OsirisGT500 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Started tearing in to this thing....No clue what it is still.... Let's break more crap...Something fell out...Meh lets ruin the whole thing!Yeah, I dunno if I'll ever figure out what it rattling or making so much noise. I suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Patten Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 I just wanted to share that I also ran into a similar situation with my 2007 SGT about a year ago. Don't give up hope ! Like you I just couldn't put up with it any longer. I like your approach and determination on finding the source/cause of the noise. All that I can tell you is after six months of exploration I came to the conclusion that most of the noise was due to a loose nut behind the wheel. P.S. - If for some reason , when you put the car back together , there are some extra parts left over - don't worry , they probably didn't belong there in the first place. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08KR525 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Some assembly required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondo Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Wow! What are you doing to that car??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.barton Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 I think I spotted the problem. Your UCA has become disconnected from the rear axle. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewheelman Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Looks like the flux capacitor is loose too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yosemiddysam Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 LMAO. Now that must be one serious Rattle.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yeowza! What is the purpose of this project? Is this related to the project that was mentioned on the Ford GT forum where the guy bought a new mustang for the purpose of stripping it to nothingness and starting over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Patten Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 This is typical of what happens when you put cheap gas in a high performance vehicle. First the motor goes then the rest of the car deteriorates to almost nothing ! Just give it a good systems flushing and reassemble. Remember - don't use cheap gas next time ! JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsirisGT500 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Gonna try to make the car turn. Going for AIX. I prepped it for seam welding and full cage. The guy who did the Paul Brown Boss 302S GTS winning 2011 World Challenge car that was at the 2011 bash is building it. Wide body fenders are ordered and for some reason there are two more control arms up in the front.... The key problem that I found was somewhere between the steering wheel and drivers seat... I think, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Reminds me of some of my projects. I just don't know when to quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010KonaBlueGT Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 P.S. - If for some reason , when you put the car back together , there are some extra parts left over - don't worry , they probably didn't belong there in the first place. Reminds me of when I worked as a apprentice at the City of Monterey Mechanical Dept.; One of the mechanics (Bert Rhule) had a police car engine torn down for a rebuild with the parts strewn all over the floor in a 'exploded view' type of order. One of the other guys went over at lunch time and tossed in a handful of various nuts and bolts. I asked him what he was doing and he said he was messing with Bert and when he got done he would have a handful of various extra nuts & bolts to figure out where they came from! Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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revan Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Sometimes the simplest explanation is the right one. Case in point - my brother's 2011 5.0 had a "rattle" in the rear trunk that we just couldn't find. Finally, we found out there was a screw running around inside the sheet metal of the trunk lid. The previous owner mounted the GTCS spoiler himself, and obviously lost a screw on the first try. Every now and then it would come lose and start rolling around in there. We did finally get it out and no issue ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsirisGT500 Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Patten Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Nice SLA setup - interesting knuckle and steering arm assembly. Like the color coded camber shims. Don't forget to put the outer locking nut on the adjusting sleeve for the heim . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby73 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I know it's canutervalve problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Patten Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Haven't heard anything lately - any progress? Probably need to throw more money at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsirisGT500 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Nothing good to say so far. I'll let you guys know.... eventually I guess. Sold the Whipple and the stock motor with a stock blower that I got with the Whipple deal. Sold the BMR k member and a arms. Sold the guages, seats, MM cage, sold the open trailer... I have lots of funds waiting. I got a 5.0 motor that I am planning on building for high revs and boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperNC Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Man... and I thought my project to make the car turn was a handful. Yours makes mine look like child's play! Look forward to watching it come together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsirisGT500 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Soooo finally some progress... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Patten Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Nice cage layout - can't wait to see the drivers door bars. Are you going forward into the engine bay ? Looks nice and wide - allowing for some crush area - driver should feel pretty safe ! Good to see you test fitting the roof skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsirisGT500 Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Yes we are going forward to the engine bay. It's up in the air if it's to the shock towers or cut them out and down to the frame just in front of the where the towers were. Also going back to the trunk for a reverse 3rd link with adjustability like the drag guys. The door bars are going to be NASCAR sytle. I'm hoping the cage will be ready to burn in by end of week. They still need to seam weld as well. Wheel wells are coming too he says. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Patten Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 No need to keep the shock towers in with the SLA setup - why chance it and have a rattle ( from a loose shock tower ) after all this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsirisGT500 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 haha I see what you did there... ;o) The rule is not very clear on of they can go or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Patten Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Rules ? We don't need any stinking rules - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super hiss Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Patten Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 ? He is using a "short-long arm" set up on the front suspension which is partially mounted on a bolt in cross member and partially mounted to the base of the front shock tower on the front frame rail. He needs to tie in the front suspension pick up point to the cage for rigidity (flex control) and will need to run tubing from top bracket of the front suspension (inside of the shock tower) to the "A" pillar/ dash bar and without adding a bunch of front percentage weight. So the question is how do you run tubing from the cage - through the firewall and get to the front upper suspension mount plate. Do you go through the stock shock tower or cut it out all together and do the rules permit you to remove the front shock towers? JMO Also will need to plate the rear mount point (under the car) of the front cross member so it doesn't get crushed and tie it to the cage if permitted in the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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