I'm looking to swap out my Bullitt live-axle for an 03 Cobra IRS. Is anyone in the area looking to do the reverse?
03 Cobra IRS Swap?
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Hmmm. I might be interested. When would you want to do it? My only concern is my Bassani catback. It's not going to work with a solid axle. I dished out 700 bucks for it.
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Im sure i could find a buyer for the exhaust... I could even be inclined to buy it myself assuming the MRT rolled tips I plan on getting would mate up.
ive got the Bullitt garaged for the winter so any time this winter would work for me... I've got a full garage outside of Keene, New Hampshire...
Air tools, etc.
We could line both cars up and do the swap. I'm open to negotiations... you should PM me and I'll give you my number and we can talk about it.
The only other thing that needs to be done is i'd need to purchase a set of U-joints that would adapt our driveshafts to the opposing rear ends. (T-56 vs. TR-3650) Your driveshaft is about an inch shorter than mine. It's a $10 part from Precision Driveshaft outside of Keene.
ive got the Bullitt garaged for the winter so any time this winter would work for me... I've got a full garage outside of Keene, New Hampshire...
Air tools, etc.
We could line both cars up and do the swap. I'm open to negotiations... you should PM me and I'll give you my number and we can talk about it.
The only other thing that needs to be done is i'd need to purchase a set of U-joints that would adapt our driveshafts to the opposing rear ends. (T-56 vs. TR-3650) Your driveshaft is about an inch shorter than mine. It's a $10 part from Precision Driveshaft outside of Keene.
You have a PM.
no granading half shafts for you i guess:-D
Want to go for a ride to NH with me? :thumbsup:
Do you have any experience with replacing axles, gears, or differentials?
Once I get the Bullitt solid axle in there I'm going to replace the bullitt 3.27s with 3.55s or 3.73s and use an Eaton Posi with 31 spline Strange axles. I'm also going to upgrade the shocks, springs, and bushings.
I'll buy the beer, food, gas, and entertainment.
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doing the gears isnt to bad, axles are just slide in, not sure about the posi unit
you wouldnt need to do the bearings so that makes it a lot eaiser
(low mileage)
and putting it in the car is real easy cause it is a bolt in, just have to bleed the brakes
if we have to do his car too its about a good 8 hours i bet including food and stuff
is your car lowered???? if so you are going to need new rear springs to match the fronts
does the above mean you are taking me to the the tity bar:beer:
you wouldnt need to do the bearings so that makes it a lot eaiser
(low mileage)
and putting it in the car is real easy cause it is a bolt in, just have to bleed the brakes
if we have to do his car too its about a good 8 hours i bet including food and stuff
is your car lowered???? if so you are going to need new rear springs to match the fronts
does the above mean you are taking me to the the tity bar:beer:
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I am talking to herman from Hp by Herman. I'm going to get adjustable shocks, springs andbushings from him. I want the ride height about 1 inch lower in the rear. Once I get the rear at the correct ride height I will address the front.
I'm also going to get a set of speed bleeders. They are kickass!
If you want to join in on this escapade I would appreciate it. If you are busy or don't want to do it, that's cool with me.
I'm also going to get a set of speed bleeders. They are kickass!
If you want to join in on this escapade I would appreciate it. If you are busy or don't want to do it, that's cool with me.
The brakes don't need to be bled. The Bullitt has the same brakes as the 03 cobra. You just need to detach the calipers from the rotors and let em hang for a while. The rotors can either be swapped or retained on the axles.
Bullitt..i see you are from CT as am I. Do you have this deal sealed or are you still in the market? I wouldn't mind doin the swap. My procharger isn't gonna take to kindly to the IRS..but i'll deal with it for a while if i have to. I'll just stock up on halfshafts. My email is [email protected] let me know.
Jay
Jay
I think I should just start selling halfshafts... that'll pay for an IRS in no time... hehe
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I hope we have the deal sealed.
i dont mind helpin ya mike:thumbsup: just cant be this saturday
give me a call about 2 weeks in advance or so and let me know what is going on
it'll keep me out of trouble and from spending to much$$$
give me a call about 2 weeks in advance or so and let me know what is going on
it'll keep me out of trouble and from spending to much$$$
We are doing it Friday November 28th (day after thanksgiving) and the 29th if need be. I'm leaving my house around 8am so I can get there around 9 or 930. His garage is in NH.
well i think ill probably be working on the friday, but if you need to go up on the sat ill be more than happy to lend a hand
who works the day after thaksgiving? :shrug:
We are planning on doing it on friday because we don't want to run into a problem on a weekend and not have a place to get parts.
We are planning on doing it on friday because we don't want to run into a problem on a weekend and not have a place to get parts.
the trucking bizz works everyday, i am lucky not to be working on turkeyday
not so sure about christmas though:shrug: might get stuck with that one
not so sure about christmas though:shrug: might get stuck with that one
Doug, check out this thread.
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=767650#post767650
Looks like the pinion flange is going to be the only problem. Do we just swap pinion flanges or do we need to get them?
We are less than a week away. I'm going to take off my catback today or tomorrow.
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=767650#post767650
Looks like the pinion flange is going to be the only problem. Do we just swap pinion flanges or do we need to get them?
We are less than a week away.
I'm going to take off my catback today or tomorrow.We just swap them, and in order to get them to hook up, we get these "Precision 448" u-joints. I bought them the other day. (I figured we'd even up on the price when we say in each other. They're cheap.)
Yea the brake line thing is not an issue, because I have a Bullitt. If it were a GT, the brake lines would need to be swapped. We won't even have to crack open the brakes at all.
I got the Poly Differential bushings, and I've been reading that a set of Eibach Pro-Kit springs will lower the rear back to Bullitt ride height.
I don't know how adventurous you are, but in order to retain the bullitt "sound," we could even swap mufflers and just use the part of your cobra exhaust that goes over the axles...
We'll figure that out when we get there.
-Doug
Yea the brake line thing is not an issue, because I have a Bullitt. If it were a GT, the brake lines would need to be swapped. We won't even have to crack open the brakes at all.
I got the Poly Differential bushings, and I've been reading that a set of Eibach Pro-Kit springs will lower the rear back to Bullitt ride height.
I don't know how adventurous you are, but in order to retain the bullitt "sound," we could even swap mufflers and just use the part of your cobra exhaust that goes over the axles...
We'll figure that out when we get there.
-Doug
You should get a set of IRS bushings too. I would go with the MM IRS bushings.
What Differential bushings did you get? Steeda?
What Differential bushings did you get? Steeda?
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