Birddog0347 rescues a Fox

[bird_dog0347]

Been driving it the last few days and overall I'm pretty happy with it. There's some squeaks and rattles, and I think part of it is the motor mounts are SHOT... so I'll need to get some new ones. It also has kind of a clunking sound/feel in the front brakes, like they move around too much in the caliper brackets or something? Almost like a full floating rotor when you are barely moving, like in a driveway or something. It's completely repeatable and most noticable at like 1-2 mph and stopping. These are the Cobra PBR brakes, is that normal?

I'm also looking at changing out the front seats from the SVE Series 1 seats which are pretty nice and a huge upgrade from the stock ones to the Corbeau Sportline Evolution X seats to try to sit a little lower, anyone have experience with those?

[KBScobravert]

Nice update!

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[slow84lx]

That's awesome! Glad that you got off your ass and tuned the stang. I need to do the same and get my junk running again.

[Baron Von Crowder]

sweet!

[bird_dog0347]

So I haven't updated this in a long time, and didn't really drive the car at all for over a year. Well I finally got off my ass and worked on the tune with the help of some fine members over on stangnet.

We finally got it to idle nice and smooth, as well as run right for the first time completely since I did the HCI and MS2PNP. It actually has POWER now, and it's FUN to drive. I took it out for a spin last night and after loading a new tune with proper ignition curves it feels like a mustang with HCI should! There's still tons of things it needs but overall it's fun to drive now!

[bird_dog0347]

I might take you up on that, not that I don't have my own welder, but to check out the notch.

Sure man, we can make that happen.

[samuel642000]

I drove over to JW's house and had him weld my handle for me. I used the LMR e-brake cables and a SN95 (I think) adjuster. I now have my own welder so you're welcome to bring your handle to my house and I'll hook you up.

I might take you up on that, not that I don't have my own welder, but to check out the notch.

[bird_dog0347]

Amigo, how did you tackle your e brake? I've read multiple ways just figured I'd see how a pro did it.

I drove over to JW's house and had him weld my handle for me. I used the LMR e-brake cables and a SN95 (I think) adjuster. I now have my own welder so you're welcome to bring your handle to my house and I'll hook you up.

[samuel642000]

Amigo, how did you tackle your e brake? I've read multiple ways just figured I'd see how a pro did it.

[BradM]

Hit me up when you get ready to sell it for pennies on the dollar. I got pennies!

[Baron Von Crowder]

except it's out of stock at LMR... guess I could check Summit though.

or amazon.

[bird_dog0347]

no reason not to do the 255

except it's out of stock at LMR... guess I could check Summit though.

[Baron Von Crowder]

no reason not to do the 255

[bird_dog0347]

Thanks! I went with PS fluid after my research said on the reman pumps it's hard to tell which to use. It's super quiet now and if it goes bad again I'll replace it again.

That said, here's an update... this was Wednesday.

So I got it all installed, and ready to take for an alignment. I was able to work from home yesterday so that I could take it a half a mile away to the shop down the street that does my alignments and is the only place I've paid to do ANYTHING on my car (which is alignment only). So I get in the car yesterday morning around 9:30 to drive the .5 miles there, back out of the garage into the street and already I can tell a massive improvement in steering feel. As I try to straighten up on the road I immediately notice how sketchy and "darty" the car has become with the toe so out of whack. I knew the tires were pretty far toe in, but damn... any steering input over 15 mph and you're going HARD that direction. Especially since I'm coming from and old/busted 4 banger rack to the 04 Cobra unit... The lack of steering pump whine was AWESOME!

I got to the shop and asked for an alignment telling them no rush as I'll just walk home and come back when it's done... they remember the car and the guy was like oh yeah, that one's a PITA since it's got the IRS but I told him what all I changed and said he should not have to worry about the rear or front Caster/Camber since I didn't touch the plates or disconnect the strut from the spindles. I also told them to start the car and let it warm up some before they try to drive it on the rack so it settles into a nice idle (I've been fighting with that a lot lately). They say cool and I walk home and get back to work.

I get a call a couple of hours later saying they had a little problem. Their standard procedure is to drive it first to note what all they need to adjust on the alignment. Well, they got like 1/2 mile away and it died... they put it in a parking lot and I grabbed my laptop and went to check on it. They said it would start and idle but it would turn to a rough idle and then die if you gave it gas.

I got there like 20 minutes later as I was on a meeting and started it up... it seems fine, the WB gauge starts reading correctly and I can give it gas and rev it. I let it idle for a few more minutes then it got really rough and died with throttle. I checked the fuel pressure... very low. Key in the run position but engine off and my loud ass fuel pump was silent. Now I had to get it towed home, without an alignment, and I get to drop the tank to replace the fuel pump.

So... I'm thinking either a 190lph or maybe a 255lph and I guess I should go ahead and do the sending unit while I'm in there? Is there any reason NOT to go 255? The other upside is that I can finally install my trunk mounted battery box and relocate that while I have the tank out.

[samuel642000]

Good to know, and likely explains why mine is LOUD...

Never knew that either, probably why mine is loud too.

Car looks good man, came a long ways.