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Mustang5L5 said:

Ok, so the high has worn off a bit (kinda). Back to the fox.

I have to give LMR credit. 4 months after purchase and even after being installed, they agreed to take the MRT hood strut kit back without much hassle. 20% restock fee however. Given that the kit was $140 and barely held the hood up, i'll take it. Not sure I would feel comfortable selling it to someone given how I was dissatisfied in how it did the one things it's supposed to do. Anyway, $112 is probably better than i would have done selling it on Ebay.

Starting to work on finishing up my fender and bumper alignment. I discovered that my bumper and fenders are aligned about 1/4" offset to the pass side. I found this out when i went to bolt on the two bumper header panel to rad core supports. They were aligned when i took the car apart, so I need ot work on aligning them. Unfortunately that means loosening up everything and trying to shift it all over to the driver's side. I'm trying to avoid taking the nose off to get this done.

I still need ot install the hood latch and safety catch. I took that off so i can align the fenders and not have to drop the hood to get it to catch to see the fit. So no cruises down the road yet given nothing holding my hood closed.

I think one of the SS braided lines rubs. These Stoptech/MM lines are shorter than the Goodridge lines i had before, which gives me less flexibility in my install. I may have to swap these out. My C6 calipers have the banjo location lower, and I might need that extra length.

Inner fender lines also need to go back in once the fenders are fully in place.

The list is getting shorter. TBH the fact i don't have a hood latch is the major reason no real test drivers other than turning it around in the street and such.

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