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2015+ Shelby GT350 Mustang
Oil Filter/Drain Safety Wire!
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<blockquote data-quote="galaxy" data-source="post: 15793665" data-attributes="member: 189723"><p>[ATTACH=full]1457786[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1457782[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1457781[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1457780[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1457779[/ATTACH] Good idea tomshep, but every idea like that just seemed too far away (i.e. a loooong ass piece of wire) or impossible to get your hands in there to do a good job.</p><p></p><p>So here’s a few pics. I’ve included pics of the front side of the bell-housing so you can see the stud the safety wire from the drain put wraps around. As Angrey had described, this all moves as one assembly inside the motor mounts, thus this wire is tight and done correctly.</p><p></p><p>For the filter, I couldn’t find anything practical or easy. In these pics, you can see I went around the head on the small bolt on the alternator case. Simple, unobtrusive. Yes, the wire can just slip right off the head of this little bolt, but it’s pretty tight and the angle is such that it should keep it on there. I don’t think it will slip off. And let’s be honest...I’m not exactly relying on this wire. It’s just on here for looks and cool points. I thought about going through one of the exposed fins on the alternator case right there, but decided against it. I’ll monitor to see if the wire slips off the screw head with vibration, but I don’t thing it will. If it does, no harm no foul,a nd we can</p><p></p><p>Oh...and I also installed these sexy mother fu$*ers from Caliperfexion while I had the front end up in the air!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="galaxy, post: 15793665, member: 189723"] [ATTACH=full]1457786[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1457782[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1457781[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1457780[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1457779[/ATTACH] Good idea tomshep, but every idea like that just seemed too far away (i.e. a loooong ass piece of wire) or impossible to get your hands in there to do a good job. So here’s a few pics. I’ve included pics of the front side of the bell-housing so you can see the stud the safety wire from the drain put wraps around. As Angrey had described, this all moves as one assembly inside the motor mounts, thus this wire is tight and done correctly. For the filter, I couldn’t find anything practical or easy. In these pics, you can see I went around the head on the small bolt on the alternator case. Simple, unobtrusive. Yes, the wire can just slip right off the head of this little bolt, but it’s pretty tight and the angle is such that it should keep it on there. I don’t think it will slip off. And let’s be honest...I’m not exactly relying on this wire. It’s just on here for looks and cool points. I thought about going through one of the exposed fins on the alternator case right there, but decided against it. I’ll monitor to see if the wire slips off the screw head with vibration, but I don’t thing it will. If it does, no harm no foul,a nd we can Oh...and I also installed these sexy mother fu$*ers from Caliperfexion while I had the front end up in the air! [/QUOTE]
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