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You know you're onto something when a car looks fast standing still. Not that I'm partial to black Mustangs of course. That's actually a pretty epic shot with the reflection of the whole car.
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FANTASTIC! Car looks awesome. CongratulationsWhoooooohoooo well they are finally on. I am really happy how they look and sit on the car. I've tried to get a few pictures that capture it well but I must admit the pictures don't do them justice and it looks a million times better in the flesh...but here they are in all their glory
Mustang madness2018
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Wow Snakebite, they look awesome,great choice,brake callipers look fantastic as well.Whoooooohoooo well they are finally on. I am really happy how they look and sit on the car. I've tried to get a few pictures that capture it well but I must admit the pictures don't do them justice and it looks a million times better in the flesh...but here they are in all their glory
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Cleaned up the stock wheels to store them. I still really like these and think they look good on the Mustang. They will definitely go back on at some stage so I haven't wasted over 2 grand for them just to perish. Given they only have 7700km on them and I got 30000km out of the last set. We are about too spend $$$ on renovations so it's a good possibly when the rubber runs out on the new ones I will put them on 4 a bit......probably going to be for track as well 
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I washed mine. On a related note does anyone want to buy a black cat 
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The oil separator arrived today from Herrod Performance. Ordered late last Thursday night and arrived this morning, not bad considering the delivery backlogs at the moment.
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@snake bite has solved a mystery about my car with this photo, wherein lies a clue as to why the folks who mounted my strut bar about a year ago (should've done it myself...circumstances) had the battery loom pinched hard underneath. I inspected the job when I got home and removed it as it should never have been mounted that way, they should've stopped when they realised it was pinching the loom.
The photo shows ample clearance for the lead to go over the top of the brace, but today when I checked for clearance in my car by gently pulling on the loom it wouldn't move. Further investigation showed it to be pinched hard behind the bottom half of the airbox and strut tower thus doing it a mischief, so I removed the airbox to free it. I suspected the lead had somehow slipped in behind there when the factory inserted the airbox.
What I found was that the loom was normally secured to the inner guard with a zip tie attached to a push pin.
At some stage this cable tie had been cut - possibly to retro fit heat resistant foil tape to the loom - and it appears this allowed the loom to fall in behind the airbox when it was being refitted. If the cable tie was still intact and holding the loom it would never have occurred.
I'm glad I found this as wiring looms don't take well to being pinched. Also the way this one is mounted normally means the engine rocking will cause it to move a little but that's fine because it has the slack to do so, problems arise when the slack is removed and everything becomes rigid as it leads to stress cracks in the wiring.
Sorry for the diatribe, although it's not an urgent issue I'd recommend people check theirs to make sure it's not similarly pinched in behind the airbox. Put differently: a man cannot function properly if his loom is pinched
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@snake bite has solved a mystery about my car with this photo, wherein lies a clue as to why the folks who mounted my strut bar about a year ago (should've done it myself...circumstances) had the battery loom pinched hard underneath. I inspected the job when I got home and removed it as it should never have been mounted that way, they should've stopped when they realised it was pinching the loom.
The photo shows ample clearance for the lead to go over the top of the brace, but today when I checked for clearance in my car by gently pulling on the loom it wouldn't move. Further investigation showed it to be pinched hard behind the bottom half of the airbox and strut tower thus doing it a mischief, so I removed the airbox to free it. I suspected the lead had somehow slipped in behind there when the factory inserted the airbox.
What I found was that the loom was normally secured to the inner guard with a zip tie attached to a push pin.
At some stage this cable tie had been cut - possibly to retro fit heat resistant foil tape to the loom - and it appears this allowed the loom to fall in behind the airbox when it was being refitted. If the cable tie was still intact and holding the loom it would never have occurred.
I'm glad I found this as wiring looms don't take well to being pinched. Also the way this one is mounted normally means the engine rocking will cause it to move a little but that's fine because it has the slack to do so, problems arise when the slack is removed and everything becomes rigid as it leads to stress cracks in the wiring.
Sorry for the diatribe, although it's not an urgent issue I'd recommend people check theirs to make sure it's not similarly pinched in behind the airbox. Put differently: a man cannot function properly if his loom is pinched
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Thank you for sharing the detailed comments about fitment of the STB. I fitted a "Ford Performance" STB to my Bullitt Mustang myself, which was a 15 minute job. I had the benefit of watching a U Tube video on fitment, which clearly stated to install the STB under the wiring loom (wiring loom over the STB), which I did with no issues. IMHO, there installer needs a swift kick up the arse, speaking metaphorically, and a demand made for your money back.
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Yes when I saw the photo and went digging it all made sense, I guess initially I didn't conceive that this could be the problem. The dealership - usually excellent - was trying to be helpful but the tech was probably someone with no mod experience. The type who'd thread a loom through a firewall without using a grommet etc...luckily I learned very early about looms, hoses and sharp edges. But there is also of course mechanical sympathy and common sense ie don't force it, if it doesn't fit something is wrong.
While I was there I found some interesting issues with the way they routed and secured the hoses for the Harrop oil cooler kit. The hoses are fabric weave braided but that braiding is only a safeguard and doesn't allow for constant rubbing on sharp edges. This is an issue I'll be taking up with them.
While I was there I found some interesting issues with the way they routed and secured the hoses for the Harrop oil cooler kit. The hoses are fabric weave braided but that braiding is only a safeguard and doesn't allow for constant rubbing on sharp edges. This is an issue I'll be taking up with them.
