I'm just starting this today to save a spot and to actually start this since I've been planning on doing this since i bought the car back in the beginning of May. Yea I procrastinated a bit.
Welcome fellow SVT, Cobra, Mustang, Ford, Car fans and anyone else who is bored enough to read me. The journey starts May 6th 2016.
May 6th 2016. Pretty much like any other day. My pops bugged me enough to help him with some project until I caved and said fine lets get it over with. Not going to bore you (further) with the details on that except for how it coincides with my life. bla bla bla bla...bla...bla Bla. While out we pull into Pep Boys because he needs a can of undercoating/ sound deadening. We pay and are heading out and as we are sitting in traffic to leave, here comes a black Mustang. As it comes nearer I can see that it's pretty clean and it's a Cobra. Not thinking, I randomly blurt out I wonder if it's for sale. Makes sense to me since the local Pep Boys is regularly used as a used car lot for Private sellers. Sure enough as he rounds the corner to come in, there is a for sale sign. (Little back story...I sold my previous car and have been looking for a new car. More precisely a Terminator. This has been going on for 6 months now. I'm very picking when it comes to the exact one I want but I'm getting tired of not having a car to play with.) I lean over and say Pops, for shits and giggles lets go take a look at the Cobra that just pulled in maybe I'll buy it. The whole time in my head thinking this guy is going to be asking way over what the car is worth and definitely won't be cheap enough that I'll buy it and put off buying a Terminator. It took us a minute to get back around and check out the car. Owner had already hopped in wifes car and took off. I hop out, look at a car and can't really believe it. $3,000 asking price??? must be wrong. Call the number and owner confirms that he is asking $3,000. He comes back over, we do the normal stuff when checking out a used car and I offer him $2500. Great price already the only thing "majorly" wrong with it, is that it has a check engine for MAF. We agree on $2800 and the car is mine. We pick it up Thursday and do the paperwork due to schedule conflicts. The End for now!
So with any car we buy, we can't leave well enough alone. The new MAF and housing are on order along with bunches of other stuff. As of today, June 20th 2016, most of the parts have arrived or been picked up for phase 1. As I do installs, I will be posting up pictures and a few words to go along and maybe an opinion here and there.
With all that said:
WELCOME TO MY BUILD JOURNAL!
Phase 1 Includes:
New MAF since it needed it
JLT CAI
Raxiom tail lights to replace the horrible clear euros that were on it.
Spec D black headlights to replace the cracked aftermarket ones
Raxiom LED headlight conversion
MGW Short shifter w/ White Ford Racing knob
SCT x4 tuner
OEM 03 Cobra wheels with brand new BFG KDW2s. Just mounted and balanced
Eibach Pro System Plus is due to arrive June 22nd
Windows are getting tinted sometime in the next week or 2. Whenever I get around to taking it get it done.
Car already had Magnaflow exhaust.
There are some other small items here and there. Clips that were missing to hold something in place.
I’m going to be ordering a power steering pump as well since it’s leaking. Cheap enough not worth rebuilding.
Mishimoto radiator, racing thermostat, coolant and electric 14” fan. LMR complete hose kit and Edelbrock water pump. Doing the whole system since known for overheating and to prepare for future. Just waiting on the coolant to get here.
Phase 2 will be in a month or so
4.10 Ford racing gears
Ford racing differential cover
Ford racing speedometer recalibration tool
Longtube headers
Catless H-pipe
SLP Loud Mouth 1 exhaust.
This is as far as I thought out so far. I am looking at new seats either Corbeau or Cobra. Also getting a full paint correction on it after a Saleen wing and possibly either a 03-04 style hood or cowl hood so everything is on the same level.
Here is a quick pic from the day I saw it just to hold you all over. I'm working on the newer pics tonight but probably won't put up til tomorrow.
Welcome fellow SVT, Cobra, Mustang, Ford, Car fans and anyone else who is bored enough to read me. The journey starts May 6th 2016.
May 6th 2016. Pretty much like any other day. My pops bugged me enough to help him with some project until I caved and said fine lets get it over with. Not going to bore you (further) with the details on that except for how it coincides with my life. bla bla bla bla...bla...bla Bla. While out we pull into Pep Boys because he needs a can of undercoating/ sound deadening. We pay and are heading out and as we are sitting in traffic to leave, here comes a black Mustang. As it comes nearer I can see that it's pretty clean and it's a Cobra. Not thinking, I randomly blurt out I wonder if it's for sale. Makes sense to me since the local Pep Boys is regularly used as a used car lot for Private sellers. Sure enough as he rounds the corner to come in, there is a for sale sign. (Little back story...I sold my previous car and have been looking for a new car. More precisely a Terminator. This has been going on for 6 months now. I'm very picking when it comes to the exact one I want but I'm getting tired of not having a car to play with.) I lean over and say Pops, for shits and giggles lets go take a look at the Cobra that just pulled in maybe I'll buy it. The whole time in my head thinking this guy is going to be asking way over what the car is worth and definitely won't be cheap enough that I'll buy it and put off buying a Terminator. It took us a minute to get back around and check out the car. Owner had already hopped in wifes car and took off. I hop out, look at a car and can't really believe it. $3,000 asking price??? must be wrong. Call the number and owner confirms that he is asking $3,000. He comes back over, we do the normal stuff when checking out a used car and I offer him $2500. Great price already the only thing "majorly" wrong with it, is that it has a check engine for MAF. We agree on $2800 and the car is mine. We pick it up Thursday and do the paperwork due to schedule conflicts. The End for now!
So with any car we buy, we can't leave well enough alone. The new MAF and housing are on order along with bunches of other stuff. As of today, June 20th 2016, most of the parts have arrived or been picked up for phase 1. As I do installs, I will be posting up pictures and a few words to go along and maybe an opinion here and there.
With all that said:
WELCOME TO MY BUILD JOURNAL!
Phase 1 Includes:
New MAF since it needed it
JLT CAI
Raxiom tail lights to replace the horrible clear euros that were on it.
Spec D black headlights to replace the cracked aftermarket ones
Raxiom LED headlight conversion
MGW Short shifter w/ White Ford Racing knob
SCT x4 tuner
OEM 03 Cobra wheels with brand new BFG KDW2s. Just mounted and balanced
Eibach Pro System Plus is due to arrive June 22nd
Windows are getting tinted sometime in the next week or 2. Whenever I get around to taking it get it done.
Car already had Magnaflow exhaust.
There are some other small items here and there. Clips that were missing to hold something in place.
I’m going to be ordering a power steering pump as well since it’s leaking. Cheap enough not worth rebuilding.
Mishimoto radiator, racing thermostat, coolant and electric 14” fan. LMR complete hose kit and Edelbrock water pump. Doing the whole system since known for overheating and to prepare for future. Just waiting on the coolant to get here.
Phase 2 will be in a month or so
4.10 Ford racing gears
Ford racing differential cover
Ford racing speedometer recalibration tool
Longtube headers
Catless H-pipe
SLP Loud Mouth 1 exhaust.
This is as far as I thought out so far. I am looking at new seats either Corbeau or Cobra. Also getting a full paint correction on it after a Saleen wing and possibly either a 03-04 style hood or cowl hood so everything is on the same level.
Here is a quick pic from the day I saw it just to hold you all over. I'm working on the newer pics tonight but probably won't put up til tomorrow.
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