Well, I figured i'm starting to gather enough parts to start a small build thread. This 'build' is mainly suspension related. I bought the car a while back, but also had a 1990 GT that I had for a long time and put a bunch of money into... the Cobra was supposed to be just a fun DD. I ended up selling the Fox in November 2013 and have been slowly gathering parts for the Cobra to make it a more fun DD.
Here's how the car sat when I bought it. 67k miles, paint is great, BONE stock down to the airfilter:
Immediately took the bra off.
Next on the list was an MGW short shifter:
Then i decided to tackle the yellowed headlights, so i wet sanded them down and polished them up:
The headlight lenses turned out great but I wanted something 'different' as far as the lights go. So i ordered some DDM tuning HIDs in blue/yellow combo:
Much better!
I liked the look of the headlights so much and thought it made the car look 'newer' i decided to do the LED trunk lights and the guages in LED as well:
I'll have to snap a pic of the trunk light but it turned out great!
After finding out my steering rack was leaking pretty badly, I replaced it with an 04 Cobra unit:
I also added Prothane rack bushings.
Wasn't too happy about having to spend money on a steering rack, but i'll always upgrade when the opportunity presents itself.
Next, as I the buyer of my Fox didn't want the Corbeau's, I finally put them in the Cobra. Might as well use them instead of letting them sit in the garage:
If they look purple, its because they sooooort of are. They were originally gray seats and i've just used fabric spray paint to paint them black... as they get used the paint fades a little to that. So i just need to respray them again to get them looking good.
At about this time I also did all 4 corners of the brakes, stainless steel brake lines and a brake fluid flush. AND, i didn't snap any pictures but i had the rear end rebuilt and FRPP 3.73's put in.
Of course, right after spending mucho bucks on the rear end and gears, my a/c went out. So, more money spent on not fun things, but with summer coming, i had no choice. The compressor, condenser and orifice tube were replaced. Now the a/c blows ice cold.
But, fun stuff still keeps coming. I ordered a set of Maximum Motorsports full length subframe connectors:
Nothing exciting to see, but they are in the box, lol.
Then, AM was having a sale so i picked up this 8" antenna:
Was like $9.50 shipped.
Then I started saving up for the 18x9/18x10 silver Saleen reps:
They look great and i cant wait to get them installed. I want to wait till i get the car lowered before i do (plus i need tires),
So, to start getting parts gathered for the lowering of the Cobra, I ordered Maximum Motorsports rear springs, caster camber plates, ISO's, and a pinion snubber.
Then my most recent purchase was the Maximum Motorsports adjustable LCA's:
So next on the list is Bilstein front struts and Hypercoil Coilover kit, and tires...
Stay tuned!
Here's how the car sat when I bought it. 67k miles, paint is great, BONE stock down to the airfilter:
Immediately took the bra off.
Next on the list was an MGW short shifter:
Then i decided to tackle the yellowed headlights, so i wet sanded them down and polished them up:
The headlight lenses turned out great but I wanted something 'different' as far as the lights go. So i ordered some DDM tuning HIDs in blue/yellow combo:
Much better!
I liked the look of the headlights so much and thought it made the car look 'newer' i decided to do the LED trunk lights and the guages in LED as well:
I'll have to snap a pic of the trunk light but it turned out great!
After finding out my steering rack was leaking pretty badly, I replaced it with an 04 Cobra unit:
I also added Prothane rack bushings.
Wasn't too happy about having to spend money on a steering rack, but i'll always upgrade when the opportunity presents itself.
Next, as I the buyer of my Fox didn't want the Corbeau's, I finally put them in the Cobra. Might as well use them instead of letting them sit in the garage:
If they look purple, its because they sooooort of are. They were originally gray seats and i've just used fabric spray paint to paint them black... as they get used the paint fades a little to that. So i just need to respray them again to get them looking good.
At about this time I also did all 4 corners of the brakes, stainless steel brake lines and a brake fluid flush. AND, i didn't snap any pictures but i had the rear end rebuilt and FRPP 3.73's put in.
Of course, right after spending mucho bucks on the rear end and gears, my a/c went out. So, more money spent on not fun things, but with summer coming, i had no choice. The compressor, condenser and orifice tube were replaced. Now the a/c blows ice cold.
But, fun stuff still keeps coming. I ordered a set of Maximum Motorsports full length subframe connectors:
Nothing exciting to see, but they are in the box, lol.
Then, AM was having a sale so i picked up this 8" antenna:
Was like $9.50 shipped.
Then I started saving up for the 18x9/18x10 silver Saleen reps:
They look great and i cant wait to get them installed. I want to wait till i get the car lowered before i do (plus i need tires),
So, to start getting parts gathered for the lowering of the Cobra, I ordered Maximum Motorsports rear springs, caster camber plates, ISO's, and a pinion snubber.
Then my most recent purchase was the Maximum Motorsports adjustable LCA's:
So next on the list is Bilstein front struts and Hypercoil Coilover kit, and tires...
Stay tuned!
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