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)...
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...
so i found this under teh how to section :
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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...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
'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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...