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What is everyone's opinion on cleaning aluminum with the wire brush / dremel method that is oxidized/pitted like in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRSoRkM8GcM&t=457s My alternator is kinda gross, and I was thinking about taking it out of the engine and going to town on it.
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kalvick posted:What is everyone's opinion on cleaning aluminum with the wire brush / dremel method that is oxidized/pitted like in this video? Try steel wool first. poo poo is magic.
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Aug 1, 2017 00:07
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drat you kalvick messing up my email suggestions.   So hows everyones car? I replaced a tail light bulb yesterday because only the low setting was working. Also I put my shift knob on ebay and it sold for $13.50 so wtf I cancelled that poo poo. I'd rather throw it on my desk at work as an ornament than sell for that low. Welp bye.
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Aug 10, 2017 00:09
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Cage posted:
Mine's dirty as gently caress because it's "Rain literally every day half the day" season in Florida  
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Aug 10, 2017 01:18
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Even in the rain that car is so sexy. My car is doing well. We had our one year anniversary recently and the honeymoon still isn't over. 
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Aug 10, 2017 01:36
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Where are the parking lines in both of those pictures? They're making me nervous.
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Aug 10, 2017 02:16
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Gwaihir posted:Mine's dirty as gently caress because it's "Rain literally every day half the day" season in Florida I'm loving the rain. I stress less about my car being clean enough, and it's super easy to spin out! At least it's pretty out.
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Aug 10, 2017 02:20
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Cage posted:Where are the parking lines in both of those pictures? They're making me nervous. It's been so long since our parking lot at work has been painted that they're more vague suggestions than actual lines. In practice this is a good thing since everyone just ignores the faded lines and parks 1.5 spaces away from me on either side! RFC2324 posted:I'm loving the rain. I stress less about my car being clean enough, and it's super easy to spin out! It's good, but I'm lucky that the main road in front of the office was just re-paved earlier this year. It had truck grooves so bad that any rain turned it in to a hydroplane deathtrap unless you were particular about placing your wheels in the middle/side of the lane rather than being centered like usual.
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Aug 10, 2017 02:50
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Cage posted:drat you kalvick messing up my email suggestions. Sorry Cage! I bought a new sticker 03/04 instead of the 01, a new idle pulley, some gas filled/piston hood props thingys. Im gonna get ready to do an engine detail once I have a weekend where its not raining. I also want to swap out ALL the fluids and change ALL the filters. Im not really sure I want to tackle the transmission one though because you have to get under the car and I am pretty sure its gonna make a big mess. what shift knob do you have? kalvick fucked around with this message at 03:17 on Aug 10, 2017 |
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Aug 10, 2017 03:08
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Cage posted:Random, but anyone interested in a 5-speed shift knob? The Mach 1 came with the exact same one, except black on white which fits the gray a little better. It was purchased from CJPonyparts in Feb of 16 and there are no scratches any hardly a sign of wear and tear.
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Aug 10, 2017 03:13
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doh! oh yea thats right.
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Aug 10, 2017 03:18
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Rolo posted:Even in the rain that car is so sexy. I've seen very few (if any?) Mustangs with those 5-spoke wheels and I have to say, while I prefer the black 10-spoke wheels, those look pretty drat good. Kind of like an evolution of the Bullitt wheels.
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Aug 10, 2017 14:35
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They look great on a gray or silver car but a bit odd on the rest of the colors. Unrelated Ford Performance has a set of 19 inch silver wheels with sensors for $450. Thinking of using them for winter. They must be getting rid of them. They look like the black PP wheels but shiney silver.
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Aug 10, 2017 16:33
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The Midniter posted:I've seen very few (if any?) Mustangs with those 5-spoke wheels and I have to say, while I prefer the black 10-spoke wheels, those look pretty drat good. Kind of like an evolution of the Bullitt wheels. Yeah I only saw a couple five-spokes on the eco's and V6's, so I told them I wouldn't buy the car unless they swapped them out. They acted like it was a downgrade visually but I thought it looked absolutely gorgeous on the metallic. From this (bad angle):  To this:  Mm yeah (mark on the right was just a bit of wax or something.) 
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Aug 10, 2017 17:53
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ok, now I see a before and after, the 5 spoke wheels are 1000x better looking than the other spoked wheels on that color Mustang! Deep dish in the rears would make is perfect!
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Aug 10, 2017 18:06
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Just to let you all know, if you are thinking about taking out your alternator to polish it with a steel wire/wool/dremel brush, for the love of God dont. I have been working on it for 45 minutes and its just so time consuming to get into the nooks and crannies..... before  where I am now  and 
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Aug 11, 2017 02:28
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kalvick posted:Just to let you all know, if you are thinking about taking out your alternator to polish it Don't worry, nobody else in this thread is you
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Aug 11, 2017 16:41
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Yeahh I was gonna say, you don't have to worry about that bro. You should just get this one. 
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Aug 11, 2017 17:14
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Isn't there some sort of chemical you could use to remove that. Just pop the casing off and give ot a bath.
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Aug 11, 2017 17:17
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Aluminum oxidizes but doesn't rust. So he'll spend the rest of summer polishing it and it'll look like that again a (couple?) year(s).
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Aug 11, 2017 17:20
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I blame that engine bay detailing vid that uses time laspe. It only takes ten minutes!!
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Aug 11, 2017 18:43
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Larrymer posted:Aluminum oxidizes but doesn't rust. So he'll spend the rest of summer polishing it and it'll look like that again a (couple?) year(s). I got 17 years out of it pre-polish. hopefully get another 17.
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Aug 11, 2017 19:31
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Going to be sad when the alternator fails a day after it gets reinstalled.
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Aug 11, 2017 20:14
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Rolo posted:Yeah I only saw a couple five-spokes on the eco's and V6's, so I told them I wouldn't buy the car unless they swapped them out. They acted like it was a downgrade visually but I thought it looked absolutely gorgeous on the metallic. Oh my. Which wheels were this? I've got that color with black PP wheels but those five spokes look sick as hell.
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Aug 11, 2017 21:14
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Elephanthead posted:Going to be sad when the alternator fails a day after it gets reinstalled. Stop being jelly! Anyways.... its installed much success!!!!!  It is also true what they say, once you get rid of the hood prop, it just makes your engine bay so much easier to work around in. I wish i did that years ago.
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Aug 11, 2017 22:34
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No ones gonna buy that car without an oem radiator sticker ya buttnutt. edit: but seriously clean those radiator nuts and threads 
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Aug 12, 2017 01:40
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i will, i promise, when I do my massive engine detail!!!!!
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Aug 12, 2017 02:50
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Buhbuhj posted:I'm absolutely never doing fender hashes on a car. What kind of trim is that along the bottom? Looks really good.
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Aug 17, 2017 22:22
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It's just 3m striping tape. I believe it's 1/8th inch.
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Aug 17, 2017 23:14
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It looks like it's mostly new mustangs in this thread and I don't know how everyone feels about SN95s, but I have a 1996 cobra with a mach 1 engine and an eaton swap on top of that. I took it to the track last night which was my first time with the new engine and supercharger. the last time I had it at the track was 3 or 4 years ago with a lincoln mkviii longblock and I ran a 13.9 @101mph. This time with the supercharger, 4.10 gears and slicks I ran a 12.1 @ 115mph. the car can do 11s definitely but I wasn't launching very hard because I was scared to break something. The car makes 452rwhp and 460rwtq.    heres a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZXgrMOMkao (the 2001 Mustang GT at the end is my coworkers car, it has a built bottom end, vortech supercharger, and cams making about 550rwhp)
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As far as I'm concerned us jerks with the old cars keep this thread alive. Thats a pretty sweet car, I remember you posting it last year so I dunno where you've been but welcome back. Im surprised there are no foxbody owners in this thread, or at least that I know of. I want to say last time I looked at the mustang goon spreadsheet there was one guy with a foxbody. Cage fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Aug 18, 2017 |
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Cage posted:As far as I'm concerned us jerks with the old cars keep this thread alive. Thats a pretty sweet car, I remember you posting it last year so I dunno where you've been but welcome back. I remember a guy with a black-on-black-on-black fox body (I think it was a GT) that had an excellent exhaust note. Don't remember who it was, though
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Cage posted:As far as I'm concerned us jerks with the old cars keep this thread alive. Thats a pretty sweet car, I remember you posting it last year so I dunno where you've been but welcome back. i get the car running and it lasts for a couple weeks before something catastrophic happens. this time it's been running well for a month and a half so I have my fingers crossed
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Raluek posted:I remember a guy with a black-on-black-on-black fox body (I think it was a GT) that had an excellent exhaust note. Don't remember who it was, though Was it the guy who said "hail satan" all the time? I think you got to go back 100 pages or so to find him. I actually drove mine yesterday!  Latest pic of the car, it looks like someone threw eggs on my windshild the way the light scattered. uggg  
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Aug 18, 2017 14:11
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Cage posted:Where are the parking lines in both of those pictures? They're making me nervous. Parking lot update: WE HAVE LINES!  kalvick posted:Was it the guy who said "hail satan" all the time? I think you got to go back 100 pages or so to find him. I'm catching up to you   15 months worth of miles, a bit high for me but it did include 2 road trips to push it up.
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Your new edge is probably my favorite. I feel like a lot of them I see haven't aged well but that silver with those wheels looks so good. Mines been my only car since last July and I just hit 8k miles, I have a very lucky commute.
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Rolo posted:Your new edge is probably my favorite. I feel like a lot of them I see haven't aged well but that silver with those wheels looks so good. Thanks, I think that most newedge's problems nowadays, is that if you have a stock ride height vehicle, and/or the paint is faded, and/or there are any types of damage from scuff marks to dents, and/or the cars tires/wheels are dirty, the car just looks so freaking old, Even if its in perfect running condition. Silver painted cars especially just scream I was built in the "two thousands." it was a cool color then, but now not so much. The other problem with all newedges and some sn95 models, is that they are in those teenage years, where they not exactly brand new and awesome, but they are not exactly classic/collectibles yet. Thats why I think a lot of Mustangs just don't age well. I think for a car to stand the test of time, they have to be painted in colors that represent the model. like British Green for Jaguars, Ferrari Red on Ferrari's, Orange on Mclarens, Ford Blue, etc.... If you car does not have those colors, then you have to do subtle upgrades to keep the car looking current. That includes new trendy wheels, and very subtle upgrades. Buhbuhj's car is perfect example. you know its not stock but there is not enough modifications to his car that you know something is different. That is what will make his car stand out in the future.
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Well said. So.. what you're saying is I should do this to my car...  
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Not exactly subtle. but you may be able to get away from it for a couple of years.
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God, those Ford GT style rear light swaps are the ugliest thing i've seen on cars in a while. I do see a lot of people trying to get the euro style white/clear tails and those look pretty sweet, but not $1200 sweet. Especially since they don't have the sequencer and I believe the outside blade is extra bright.
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