2Blue2's 1977 Cobra2 Driveway Build

429MII · Jan 29, 2020

2Blue2 said:
Dang same story as deck lid.
Thinking I'm ordering new stuff from Speedway.
Thanks for the thought and the spirit it was intended in.

Yeah..seems like you need all my extra parts lol...Now if I only could find where I parked my private jet...

Noobz347 · Jan 29, 2020

There will soon exist:

A website where you can have a delivery drone dispatched your door to pickup and deliver a package to a dispatch center that will load it onto a larger drone etc. and reverse.

Within the next few years, you'll be able to buy something on Craigslist that's 3000 miles away and have it in 8 - 16 hours.

This low earth orbit communications grid isn't just about pumping cat videos to cell phones in third world countries.

Funny how commercial licensing of drones has exploded since the announcement.

Keep up everyone. Your world is changing and the previous technological revolution was nothing more than a daydream.

IF it doesn't kill us all first.

LILCBRA · Jan 30, 2020

2Blue2 · Jan 30, 2020

Noobz347 said:
IF it doesn't kill us all first.

I'll still be playing with a carburetor when the the AI robots come to kill all humans.

2Blue2 · Jan 30, 2020

429MII said:
.seems like you need all my extra parts lol.

It is funny and slightly ironic, almost.

Maybe you got an extra 5sp trans you don't need and can't send me?
just dreaming...

Your still a good sport.

2Blue2 · Jan 30, 2020

The moment son and i can get together is always as sun goes down it seems.
Its a start, we still got to clean and install springs, sway-bar, tie rods, and rack mounts.
Thinking repack them new bearings again too.
We cleaned and worked on painting the rotors and spindles as well.
Thinking about a caliper paint kit. Gold? Maybe Black? what you think?
Progress!

Mocked up and almost ready for some locktite and torquing.

Looks like wheel bearing torque setting is wrong in book.

extra_stout · Jan 31, 2020

Hey, the torque for the wheel bearing nut, is only valid if you loosen the nut 1/4 turn after you torqued it. This the official installation procedure from Ford (should be discribed in your manual).
If you want torque without loosening the nut, 100 in-lbs should be the right value.

2Blue2 · Jan 31, 2020

extra_stout said:
the official installation procedure from Ford (should be discribed in your manual).

It is, next page. Just surprised to see that value called out in torque schedule.

Noobz347 · Jan 31, 2020

It's for ensuring positively that the bearings are seated in the races.

2Blue2 · Feb 1, 2020

Thinking about replacing rag joint, but not finding a listing in the usual spots.

extra_stout · Feb 2, 2020

I'm not 100% sure, but I ordered "DORMAN 31000". But I never installed it, because I changed to an u-joint...

Enzio · Feb 10, 2020

I did the front bearings the way the book said. Are you saying the book is wrong? I remember thinking it was odd at the time.

2Blue2 · Feb 10, 2020

Enzio said:
Are you saying the book is wrong?

No.
Initial torque is for setting bearings, not for the final tighting of castle nut to correct bearing pre-load.

Enzio · Feb 10, 2020

Whew!

2Blue2 · Feb 13, 2020

You can see the raindrops raining on my parade.

High winds blowing cover off blue one.

RaggedGT · Feb 14, 2020

When the weather permits, can you take some nice walk around shots of that blue one

Noobz347 · Feb 14, 2020

2Blue2 said:
Thinking about replacing rag joint, but not finding a listing in the usual spots.

You getting remarried?

Noobz347 · Feb 14, 2020

Rag Joint
Usual Listings

Nevermind.. it's was a bit of a stretch

2Blue2 · Feb 14, 2020

Noobz347 said:
You getting remarried?

Your so bad
Stop it!, its Valentines day and all. nothing but love today.

RaggedGT said:
When the weather permits, can you take some nice walk around shots of that blue one

She deservers her own thread... but maybe

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