'01 Bullitt 4v 5.3 Big Bore Stroker/T56 Build Thread * UPDATE - PARTS ARRIVE!*
I finally decided I need to make a build thread for this car, so here goes. I purchased the car 7 years ago from my father's good friend with 11,800 miles on it, bone stock with nothing but a Magnaflow catback and catted x-pipe on it. Over the last 7 years, I have transformed the car into exactly how I wanted it visually, and modified it quite a bit. Here is the current setup:
- Intercooled Paxton Novi 2000, 3.25" pulley @ 11lbs
- custom aluminum 3" intercooler piping, all bungs welded in, painted DHG
- CX Racing 24x12x3 intercooler
- VMP HPX slot style MAF
- 39lb 03-04 Cobra injectors
- Aviator Pump
- 20 amp KB BAP
- Borla Stingers, Bassani catted x-pipe
- Built IRS (MM urethane bushings, FRPP 4.10 gears, solid shims, FRPP diff cover
- MM front coilovers, Intrax rear coil springs
- Bilstein HD's all around
- 18" Bullitt reps, 265/315 Toyo R888's
- '01 Cobra Bumper, Grill Delete, shaved Bullitt Side skirts, @mooch29 side splitters, '03 Cobra mirrors, '01 Cobra tails
Etc, etc...the list goes on forever!
Here's how the car currently sits:
Now the fun begins. 2 weeks ago, I picked up a wrecked 2003 Redfire Cobra Convertible on the North Shore of Massachusetts to use as a donor car for a complete drivetrain swap into my Bullitt. The car has been nicely modded and the motor only has 2k miles on it since it was built. Here's the rundown:
- Boss block based MMR 5.3 stroker
- Ported 9 thread heads
- Comp Stage 2 custom grind blower cams
- Kellog stroker crank
- Manley -28cc forged pistons - 8.5:1 compression
- Manley/MMR 4340 forged h-beam rods
- Total Seal rings
- Clevite bearings
- MMR street/race oil pump
- Moroso 8qt oil pan
- Kooks 1-3/4" primary, 3" collector headers
- Kooks 3" catted x-pipe
- Bassani 2.5" catback (to be replaced with 3")
- stock t56 with Liberty 26 spline input shaft
- Spec Aluminum flywheel
- Spec Stage 3+ clutch
- 80lb injectors
- Ford GT pumps
- black306 modified FPDM
- modified stock hat and -8 feed line
The plan is to put a VMP TVS on the car in the spring once the swap has been completed.
So here's where we begin. I will be swapping the motor, trans, exhaust, every wiring harness, gas tank and fuel system into the Bullitt, and selling everything else. I began tearing into the car the night I brought it home, here's some pics from when I picked the car up, and initial teardown:
Aside from un-bolting the AC compressor, and un-doing the clutch cable from the clutch fork, the motor and trans are ready to pull this weekend. The dash and wiring are out, main harness is almost completely out, and the front suspension is almost completely apart.
The mad dash to get the gutted shell out of the garage before the snow flies continues. Stay tuned for updates, thanks for following!
I finally decided I need to make a build thread for this car, so here goes. I purchased the car 7 years ago from my father's good friend with 11,800 miles on it, bone stock with nothing but a Magnaflow catback and catted x-pipe on it. Over the last 7 years, I have transformed the car into exactly how I wanted it visually, and modified it quite a bit. Here is the current setup:
- Intercooled Paxton Novi 2000, 3.25" pulley @ 11lbs
- custom aluminum 3" intercooler piping, all bungs welded in, painted DHG
- CX Racing 24x12x3 intercooler
- VMP HPX slot style MAF
- 39lb 03-04 Cobra injectors
- Aviator Pump
- 20 amp KB BAP
- Borla Stingers, Bassani catted x-pipe
- Built IRS (MM urethane bushings, FRPP 4.10 gears, solid shims, FRPP diff cover
- MM front coilovers, Intrax rear coil springs
- Bilstein HD's all around
- 18" Bullitt reps, 265/315 Toyo R888's
- '01 Cobra Bumper, Grill Delete, shaved Bullitt Side skirts, @mooch29 side splitters, '03 Cobra mirrors, '01 Cobra tails
Etc, etc...the list goes on forever!
Here's how the car currently sits:
Now the fun begins. 2 weeks ago, I picked up a wrecked 2003 Redfire Cobra Convertible on the North Shore of Massachusetts to use as a donor car for a complete drivetrain swap into my Bullitt. The car has been nicely modded and the motor only has 2k miles on it since it was built. Here's the rundown:
- Boss block based MMR 5.3 stroker
- Ported 9 thread heads
- Comp Stage 2 custom grind blower cams
- Kellog stroker crank
- Manley -28cc forged pistons - 8.5:1 compression
- Manley/MMR 4340 forged h-beam rods
- Total Seal rings
- Clevite bearings
- MMR street/race oil pump
- Moroso 8qt oil pan
- Kooks 1-3/4" primary, 3" collector headers
- Kooks 3" catted x-pipe
- Bassani 2.5" catback (to be replaced with 3")
- stock t56 with Liberty 26 spline input shaft
- Spec Aluminum flywheel
- Spec Stage 3+ clutch
- 80lb injectors
- Ford GT pumps
- black306 modified FPDM
- modified stock hat and -8 feed line
The plan is to put a VMP TVS on the car in the spring once the swap has been completed.
So here's where we begin. I will be swapping the motor, trans, exhaust, every wiring harness, gas tank and fuel system into the Bullitt, and selling everything else. I began tearing into the car the night I brought it home, here's some pics from when I picked the car up, and initial teardown:
Aside from un-bolting the AC compressor, and un-doing the clutch cable from the clutch fork, the motor and trans are ready to pull this weekend. The dash and wiring are out, main harness is almost completely out, and the front suspension is almost completely apart.
The mad dash to get the gutted shell out of the garage before the snow flies continues. Stay tuned for updates, thanks for following!
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