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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    I've made a lot of progress since my last post, but it felt like I was going backwards for a while. I've finished sanding all the red paint off down to the base coat; that was easy enough. After that, I wanted to make sure that the spiderweb cracks I found were the only ones. To do this, you...
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    Innova Code Scanner doesn't work with my car

    What's not turning on? The code reader? It should power on, even if it's not hooked up to the car. I presume it needs batteries - my Autoxray code reader needs 4 AA batteries.
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    95steedamustang told me about taping edges you want to protect, so you don't sand over them accidentally. That tip has been incredibly helpful! I don't have to worry about sanding over an edge and rounding it off. If taped properly, you can actually sand over the edges deliberately to get all...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    I didn't expect to be posting again so soon, but here we are. Today I decided to tackle some spiderweb cracks in the paint. I was sure they were just in the base coat, but I wasn't making much progress sanding them out. So I broke out my hand sander and used 80 grit pads to destroy those...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    So, this brings us to today. Took a nice shot of the COBRA letters with all the tape, adhesive residue AND the Goo gone all washed off. And a shot of the sanding I did today. Taping the edge means you don't need to worry about sanding over it, you'll sand the tape off before you rub all the...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    It's been several months since I got the "new" Cobra bumpers. I started sanding the red bumper, and it was taking a long time to sand off the clear coat and the red paint itself. A LOT of sanding. After spending all that time trying to fix the first bumper, then starting over with another...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    Several days after I lost out on the repro Cobra rear bumper, I found someone on Facebook Marketplace listing a Cobra rear bumper in Arizona. The seller wouldn't ship the bumper, so I figured I was out of luck again. A few days later, I was chatting with a friend of mine, and I told him about...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    Power sanding helped speed up the sanding a lot, but I still had to do more hand sanding with 80 grit to make sure all the holes in the clear coat were gone. More sanding with 120 grit, and finished with 240 grit. Almost all the clear coat is gone, and what little is left shouldn't make a...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    The rear bumper issues held me up for too long, so it was past time to get off my butt and prep the front Cobra bumper for paint. This one was fun - I bought it used when I did the Cobra conversion, and the paint at the time was in good shape. But over the years (it's been 14 years since the...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    After several Google searches, I finally found one web site that had a reproduction Cobra bumper in stock. It's made by Daniel Carpenter Mustang, and it's the same one sold by LMR - though LMR is out of stock. Everyone was out of stock, except for this web site. They sold the bumper for a...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    I hadn't given up on the bumper yet, and I kinda couldn't since I couldn't find another Cobra bumper for sale. Hand sanding was taking too long, so I broke out my power sander with 80 grit sandpaper sheets. It did a great job on paint and the cured bondo, but not so good on the urethane. At...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    I finished stripping off the old paint, or at least everything that the acetone would melt. And found a lot of hidden damage. I originally bought the bumper several years ago from a guy on the Corral. He said the bumper was in good shape, primed and ready for paint. With everything off that...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    Not surprisingly. the acetone fumes were pretty strong in the house even though I had a fan blowing. So I stopped and set up a temporary painting booth that I've used several times in the past. It's made out of a wood frame and thin plastic sheeting stapled and taped to the wood. It's just...
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    Paint and Body Chythar's 94 Cobra Clone Paint thread

    I guess it's about time I made this post. I've had this all ready to post a few times, just to lose inspiration and shelve it for a while. But here we go. I've spent time during this pandemic learning how to do body work and paint, practicing on my 94 Cobra clone, and was able to fix its...
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    P0102 Code, Mass Or Volume Air Flow A Circuit Low

    Thanks for helping, but this post is over 7 years old. If the OP hasn't fixed their car by now, they're beyond help.
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    1995 5.0 Issues

    The starting issue could be the starter, but it depends on when the issue happens. Does the car start easily when cold, but won't start after you've been driving for a while? If that's the case, you can also check the cap and rotor on the distributor for corrosion and wear. I had that happen...
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    spare tire size for a 1994 Mustang GT convertible

    The GT spare tire rim is 16". Cobras had a 17" spare tire due to the larger brakes.
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    Engine “Overheating” problems

    Had that happen on a 95 GT I used to own. I would guess that your coolant system isn't sealed right. Water under pressure can hold more heat per degree of temperature, so if the system isn't holding 19lbs of pressure the temp gauge is going to rise faster than it should. I would recommend...
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    Progress Thread “Rising from Ashes 7” 85 GT T-Top build thread

    I hear ya there. I did some wire hiding on my 94 Cobra clone before I dropped the engine in. With the stock intake and battery in place, you can't see that I did a damn thing. *sigh*
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    Progress Thread “Rising from Ashes 5” 86 4 eye T-TOP notch build

    Huh. For some reason, I thought the rear control arms were different for pre-94 and 94+. But those look exactly like the ones I've taken off the 94-95 Mustangs I've owned. Learn something new every day.
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