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  1. s197richie

    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...
  2. s197richie

    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.
  3. s197richie

    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.
  4. s197richie

    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...
  5. s197richie

    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.
  6. s197richie

    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...
  7. s197richie

    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...
  8. s197richie

    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...
  9. s197richie

    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...
  10. s197richie

    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.
  11. s197richie

    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.
  12. s197richie

    Doing the Lord's work

    Just these; my phone is a piece of crap lol.
  13. s197richie

    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...
  14. s197richie

    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...
  15. s197richie

    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...
  16. s197richie

    Anyone running the MGW for the tr-3650

    That's funny; last Sunday leaving the mall I saw a mint s197 Bullitt driven by an older gentleman (he probably saw the movie in the theaters and either bought one that color or had his current one painted to match); I downshifted and buzzed him but nothin doing. But since I've been looking...
  17. s197richie

    Anyone running the MGW for the tr-3650

    Here's a link to a discussion about which shifters or shifter parts will rub and under what conditions: https://www.s197forum.com/threads/shifter-rubbing-on-alum-driveshaft-good-fix-for-this.37764/
  18. s197richie

    Anyone running the MGW for the tr-3650

    I couldn't imagine why it wouldn't fit; it's only held onto the body with two chintzy little nuts and I don't see how there could be any interference. As you can see from the MGW, it's very beefy to combat the rail flex caused by the drivetrain torquing under heavy load while the body-mounted...
  19. s197richie

    Anyone running the MGW for the tr-3650

    Rail flex is awful on these tr3650 cars to the point of the dealer swapping out my tranny for a blown second gear at 3500mi even though it had obviously been beat on. I installed the CHE brace with torque limiters and may have even done it correctly but issue persists; using the slow notchy...
  20. s197richie

    Wow it's still leaking (seam sealer?) Edit: body harness grommet

    Might as well update; immediately after I swapped in the new grommet it started raining and continued at various intensities and directions all night; this morning I checked and didn't find any dampness. Considering I could fit my whole hand through the ratty grommet I don't guess that's any...
  21. s197richie

    Wow it's still leaking (seam sealer?) Edit: body harness grommet

    Here's the old grommet the rats chewed up; obviously that's not keeping much out of the cabin. I guess when the electrical shop repaired the wiring they missed it or didn't have the resources to replace/repair it. It looks like they only come with a new body harness; I got one from the...
  22. s197richie

    Wow it's still leaking (seam sealer?) Edit: body harness grommet

    I thought I'd narrowed my driver's side leak on the front carpet down to a cowl and/or grommets; not knowing what direction I'm going in for now I just flex-taped the cowl to the windshield lol. Seemed to fix it for now but just this morning after light rain overnight I found a damp dot under...
  23. s197richie

    Old trauma unlocked (interior door trim)

    Was scrolling the s197 group on fb today and saw this GT/CS in a show. I noticed the very top of the interior door trim start to come away and had totally forgotten about mine. I do recall lazily propping them back up with thumb-tacks; quite the mad max effect. After rats chewed up all my...
  24. s197richie

    How the hell do you get the wiper arms off?

    I'm gonna necro this thread because I ran into the same issue as I'm sure many others will. Arms were on the car for 19 years through the elements and never garaged. The driver's side gives you plenty of room to maneuver with Lisle Tool #54150. The passenger side however, is boxed in by the...
  25. s197richie

    water leak (solved: cowl grommets)

    Okay looks like it's the cowl grommets; here's a handy PDF if anyone has similar issue. Props to Dino Dino Bambino for the original link long ago https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QI-yYak90zmaMHGte5QN0ye-FYGzAUAP/view

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