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Old 09-05-21, 03:53 PM
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Both sides or just the side near the turbo?
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Old 09-05-21, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete_89T2
That's weird how they broke apart like that - looks almost like they somehow got too brittle and shattered. Never seen an polyurethane mount fail like that.
I know very weird!


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Both sides or just the side near the turbo?

Yes, both sides are like that. I have the heat shield on the turbo side and it didn’t matter… they failed the same.
Also I made sure they weren’t too tight.

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It may have just been a bad batch of poly or something. That is super uncommon.

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Old 09-07-21, 04:53 PM
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It may have just been a bad batch of poly or something. That is super uncommon.

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Could be…. Richard said his fell apart too.
I pm’ed IR on Sunday for a response.


This was all up in the subframe 😡







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Originally Posted by estevan62274
Could be…. Richard said his fell apart too.
I pm’ed IR on Sunday for a response.


This was all up in the subframe 😡


Hey Steve, those orange jack stands look like the safety recalled Harbor Freight ones - if they are, they'll give you a full refund or replace them with the non-recalled ones.
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Oh... snap...! I have motor mounts from irp aswell. Now i have to take a look at them.
They are almost as old as yours..

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Old 09-17-21, 09:49 AM
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IRP responded to my PM last week and told me to contact the shop to discuss my options.
I wanna say thank you and I appreciate their response but I have decided to just move on and try some different motor mounts.



Also the next Aces Rotary Meet is Oct 9th
If you’re local to Orlando then it’s always a great time 👍





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Thumbs up Driver home from work.

Just a little morning drive home from work video.
Nothing spectacular but man I’m lovin this SSM 👍



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Love it brother!
Thank you Sir!
Been following your build too
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This thread is a good example - use the right parts, do it right, and you have an awesome car that you can drive every day and enjoy and not worry about it.

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Old 10-06-21, 01:54 PM
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I really need to add that cruise control back on my wheel lol, loving all your videos man

What is throwing a code?
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Originally Posted by DaleClark
This thread is a good example - use the right parts, do it right, and you have an awesome car that you can drive every day and enjoy and not worry about it.

Dale
Thanks Dale! Goal was to have something I could drive without too much worrying


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I really need to add that cruise control back on my wheel lol, loving all your videos man

What is throwing a code?
Thank you Sir! Yeah I can't live without cruise... that's one of your steering wheels
Its the ABS light, I need to add the front harness back or just remove the bulb.... been lazy.

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Originally Posted by estevan62274
Thank you Sir! Yeah I can't live without cruise... that's one of your steering wheels
Its the ABS light, I need to add the front harness back or just remove the bulb.... been lazy.

Steve
Yeah, I have been lazy about adding cruise switch back on my own wheel, I have done so many of them over the years and never one for myself lol. It was ok without them for awhile, since it is not needed for my commute to work. With me switching mainly WFH now I rarely get to drive the FD, so I have been taking it out for some late night cruise with my wife, and I'm starting to miss the cruise in those long stretched empty highway haha.
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Very very nice choice of wheels for a SSM.
Matches well, I also like the contrast of the gunmetal on the lighter silver!

Not sure what the heck is going on with those Motor mounts...
I picked up some Himni Racing Polyurethane motor mounts and I like them
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^Thank you Sir!
Yeah i really like the contrast of the wheels against the silver 👍

Not sure what the deal was with the mounts either… maybe they are just a wear item… who knows.
This time I’m trying out the Banzai Racing street motor mounts and no issues.
Pleased with them so far…. we’ll see how long they last.

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Old 10-11-21, 06:33 PM
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Night time walk around @ idle 👍



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Old 10-24-21, 09:13 AM
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Thumbs up Boost weather soon……….

Picking my son up from Bball practice.
Weather is cooling off here in Florida….. 70s is much better than 90+ temps 👍

Boost weather is around the corner 😈



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Beautiful shot. Really captures the locality!

Subtle shadow patterns really capture surface areas on the car;

Such as the slightly bulged curve from the top of the wheel well running into the combination light and around the bull nose creating a sense of an overhang under the combo-light.

Colorization of the panel behind the brake duct vent gives a sense of speed and the light is catching the slight sow-belly forms on the lower edge.

Rarely, the light also emphasizes the rotary symbol in the lower front air intake.

Angle of shot clearly shows the roof depression feature.

Calendar worthy take, I must say.

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Thanks man 👍. All credit goes to my IPhone.
I love me some stock body FD! I think it’s the best!

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Leaving enough room for the guy next to you to open his door? 😂
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Leaving enough room for the guy next to you to open his door? 😂

Yeah bro, I have a fear of door dings. 😬
I’m sure I’m not the only one.
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Originally Posted by ZE Power MX6
Leaving enough room for the guy next to you to open his door? 😂

The F150 tend to just drive over an FD if they are too far over in their spot.
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Yeah bro, I have a fear of door dings. 😬
I’m sure I’m not the only one.
I hear you man, I do the same haha. I mostly drive it to work and park in the garage at a single spot, but if that spot is not available I’ll park at the end of the lot where no ones around 🤣
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We have had an acorn boom this year, perhaps because of the heat wave this summer. On a windy day, a few weeks ago, I got caught in an acorn shower.

They sounded like stones hailing down.

Looked into the insurance and learned that the insurance company would apply the deductible ($300) to each ding.

Had the body shop look it over, and no acorn induced dings were found. Yeah!

About 5 years ago I had a ding specialist spend 8 hours on the car removing 20 years of life in narrower places (Japan).

He did a wonderful job.

Only picked up two cherry pit size dings since then, But this summer with the heat, I think some of the prior dings rebirthed themselves on the surface

Time for a touch up!

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