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  1. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Been awhile since I've updated. Soooooo, things that have been done since last update: 1. Bedliner paintjob done - may or may not do an additional coat, just to make it look a little more even in a couple of spots, but overall the first 3 coats have been holding up quite well through winter...
  2. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    A full wrap for a car costs a couple THOUSAND dollars (unless you do it yourself, and I know I would totally screw that up). Sooooo ... nope. Not going to sink that much money into cosmetic stuff. I'm already a couple hundred into this as it is, what with the new bumper, Mach 1 grille delete...
  3. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Bushings are fine, at least visually. Nothing cracked or anything that I can see. I would like to throw some aftermarket control arms on there at some point anyway, so I guess I'll see if doing so changes anything. Got the new bumper and other bits, so I've been working on prepping the body for...
  4. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Being that mine is just an ordinary run-of-the-mill '01 GT and not anything special - not a Mach 1, Bullitt, Cobra, or whatever else - then I'm not really looking to put a ton of money (or effort, honestly) into cosmetic stuff. It's mostly just for the sake of making me happy, not for impressing...
  5. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Guess I haven't posted in this for awhile ... mostly because I haven't done much with the car in awhile, aside from driving it. :) Paint's officially FUBAR. Clear coat is coming off all over the place, mostly from the passenger-side upper surfaces. The paint on the roof and hood scoop is...
  6. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Probably just gonna replace it as an assembly. Outer tie rods are new, so I'll just transfer those over to the new unit, slap 'er together, get it aligned, and call it good. :)
  7. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Sooooo, got the passenger-side tailpipe cut/modified/re-welded, cats are welded and leak-free, and the brake system is now 100% leak-free. Not sure if they re-did the double flares I put on the connection or if they just cranked the thing down tighter than I had it because, far as I can tell...
  8. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Exhaust shop is currently cutting/re-welding the tailpipes to fit them in such a way that they don't suck, as well as welding the stupid flanges of the cats so they'll stop leaking, AND re-doing the hard brake line. I tried splicing in a new section of brake line myself the other day, using a...
  9. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Had that before with an older 4.6 in a '93 Crown Vic. That coolant pipe going under the intake in the valley on the older ones had a tendency to spring a leak whenever one of the hoses under there would let go over time. Newer ones did away with the rubber and made a solid pipe from one end to...
  10. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Went to Analzone ... er, Autozone ... and bought their $29 compression tester, which had a 14mm threaded extension/adapter that it specifically listed as being for deep plug well applications. The compression tester from Harbor Fright ... er, Freight ... had shorter threads on the adapters that...
  11. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Okay, just checked a few things this morning. No fuel/exhaust smell in the coolant when it's cold, nor while it's running. Also isn't burping out any bubbles while idling or if I jazz the throttle a few times with the cap off, so it doesn't APPEAR to be producing positive pressure. So, I'm...
  12. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Haven't sniffed the coolant tank recently, but there's definitely oil in there. I'll have to pop the cap and give it a whiff - never thought about the fuel/exhaust smell possibility, but it makes sense. Far as I know, all of the '96+ Mustangs got a plastic intake manifold, however they didn't...
  13. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Haven't updated this in awhile, but... Ugh. Becoming more and more convinced now that I have a bad head gasket going on with the Arrogant Bastard. :cry: Keep getting oil in the coolant and losing about 1/2 quart of coolant every 100 miles. Doesn't have any power loss at all, doesn't run hot at...
  14. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    The bearing in this clutch is TOTALLY hosed. Even turning it by hand, it sounds like a couple of the ball bearings have either fallen out or disintegrated and it doesn't turn easily - binds up a little bit randomly. The bearing got so hot that it cooked the clutch coil and even baked the three...
  15. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Well, that was a short-lived bit of fun. 'Stang's dead in the water now. Friggin' A/C compressor clutch's bearing is completely destroyed. Got so hot that it melted the three little rubber insulators on the outer plate and cooked the compressor coil. Went to try to change out the clutch with the...
  16. Darkwriter77

    97 Cobra With 70 Mph Vibration. Any Ideas?

    +1 to Vaped's suggestion. I used that very brand, Anchor, when I replaced the transmission mount on my '01 GT last week. Had the same problem, a vibration right around 65 MPH that was drivetrain-related, and replacing the mount fixed it. The old mount had almost completely separated its two...
  17. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    GOOD: Fixed the driveline vibration by replacing the transmission mount. Being only $13 from Rock Auto, I figured it was worth trying the cheaper part rather than dropping $300+ on a new driveshaft that may or may not have fixed the problem. Runs nice n' smooth on the highway now at 65 MPH...
  18. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Swapped the factory shifter back in. The crappy Amazon shifter is either getting sold off for next to nothing on Craigslist or is getting tossed in the trash - it's seriously that bad. Stock shifter feels like I'm driving a Mack truck by comparison, but at least the shifts are much easier and...
  19. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Mmmmmmayyyyybeeeee... :D PM me. New caster camber plates, sway bar bushings/end links, and bump stops are in place. Now to go the front end re-aligned and then, I dunno, maybe actually drive it around a bit. Gonna need a set of brakes pretty soon, so of course that translates into "time to...
  20. Darkwriter77

    Progress Thread The Arrogant Bastard ( '01 Gt )

    Just to fix what needs fixin' and be a fun, reliable weekend toy. Not looking to try to set any kind of quarter mile records or anything crazy like that. I kinda gave up on the "I wanna have the fastest thing on the road" juvenile quest a lonnnnnnng time ago when I realized that 1. There will...