What Did You Do To Your Car Today?

Snorky · Nov 26, 2023

rio_snek said:
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Started putting the black interior together. First time the car has had carpet in like six months.

Always a great feeling when the interior comes together

Musturd · Nov 26, 2023

Mines all apart now .

white95 · Nov 26, 2023

Installed some color matched, roof antenna covers to the truck.

weendoggy · Nov 26, 2023

Posted a couple videos of Black Friday. Took the youngest daughter for a ride.

Black Friday Traffic

Turkey Bowl, with Daughter along.

Also, a little too close for comfort, driver just pulled in front and slowed to a crawl...gives me a point by in a no
passing zone and I get black flagged. Oh well, better that than run into him. Geesh!

...and...a little bit going on in this corner...Mustang ahead was in limp mode and Mercedes in the gravel, but the
driver still passed under yellow. Lots of observant drivers...NOT!

duh09 · Nov 26, 2023

Mounted the chase light and GMRS antenna, installed the switch panel, and started rewiring the accessories to it. Should have my rock and pod lights in late this week to get finished up. Then did a little playing around in the yard.

lwarrior1016 · Nov 26, 2023

FINALLY got the brakes installed on the s107. The replacement driver caliper was no good. It locked up on the slide pins when it was bolted down, and had a stuck piston. I already ground on it too so I don't know if I can get my money back. So, I reused the driver caliper and put the new passenger caliper on. I still don't have a warm and fuzzy about them so I'll probably order a set online. Either way, they are on for now, and after some grinding, they clear the wheels. Longest freakin brake job of my life.

Musturd · Nov 27, 2023

lwarrior1016 said:
FINALLY got the brakes installed on the s107. The replacement driver caliper was no good. It locked up on the slide pins when it was bolted down, and had a stuck piston. I already ground on it too so I don't know if I can get my money back. So, I reused the driver caliper and put the new passenger caliper on. I still don't have a warm and fuzzy about them so I'll probably order a set online. Either way, they are on for now, and after some grinding, they clear the wheels. Longest freakin brake job of my life. View attachment 30367 View attachment 30366 View attachment 30365

Sometimes drag wheels are fun . When trying to find brakes that fit it’s not fun .

white95 · Nov 27, 2023

Hit a new best time with the truck.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 27, 2023

Started stripping my interior. Going to redye much of the plastics, and recover the seats. I also have new OEM NOS carpet waiting to go in and new ACC Floormats. Gonna be nice and fresh when i'm done here.

lwarrior1016 · Nov 27, 2023

Musturd said:
Sometimes drag wheels are fun . When trying to find brakes that fit it’s not fun .

Man, my drag wheels will clear every brake in the world. This clearance is for my daily wheels on the s197. I went to later s197 brakes that have bigger rotors, that made the calipers hit the wheels.

joemomma · Nov 28, 2023

Drove it to work!

95opal · Nov 28, 2023

Contemplating were in the heck i can relocate the mondo valve.
As of right now i may have to fabricate a new discharge tube to accommodate the dam thing. Either that or put it back were it originally was. This has turned out to be a PITA

white95 · Nov 28, 2023

Schemed and plotted..

rio_snek · Nov 29, 2023

Replaced the upper radiator hose and thermostat

RAU03MACH · Nov 29, 2023

Start it up let it run

Mustang5L5 · Nov 29, 2023

And putting the interior back into the car now. All the plastics have been cleaned and redyed using LMR/SEM paint. And putting in the NOS carpet I scored! Up next, recover the front seats and finish adding the Ford Racing pedals

maillemaker · Nov 30, 2023

I replaced flaky headlight switch. Turns out sometimes when I turned on my headlights, the taillights and side marker lights were not turning on! If you twisted the dimmer a bit they would usually come on when you hit the 'sweet spot'. Was dangerous though not knowing your tail lights were out! I had someone pull up to me at a traffic light and let me know!

Replacing is easy. 4 screws. 2 to pull the bezel, 2 to pull the switch.

Musturd · Nov 30, 2023

lwarrior1016 said:
Man, my drag wheels will clear every brake in the world. This clearance is for my daily wheels on the s197. I went to later s197 brakes that have bigger rotors, that made the calipers hit the wheels.

Yea those new ones you just got . The offset works good on these cars too . Thats something for me to think about in the coming years if stopping becomes an issue with the cobra stuff .

Musturd · Nov 30, 2023

Mustang5L5 said:
And putting the interior back into the car now. All the plastics have been cleaned and redyed using LMR/SEM paint. And putting in the NOS carpet I scored! Up next, recover the front seats and finish adding the Ford Racing pedals

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What a score on the NOS carpet . The acc stuffs ok but nothing compares to the oem fit . Looking good .

Mustang5L5 · Nov 30, 2023

Musturd said:
What a score on the NOS carpet . The acc stuffs ok but nothing compares to the oem fit . Looking good .

I know. NPD still shows they have some, but only in parchment. I can see why. Not everyone likes parchment and usually most folks add a black carpet in.

But it laid down easily and all the holes were ready to go. The bag the carpet came in had a 3/23/02 date on it, so it's been sitting a while.