Removing cruise control from fender

Grn92LX

Fidanza Man!

Founding Member

Jan 14, 2001

6,819

64

129

New York

Dec 8, 2005

#1

• Dec 8, 2005

• #1

Has anyone ever removed the cruise control stuff in the fender for weight reduction? If so, how did you do it? I never use it and wouldn't ever use it so its gotta go My car is WAY too heavy @ 3,260 with driver so I need to pull some weight. I think its in the drivers side fender so while i'm at it i'll pull the windshield washer resivior too.

Anyone remember what the cruise control thing weighed?

 

B

Bladez5_0

Founding Member

Apr 14, 2001

460

0

17

Goose Creek, SC

Dec 8, 2005

#2

• Dec 8, 2005

• #2

It weighed maybe 5-10 lbs. I had to replace mine about 4 years ago so I may be off on weight. You need to remove the left front wheel, wheel well liner, and then the cruise control servomotor. It's not hard but it is dirty in there.

 

0

02 Black Gt

Founding Member

Mar 26, 2002

155

0

0

Dec 9, 2005

#3

• Dec 9, 2005

• #3

i have deleted the cruise control in my car you have to disconnect the all the 2 bolts holding it on inside the fender. you aslo have to remove the the throttle cable that that is associated with the cruise control then once you have done that you can disconnect the wiring from inside, there will be a box on the left hand side of underneath the dash. unplug both of them and take that box out. then there us a rubber hose that goes right up behind the brake pedal that u can see if u just look under the dash and disconnect that as well then u can pull everything out from the front of the fender. take a look and you will see exactly what im talking about if u have any other questiions email me or PM me. i should have some pictures too that may help.

 

Rick 91GT

Mustang Master

Nov 29, 1999

9,692

95

99

PA

Dec 9, 2005

#4

• Dec 9, 2005

• #4

02 Black Gt said:

i have deleted the cruise control in my car you have to disconnect the all the 2 bolts holding it on inside the fender. you aslo have to remove the the throttle cable that that is associated with the cruise control then once you have done that you can disconnect the wiring from inside, there will be a box on the left hand side of underneath the dash. unplug both of them and take that box out. then there us a rubber hose that goes right up behind the brake pedal that u can see if u just look under the dash and disconnect that as well then u can pull everything out from the front of the fender. take a look and you will see exactly what im talking about if u have any other questiions email me or PM me. i should have some pictures too that may help.

Click to expand...

exactly....

 

P

prez1967

Founding Member

Nov 13, 2001

127

0

16

Baltimore, MD

Dec 9, 2005

#5

• Dec 9, 2005

• #5

i've deleted the A/C and the stereo... but for some reason i'm hesitant to take out the cruise control... something about it.. its kept me out of trouble so many times lol

 

M

Matts89LX5.0

Founding Member

Nov 1, 2002

1,314

0

36

Long Island, NY

Dec 9, 2005

#6

• Dec 9, 2005

• #6

mike try losing some weight for weight reduction in the car haha

 

Grn92LX

Fidanza Man!

Founding Member

Jan 14, 2001

6,819

64

129

New York

Dec 9, 2005

#7

• Dec 9, 2005

• #7

Matts89LX5.0 said:

mike try losing some weight for weight reduction in the car haha

Click to expand...

Yeah I know. I'm a fat fu ck @ 135lbs

Does anyone recall how much the cruise control thing weighed? Thanks for the explaination.

 

Rick 91GT

Mustang Master

Nov 29, 1999

9,692

95

99

PA

Dec 9, 2005

#8

• Dec 9, 2005

• #8

about 5lbs...

Did you get my mail about the axles and the rear?

 

Grn92LX

Fidanza Man!

Founding Member

Jan 14, 2001

6,819

64

129

New York

Dec 9, 2005

#9

• Dec 9, 2005

• #9

Only 5lbs? Ahh, not even worth my precious time.

No I didn't get any mail from you. Hotmail is such a piece of shiit!!!

 

Grn92LX

Fidanza Man!

Founding Member

Jan 14, 2001

6,819

64

129

New York

Dec 9, 2005

#10

• Dec 9, 2005

• #10

Rick, can you PM the Email? Hotmail is a cvnt! I got other emails, but not yours. You and I have trouble sending and recieving emails sometimes for some reason.

 

90mustangGT

I felt sorry for girls because

Founding Member

Jan 15, 2002

2,773

17

89

Dallas, GA

Dec 10, 2005

#11

• Dec 10, 2005

• #11

5lbs here, 3lbs there 10lbs over here.... it starts to add up. If you don't need it, or especailly don't use it, JUNK IT.

 

Rick 91GT

Mustang Master

Nov 29, 1999

9,692

95

99

PA

Dec 10, 2005

#12

• Dec 10, 2005

• #12

5lbs in front of the firewall is a lot of weight removal....

 

M

Matts89LX5.0

Founding Member

Nov 1, 2002

1,314

0

36

Long Island, NY

Dec 10, 2005

#13

• Dec 10, 2005

• #13

def worth taking out ....you wanna come help me work on my notch sometime mike gotta put in a tubular k member

 

04sleeper

Founding Member

Jun 22, 2002

2,674

14

89

Dallas, TX

Dec 10, 2005

#14

• Dec 10, 2005

• #14

Rick 91GT said:

5lbs in front of the firewall is a lot of weight removal....

Click to expand...

Yep.

Mow all Mike needs is a one peice Carbon Fiber front clip, tubular k-member and a-arms w/ coil overs, and some Bogarts up front and he should see some even better hang time with those front wheels.

 

Rick 91GT

Mustang Master

Nov 29, 1999

9,692

95

99

PA

Dec 10, 2005

#15

• Dec 10, 2005

• #15

04sleeper said:

Yep.

Now all Mike needs is a one peice Carbon Fiber front clip, tubular k-member and a-arms w/ coil overs, and some Bogarts up front and he should see some even better hang time with those front wheels.

Click to expand...

hehehe....

It's a street car

Kevin, on a side note have you ever heard of guys having the stock blower ported on the Cobra. A buddies father is interested with his 03 who already makes 487RWHP and found a guy who does it, rebuilds it for $500...sounds cheap personally.

 

04sleeper

Founding Member

Jun 22, 2002

2,674

14

89

Dallas, TX

Dec 10, 2005

#16

• Dec 10, 2005

• #16

Rick 91GT said:

hehehe....

It's a street car

Kevin, on a side note have you ever heard of guys having the stock blower ported on the Cobra. A buddies father is interested with his 03 who already makes 487RWHP and found a guy who does it, rebuilds it for $500...sounds cheap personally.

Click to expand...

I know. Just joking.

Yes I have. http://www.stiegemeier.com/index1.html does it for $495 and thats all they do.

I won't be going that route with mine. It will just be a pulley, idler pulley and SCT tuner for me for now.

If the blower is coming off then it's KB 2.2 for me.

 

Rick 91GT

Mustang Master

Nov 29, 1999

9,692

95

99

PA

Dec 10, 2005

#17

• Dec 10, 2005

• #17

Thanks....

Yeah he wants the stock look and also wants to see how far he can go with the stock pieces. Those cars impress me more and more..

I'm building a 32v 96 Cobra right now for a customer, custom billet cams, I ported the heads, cleaned up the manifold and I am adding some boost via a Stage II kit with a D1SC, sheetmetal intercooler etc... I really like the mod motors now

I've been looking at doing a dealer buy in with SCT, so I can chips and parts for cars while I am at the dyno I use, until I can afford my own.

 

04sleeper

Founding Member

Jun 22, 2002

2,674

14

89

Dallas, TX

Dec 10, 2005

#18

• Dec 10, 2005

• #18

Sounds like a fun project.

I like the Mod motors as well.

I am not in for the stock look under the hood.

A friend of mine just put on a 2.2 with different injectors and SCT MAF and made 610 RWHP through the stock cats.

Shoot, I wish a pulley change would have net me 65 RWHP on a pushrod engine. I might have kept it then.

 

Michael Yount

Mustang Master

Apr 10, 2002

9,039

6

79

Charlotte, NC

Dec 10, 2005

#19

• Dec 10, 2005

• #19

Mike - where's your battery?

 

T

Tstang90

Founding Member

Jun 21, 2000

2,380

0

46

Long Island,NY

Dec 10, 2005

#20

• Dec 10, 2005

• #20

Mike go outside and take the damn thing out you lazy bastard