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<blockquote data-quote="SVT95" data-source="post: 10468169" data-attributes="member: 97720"><p>as far as I know everything is from the factory as far as rebuilds</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>and yes, tomorrow is going to get crappy. I do snow/ice removal in wichita and we are expecting some good ice. </p><p></p><p>But for anyone that is interested, here is the background of the car. sorry if it's kinda long but it's a good read. </p><p></p><p>I had a 1998 Dodge ram 4x4 with 198k on it. I took perfect care of it and it was in great shape. I found this Cobra on craigslist for 5500. I called him and negotiated a straight trade. The dodge booked at around 2800-3400 so I got a good deal in the first place. The body on the cobra was straight except for an after market cobra R hood that needed painted and the front bumper needed painted from a slight wreck. </p><p></p><p>When I got the car home, I could see it had 100 layers of dirt on it and had never been washed, taken care of, or any maintenance. So I started getting my hands dirty. </p><p></p><p>After a day of clay baring, waxing, detailing, and basic maintenance... it ran like a new car. In fact the picture in my sig was taken 4 days after I bought it. At the time I also worked at a car dealership. So, just for fun, I thought I would run a carfax(of course after I bought it). The last reading on the odometer was 180,091 miles... and that was in 2000. And to top that off, it's had about 12 owners all the way from Florida. So some time before 2000, the odometer stopped because it still reads that same milage now. lol. I have had it for more than 2 years now and have been caring for it like it was my child. My main objective for it now is to get it back to perfect running order. I've been sinking all my extra money in it to keep it a reliable car, even though some times it seems redundant. lol. fix one thing and it uncovers another problem. I've thought about selling it many times but I can't pull myself to do it. Even though it gives me problems the fact that I am trying to restore a (kind of) rare car makes me love it even more. It doesn't help that I'm 23, going to college, work full time, and have my own place so funds aren't always there. lol </p><p></p><p>So with that being said, when I first bought it, it was a 13 second car. Just from the maintenance and some TLC, it's now in the high 12's. I'd be interested in dynoing it too, but honestly I don't beat on the car too much out of fear of the engine blowing. I'm proud that it has very high milage on it because it shows that if you take care of your things, they can run for a long time. The only big issues that I have with it is the second gear syncro is gone but thats typical of a WC T-5. So that's the story of my old, worn out Cobra that finally went to a good home. lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SVT95, post: 10468169, member: 97720"] as far as I know everything is from the factory as far as rebuilds and yes, tomorrow is going to get crappy. I do snow/ice removal in wichita and we are expecting some good ice. But for anyone that is interested, here is the background of the car. sorry if it's kinda long but it's a good read. I had a 1998 Dodge ram 4x4 with 198k on it. I took perfect care of it and it was in great shape. I found this Cobra on craigslist for 5500. I called him and negotiated a straight trade. The dodge booked at around 2800-3400 so I got a good deal in the first place. The body on the cobra was straight except for an after market cobra R hood that needed painted and the front bumper needed painted from a slight wreck. When I got the car home, I could see it had 100 layers of dirt on it and had never been washed, taken care of, or any maintenance. So I started getting my hands dirty. After a day of clay baring, waxing, detailing, and basic maintenance... it ran like a new car. In fact the picture in my sig was taken 4 days after I bought it. At the time I also worked at a car dealership. So, just for fun, I thought I would run a carfax(of course after I bought it). The last reading on the odometer was 180,091 miles... and that was in 2000. And to top that off, it's had about 12 owners all the way from Florida. So some time before 2000, the odometer stopped because it still reads that same milage now. lol. I have had it for more than 2 years now and have been caring for it like it was my child. My main objective for it now is to get it back to perfect running order. I've been sinking all my extra money in it to keep it a reliable car, even though some times it seems redundant. lol. fix one thing and it uncovers another problem. I've thought about selling it many times but I can't pull myself to do it. Even though it gives me problems the fact that I am trying to restore a (kind of) rare car makes me love it even more. It doesn't help that I'm 23, going to college, work full time, and have my own place so funds aren't always there. lol So with that being said, when I first bought it, it was a 13 second car. Just from the maintenance and some TLC, it's now in the high 12's. I'd be interested in dynoing it too, but honestly I don't beat on the car too much out of fear of the engine blowing. I'm proud that it has very high milage on it because it shows that if you take care of your things, they can run for a long time. The only big issues that I have with it is the second gear syncro is gone but thats typical of a WC T-5. So that's the story of my old, worn out Cobra that finally went to a good home. lol [/QUOTE]
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