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    98 cobra, road race ready, - AMERICAN IRON

    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)...
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    coolnat burping questions

    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...
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    abs codes

    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...
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    cooling question

    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...
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    Alternator, charging question

    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...
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    Radiators: fluidyne vs stock, 98 svt

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

    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
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    FS:'98 SVT STRUT TOWER BRACE, - Maximum Motorsports

    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
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    holy weight gain batman

    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...
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    98 b to c head swap / throttle cable ???'s

    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...
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    '98 svt, maximum k member, ???oil pan???

    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...
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    '98 svt, maximum k member... Oil pan?????

    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...
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    7 qt oil pan & maximum k member

    '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...
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    B/c head swap - COOLANT CROSSOVER question

    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...
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    carbon fiber trunk??

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

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

    Road race car '98 cobra stock longblock except LTHs making 325rwhp NA Soon to be stroked with slight bump in Compression race temps at 220, despite 40*F ambient gonna box in radiator add a TWO fan set up gonna vent hood for extraction, just behind radiator and want to upgrade...
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    Hood weight - '98 cobra

    Anyone know what it is? Is the just hood?, or hinges and all the other stuff? Also was that weight with the hood liner? Thanks, Doc
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    Clutch pedal problem????

    So, after having had the car under the knife for 5.5 months, i have gotten her back, and several things just don't feel right. Main issue is the clutch pedal is resting 2-3" higher than the brake pedal. During the last trip to the shop, we : Put in the front half of the cage, Gutted out...
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    Advice: plugs for filling holes in floor pan

    I am a month and a half away from competetion school and my first W2W American Iron race. (after two years of HPDE, and time trailing) Car lacks fire suppression, and tow hooks, (fixes for these are in motion) And lastly . . . I need to patch/plug various holes in the floor pan...
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    exhaust LEAK, vs something else

    not sure if it is an actual leak or other issue. 98 cobra, gutted for open track duty. exhaust consists of stock longblock, BBK ceramic coated LTHs BBK o/r X-pipe flowmasters pre-rear-axle turndowns. when this was installed, no noticble smell of exhaust in cockpit. this spring...
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    coyote 5.0 in an SN-95 cobra??

    anyone done this yet?
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    B-head expectations . . . Am i pipe dreaming???

    Goal: 330-340 rwhp and 350-360 rw ft.lb. With a big fat flat torque curve Intention: NASA's American Iron road race series Subject: '98 SVT cobra, stock engine, with LTH's, and off road hope with flow masters and pre-axle dumps. Dilemma: Stage II, CNC-porterd b heads and cams, vs c head swap...
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    HELPP!! '98 SVT loses power, even dies.

    O.K., long post but i have no idea which little clue may help someone figure this out. So get some milk and cookies. '98 SVT, with : long tubes, NEW oxygen sensors, o/r h-pipe, flow masters, turndowns. New plugs, wires are fine. K&N filter and shield, Steeds UDPs, Smog filter gone, and...
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    how about this for a tow vehicle??

    2003, F-350, 4x4, with the 6.0l turbo diesel? 4 door crew cab, lariat trim with leather, loaded (or nearly so), 2 owners, current owner has had for 2.5 years, and ~40k of the ~125k miles. no problems reported. asking $17k negotiable. selling because they are downsizing their...

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