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    What do you make of this part (resolved: sound insulation?)

    My car had a very bad rat infestation and I believe they chewed this thing up pretty badly to the point where you can just push what's left of it back and forth. If you were to take the front fender off, this would be attached to the body a few inches before the door. I'm not quite sure what...
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    What's on your obsolete parts list for s197?

    Yeah if I ever pick up another s197 I'll find a sjb for it and just keep it around lol.
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    What's on your obsolete parts list for s197?

    Maybe; someone in the s197 group the other day could only find one side. They're about $120 ea last I checked; I told him just use the a/c weatherstrip. Mine came out perfectly and I can screw up anything.
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    What's on your obsolete parts list for s197?

    Yesterday someone on the s197 fb group was looking for a thermostat housing for an 05-06 GT and said he'd looked everywhere; having a background in auto parts I was determined to track one down but indeed nope. A group member ended up having one to sell him. That made me wonder how many...
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    Wow it's still leaking (seam sealer?) Edit: body harness grommet

    Yeah I figure if it persists I'll pick up a tube of marine urethane and go to town under there. ty.
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    Wow it's still leaking (seam sealer?) Edit: body harness grommet

    Just wanted to post this for posterity So anyway tonight I replaced all ten cowl grommets (two five-packs off Amazon from China) and sourced a decent cowl out of the local salvage yard for $23, which isn't bad considering CJ Pony Parts wants $950 for new and top-shelf ebay is $200. $23 was...
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    Which of these (modded Bullitt vs GT500)

    If work allows I'd like a second car to screw around with; nothing insane. The Bullitt is sharp looking with a starting hp level to keep you out of trouble. There are only 7 on cars.com and the closest one to me upon further inspection the guy went pretty hard on; supercharger, six-speed...
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    Which of these s650's would you rather

    Basically one is a DH close to optionless and the other is a GTPP with a lot of stuff I really don't want or need. Same price. I have heard great things about Magneride; other than that the AVE pushes the price of a catback exhaust up some, I don't need 360 and I drive with the radio off...
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    Wow it's still leaking (seam sealer?) Edit: body harness grommet

    Update it rained last night and even with the ratty body harness grommet replaced I still got water on the underside of the floor mat. When I get things straightened out I'll order a newer cowl and replace the cowl grommets and take it from there. If that doesn't fix it I suppose it has to be...
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    Doing the Lord's work

    There's a two-tone '86 5spd on classiccars.com atm 11k mi for $26k; all original. There's no way I could buy it without doing the usual foxbody mods though.
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    Doing the Lord's work

    bro is in WPB and only wants $20k for it; bone stock 5spd 28k miles I told him any unmolested foxbody is an easy 25k atm.
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    Doing the Lord's work

    Just these; my phone is a piece of crap lol.
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    Doing the Lord's work

    Went to the car show today and there usually aren't any mustangs but In addition to a 70 Mach 1 351 and a 68 428 there was an 08 gt500 and a 10 GT. Neither had removed their cowl drains or even heard of the issue. Had to educate them and save them hundreds on ebay bcm and flash. Maybe...
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    What different color did/would you repaint your car?

    My car is in desperate need of a paintjob. It's white because well, that's the color they had with the wheels I liked and the price I wanted. It looks fine but I wouldn't mind a color that says "look up from your phone and don't hit me." Not worried about arrest-me colors because I'm a fairly...
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    Might be 05-09 for life for me

    I was born in '76 so not really into gen 1. The 79-04's are buckboards compared to the s197. The 10-14 redesign makes it look less like a retro and I don't like the way the coyote sounds. I guess the body tweak was to try to fix slumping sales although the real issue was the 4.6 3v being...
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