MUSTANGMURLEY'S 1996 GT 4.6L 2V SOHC SN95 BUILD

mustangmurley · Jun 23, 2016

lwarrior1016 said:
Great, and when you really want to make it fun then you delete the power steering and power brakes. Then your belt gets much shorter and it looks so much cleaner.

I'm sure it looks nice it should for as much as a manual rack and pinion cost haha but I was surfing eBay last night and found a few options for that pulley.

I'm torn because the used pulley is $20 plus shipping which is $11. Or the polished pulley for $43 with free shipping. There are a few other used pulleys in worse shape for a little cheaper.

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98snakehorse · Jun 23, 2016

lwarrior1016 said:
Great, and when you really want to make it fun then you delete the power steering and power brakes. Then your belt gets much shorter and it looks so much cleaner.

LOL your still doing it!!!!!!

lwarrior1016 · Jun 23, 2016

98snakehorse said:
LOL your still doing it!!!!!!

I always do it! After I got my car on the ground and realized that the brakes work great being manual and the steering is just a little bit harder but completely manageable, Ill definitely push it.

lwarrior1016 · Jun 23, 2016

mustangmurley said:
I'm sure it looks nice it should for as much as a manual rack and pinion cost haha but I was surfing eBay last night and found a few options for that pulley.

I'm torn because the used pulley is $20 plus shipping which is $11. Or the polished pulley for $43 with free shipping. There are a few other used pulleys in worse shape for a little cheaper.

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I like the polished pulley and think it would look great in the bay, but I think i would start with the cheapest one I could find and make sure it fits. There are a couple different sizes. One fits, and one doesnt. You could always try the parts house.

mustangmurley · Jun 23, 2016

lwarrior1016 said:
I like the polished pulley and think it would look great in the bay, but I think i would start with the cheapest one I could find and make sure it fits. There are a couple different sizes. One fits, and one doesnt. You could always try the parts house.

I messaged both to see if they were sure of the filament on my car. Still planning on hitting up a few junk yards to have a look around and see if i cant snag one there for cheaper.

mustangmurley · Jun 27, 2016

I had the car in the shop this morning because last week or so I noticed a very slow coolant leak but could only locate it coming from the plug. Pulled the plug drained the coolant and put the plug back in hoping it would seal. No luck the thing still was leaking very slowly. I had a pressure test done at the shop and they found the leak out the plug and a very small crack on the drive side. The radiator is all aluminum 3 core and it's been on there for less than 2 years. Anyone have any recommendations towards a decent all aluminum radiator?

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lwarrior1016 · Jun 27, 2016

What are you running now? I have the mishimoto 3 core and its been good to me. They recently updated the design and its even better than it used to be.

mustangmurley · Jun 27, 2016

lwarrior1016 said:
What are you running now? I have the mishimoto 3 core and its been good to me. They recently updated the design and its even better than it used to be.

I'm unsure of the brand I believe it is a CXRacing but it's been awhile I replaced the radiator when I did the head swap two winters ago. I'm having the shop keep it on for now and I'll limp it home until I get a new one and can get to installing it. I'm just glad they found the small crack and it wasn't just that damn plug.

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mustangmurley · Jun 27, 2016

Took a few pictures before I brought her home from the shop tonight.

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mustangmurley · Jun 29, 2016

Still trying to decide on a radiator, but I scored the idler pulley I need from a guy on Facebook this morning for $15.

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mustangmurley · Jul 4, 2016

4th of July car show with my grandpa in his 57 Thunderbird.

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96laseredcobra · Jul 4, 2016

Nice rides any trophies

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mustangmurley · Jul 6, 2016

97laserredgt said:
Nice rides any trophies

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Thanks man! Grandpa got best paint job. And I was runner up in the young guns 25 and younger.

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DKblue98GT · Jul 7, 2016

Great pics with the T bird and very cool that your grandpa is a car guy.

mustangmurley · Jul 7, 2016

DKblue98GT said:
Great pics with the T bird and very cool that your grandpa is a car guy.

Thanks!! Luckily I am blessed with a couple gear heads in my family. He's owned that bird for 16 years this year. It's numbers matching all original aside from the interior and audio system. The thing still has the windshield washer fluid in a bag!! He's also got the original build sheet from ford I'll have to take some pictures of it next time I get around to it.

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lwarrior1016 · Jul 7, 2016

Have you done that belt swap yet?

mustangmurley · Jul 7, 2016

lwarrior1016 said:
Have you done that belt swap yet?

Nope just got the pulley in the mail yesterday got caught up with the holiday weekend I'm assuming. Probably going to attempt it this weekend if my uncle gets his super bee off the lift.

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lwarrior1016 · Jul 7, 2016

mustangmurley said:
Nope just got the pulley in the mail yesterday got caught up with the holiday weekend I'm assuming. Probably going to attempt it this weekend if my uncle gets his super bee off the lift.

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You need a lift to swap a belt?!?

Youre sooooo spoiled lol.

Man.......................I want a lift