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Progress Thread Hoopty v2.0 - It All Snowballed

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hoopty5.0

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New deadline - April 18th, car show near me.

I need to scramble some wood projects out to pay for some parts.
- Still need a clutch
- The calipers on the SN front brakes I got are trash, so those gotta go
- the wheel bearings are suspect, so those gotta go
- Still need all the small misc pieces for the brake system
- Need the axle housing brackets. @TexasFireman has them, but I gotta send him monies (hopefully this week)

I really want to just buy it all once, and RA has a termintor brake kit for $460. That's a big nut to crack, but it'd all get done at once.
I've got GT cores that would knock that down to $330.....

Now if you'll excuse me, I got work to do!
 
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02 281 GT

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hoopty5.0 said:
New deadline - April 18th, car show near me.

I need to scramble some wood projects out to pay for some parts.
- Still need a clutch
- The calipers on the SN front brakes I got are trash, so those gotta go
- the wheel bearings are suspect, so those gotta go
- Still need all the small misc pieces for the brake system
- Need the axle housing brackets. @TexasFireman has them, but I gotta send him monies (hopefully this week)

I really want to just buy it all once, and RA has a termintor brake kit for $460. That's a big nut to crack, but it'd all get done at once.
I've got GT cores that would knock that down to $330.....

Now if you'll excuse me, I got work to do!
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Wish I knew you needed the brake brackets, too. I also have those from the GT rear that's going in the '66. I won't be needing them since I'm going with the modified Fox-length brackets when the time comes.
 

hoopty5.0

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02 281 GT said:
Wish I knew you needed the brake brackets, too. I also have those from the GT rear that's going in the '66. I won't be needing them since I'm going with the modified Fox-length brackets when the time comes.
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Ah, I appreciate it but the ones TXFireman has are the cobra ones where I can run the 11.7" brakes in the rear. Because why not, haha
 

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hoopty5.0 said:
Ah, I appreciate it but the ones TXFireman has are the cobra ones where I can run the 11.7" brakes in the rear. Because why not, haha
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Ah, yes. I forgot there is a difference.
 

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I went ahead and ordered the 93 Cobra PBB yesterday since they're getting rare as hen's teeth.



This weekend is going to be interesting. I had a heart procedure last week and am on restricted activity buuuut my wife is going out of town this weekend, leaving me all alone and unmonitored. May be a high chance I get started on a bunch of fox work.
 
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hoopty5.0 said:
I went ahead and ordered the 93 Cobra PBB yesterday since they're getting rare as hen's teeth.
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Summit?
 

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Summit?
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Yessir
 
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Brackets and brake lines are on the way. I dropped them off this morning.
 

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My man! Thank you.

I also want to thank @02 281 GT and @General karthief and @Boosted92LX for their generosity to help me get back on the road. There are some awesome people on this forum and in this niche hobby willing to help. You guys rock and I will pay it forward when I am able.
 
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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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Ahh, shucks,
 

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Always a pleasure to help a fellow enthusiast.
 
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Hope the heart procedure was minor (as minor as it can be I guess.)
Wishing you well buddy
 
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Yeah man hope all is well with the heart dude !!
 
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All good, preventative maintenance! Just need to take it easy for a bit which is hard for me. I don’t sit still.

package delivery today:
 
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Just work slow and don’t overdo it man. I don’t think your heart is something you want to test. You have over a month to get it back together.
 

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Take it easy man!
Just noticed is that a SN95 booster that they moved the studs on? Sure looks like it. @Mustang5L5
hoopty5.0 said:
All good, preventative maintenance! Just need to take it easy for a bit which is hard for me. I don’t sit still.

package delivery today:
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90sickfox

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The sn95 rod hole is straight out and not offset like a fox booster rod. They don't interchange. That looks like a cobra booster to me.
 

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90sickfox said:
The sn95 rod hole is straight out and not offset like a fox booster rod. They don't interchange. That looks like a cobra booster to me.
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Only for 96-98. For 94-95 it’s curved like a fox.

SN95 boosters are metric threaded, and fox is SAE. Easiest way to tell other than the offset lug. It’s a cobra booster.

All the remand have that welded lug look. Heres my Ford racing booster reman out of an m-2300-k Kit. Same moves stud
 
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Spot the non-obvious difference. The axle that came out of the car is on the right.
 

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Sitting in my thinking chair staring at 3 pairs of axles and can’t use a fkn one. I’m not mad at the fact there’s a 31 spline carrier in the car. I’m peeved that I finally got motivated to work on the car and immediately sat on my balls... figuratively speaking, of course.
Time for a beer.
 
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