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seems that the brackets that are supposed to hold that wire were never installed. i find that highly interesting. annoying, five years after the fact, but still interesting. they also said that said wire was supposed to run under the motor mount to keep it away from the manifold, so doing both at the same time would be wise. i think it's lucky that it was found just when i happened to need to get new motor mounts.
their comments on the condition of the old mounts were also amusing... how they'd been split the entire way down (what, me? accelerate hard? never!)
one of the shop's co-owner's was also questioning the machining quality of the mounts. nothing should really surprise me anymore about any of the old parts that are slowly being replaced as the wear and age, but i believe i'm lucky with this car in more ways than one.
Fastbacks are nigh on impossible to find these days. if i'd waited another year to get the Mustang i wanted, i wouldn't have been able to get it at all, or wouldn't have been able to afford get it for what money i had available at the time.
timing, as always, is everything.
it's going to take me a while to get used to having a smooth clutch that i don't have to fight out of first gear with.
4 different DeTomaso Panteras, and a contingent from the Arizona Cougar Club brought out their cars, plus more than usual number of original Cobras.
The neatest thing, however, was the 2000ish red Convertible Cobra with a NOS setup that was able to have the Cobra emblem on the passenger side "spit" vapor. Some people have way too much time on their hands, but that was the coolest Mustang customization I'd seen in at least 15 years.
I also found out that the mechanic who worked on my car left the Exxon station he worked at and bought out a local car shop, The Mustang Shop, so suffice to say i'll be taking my car there soon for some diagnostic work -- exhaust and fuel system aren't to my liking, and i want to find out why.