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Old 03-04-2017, 10:37 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft #1333, Smeding 427
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I have #1333

1) steering column worked loose, twice. I could pull the steering wheel and feel the slop, so removed the steering wheel, pulled the hub, reset the turn signal unit, bolted everything back together. Easy fix, a little annoying but not a safety issue.
2) electrical issues. A short in the turn signal circuit and grounding issue on gauge lights.
3) broken motor mount.
4) sidepipes coming loose at the header collector. I replaced the bolts and locktited everything, fixed.
5) mentioned earlier in thread, the trunk deck prop arm works great when it is connected to the body. The cheap rivets conspire to set the prop arm free.
6) the most serious issue is that I broke the large bolt that attaches the rear diff trailing arm to the chassis. I think this was related to the broken motor mount, the left side of the engine lifts on acceleration and, I think, it was torqueing the entire drivetrain. This was a pretty expensive fix.
7) rear seal on tranmission leaks.

Some of the things I highlight are on Backdraft, while others are not. FWIW, Backdraft is pretty horrible when it comes to customer support, well I guess they would be horrible if they even acted like they offered customer support. I gave up on any attempt at contacting them for information, relying instead on this forum and whatever knowledge I could scrape off the internet pipes.
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