2Blue2's 1977 Cobra2 Driveway Build

2Blue2 · Jan 13, 2022

LILCBRA said:
did your deodorant work?

up until that moment I was as sweet as a spring Daisy, then a Manly Gas, Sweat, and Distinctly Mustang scent set in.
Thanks for Asking!

2Blue2 · Feb 5, 2022

Son phones me and says hey the Cobra engine is shaking and running ruff.

I’m glad that he developing a feel for her now that he is the main pilot.

Culprit ~ PS return hose filter was 30-40% cogged. Engine working hard to run PS pump.
Not much filtering area in that little bugger but its doing its job for sure.

Its a little fiddly with the spring, lock ring, magnet, and such but worth the money, again.
Pump and rack live for another day.

Enzio · Feb 8, 2022

Wasn't that new and/or rebuilt recently? Seems to be a lot of metal.

2Blue2 · Feb 8, 2022

Enzio said:
Wasn't that new and/or rebuilt recently? Seems to be a lot of metal.

Yes an the only original part left is the fluid cooler which I flushed twice. Once with each pump.
My belief is first replacement pump that failed is guilty of contaminating system.

Most of it is black rubber hair like crap with a tiny bit of metal stuck to magnet(not pictured).

Either way its not making me feel very confident or optimistic about future PS life span.

manicmechanic007 · Feb 9, 2022

There is a bulletin to throw out that little one way valve
We used to find them on the floor and panic after a leaking line repair
Almost all of the early 2 piece racks leaked
The pressure hoses were updated twice and came with a little bag of fittings
I used to re install the little spring loaded valves until I read the bulletin
I agree it was probably debris from the pump
If worried install a power steering filter in a return line like a 96 Taurus had

2Blue2 · Feb 9, 2022

manicmechanic007 said:
There is a bulletin to throw out that little one way valve

manicmechanic007 said:
If worried install a power steering filter in a return line

Good to know
and
that was what the pictures in post 822 are, a return line filter doing its job

2Blue2 · Feb 25, 2022

Window needs love again...

Box of hoarded door parts

Door guts

All better, was just loose.

2Blue2 · Mar 18, 2022

Sons die cast Cobra II hanging on his wall.

2Blue2 · Mar 26, 2022

Stealth Mode II

2Blue2 · Apr 24, 2022

Rear brake fluid is low again

Filling low condition for third time and wondering where that fluid has gone.

Jack it up and have quick look.

All seems dry and brake dust powdery black.
You can see where I lightly touched slave cylinder to determine quality of powder.
Follow all the lines back to MC and everything passes a visual check.
Cant figure out where that 1/4 to 1/2 cup of brake fluid from two refills has gone.

Maybe master cylinder has an internal leak? IDK

Noticed traction bar locknut has loosened again, time for locktite.

manicmechanic007 · Apr 24, 2022

Fluid is in the brake booster or when half full on your carpet

IICrew · Apr 24, 2022

I have had to retighten that nut on the bars several times. The channel is so narrow it's hard to get a good turn on the nut.

I agree with 007. If you cannot find fluid anywhere else pull the master cylinder and check behind it for fluid. You may have enough movement you wont have to crack the lines loose. You can also pull the vent tube on the booster and use something for a dipstick and see it it's holding fluid or you can try to siphon it and see if you get fluid out.

2Blue2 · May 25, 2022

There is a tree that I like and it turns yellow 2 or three times a year, so I took a picture.

This tree Only looks this way for a couple of days. As I was doing this,
The one legged neighbor across the street was waving and shouting to come over and I did.

He sported us these cobra valve stem caps and lock caps. Not that this car needs more badging it but he is a good egg with lots of enthusiasm that i appreciate.
I aint doing it but son might...

2Blue2 · May 26, 2022

manicmechanic007 said:
Fluid is in the brake booster

IICrew said:
I agree with 007. If you cannot find fluid anywhere else pull the master cylinder and check behind it for fluid.

Thanks to manicmechanic007 and IICrew. This was the problem.
New Master is in and brakes are working happily again.

manicmechanic007 · May 26, 2022

What kind of tree is it?

2Blue2 · May 26, 2022

manicmechanic007 said:
What kind of tree is it?

I dont know, but it makes me miss the season of Fall.
My guess ~ Tabebula ~ yellow trumpet flower?

7991LXnSHO · May 26, 2022

2Blue2 said:
I dont know, but it makes me miss the season of Fall.
My guess ~ Tabebula ~ yellow trumpet flower?

Tabebuia - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I will have to ask if one will grow this far north.
We are getting a purple robe locust like this from a local nursery today.

Purple Robe Locust Tree | Buy at NatureHills.com

The Purple Robe Locust tree develops incredible, long clusters of purple - colored flowers in mid - to - late spring! Order at Nature Hills today!

www.naturehills.com

LILCBRA · May 27, 2022

7991LXnSHO said:
Tabebuia - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I will have to ask if one will grow this far north.
We are getting a purple robe locust like this from a local nursery today.

Purple Robe Locust Tree | Buy at NatureHills.com

The Purple Robe Locust tree develops incredible, long clusters of purple - colored flowers in mid - to - late spring! Order at Nature Hills today!

www.naturehills.com

I was curious, too, as I want to plant a few trees in my front yard. I found a website that says they are suitable in USDA planting zones 9B-11. So I looked up the zones and found that it's, at best, an 8 here in the Atlanta area. 9s and above are farther south and into Florida.

Olivethefet · May 27, 2022

I got kinda excited too. Looking at a map, using the info above, it looks like I'm in the 8s as well. Everything would be fine until we get that one day of the year that it drops into the mid to low 20s.

2Blue2 · Jun 12, 2022

Kid did his first Mod on his own!
Without telling me. Yes!
That means after a couple thousand miles, him and the car are truly bonding!
Just a pair of LED strips by arm rests, changes color, etc.

When we were young we called em dope lights or whore lights, right!?!

Got to get him a rebuild kit for the 4 bbl carb and manifold we got for this CobraII.

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