The Unofficial "Ask a Stupid Question" Thread

That same expansion factor is why filling your tires with nitrogen from a talk doesn't expand and contract with temperature as much as wet shop air.
 
One observation I can share regarding the V6 is this:

The tank has two fill lines, one "FULL COLD" and one "FULL HOT".

Say the car is cold, and the coolant is at FULL COLD, operation is totally fine from here. Once the car has warmed up fully, coolant will not reach the FULL HOT line though; it'll be about an inch lower.

Now, with the car still hot, if you top off to the FULL HOT line, operation will suffer in that, with sloshing during normal driving, small amounts of coolant will seep from the tank cap and from around the sensor, evident through dried up greenish stains on top of the tank. Once the car cools down, the coolant will sit well above the FULL COLD line.


That's why I essentially ignore the FULL HOT line altogether. I check coolant only when the engine is cold, and only against the FULL COLD line. This way, I have no seepage and no stains on top of the tank.
 
Well now that brings me to potentially replacing the overflow tank. In your trips to the junk yard let me know if you find a good solid one.
 
Is there any issues with the rear track width being 2 in. wider than the front on our cars? I am curious, I would assume not cause DRW trucks have a much wider track width than the front and its fine, I just wanna check. I should share this is related to spacers but its preliminary.
 
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Does anyone know what would make the stock rear wheels sit more flush with the body, 1 in. or 1.25 in. spacers? I have been trying to measure but I honestly cant tell whats better and I don't want to go too far out
 
Went out of the house today and saw something white under the car. Turns out a plastic bag got stuck on one of the bolts and melted to the exhaust. I removed as much as I could, but this last bit won't come off, and it's too wet to get under the car.

Now to my stupid question: does it matter? Will it just "burn" off? Or do I have to get under there? I'm surprised I haven't smelled anything.

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You’ll actually probably have to scrape it off. The resonator doesn’t get hot enough to just burn it off like if it was on the cats, just hot enough to melt and make it stick
 
Looking to buy brake stuffs here before the weekend is here, and I have a some questions:
  • What is the company that makes the brake brackets for the Cadillac Brembo calipers?
  • Is that the same company that does the brake caliper relocation kit for the rears?
  • If not, who is?
 
Are there cobra size rear disks with our bolt pattern? I'm not ready to move to mustang wheels yet.
 
KevinVarnes said:
Super Coupes Unlimited (David Dalke) makes the rear caliper relocation brackets. Contact him through their Facebook site.

S&S Engineering makes the caliper relocation inserts for the ATS calipers. Make sure you can clear those with whatever wheels you are running. I've heard not all wheels clear them. https://www.ssengineeringllc.com/product-page/ats-xts-caliper-mounting-hardware-mustang
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I have a full set of Avid.1 SL02 18x8.5, 35mm offset wheels. I will be running 255-45/18 tires on these wheels.

Thanks for the link!
 
Grog6 said:
Are there cobra size rear disks with our bolt pattern? I'm not ready to move to mustang wheels yet.
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Yes/no? The rear relocation brackets move the Thunderbird calipers out far enough to use the Cobra 11.65" rear rotors. You still have to drill or slot the lug holes to work with the 5x4.25" MN12 lug pattern.
 
I just like the idea of better stopping power due to larger surface area.

Also, I'm hub swapping so I have to, lol.
 
I was going to hubswap, and I have everything except a set of mustang wheels.
I just traded for a set of nice chrome fanblades, so it'll be awhile before I do the knuckles/hubs.
 
The bigger rear rotors defiantly fill the rear wheels compared to the stock rotors. They are almost the same outside diameter as the front sport brakes....

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I'm one of the few (only?) here with stock front brakes and the rear cobra rotors. After putting on the rear Cobra rotors & new calipers the braking overall was improved, parking brake is much better. Parking brake can actually hold the car on a hill now and could stop the vehicle in an emergency.
The improvement was probably because I replaced the rear calipers at the same time, they were the originals and didn't seem to be working properly.
 
Kenz said:
The bigger rear rotors defiantly fill the rear wheels compared to the stock rotors. They are almost the same outside diameter as the front sport brakes....

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I'm one of the few (only?) here with stock front brakes and the rear cobra rotors. After putting on the rear Cobra rotors & new calipers the braking overall was improved, parking brake is much better. Parking brake can actually hold the car on a hill now and could stop the vehicle in an emergency.
The improvement was probably because I replaced the rear calipers at the same time, they were the originals and didn't seem to be working properly.
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Very pretty car.... love the white/pearl and the chrome trim, very nice. Wheels look good on the Cougar too. Nice, nice, nice....
 
Ericv8thunderbird said:
Anyone know if ClintD made it over to this forum? I know he was making center cap decals, I was looking to have another one made.
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I used the folks I detailed in the thread below and they've turned out great. The glue has lasted through a Canadian winter without issue as well.

Stanley

Thread 'Custom Centre Caps'

For those whom might be interested, 3D Car Stickers does a nice set of custom centre cap vinyl stickers:

Custom Wheel Center Cap Decals — 3D Car Wheel Emblems

Custom wheel center cap decals and stickers. Wide variety of types, sizes and colors ✅ Fast shipping and low prices on all Custom hubcaps and emblems! ⭐
3dcarstickers.com

Give them your image file and they'll make the caps in whatever size you need and have the images scaled to the sticker surface down to the mm of how you desire. They send you a preview of what you're ordering so you can be sure you're getting what you actually want. Quite cheap too. Shipping is slow, but again, it's cheap. Haven't tested the glue yet (I do wonder about the winter in particular).

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If you happen to want...
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