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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Sultan of Brunei
« on: February 07, 2016, 23:06:15 »
I see the Sultan of  Brunei's Ace has the headlight cutouts/recesses covered over. Shame AC didn't do the same as standard. In my opinion the headlights are the only thing that detract from the Ace's aesthetics.
   
   I wonder where they relocated the MAF meter? And why move it?
   
   The aircon/heating on the standard cars is useless. Surely the Factory did something to improve its performance for the Sultan? But looking at the video clip the blower box and motor look pretty standard. Has anyone improved the airflow on their Ace?

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Lambda sensors
« on: January 16, 2016, 21:07:56 »
Hi David. Yeah - your right the headers (manifolds) are a joke! The ports are so restrictive they strangle the engine. I fitted Ford Racing ceramic coated tubular headers, which still look good after 10 years. But with the Ford Racing replacements I encountered the opposite situation - the header ports are bigger than the ports in AFR heads that replaced the stock heads. I queried this with AFR's technical department who said it was intentional to stop boundary layer gas reversal back into the heads. Having manifold ports larger than the head ports was news to me, but I finally decided against rectifying the mismatch. However, I couldn't resist matching up the inlet manifold/head tracts. Doubt it made much difference, but made me feel good!
   
   If you haven't managed to track down the lambdas fitted try posting the question on www.mustangworks.com - Windsor Power forum. (Post a pic of the car if you can - that'll get them excited - least it did many years ago when I posted questions.) Obviously the 302 is no longer flavour of the month, but doubtless there are still people knowledgeable in all things 94/95 Ford 5.0 Mustang on the forum.

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Lambda sensors
« on: January 10, 2016, 18:49:29 »
There's a sensor located on each down pipe. Can't help on the type fitted, but someone here is bound to know. Failing that the Mustang Forum is your best bet.
   
   Why did you replace the entire system? Apart from rear box exhaust is stainless.

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Front Lower Ball Joint
« on: August 19, 2015, 00:45:19 »
Adrian - the slot instead of circular groove is far better idea, although the failure you experienced wasn’t at the groove, but lower down. I guess another solution would be to machine the hub carrier to same taper as ball joint (should be sufficient meat available not to weaken carrier), but retain pinch bolt as means of securing joint in place. Out of interest what was the cost of removing taper from transit ball joints?
   
   As Wally says the stops are nothing more complex than spacers fitted behind the tie rod knuckle joints of sufficient thickness to restrict rack travel so on full lock tyres don’t rub against inner wing valance. You can use steel, aluminium, plastic - whatever comes to hand. The spacers can be fitted as washers (cheap and easy to make) by removing the knuckle joints or made in two halves with screws holding the halves together (lot more expensive!) if you don’t want to remove said joints.

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Front Lower Ball Joint
« on: June 12, 2015, 22:41:26 »
B.P.Bird does have a point. Adrian, what was the nature of your "spectacular failure"? Was it failure of the ball joint stub/pin where it locates in the hub carrier?

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Front Lower Ball Joint
« on: June 11, 2015, 13:51:15 »
I heard it was Transit joint with taper machined to provide parallel fitting. How on earth you can turn down the taper when the ball will simply spin in the socket is beyond me. But I've not studied one to see is and how it can be done.

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Window weatherstrip
« on: June 10, 2015, 22:13:34 »
According to dealer Duncan Hamilton when they supplied the last hard top complete with inappropriate seals back in 2000 as part of deal to sell me my Ace, the seals were specially made to AC's spec. When I rejected the top they managed to locate a set, but said there were no more. Assuming they were right, 15 years on I doubt there are any more seals stashed away somewhere.

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Sorry for slow response Ed but been in Philippines. It looks bit of a mess -clearly some kind of reinforcement is required. Mine doesn't even have the sheet bracing at outer fulcrums.

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Unlock car without a key
« on: April 13, 2015, 17:48:17 »
Unfortunately cable has a molded plastic fitting at lock mechanism.

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Ac Ace Brooklands for Sale
« on: April 09, 2015, 21:21:03 »
and the 9,000 on mine!!!!!

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Unlock car without a key
« on: April 09, 2015, 20:47:31 »
Somebody must have been heavy-handed to kink cable - its pretty stiff piano wire. The cable was available from Ford dealers until few years ago when I bought a spare. If it helps nos on the label are - 92GB A218A01 AB & Y10283 002

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Unlock car without a key
« on: April 04, 2015, 14:11:35 »
Not personally experienced door unlocking problem. What have you done to solve the problem?
   
   For the record the miniscual movement of air generated by the heater fan is not ducted to the screen - that's why car has a heated screen.

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Thanks for the heads up John. Not unduly surprised there's a weakness - cars the weight of Aces usually have forged wishbones.
   I moved the shock. mounting lugs on my front and rear wishbones closer to the hubs so am wondering if I've made situation better or worse. I suspect wishbone snapped around the area where the bracing cross tube is welded to the two radial tubes. Hopefully Ed will shed more light on what happened.

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Whereabouts did the wishbone fail?

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Two Aces
« on: January 28, 2015, 20:44:43 »
Which Motor Show was that? I have the Detroit 94 Motor Show car, but doubt that's the one you're referring to. It's LHD and rarely used, so make me an offer jbottini haha

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