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<blockquote data-quote="Sonicblu0311" data-source="post: 13566686" data-attributes="member: 156094"><p>In 2010 when I got out of the Marine Corps I purchased a 2003 SVT Cobra, it was a pullied, cai, catback, solid axle car, very basic and had about 86k miles on it. I drove it for 2 years and put about 22k miles on myself easily. With all the driving I was doing, I was getting bored and also getting sick of H/C/Nitrous LS cars walking me all day long so I decided it was time to do something about it.</p><p>So now for the progression...</p><p>Relatively stock, stock suspension and ride height</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514218[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514219[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I started tearing it down because it was a little heavy and slow. Here is the weight with no rear amp rack or speakers, a solid rear axle, and before any weight reduction.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514220[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Started stripping it</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514221[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514222[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514223[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514224[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I purchased a cheap budget turbo kit with 57mm cast wheel journal bearing turbos, and purchased all my suspension components.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514225[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514226[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After everything was finished it was under 3000 pounds even with the TT kit on it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514227[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Well thats when everything went horribly wrong. The car was maybe 80% complete and I ran into some severe financial issues. lost my job, car almost got repossessed, and had to make the choice of go back to stock and sell everything or lose the car completely. the obvious choice occurred and everything had to go. still kept the nice return style fuel system and suspension but the eaton went back on.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514228[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Picked up a nitrous kit as well</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514229[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514230[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514231[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Wasnt very happy with the car back to basically stock aside from all the suspension and cage and such, so.... now that I have a better situation going on, time to fix it, once and for all...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514232[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514233[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514234[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Stock drivetrain was ditched... and i picked up the new engine and transmission</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514235[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514236[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514237[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514238[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514239[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514240[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Did a little arts and crafts to get rid of the red.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514241[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And now here is where the car sits for a little bit. picked up a set of race stars from a friend moving out of state as well</p><p>[ATTACH=full]514242[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now I am going to be sending my car to "Turbo Joe" (@Turbojoek on instagram) at Straight Line Performance in Chicago, IL, for a custom twin turbo kit, 10 point cage, and stroud parachute and removable mount. Hopefully I'll be able to get some updates on that once I get the car out to Chicago (im in Buffalo NY).</p><p></p><p>As for the rest of the car, the specs on everything so far is as follows:</p><p></p><p>Engine:</p><p>04 Cobra block, .020" over</p><p>5.0L forged stroker kit, 8.5:1 compression</p><p>ARP Rod bolts, main studs, and head studs</p><p>ported Navigator heads</p><p>SHM stg 3 blower cams</p><p>Sullivan short runner manifold</p><p>Accufab throttlebody</p><p></p><p>Transmission:</p><p>Built T-56</p><p>Exedy Twin Plate clutch</p><p>B&M Pro Ripper shifter</p><p></p><p>Suspension:</p><p>UPR chromoly k-member and control arms</p><p>UPR front coilovers w/ stock Bilstein struts</p><p>MM full length subframe connectors</p><p>UPR solid mount, double adjustable upper control arms</p><p>UPR solid mount, single adjustable lower control arms</p><p>UPR spherical axle eyelet bushings</p><p>stock mach 1 rear springs with 1 coil cut</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sonicblu0311, post: 13566686, member: 156094"] In 2010 when I got out of the Marine Corps I purchased a 2003 SVT Cobra, it was a pullied, cai, catback, solid axle car, very basic and had about 86k miles on it. I drove it for 2 years and put about 22k miles on myself easily. With all the driving I was doing, I was getting bored and also getting sick of H/C/Nitrous LS cars walking me all day long so I decided it was time to do something about it. So now for the progression... Relatively stock, stock suspension and ride height [ATTACH=full]514218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514219[/ATTACH] I started tearing it down because it was a little heavy and slow. Here is the weight with no rear amp rack or speakers, a solid rear axle, and before any weight reduction. [ATTACH=full]514220[/ATTACH] Started stripping it [ATTACH=full]514221[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514222[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514224[/ATTACH] I purchased a cheap budget turbo kit with 57mm cast wheel journal bearing turbos, and purchased all my suspension components. [ATTACH=full]514225[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514226[/ATTACH] After everything was finished it was under 3000 pounds even with the TT kit on it. [ATTACH=full]514227[/ATTACH] Well thats when everything went horribly wrong. The car was maybe 80% complete and I ran into some severe financial issues. lost my job, car almost got repossessed, and had to make the choice of go back to stock and sell everything or lose the car completely. the obvious choice occurred and everything had to go. still kept the nice return style fuel system and suspension but the eaton went back on. [ATTACH=full]514228[/ATTACH] Picked up a nitrous kit as well [ATTACH=full]514229[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514230[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514231[/ATTACH] Wasnt very happy with the car back to basically stock aside from all the suspension and cage and such, so.... now that I have a better situation going on, time to fix it, once and for all... [ATTACH=full]514232[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514233[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514234[/ATTACH] Stock drivetrain was ditched... and i picked up the new engine and transmission [ATTACH=full]514235[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514236[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514237[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514238[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514239[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]514240[/ATTACH] Did a little arts and crafts to get rid of the red. [ATTACH=full]514241[/ATTACH] And now here is where the car sits for a little bit. picked up a set of race stars from a friend moving out of state as well [ATTACH=full]514242[/ATTACH] Now I am going to be sending my car to "Turbo Joe" (@Turbojoek on instagram) at Straight Line Performance in Chicago, IL, for a custom twin turbo kit, 10 point cage, and stroud parachute and removable mount. Hopefully I'll be able to get some updates on that once I get the car out to Chicago (im in Buffalo NY). As for the rest of the car, the specs on everything so far is as follows: Engine: 04 Cobra block, .020" over 5.0L forged stroker kit, 8.5:1 compression ARP Rod bolts, main studs, and head studs ported Navigator heads SHM stg 3 blower cams Sullivan short runner manifold Accufab throttlebody Transmission: Built T-56 Exedy Twin Plate clutch B&M Pro Ripper shifter Suspension: UPR chromoly k-member and control arms UPR front coilovers w/ stock Bilstein struts MM full length subframe connectors UPR solid mount, double adjustable upper control arms UPR solid mount, single adjustable lower control arms UPR spherical axle eyelet bushings stock mach 1 rear springs with 1 coil cut [/QUOTE]
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