93 COBRA BUILD (1000HP GOAL - TT 5.4L DOHC - 345/30/18's - Custom IFS)

[MSM69Z28]

I decided to go hardcore with my cobra which had a 425RWHP P1SC blown 347 (..yes, this has been a long ass project).  After the blower took a crap on me, it sat for a while as I tried to figure out what I wanted to do with it.  I put a vid together on my progress so far, but its gonna be a long process as I really only work on it during the weekends.  Trying to do something a little different, and do as much of the fabrication myself as possible.  Yea its a real cobra, but wasn't original when I got it so don't bash me if your a resto freak.

Last Updated - June 19th, 2010
Completed so far:
Stripped down car to shell
Custom minitubbed, tin work done, & fuel cell mounted
Widened wheels & 345/30/18 BFG Drag Radials
Tubular modified suspension & control arm boxes re-enforcement
Installed 8-point roll cage
Fabricated rear seats
Custom Art Morrison Independent Front Suspension (IFS)
Mocked up motor and trans.  Fabricated custom motor mounts.
Install front and rear driveshaft loops
Fabricated 1/8" 6061 aluminum mid-plate
Fabricated 1/8" 6061 aluminum oil pan
New sheet metal firewall & inner fender wells fabricated
Fabricated front frame roll bar supports
Motor disassembly
Ported & polished heads
Custom made sheet metal intake
Team Z anti-roll bar

Big ticket items already bought:
5.4L GT500 Motor
XE278AH-114 Comp Cams 4V
MMR900 (modified TKO600) 5-speed transmission
GT500 twin clutches & flywheel
3.73s Auburn Posi & 31 Spline Moser Axles
Wilwood Pro 12.19" drilled / slotted Front & Rear Brake Package
Pro Mini high torque starter
Oliver Billet I-beam Rods
RAM twin clutch system with flywheel
Maximum Motorsports manual brake conversion kit
Wilwood 1" bore polished master cylinder
Flaming River manual rack and steering shaft
S&S 8.8 brace & Trick Flow differential cover
AMD 2" aluminum cowl hood
Accufab 1700cfm oval throttle body
10AN fuel rails
Team Z anit-roll bar
Precision billet 6262 turbos, v-band in&out, .82AR

Taking a lot of pics to document the build.  Will continue to update vid periodically.
http://boostedhorsepower.com/MySite/videos/videos/CobraRebuild.wmv

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Thanks,

Michael

[MSM69Z28]

attached a few of the pics from the vid:

























Thanks,

Michael

[Turbostang140]

what are the size of them wheels and tires?

[bad98sst]

I can already tell your gonna do this car the right way! Looks badass already my friend

[MSM69Z28]

18x13 wheels with 345/30s.  Wheels started off as 9.5" width, and had em widened by 3.5" by weldcraftwheels.  Few more pics:

[GPowrie]

Where did you get those lower control arm mounts on the housing?

[letereat]

That thing looks awsome man.       

[The Fab Forum]

who stretched the wheels for ya, and if you dont mind me asking what was the cost.

[notched306]

looks great so far.those wheels and tires are fuckn sick

[MSM69Z28]

the lower control arms are comp engineering. 

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=CEE%2D8007&N=700+115&autoview=sku

WeldcraftWheels widened em.  250 per wheel for the 3.5" added.  balanced fine which isnt always the case with some cheaper shops.

[1lowtoy]

Good lord, I wish I hadn't seen that. That looks awsome!
Gives me one more thing that I need to put on my list.

[denmah]

wow thats beautiful work, im jealous! 

[mustangmike45]

that is one clean install

[ruger311]

looks amazing man

[4IPride]

DAMN!!! Looks sicks man! And if you looking for opinions on engine choice, TT 535cube BBF all the way!!! The 5.4 and the 460 are about the same size, except you have better heads and 200+ more cubes!

[88GT17MA]

That looks awesome. What are your plans for the car when it is finished?

[GPowrie]

the lower control arms are comp engineering. 

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=CEE%2D8007&N=700+115&autoview=sku

Thanks.  Are those installed over the factory control arm mount or did you totaly replace them?  If you replaced them which it looks in the picture that you did, did you happent to measure where the control arm height ended up compared to factory.  I am wondering weither those bracket will give adjustment up and down or just down and how much.


Also very nice job on the minitubing, I have never seen someone not the frame like that but it diffently allows for the most tire clearance possible.

[Turbostang140]

cmon more pics!!!!!

[MSM69Z28]

88GT17MA, car will be 80% street car.  Definately not a dedicated track car.  Will likely see mostly weekend duty both racing and shows.

GPowrie, I did remove the original control arm/shock mounts.  Competion Eng puts these in their kit as a bolt on inside the current control arm mounts that do provide adjustability unlike the originals.  Fortunately, they are made of some thick gauge so I designed them to just replace the original mounts.  I moved the bracket mounting location inwards about 4 inches for the tire clearance.  I can still adjust the control arms up within the bracket, but I currently have them on the lower mounting hole which put the control very close to stock distance from the axle tube.

With the adjustable upper and lower control arms, including the adjustment I can make with the mounting location of the lower, I can pretty much adjust the rear to be exactly center and any pinion angle.  Should be nice with the adjustable coil overs when i play with ride height.

I plan on adding more pics once a week.  Got the whole interior and carpet out and mocking up the cage.  8 point.

thanks,

michael

[Turbostang140]

im telling ya, this car is gonna be badassssssssssssssssss!

[BFJ]

Awesome build, can't wait to see more progress pics!

[2_slow_5.0]

Congradulations on the progress it looks very good.  I too wish I had not seen it as now I think I am going to find aother car to mini tub.  Will be watching looks great!

[F8LVENM]

Very nice work......car is definetly gonna be badass!

Only problem is:

Now you have me thinking of mini tubbing, notching the frame rails, and cutting out the spare tire well on my '03 Cobra.....

Ken

[Grey93TT]

*wow*.

Now those are some freakin meats!!!!

 

[Turbostang140]

*wow*.

Now those are some freakin meats!!!!

 

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