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- Thu Sep 19, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: Cobra stuff
- Topic: Mike's GT40 gets redone
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Re: Mike's GT40 gets redone
Still chipping away at the old rock pile… :whistle: Received the new Moog LbJ today and got to work removing the old one…well, old in the sense that it’s been on the car a lot of years, but certainly not worn out other than the two piece grease boot. :roll: I had to modify the bj remover some more to ...
- Thu Sep 19, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: Cobra stuff
- Topic: Swaybar bushings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 58
Re: Swaybar bushings
IDK Ken, a little krazy glue and you’re back in business…
- Sun Sep 15, 2024 5:44 pm
- Forum: Way Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Squirrels
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5913
Re: Squirrels
Btw, this is the system I devised to prevent them from being knocked to the ground. I’ll heed your warning and add some wire mesh protection as well…
- Sun Sep 15, 2024 5:33 pm
- Forum: Way Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Squirrels
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5913
Re: Squirrels
Terry G tells me they chewed through the SS cable, so you may not be proof just yet. My have not learned that trick yet, so I hope yours won’t contact them and spill the beans…
- Sun Sep 15, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: Cobra stuff
- Topic: Mike's GT40 gets redone
- Replies: 160
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Re: Mike's GT40 gets redone
Yep, a workout for sure, especially for you. Good thing you’re young and flexible with a long reach…
Those boots must have just aged out, no other reason for them to crumble on a car with fewer than 100 driven miles…
Those boots must have just aged out, no other reason for them to crumble on a car with fewer than 100 driven miles…
- Sat Sep 14, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: Not Cobra stuff
- Topic: The Zephyr Distributor Saga...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 343
Re: The Zephyr Distributor Saga...
Well done Tom, this is fun, no?
- Sat Sep 14, 2024 2:37 pm
- Forum: Cobra stuff
- Topic: Mike's GT40 gets redone
- Replies: 160
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- Sat Sep 14, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: Cobra stuff
- Topic: Mike's GT40 gets redone
- Replies: 160
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Re: Mike's GT40 gets redone
Oh, I nearly forgot, the lower ball joint boots are pretty well shredded, so I’ll need to replace them as well…I think that’s everything…
- Sat Sep 14, 2024 1:53 pm
- Forum: Cobra stuff
- Topic: Mike's GT40 gets redone
- Replies: 160
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Re: Mike's GT40 gets redone
In the “nothing’s ever easy” category, separating the upper joint from the upright was a pain. Tried the pickle fork with no joy, but didn’t give it much of a whack not wanting to damage the joint or the aluminum upright, so next I reached for the ball joint separator. It wouldn’t fit of course, so i ...
- Sat Sep 14, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: Cobra stuff
- Topic: Mike's GT40 gets redone
- Replies: 160
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Re: Mike's GT40 gets redone
So, as this car and project has continuously demonstrated, the deeper I look the more I uncover. This time it involves the front suspension. Per the RCR online assembly manual, the LCA (lower control arm) heim joints are to be initially set with half of the threads exposed in order to help ...