96blak54 2001 Cobra

[badass98svt]

Riding around during lunch time and snapped a photo

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Looks cleannnn. Great job. 01 Cobras seem to be forgotten about these days.

 

[07GtS197]

The pressure plate in my old 07 gt grenaded on my way home one day and I lost the pedal. Kind of strange yours still returns. Anyway, most places I’ve seen say either valeo or parts store clutch unless you’re making big power.

 

[Snorky]

Perhaps the throwout bearing came apart

 

[white95]

On the way home today while hammering out some rpm's and speed.....i lost the clutch. It must have flew apart or something. Clutch pedal still returns to the top position, so i dont think its a cable or quadrant. I can rev the engine and float into a gear but when releasing the clutch, all kinds of noises be coming from it.

Clutch recommendations?

I had real good luck with an Exedy 500 clutch/Fidanza billet flywheel combination in the S197. Worked well NA and never slipped behind the M122 combo.

 

[Snorky]

I had real good luck with an Exedy 500 clutch/Fidanza billet flywheel combination in the S197. Worked well NA and never slipped behind the M122 combo.

Was it heavy?

 

[white95]

Was it heavy?

That car was hydro assist so not really

 

[Snorky]

That car was hydro assist so not really

Hydro makes a world of difference

 

[96blak54]

I got up on jackstands, transmission removed and clutch swapped with a parts store "upgrade". The 28K mile stock clutch disk came apart. Not the 1st time ive seen and heard of cobra clutches of this year not holding up. I didnt replace the throwout bearing, it felt good. Clutch cable felt good too.

Got the car down and went to reconnect the negative battery terminal and the factory terminal strap broke....grrrrrrr. So I swapped it out in favor of a lead wing nut type. I peeled the old strap terminal off the ground wires and crimped on a heavy 2ga copper lug that would slip over the wing nut terminal. Now to remove the negative ground battery terminal, all I need to do is spin off the wing nut.

Car started right up. I pulled up on the clutch pedal to set the cable tension and wallha......car moved. Clutch is a bit grabby, but thats to be expected.

Out driving around, car felt good and very strong! I do believe the 3000miles I have drove the car, the clutch had some upper rpm slippage because now she pulls real good!

Now that the car is together I have come to the conclusion to sell it. Id love to keep it, but the desire to be out of a few bills out weigh keeping it and I can restructure some other areas of projects,

 

[joemomma]

What are you going to ask for it?

 

[96blak54]

Im guessing around $15K. Im seeing convertible Gt's with 100k miles asking the same, figured mine at 28k miles, $15k would be a start. PM me if interested.