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  1. LILCBRA

    95' gt 5.0 53k mi. For sell clean title.

    Welcome to :SN: ! When you post your pics you'll need to post the city, state, and price so others know. Please see above for "For Sale" ad criteria.
  2. LILCBRA

    2Blue2's 1977 Cobra2 Driveway Build

    Hope all is well after the storm!
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    Progress Thread The next "big" project for my Cobra - T-top conversion coming soon!

    I'm thinking triangulation to resist torsional forces along with lateral bracing. The connector already provides triangulation behind the subframe, so I don't think those would hurt to be 90 degrees to the rocker. Thinking I'd run that front angle as close as I can to the torque box that will be...
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    Progress Thread The next "big" project for my Cobra - T-top conversion coming soon!

    Much better drawing than I could do on my phone over the weekend. :cheers:
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    Progress Thread The next "big" project for my Cobra - T-top conversion coming soon!

    Been thinking of all of this over the weekend, even used @rusty428cj 's pics to help get a visual on layout ideas. I even tried to use AI but it was absolutely useless. :nonono: I believe I'll need to get myself another stick or 2 of 1x1x.12 tube. So far that would be 4 of those and 2 -...
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    Build Thread 1978 Mustang I I

    Been doing some researching and your car popped up. I forgot that your car is a T top car! I'll be working on something soon that may interest you for yours. Hell, it may interest a lot of II owners. :shrug: It probably won't help much for your car since you have a cage, but it may interest...
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    2001 SVT Cobra Decision Time

    Welcome to :SN:!! I agree - replacing the top would be the best thing to give it new life and is really just the cost of admission for owning a vert. Honestly, everything you listed is the price of admission for owning a car for that long. If you're looking at it as an investment - cars are...
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    Mustang 2 74’ Oil Pan Help

    Welcome to :SN: and the group! You'll want to source a Mustang II specific oil pan if you're able, but a front sump isn't necessarily out of the question. Here is some more info in that regard, including the specific part number. You'll also need a set of II specific frame mounts and motor...
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    What Oil Viscosity for Southern California Car?

    As I understand, diesel engine oils aren't a good substitute for gasoline engine oils. Something to do with the detergents if I remember correctly. But I'm with @AeroCoupe - I run 10w40 in the summer months in my older flat tappet 302. I will probably do the same in my roller engine in the...
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    Progress Thread The next "big" project for my Cobra - T-top conversion coming soon!

    Did some measuring and ordered steel. I'll pick it up this weekend but probably won't get started on it right away. I went with .188 instead of .250 flat stock mainly due to cost. It was an additional $50 if I went with it instead and I don't think that the thinner material will sacrifice...
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    Progress Thread The next "big" project for my Cobra - T-top conversion coming soon!

    I've really been thinking of this conversion over the last couple days and how the car will end up being weakened some by it. I think what I'm going to do is try to fabricate some web bracing in addition to the added factory T top bracing. I've got a couple rough sketches of my ideas done and...
  12. LILCBRA

    My next project , a 428 build!

    Probably wouldn't be an issue structurally, but machining them flat again would ensure the best possible scenario for your new gasket to seal. Atta boy! I mean it's only money, right?! :burnout: Seriously though, I know that feeling. Sometimes that's all we can do when stuff pops up that's...
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    My next project , a 428 build!

    Funny story - the first time I had my 302 apart I ended up putting all of the rod caps on backward. It took me a minute to figure out why the engine wouldn't spin on the stand before I figured it out. I realize it's not your first build, but it happens to the best of us regardless! It's just one...
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    Progress Thread The next "big" project for my Cobra - T-top conversion coming soon!

    Yes you do. I ended up using a breaker bar and socket to twist the spot welded nuts off of the brackets, reinserting the bolts and installing the supplied nuts.
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    Views vs attendance - check in and share your experience!

    I think that one of the main draws here could be that there isn't the general audience that you find over on f-book. So many people jump onto someone's post just to bash. You even get that on YT and other more mainstream outlets. I mean we all have heard it all before, but it [does] get old. At...
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    Views vs attendance - check in and share your experience!

    Understood. I'm [hoping] to draw some more members and, ultimately, more interaction. :) I mean it's fairly well understood that Stangnet is one of the best knowledge resources, especially for Fox cars. Unfortunately f-book is where a lot of people migrated to, though I know not all of us are...
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    Views vs attendance - check in and share your experience!

    I was just looking at the views for my build thread and found that I've now past 34k. The thing I've also noticed is the amount of people posting/replying, which led me down a rabbit hole of looking up the most viewed II threads and this is what I come up with: A lot of the more viewed...
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    Progress Thread The next "big" project for my Cobra - T-top conversion coming soon!

    I've actually thought of trying my hand at a YouTube documentary of the process. I found one other guy that cut the structure apart, but it's a long and bloated video with a lot of unnecessary stuff in it. Seems that most videos are about 10 minutes so I suppose I'd try to edit them down to that...
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    For Sale 1986 Mercury Capri 5.0 5-speed

    I think the answer you seek is above your post....
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    Progress Thread The next "big" project for my Cobra - T-top conversion coming soon!

    I'm already penniless. Well, I will be in a couple weeks anyway.... :banana:
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