And the winner is.....

[Black Gold 380R]

ME....... I purchased ChaseH silver convertible.

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?1105131-AZ-2003-Cobra-Silver-Convertible-16-000

I picked the car up this weekend. The car is exactly as described and It is also very nice to drive. I have a coupe with a Spec stage 3 clutch and it takes some effort to press the pedal, but not with this car.

I cleaned it up from the drive back home yesterday and took it to get the Texas state inspection. Passed with no problems. I'm VERY happy with the car. Thanks to ChaseH for such a smooth transaction and for describing everything about the car.

Now I'm off to go cruising with the top down :banana:

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Double post. Sorry.

 

[ElCoyote]

 

[azc0bra]

Glad you are happy with it! Enjoy!

 

[RI-SVT]

Clean cobra, congrats

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[BlksvtCobra01]

Clean. Congrats.


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[Franco]

Congrats. Love the silver

 

[Led_Zep]

Nice!

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Well, after getting her all cleaned up the first thing I decided to tackle was the seats. They had that "pile" up. I did some research here and found that you could actually use sand paper to get it off. So, I used 600 grit to start and then used 1000 grit to polish it off. It's not perfect, but it looks WAY better now. Thank God for people around here. I NEVER would have thought to use sand paper on my seats, but it worked like a charm!!!

Before:

After:

 

[CobraBob]

That sandpaper trick does work well. Your seats look a lot better now. Congratulations on buying ChaseH's Cobra. It's a good looking car. Stance is perfect. Looks really nice with the top down. :rockon:

 

[R.D.P.]

Nice pick up - just need a roll-bar or light bar.

 

[Black Gold 380R]

^^^ That's on the list. I showed my wife a picture of a Cobra with the light bar and immediately got the approval for the purchase LOL.

However, the brakes are squeaking a little. So, I'm going to change the rotors/pads and paint the calipers first. I'm going to change all the fluids and buy a few interior pieces that are a little wore out (i.e. door lock and window switches). Then lastly I'm going to repaint it. Chase said the car was in an accident before he got it and you can tell the car was repainted once before as the clear is not shinny at all. So, that will need to be addressed.

I'm also going to buy another under hood liner as the one that's on there is looking its age. Once I'm done the car should be back to her former glory.

And yes, as I do the work I will be posting pictures in this thread.

 

[Black Gold 380R]

I finally got my brakes cleaned up. New rotors installed as well

BEFORE:

DURING:

AFTER:

 

[Black Gold 380R]

I also flushed the brake system and cleaned up my wheel wells:

Brake fluid looking pretty sad

Rear wheel wells (after cleaning)

Rear wheel wells (after spraying under coating)

 

[SADDLE]

What under coating did you use on the rear wells? Looks good in the picture. How does it compare to the factory finish?

 

[Iamchris]

Looks good, keep it up

 

[Black Gold 380R]

What under coating did you use on the rear wells? Looks good in the picture. How does it compare to the factory finish?

I used the duplicolor rubberized coating. I purchased a couple cans from Pep Boys. I used it on my coupe before. It holds up well and if something happens it will be easy for me to touch up or reapply. I think it is comparable to the factory finish, but I got both my Cobras used, so I do not know exactly how the factory finish looked. I think this looks close to what was on there before I power washed it. I'm happy with the way it came out.

Thanks for the compliment.

 

[timspony]

Congrats on the new Cobra ... and nice work!! :beer:

 

[R.D.P.]

Looks good - I need to clean and recoat my wheel wells at some point...

 

[Drive XR7]

^^^ That's on the list. I showed my wife a picture of a Cobra with the light bar and immediately got the approval for the purchase LOL.

However, the brakes are squeaking a little. So, I'm going to change the rotors/pads and paint the calipers first. I'm going to change all the fluids and buy a few interior pieces that are a little wore out (i.e. door lock and window switches). Then lastly I'm going to repaint it. Chase said the car was in an accident before he got it and you can tell the car was repainted once before as the clear is not shinny at all. So, that will need to be addressed.

I'm also going to buy another under hood liner as the one that's on there is looking its age. Once I'm done the car should be back to her former glory.

And yes, as I do the work I will be posting pictures in this thread.

Yes definitely do the Lightbar over the standard styling bar. Take your time when you install so your holes are precise. It's sort of a pain in the ass and was nerve wracking for me cutting holes into my 13k mileage interior.

Also, how did you paint your calipers? Just with patience and a steady hand?