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<blockquote data-quote="josephcostello" data-source="post: 16680310" data-attributes="member: 165586"><p>I knew I needed a donor car as I did not want to piece together everything I would need. Therefore, the search for a donor car was the first step. I knew I did not want to take apart a good car so the search for a wreck was my priority. Luckily, I was planning to go out of state for a summer job so I knew I had some time to wait for the right car to pop up. After 3 months of searching FaceBook and craigslist nationwide twice a day I finally found the donor. I have to give a huge shout out to my buddy [USER=201082]@BossMane[/USER] for being a stand up guy and helping me through this process. My original plan was to buy a car from Copart in Memphis which Cody was going to help me with. After that fell through we both kept at eye out for another and he kept me motivated on my hunt. </p><p></p><p>The car I ended up with was a 70k mile convertible from Chicago. This car had a pretty rough life, being wrecked in 2014 and getting half assed repaired at that. You can see the damage to the frame and rust on the car in some of the pictures. While the paint and body were rough, the terminator heart was the only thing I cared about. I swallowed my fear, sent the guy a deposit, flew out to Chicago and put the car on a transport back to California. The car arrived mid July and sat under a cover for the next 3 months while I returned to my job out of state. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1723803[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1723804[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1723807[/ATTACH]</p><p>With the car home, the next step was to get prepared for the build. I started putting together a list of everything I would need aside from the donor car and stashing cash. Scouring eBay one day, I found a guy in So Cal selling half a garage full of NOS cobra parts. I knew I would never find something like this again and having all these parts would allow me to take my car to the next level while selling some of the parts to fund my build. It was a no brainer, I sent the seller a bunch of money and was on my way to Santa Monica the following Monday. </p><p></p><p>I couldn’t believe what I saw when I showed up. The seller had a 2001 cobra since new and bought everything he could think of that would be valuable someday while it was still available from Ford. Some of the most prized items were two brand new pairs of ambers with harnesses, terminator mirrors, a brand new set of Bullitt side skirts, way too many sets of 99/01 floor mats, a 2001 cobra front and rear bumper, 10 Saleen wheels, and a crap ton of parchment interior goods including carpet, door panels, radio bezels and other misc trim with multiples of everything. This was all new stuff, most of which was unopened and in factory wrapping. I will be selling some of this stuff, especially all the interior stuff. If you see something you like - PM me. I ended up buying a bunch more stuff he didn’t even knew he had. I loaded everything in a rental van and drove it home. Marc, if you see this - thanks for the hook up! Your parts are going to be put to good use. When the car is finally finished, I will be stopping by your place.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1723808[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1723809[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1723810[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1723811[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="josephcostello, post: 16680310, member: 165586"] I knew I needed a donor car as I did not want to piece together everything I would need. Therefore, the search for a donor car was the first step. I knew I did not want to take apart a good car so the search for a wreck was my priority. Luckily, I was planning to go out of state for a summer job so I knew I had some time to wait for the right car to pop up. After 3 months of searching FaceBook and craigslist nationwide twice a day I finally found the donor. I have to give a huge shout out to my buddy [USER=201082]@BossMane[/USER] for being a stand up guy and helping me through this process. My original plan was to buy a car from Copart in Memphis which Cody was going to help me with. After that fell through we both kept at eye out for another and he kept me motivated on my hunt. The car I ended up with was a 70k mile convertible from Chicago. This car had a pretty rough life, being wrecked in 2014 and getting half assed repaired at that. You can see the damage to the frame and rust on the car in some of the pictures. While the paint and body were rough, the terminator heart was the only thing I cared about. I swallowed my fear, sent the guy a deposit, flew out to Chicago and put the car on a transport back to California. The car arrived mid July and sat under a cover for the next 3 months while I returned to my job out of state. [ATTACH type="full"]1723803[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1723804[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1723807[/ATTACH] With the car home, the next step was to get prepared for the build. I started putting together a list of everything I would need aside from the donor car and stashing cash. Scouring eBay one day, I found a guy in So Cal selling half a garage full of NOS cobra parts. I knew I would never find something like this again and having all these parts would allow me to take my car to the next level while selling some of the parts to fund my build. It was a no brainer, I sent the seller a bunch of money and was on my way to Santa Monica the following Monday. I couldn’t believe what I saw when I showed up. The seller had a 2001 cobra since new and bought everything he could think of that would be valuable someday while it was still available from Ford. Some of the most prized items were two brand new pairs of ambers with harnesses, terminator mirrors, a brand new set of Bullitt side skirts, way too many sets of 99/01 floor mats, a 2001 cobra front and rear bumper, 10 Saleen wheels, and a crap ton of parchment interior goods including carpet, door panels, radio bezels and other misc trim with multiples of everything. This was all new stuff, most of which was unopened and in factory wrapping. I will be selling some of this stuff, especially all the interior stuff. If you see something you like - PM me. I ended up buying a bunch more stuff he didn’t even knew he had. I loaded everything in a rental van and drove it home. Marc, if you see this - thanks for the hook up! Your parts are going to be put to good use. When the car is finally finished, I will be stopping by your place. [ATTACH type="full"]1723808[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1723809[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1723810[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1723811[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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