skullandbones
09-04-2014, 02:28 AM
I started out doing a search on this forum and for some reason didn't get very good results. I did the same sort of search on the FFcars forum and got about 8 threads that were specific to the install. If I haven't figured out how to do a search properly on this forum, I guess I never will. Anyway, I have been dreading this operation since the beginning. Especially, since I changed diffs and had a mixture of parts. I figured I would have to do as I have for many donor items: discard and buy new and different parts. I was pleasantly surprised!
I changed to a 95 Cobra diff for the discs and 5 lugs. I didn't get the e cables for it. I had the 92 GT e cables hanging on the wall for years waiting to be installed. So today I took them down and started the process. I had already gleaned what I could from the threads on the other forum. It turned out that there were some very good tid bits of info there. The thing that helped the most was where one guy ran his cables thru the UCA holes (large ones) on the chassis. I started there and threaded the end that went to the calipers thru and back. As the manual suggested, I went thru the triangle 3/4 and 2x3 as it was directly in line with the path thru the UCA mount. Once I got enough fished down to the caliper, it hooked up perfectly. Then I let the right cable do a half circle and routed it forward to the SN95 mount on the trans tunnel. The length was perfect by routing it that way. I did the driver's side similarly but didn't have to do as much of a circle. Both cables did a pretty much natural curve into the e brake handle mechanism area routed over the 4 inch tube. I will have to use one of the lighter cable clamps on the right cable to keep it off the drive shaft but that is the extent of the standoffs for the project. So in summary, I used a fox set of cables with a 95 Cobra differential and did a little creative routing with the help of some nice people on FFcars forum (suggestions from several threads). I was also somewhat surprised with the ease of install. I have some pics to show how neatly it curved into the different areas. I delayed doing this since I knew I was going to change rear suspension. I'm glad I did or I would have had to take it out and re-route it. I hope this helps.
Thanks,
WEK.:cool::cool::cool:
I changed to a 95 Cobra diff for the discs and 5 lugs. I didn't get the e cables for it. I had the 92 GT e cables hanging on the wall for years waiting to be installed. So today I took them down and started the process. I had already gleaned what I could from the threads on the other forum. It turned out that there were some very good tid bits of info there. The thing that helped the most was where one guy ran his cables thru the UCA holes (large ones) on the chassis. I started there and threaded the end that went to the calipers thru and back. As the manual suggested, I went thru the triangle 3/4 and 2x3 as it was directly in line with the path thru the UCA mount. Once I got enough fished down to the caliper, it hooked up perfectly. Then I let the right cable do a half circle and routed it forward to the SN95 mount on the trans tunnel. The length was perfect by routing it that way. I did the driver's side similarly but didn't have to do as much of a circle. Both cables did a pretty much natural curve into the e brake handle mechanism area routed over the 4 inch tube. I will have to use one of the lighter cable clamps on the right cable to keep it off the drive shaft but that is the extent of the standoffs for the project. So in summary, I used a fox set of cables with a 95 Cobra differential and did a little creative routing with the help of some nice people on FFcars forum (suggestions from several threads). I was also somewhat surprised with the ease of install. I have some pics to show how neatly it curved into the different areas. I delayed doing this since I knew I was going to change rear suspension. I'm glad I did or I would have had to take it out and re-route it. I hope this helps.
Thanks,
WEK.:cool::cool::cool: