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  1. Grandmaster

    Very frustrating brake pad install...

    Ok I found out what I was doing wrong. I did have the piston compressed all the way. However, I didn't realized that the caliper bolt pins were adjustable, and would squish in and out. The reason I did not realize this is because the pins on that side of the car were basically frozen in place...
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    Very frustrating brake pad install...

    Ok so I'm changing the rotors and pads on the back of my car. I put the new rotor on and put the new pads into place in th caliper bracket. However, when I try to put the caliper back into place it will not fit. It is as if the outer brake pad is just too thick. The caliper is not big enough...
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    Rear grind while turning

    I just put an 8.8 in my car and I'm pretty worried about it. When I am driving straight, there are no issues with it. However, when I am turning slowly, such as when I'm backing out of my driveway, there is like a grinding going on back there that I can feel. It feels like a tire rubbing, but...
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    Lots of rattling and clanking under the car

    Thank you, that's exactly what I needed to know! The driveshaft doesn't move around where it goes into the transmission, but the u-joint moves a lot. I guess I will replace the u-joints and see if that fixes the problem.
  5. Grandmaster

    Lots of rattling and clanking under the car

    Any idea about how to narrow it down? I put the car on jackstands, put the trans in neutral, and set the e-brake and tried to spin the driveshaft by hand and it seems nice and tight, very little if any movement. I pushed and pulled up and down and side to side down at the rear end of the...
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    Lots of rattling and clanking under the car

    Ok I have a problem and I hope I can describe it well enough to get some help. Whenever I am going down the road at a constant speed, the rattling and clanking sounds under the car do not normally occur. However, as soon as I let off the gas pedal there is a CLANK and if I continue to let he...
  7. Grandmaster

    Driveshaft hitting muffler...

    My driveshaft is rubbing on my muffler. When I get under the car and look there is less than a cm of space between the shaft and muffler, and whenever I get in the car and drive around I can hear and feel it rubbing and clanking. My car has flowmasters on it, so it's not the stock exhaust...
  8. Grandmaster

    Brake line union block??

    I'm sorry I don't know what it is supposed to be called, but I'm looking for information about something. I have an 8.8 rear going in a v6 car. The 8.8 has a rubber hose that comes off of it about a foot long with a banjo fitting on it. Can someone please tell me what this would normally...
  9. Grandmaster

    Running without rear brakes.

    That's a really good point!
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    Running without rear brakes.

    Just for the record, I agree with you guys. I think it is a bad idea. Just the thought of having half of the brakes that the vehicle is intended to have makes it sound terribly dangerous. I was just wondering if this was something that was done often or if he was the only person who tried it...
  11. Grandmaster

    Running without rear brakes.

    I have a friend who has the rear brakes pulled off of a couple of his cars. He tried it on one of them as an odd idea of a "free mod" to remove unsprung weight, and has seen no problem running without them. Has anyone here done this? Is it a really dangerous idea or what? He hasn't had any...
  12. Grandmaster

    Rear-End Swap: brake line placement

    My car is originally a v6 model, but it as a 95 cobra engine/trans and I'm in the process of installing an 8.8 in it. I have the 8.8 ready to go in basically and I have the 7.5 pulled and out of the way. After pulling the 7.5, though, I noticed that the brake line attaches to the 8.8 on the...
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    Do I have aftermarket headers?

    Awesome, thanks a lot everyone. This certainly helps explain why it sounds so good! The mid pipe and catback looks stock, so I want to change those for a few extra HP, but I'm glad it already has headers, that'll save me some money.
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    Do I have aftermarket headers?

    I was changing the plug wires on my car today, and noticed that on the passenger side header it says "Ford Motorsport." Is that something that came stock on a 95 cobra or is it probably aftermarket? Thanks for anyone who knows.
  15. Grandmaster

    Couple Gremlins: fuel leak & fan direction

    Thanks for the help. The fan circuit no longer functions properly, so I took this as a good opportunity to put in manual switches. Any idea why turning the fan on doesn't seem to help any, even when it is turned on drawing air in the correct position? The old fuel filter is the same size...
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    Couple Gremlins: fuel leak & fan direction

    Yes, the filter is in the correct direction and I did install new clips. Ok, this is how I had the fan wired, and when I turned it on the guage actually jumped up a little hotter (!) and the engine did not start cooling down. It actually seemed to cool better without the fan on! Any...
  17. Grandmaster

    Couple Gremlins: fuel leak & fan direction

    Ok guys, I have a couple of very frustrating problems at the moment. 1. Fuel leak: I have a fuel leak at the fuel filter on the inlet side. The fuel looks to be leaking right out of where the filter plugs into the fuel line. I changed the fuel filter yesterday and I bought a pack of...
  18. Grandmaster

    What woud a cam give me now?

    My car has a stock 95 cobra engine. I plan to eventually have the heads and intake ported etc, but right now I only have the funds to do the first part of my project which is suspension/rear end/paint etc. I'll have a little bit of money left over after I buy the stuff for the first part of...
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    Rear end solutions (v6 rear)?

    The car I just bought still has the v6 rear end in it. Is there anything that I can reasonably do to build this rear-end up instead of having to replace it with an 8.8? I plan for my car to run 12s on motor, so it'll need to be fairly strong. What do you guys think? Will I have to...
  20. Grandmaster

    Questions about my combo...

    Thanks for the replies. I'll be sure to ask about whether the intake has to be done also. I would like to keep the cobra intake, I just wasn't sure if it would be up to the job, but I think I'll keep it. 70mm TB sounds good. I would like to go with an off-the-shelf cam. Are there any...
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