The 93 Cobra Clone Build Project
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Everything was going great until I heard a pop removing the extension housing bushing. I removed 3 of the 4 bolts in anticipation of replacing the throughout bearing retainer first. I didn't. If case leaks I get to do a transmission rebuild. Very small crack about input shaft.
Picture of my drunken LMR shopping spree a month ago. New headers being installed.
That Milwaukee battery ratchet is the second best tool I've ever bought next to a roofing nail gun
top left bolt has crack.
Picture of my drunken LMR shopping spree a month ago. New headers being installed.
That Milwaukee battery ratchet is the second best tool I've ever bought next to a roofing nail gun
top left bolt has crack.
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That really sucks !
The case is under some decent pressure right there. The gear assemblies push towards the drivers side when spinning. Hope it stays together.
I'm sure you could find a case pretty cheap and transfer parts over.
The case is under some decent pressure right there. The gear assemblies push towards the drivers side when spinning. Hope it stays together.
I'm sure you could find a case pretty cheap and transfer parts over.
I can't see the transmission case crack causing any problems. it's on the front top and surrounded by bolts. Everything is back together, shifts and runs mint. Have a spare case if it blows.
Started the suspension tonight. Just found out the hard way not to paint threads with POR15. Had to grind notches in the polished steel for the vice grips to grab, no matter how big the breaker bar, the vice grips let go. I even vice gripped the vice grips, still would just spin the shaft. Ended up torching the nut until the bushing caught fire then shocked it off with 5lb hammer. Wtf! I thought the nut and bushing washer was one piece like a washer attached nut, I would have just cut the fn nut off. Other bolt is painted also, just cutting that one off
After suspension is done I'm done with preventive maintenance and all the ocd repairs. Once the snow flies it's on to the body work and clone kit
Started the suspension tonight. Just found out the hard way not to paint threads with POR15. Had to grind notches in the polished steel for the vice grips to grab, no matter how big the breaker bar, the vice grips let go. I even vice gripped the vice grips, still would just spin the shaft. Ended up torching the nut until the bushing caught fire then shocked it off with 5lb hammer. Wtf! I thought the nut and bushing washer was one piece like a washer attached nut, I would have just cut the fn nut off. Other bolt is painted also, just cutting that one off
After suspension is done I'm done with preventive maintenance and all the ocd repairs. Once the snow flies it's on to the body work and clone kit
Por15 is a total pita to deal with if you get it anywhere you don't want. However great protection.
I did mine underside and axle 7 years ago. Still looks great and any dust wipes right off
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I did mine underside and axle 7 years ago. Still looks great and any dust wipes right off
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All I wanted to do was swap the springs and shocks..now the spindle and control arm are sitting on my work bench. what is the rod called that connects the two? has a sleeve rusted to it, won't come off. has rubber bushings at both ends in both sides of the metal. The hole in control arm is quite big for such a small hole, wait what? Is that normal?
Your ball joint connects the spindle to the swing arm, but I dont know what sleeve you would be talking about. Nor do I get what you mean by bushings at both ends. That sounds like you are talking about your sway bar end link.
It took too much effort to lean over and look earlier. yes, it's from ca to sway bar. after four hours of heating and beating it's pretty much fubar. I've been beating the front control arm bolt for a good four hours, finally broke loose. Now it's on the bench and this sleeve is frozen. giving up early on this sleeve, it's seized, so I'd like to have spare before sawzall is called in.
Here is my buddy stuck drinking beers just watching me, felt bad and started removing ca grommets for me
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New control arm bushings are a good thing, you should consider doing eurethane. The sway bar connecting link and bushings should be replaced anyhow. You'll be happy with the results.
It took too much effort to lean over and look earlier. yes, it's from ca to sway bar. after four hours of heating and beating it's pretty much fubar. I've been beating the front control arm bolt for a good four hours, finally broke loose. Now it's on the bench looking allty and this sleeve is frozen. giving up early on this sleeve, it's seized, so I'd like to have spare before sawzall is called in.
Here is my buddy stuck drinking beers just watching me, felt bad and started removing ca grommets for me
Sawsall away- swaybar end links are cheap and easy to get at the parts houses. Online etc..
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As Chris says, just cut off that sway bar end link and get new ones. They are cheap.
The amount of crud on the spindles and that the u joint is from a 4cylinder drive shaft has me believing everything is from the 4 cylinder. I was hoping to put 3.77 in someday with the 5 lug conversion. How do I tell which rear axle is in this car? I will probably answer the question when remove all the bushings this weekend. The front end was definitely from the 4 cylinder, those bolts have never been removed. Kid said he swapped rear end, starting to doubt that.
Haha, I actually found the connector buried in the dash doing something else. My ocd won't let me forget it, or the one bulb I missed behind speedometer.
Sawsall away- swaybar end links are cheap and easy to get at the parts houses. Online etc..
Good call. We spent more on beer trying to get old ones off.Attachments
Me: Look at this 93 cobra I found on craigslist. I didn't have to do anything to it, just turn the key and drive it.
My buddy: cool
Or...
Me: Look at this worn out 93 hatchback I completely disassembled, cleaned and repaired, reassembled with oem cobra parts, primed and painted by myself in my garage to look just like it came off the factory floor.
My buddy: cool
That's why
There's a whole collection of people here that would rather do it the hard way, myself included. Good job.
mikestang63
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Yep.. give a man a fish or give a man a fishing pole. Most of us prefer to build it then buy it. That is part of the fun ( and headaches) but nonetheless it is much different to say I built it than I bought it.
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