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Recent content by THX 138

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    Camber plate install near Indianapolis?

    Mission accomplished! The new upright bolt rings arrived today, and I was able to get everything buttoned up in less than an hour this evening. Now that I’ve done the job once on each side, I’d bet I could do the full installation again in about three hours, taking my time and going slowly...
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    Camber plate install near Indianapolis?

    Vorshlag's instructions indicate the 3 top nuts are 33 ft./lbs rather than 37. Otherwise, yes.https://vorshlag.smugmug.com/Instructions/Camber-Plate-Install-Mustang/i-ZGdssSt/A
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    Camber plate install near Indianapolis?

    I could have done that in a pinch, but since I'll be taking the car to a shop for the final alignment, I didn't want to have to explain to them my "Dremel handiwork" or the need to use a screwdriver on that one bolt when adjusting the camber. The new bolt ring assembly, with all three new bolts...
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    Camber plate install near Indianapolis?

    Learn something new every day. I didn't even know there was a difference between an impact wrench and an impact driver. Thanks for the clarification.Sorry for incorrectly calling the three upright bolts coming out of the camber plate assembly "upper strut bolts." It was nearly two in the...
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    Oil pressure sensor advice

    What he said. Once it’s loose, it’s only going to get looser. There is a TSB for it... Unless your dealer is a jerk, they should be happy that you caught it before it actually started leaking oil. (And if your dealer really IS that much of a jerk, come on up to Indy and let my local dealer...
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    Camber plate install near Indianapolis?

    I’ll add my update here as well. I attempted the camber plate install today, using an electric impact wrench, assorted impact sockets, a sledgehammer (!!), and a spring compressor from Harbor Freight. The passenger side went smoothly, but that’s only because I made my mistake on the driver’s...
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    Leaking engine oil pressure sensor (with pics)

    UPDATE: After nearly a full year since my local dealer performed the repair according to the TSB, my oil pressure sensor has not loosened. I painted a fresh witness mark after the repair (in a different color) and while I had the front wheels off today, I checked the sensor and saw that the...
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    Camber plate install near Indianapolis?

    Yep, that’s the one I have.
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    Decrease hood lift

    Actually, I was talking about buffeting of the hood, not the interior. FWIW, every group I've tracked the car with requires both windows down when on track, even when it's raining.
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    Decrease hood lift

    As a follow-up, I had my GT350 (which has a functional heat extractor from the factory) on track this past weekend, with the added weatherstripping at the front sides of the engine bay. (I previously had it only over the headlights.) I continued to notice what I would consider "buffeting" at...
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    Camber plate install near Indianapolis?

    After talking to another GT350 owner who did this install himself, and reviewing a couple other installation videos, I think I may actually tackle this installation on my own. Can anyone who has a Ford GT350 shop manual give me the actual torque specs for the lower strut nuts (#3 in the diagram...
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    Camber plate install near Indianapolis?

    Yeah, I saw that... That's what persuaded me that I don't want to try to tackle this myself. (I've changed front springs on a few other cars before, but this one looks like a b*tch!)
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    Camber plate install near Indianapolis?

    I have a set of Vorshlag adjustable caster/camber plates that I need to have installed on my 2016 GT350. I’m in central Indiana. Anyone here know of a shop in the Indy area that has experience with S550 suspension work? I reached out to Fathouse Fabrications, but they haven’t installed...
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    Just a quick sound clip of a 1966 G.T. 350 at last weekend's SVRA Pro-Am

    That's exactly who it is. That's Curt driving in this clip as well, just a few laps before he handed off the Shelby to Max Papis to finish the race. They finished second to a topless 2nd-gen Corvette big block car. They would have won, but for a VERY gutsy pass by the Corvette going into the...
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    Decrease hood lift

    Good thinking on the weatherstripping on the sides. I’ve added it above the headlights, but I hadn’t thought to add it to the sides where the OEM weatherstripping stops. I’m going to the track again this weekend. We’ll see if this helps.Hood flutter at my last couple track days was...
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