What have you done to your mustang today?

[GlassTop09]

Bro, that does not sound like a NM accent.

You'd be correct................born & raised transplanted Texan from Gladewater, TX........Piney Woods region, NE Texas.........Longview\Tyler area.

Job (petroleum industry) transferred me to 4 Corners area of NM (Farmington) some 33 yrs ago, been here ever since.

Ain't enough NM Hatch green chili produced to fully kill this Texas drawl I got for an accent.....................

 

[MrBhp]

You'd be correct................born & raised transplanted Texan from Gladewater, TX........Piney Woods region, NE Texas.........Longview\Tyler area.

Job (petroleum industry) transferred me to 4 Corners area of NM (Farmington) some 33 yrs ago, been here ever since.

Ain't enough NM Hatch green chili produced to fully kill this Texas drawl I got for an accent.....................

We drilled several of the municipal water supply wells around that area of Texas. Beautiful country. Much better than Beaumont.

 

[GlassTop09]

Ordered 1 of these this morning after running across a YouTube video on its use.............................

Gyraline: The DIY Wheel Alignment Solution

Gyraline is an app and tool kit that allows anybody to do a four wheel alignment at home

gyraline.com

This is the modern version of jack stands, string line & a tape measure to check\do DIY front & rear alignments...........using this plate & your IPhone's (also have just put out an Android version.......I have an Apple IPhone 7S which is compatible) internal sensors w\ their app...........tested\verified accuracy to .05* which is good enough for how I'm gonna use it.

Gonna use it to get all current front-end caster, camber, toe measurements on my Stang after tire install but prior real alignment check\work to get a real comparison on this tool thus real reference to use for future checks.........as 1 could do using the old school methods.

 

[GriffX]

Fixed the sagging door insert, but glued 0.5 cm thick polyester wool below it (white on top as example). Worked good and is as soft to the touch as with the original foam or better. Used a spray glue from an automotive upholstery, I hope I used enough.


First try, I used not enough of it, 2nd try over the complete area and it looked like factory.

 

[Forty61]

You'd be correct................born & raised transplanted Texan from Gladewater, TX........Piney Woods region, NE Texas.........Longview\Tyler area.

Job (petroleum industry) transferred me to 4 Corners area of NM (Farmington) some 33 yrs ago, been here ever since.

Ain't enough NM Hatch green chili produced to fully kill this Texas drawl I got for an accent.....................

That’s only like 90 minutes from where I live, love it out there.

We drilled several of the municipal water supply wells around that area of Texas. Beautiful country. Much better than Beaumont.

You probably did the supply wells in our area then, granted we’ve only been out there a few years though.


On the Mustang front I loaded the kids in the back the other day to just tool around the yard to keep parts and fluids moving.. managed to completely forget the extension cord I ran under the car to plug in the battery tender, ripped that sucker straight off. Luckily all it did to the car was rip the hose off the washer canister but it fucked that cord up! Kids love the car, we threw down some nice ruts in the ground spinning tires in the back, gonna make mowing a little rough but it was worth the giggles from the kids.

 

[GlassTop09]

Finally got my 2 front tires replaced this evening..............a full week after this was supposed to get done on 11-26-24 (somehow 1 tire got lost in shipping, so I was told.......a tale of 2 Discount Tire stores blaming each other, 1 said they shipped it on time while the other said they haven't received it.........so the local store ordered another 1 Sat that arrived this morning..............) so I'm now free to navigate & drive. Car feels\drives soooo good now so the tie rod\wheel hub replacements were definitely needed.

While waiting on this tire saga to resolve itself, got this in today off Black Friday sale last week on American Muscle.............

Cold-Case S197 HP Aluminum radiator (incorporates the latest core design....2 rows of 1" round tubes using 16 fins\in fin density to supposedly increase total cooling surface area some 15% more than a comparative 3-row std core design while also improving coolant retention time & flow rate thru core--less deltaP..........same core design that the now discontinued Ford Performance S197 HP Aluminum radiator used---which sucked as this FP unit was the 1 I was wanting\hoping to get, but I guess I was too late...........) & an Edelbrock HP Hi Flow water pump (always wanted to get 1 but they were always out of stock--mostly due to COVID & Edelbrock moving operations out of California........do I need it, no........do I want it, hell yes & since it was actually in stock, I jumped on it as well) so I have all the parts in hand now to start major surgery (change radiator & WP.....while also doing the full timing refresh\upgrade job--finally have acquired all the pertinent ARP fasteners for the chain tensioners & oil pump among some other items.....while also fixing the known small oil leak on the oil filter adapter housing) as soon as I can talk myself into doing it..........I KNOW I'm gonna be a very stiff, sore & hurting dude afterwards.......

I'll prep myself by getting my rear-view camera installed & operational 1st................

Supposed to be getting my GyraLine Alignment Kit on Thursday (thru USPS) .........so I'll get acquainted w\ using it to see where my Stang's front end alignment is at currently before setting up an alignment appointment at my local Ford dealership. Already have the OEM Ford 07-14 GT500 front alignment specs in hand for reference & GyraLine app loaded up on my IPhone 7S (need scan code supplied in kit to unlock it).

 

[JC SSP]

Does that radiator work on automatic trans?

 

[GlassTop09]

Does that radiator work on automatic trans?

Can't say for sure...........Cold-Case part #LMM574 on AM site, they say this fits all 05-14 GT.......on CJ Pony Parts site, they say same part# fits 05-14 GT & 12-13 Boss 302....both auto & manual trans.............

But on the actual Cold-Case box label, it says 05-14 GT w\ MT (manual trans) ......... From past experiences, CJ Pony Parts has repeatedly shown\proven to be more accurate & precise in their product descriptions.............but...

To be sure, I'd call & verify before purchasing it.

 

[Gabe]

Can't say for sure...........Cold-Case part #LMM574 on AM site, they say this fits all 05-14 GT.......on CJ Pony Parts site, they say same part# fits 05-14 GT & 12-13 Boss 302....both auto & manual trans.............

But on the actual Cold-Case box label, it says 05-14 GT w\ MT (manual trans) ......... From past experiences, CJ Pony Parts has repeatedly shown\proven to be more accurate & precise in their product descriptions.............but...

To be sure, I'd call & verify before purchasing it.

Summit Racing also says for manual only.

Cold Case Radiators LMM574 Cold Case Performance Aluminum Radiators | Summit Racing

Free Shipping - Cold Case Performance Aluminum Radiators with qualifying orders of $109. Shop Radiators at Summit Racing.

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[JC SSP]

Thx I have an automatic so I will keep looking.

 

[kazman59]

One could always plumb in a separate transmission cooler.
j/s

 

[Gabe]

One could always plumb in a separate transmission cooler.
j/s

Ideally, one would do that.
The ones built into the side of the radiator, if they leak internally, can ruin a transmission with the milkshake that would be circulated through.
Always best to divorce fluids.

 

[crjackson]

Always best to divorce

Agreed!

 

[golkhl]

Oil change on the 08 Bullitt and 04 GT.

 

[JC SSP]

Without pics it never happened! Lol

 

[GriffX]

Painted that windshield stuff.....again. Last time I used a 1K clearcoat from Spraymaxx and it got cracks after 2 years. So I had to re paint ALL repair spots I used this can, that was fun. Used 2K now.
The gray part is unpainted in the engine bay and nearby new quality. The black is Dupli Color black.

Found yesterday that my oil filter housing gasket is leaking badly, oil around the whole oil pan, yay

 

[JimC]

Emptied the oil catch can on my 2024 yesterday. Let it go for 5,000 miles this time - 2 track days and 2 days on the drag strip in that time frame. Can was pretty full, about a half inch from the top.

 

[golkhl]

Without pics it never happened! Lol

 

[Blue03Cobra]

JLT Stage III and 5* 93 Perf tune. Really woke the car up.

 

[Blue03Cobra]

Then, I couldn't resist adding an axleback. Installed a Flowmaster 817410 kit. My '03 Cobra had 40 series Flowmasters, and I loved the "musclecar" rumble, but it droned badly in the 2,000 RPM range, so did some research and went with the updated Delta 60 series. LOVE it. Very deep/throaty at startup, with absolutely no drone, at any RPM. Loud enough to overshadow the JLT intake sounds at WOT, but not annoying. VERY happy.