs, exhaust inpection, and hose replacement. Between what I knew from working on her myself, and what these guys found we all got led on a merry chase.
The weird exhaust is being caused by two things acting together:
1: She's...
Well, you guys have seen some of my sordid stories already. I'm starting to wonder if I didn't plain get screwed by the guy who I bought my Cobra from.
I've had this car for about a month and a half. It's a 98 Cobra, BAB, with 120k miles on it.
Well on top of the new windshield and the...
Greetings again. I have one more question to ask in the odyssey of figuring out this mysterious beast of mine.
About a week ago I started hearing a very soft, high pitched chirp coming from my tranny when driving. It literally sounds like a nest of baby birds that is living under my...
What would the verdict be on swapping a 2000 Mustang GT engine into my 98 Cobra? Ive been offered an INCREDIBLY good deal on a low mileage engine by a friend. Any major problems in a future swap? Experts please help. :shrug:
Hello again folks.
I'm still banging away at my new (to me) Cobra and I've hit another snag. When I took her in to the dealership I was having problems with my battery not charging fully. She was chug-starting with the battery gauge about 1/5th full in the morning. The guys at the...
Friend of mine's kid brother got nailed on the highway last night. A cop pulled him over (Kansas) for trying to pass 3 cars simultaneously on a 2 lane road. Reckless driving.
He's 16, and as far as I know has a previously clean record. She asked me what I thought was going to happen to...
I realize a lot of people already know how to do this. I'm posting it because I didn't, and I'm sure plenty of new people come here looking for instructions on DIY maintenance and repair. Had I known at the start what I know now, the 3 hour job would have been a 20 minute job.
For the...
Hi folks. Good to be meeting all of you.
I've spent the last 3 weeks or so lurking the forums here in preparation for buying this wonderful piece of shiny blue poontang.
She's a 1998 Cobra in Bright Atlantic Blue. She's had some pretty extensive mods put on her by Steeda, courtesy of the...