My Cobra progress thread

[silvertermi04]

Well there is to many forum sections on here. I dont know if this is the right place or not but whatever here it goes. I had forgotten about u guys i had made the thread and posted it up on a couple of other forums but not here but now i will since my face is in the RX7 project car lol

Well guys here it is, i will be making updates as i go. Hopefully u guys will like it. Ill have pics and vids. Ill try to make it as best possible.

For u guys i made it a little different since i have not mett many of u guys, here is a link first for my fist part of the upgrades before the ones that have happened in the past couple of weeks. My myspace is not private so u guys should have not problem seeing the pics.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=12321681&albumId=1728499


First pics are from a little clean up i did to the car when i found out i had a little brake squeak, dont know if u guys remember.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08365.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08369.jpg

Some of the parts after clean up
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08370.jpg
BEFORE
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08372.jpg
AFTER
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08378.jpg

THE FRONT CALIPERS GOT UPGRADED TO 10TH ANNIVERSARY RED ONES BUT THE BACK ONES NEEDED SOME LOVE FROM THE SPRAY CAN.


A LITTLE BLACK (DONT MIND THE RED AND BLACK PAINT ON THE ROTORS SINCE THEY WERE BEING REPLACED)
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08453.jpg
ALOT OF RED
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08455.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08457.jpg
SOMEWHAT FINISHED PRODUCT
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08459.jpg

HERE IS THE FINISHED PRODUCT IN THE BACK. THE OVER SPRAY PAINT ON THE HOSES AND ON SOME OF THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS CLEANED UP LOL OHH AND NEW PADS IN THE BACK AS WELL
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/0126091545_0001-1.jpg

FRONT ONES BEFORE
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/0126091459.jpg
FRONT BRAKE SETUP, SO HERE U GO. THIS IS WITH THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CALIPERS UP FRONT.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08525.jpg


OK NOW TO THE NEW EXHAUST

I DID NOT HAVE A PIC OF THE BORLAS I PUT ON SO I STOLED ONE AND COPIED IT LOL
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/0216092304.jpg
HERE IS THE VID I MADE ON SATURDAY AS WELL BEFORE THE INTALL, DONT MIND MY YOUNGER BROTHER'S COMENTARY
YouTube - Borla mufflers and magnaflow x pipe

THESE ARE THE MAGNAPACKS THAT WENT ON THE CAR THIS PAST SATURDAY.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08511.jpg

AND THE SHORT CLIP OF THE EXHAUST AFTER THE INSTALL
YouTube - Magnapacks

OK guys check it out and let me know what u guys think, i will upload some more as the parts go on, im still missing from installing the springs the caster camber plates the full length sub frame connectors my new tires and the 18" inch Saleens if the guy still sell them to me. This is all for tonight lates.


2/20/9
OK well guys im back at it we are going to show u the intalls of the H&R springs as well as the MM Caster Camber Plates and the 4 new tires that went on the car.
First off a couple of pics of the car at daves shop and the parts that are going to go on the car.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08502.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08503.jpg

OK HERE IS THE PICTURES OF THE SPRINGS AND CASTER CAMBER PLATES.

THE H&R RACE SPRINGS
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08500.jpg

THE MM CASTER CAMBER PLATES. EVERYTHING LAID OUT AND READY
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08519.jpg
ALL THE NUTS AND BOLTS THAT COME WITH THE KIT.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08521.jpg
ALL THE STOCK STUFF OUT AND READY FOR THE NEW STUFF TO GO IN.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08518.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08516.jpg
BOTH FRONT SPRINGS IN
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08523.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08524.jpg
THIS IS THE REAR SPRINGS BACK IN.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08526.jpg


I WILL HAVE PICS OF THE CASTER CAMBER PLATES AND THE MM FLSC AFTER WE DO THE INTALL OF THEM PLUS THE ALIGNMENT AS WELL AS THE 4 NEW NITTO TIRES.

[SeanPlunk]

Everything looks great Jose, nice and clean.

I meant to ask you last night, how is the ride with the lowering springs? It's something I would consider at some point but I'm not interested in making the ride insanely stiff or anything like that.

[Vettezuki]

I kinda thought "User Project Cars (http://motorgen.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=102)" was pretty clear, but hey, you're a Ford owner. :smack: Just kidding. Great thread!


BTW, why don't you add your Cobra to your garage? Here's (http://motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118) how.

Then it will be searchable under Member Rides (http://motorgen.com/find/vehicles.php?database=user_vehicles), like my totally awesome Vette (http://motorgen.com/garage/showvehicle.php?vid=58).

[silvertermi04]

Thanks guys and ill try and do that vettezuki

[SeanPlunk]

Thanks guys and ill try and do that vettezuki

What's left to be done on this round of mods?

[enkeivette]

:beer:

[silvertermi04]

What's left to be done on this round of mods?

Well the Tires i put them on sat. u saw them at Nick's I dint put any pics cause i still have to do the alignment and the MM Full Length Subframe Connectors. Hopefully tonight and after that im done. In a few months with some cash in hand i will get the whole bushing kit for everything. I dont like using credit cars so everything i buy is payed with cash in hand or in the checking accout. lol As far as power i think i might do the 2# lower pulley as well as a small shot of the Sauce like 50 shot is what im thinking.

[silvertermi04]

:beer:

Thanks, and right back at u man. :drink:

[SeanPlunk]

Well the Tires i put them on sat. u saw them at Nick's I dint put any pics cause i still have to do the alignment and the MM Full Length Subframe Connectors. Hopefully tonight and after that im done. In a few months with some cash in hand i will get the whole bushing kit for everything. I dont like using credit cars so everything i buy is payed with cash in hand or in the checking accout. lol As far as power i think i might do the 2# lower pulley as well as a small shot of the Sauce like 50 shot is what im thinking.

Will a 2# lower overspin the blower with a 2.76 upper, or will you still see gains?

[silvertermi04]

With a 2.73 up top they say to go #2 lower if u have like a 2.93 and i think also if u have the 2.8 then u need to go with the #4 lower.

[SeanPlunk]

With a 2.73 up top they say to go #2 lower if u have like a 2.93 and i think also if u have the 2.8 then u need to go with the #4 lower.

If you do a lower you have to change the alternator pulley too, right?

[silvertermi04]

For those kind of questions i always go to the Socalterminators.com guys, they are supper smart on the cobra stuff, might want to ask that before i do the install. If i actually go that route.

[Vettezuki]

For those kind of questions i always go to the Socalterminators.com guys, they are supper smart on the cobra stuff, might want to ask that before i do the install. If i actually go that route.

That's interesting. I have a higher trap than 89 in the 1/8th. And I mean a real clocked flying mile top speed run, not just a little blurp to "high speed". :p.

[silvertermi04]

Thats on street tires im sure it will be updated after march 13th when i go to the track.
I dint know ur car could go past 120MPH LOL By the way the link for the Garage thing u were trying to tell me does not work Can u send it to my by PM

[Vettezuki]

Thats on street tires im sure it will be updated after march 13th when i go to the track.
I dint know ur car could go past 120MPH LOL By the way the link for the Garage thing u were trying to tell me does not work Can u send it to my by PM

I was on Nitto street tires too. Your trap will probably go down an mph or two on low psi DRs. Anyway, I like Cobras quite a bit, I just like teasing Cobra drivers even more. :)

I pasted in a bogus link. Here (http://motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118) it is.

[silvertermi04]

I was on Nitto street tires too. Your trap will probably go down an mph or two on low psi DRs. Anyway, I like Cobras quite a bit, I just like teasing Cobra drivers even more. :)

I pasted in a bogus link. Here (http://motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118) it is.


All in good fun lol :thumbs_up::drink: :D

[silvertermi04]

2/24/09

Ok guys back at it. This time the Caster Camber plates from MM as well as the FLSC from MM went in. Here is the pics enjoy them and comments please.
The tires were put on on Saturday. These are the new ones.
Front ones NITTO555's Stock Size.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08532-1.jpg
Rear ones NITTO555R'S Stock Size.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08530.jpg
These are the old ones. Im never buying used tires. The other cobra was way out of alignment and were worn unevenly. They were free so how could i say no.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/0223091718.jpg
First pic is the car in the lift. To do the FLSC it has to be a Drive On Lift and also this is the lift for the Alignment.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08551.jpg
The Caster Camber Plates. Passanger Side.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08558.jpg
Drivers Side
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08557.jpg
Engine Shot with the plates on.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08559.jpg

Now time for the FLSC and some Welding.

The Connectors
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08556.jpg
Set up the tools and clean up the under body as well as mock up the connectors.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08563.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08565.jpg
Time for some Welding as well as some messing around in the background.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08561.jpg
Connectors on and ready.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08564.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08562.jpg
Time for the Alignment all around.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08574.jpg

This is all the old stuff from this install.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08542.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08545.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08546.jpg

After time for some dinner here is a couple of pics of my Buddie Christian's 07 GT California Special, my Buddie Dave (the guy that did all my installs) with his 06 GT with a Shelby front end conversion & my Buddie Noe with the Blue 65.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08582.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08583.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08584.jpg

Well guys, that is all I am done with all the installs. Next thins on the list would me more suspension stuff like all the bushings, as far as performance mods im thinking lower pulley and maybe a small shot of the happy sauce. Hope u guys like them and thanks for the comments.

[Vettezuki]

Man are you gonna regret wanting comments. . .


You can see that the stock Cobra is not quite heavy enough. So what we do is weld in a big ass piece of steel tubing to correct the issue.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08562.jpg

Ah, just teasing.

[SeanPlunk]

2/24/09

Ok guys back at it. This time the Caster Camber plates from MM as well as the FLSC from MM went in. Here is the pics enjoy them and comments please.
The tires were put on on Saturday. These are the new ones.
Front ones NITTO555's Stock Size.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08532-1.jpg
Rear ones NITTO555R'S Stock Size.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08530.jpg
These are the old ones. Im never buying used tires. The other cobra was way out of alignment and were worn unevenly. They were free so how could i say no.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/0223091718.jpg
First pic is the car in the lift. To do the FLSC it has to be a Drive On Lift and also this is the lift for the Alignment.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08551.jpg
The Caster Camber Plates. Passanger Side.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08558.jpg
Drivers Side
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08557.jpg
Engine Shot with the plates on.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08559.jpg

Now time for the FLSC and some Welding.

The Connectors
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08556.jpg
Set up the tools and clean up the under body as well as mock up the connectors.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08563.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08565.jpg
Time for some Welding as well as some messing around in the background.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08561.jpg
Connectors on and ready.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08564.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08562.jpg
Time for the Alignment all around.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08574.jpg

This is all the old stuff from this install.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08542.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08545.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08546.jpg

After time for some dinner here is a couple of pics of my Buddie Christian's 07 GT California Special, my Buddie Dave (the guy that did all my installs) with his 06 GT with a Shelby front end conversion & my Buddie Noe with the Blue 65.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08582.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08583.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/10seconddream/DSC08584.jpg

Well guys, that is all I am done with all the installs. Next thins on the list would me more suspension stuff like all the bushings, as far as performance mods im thinking lower pulley and maybe a small shot of the happy sauce. Hope u guys like them and thanks for the comments.

Jose the car looks great, good work. I know almost nothing about suspension (what else is new, right?) so can you explain to me exactly what the caster/camber plates do? My guess would be they allow you to adjust the caster/camber of the suspension for better handling, but would you really notice it that much in normal driving? Help :huh:

Oh, and you're coming to Savi on Sunday, right? Let's do a big savi meet this week.

[Leedom]

I am actually very surprised that the Cobras did not come with the crappy factory SFC. Mine did and I am not pulling anywhere near the power you guys are. I am not sure how good they are but even so, something would be better than nothing right?! Looking good Jose. The next mods I am going to be doing are Caster/camber plates (MM of course) so let me know how they feels, FLSF connectors, and the new rear control arms. that should do for suspension until I get some real power with a oversized blower thingy!

[Leedom]

Jose the car looks great, good work. I know almost nothing about suspension (what else is new, right?) so can you explain to me exactly what the caster/camber plates do? My guess would be they allow you to adjust the caster/camber of the suspension for better handling, but would you really notice it that much in normal driving? Help :huh:

Oh, and you're coming to Savi on Sunday, right? Let's do a big savi meet this week.


The caster/camber plates allow for a greater range of camber adjustment as well as giving you the ability to adjust caster. The C/C Plate also gives you more up travel.

For more lets grap some verbage from our friends over at Maximum Motorsports...

Whether your Mustang is driven on the street, or pushed to the limit on a racetrack, a proper alignment is an essential part of suspension tuning and performance. Caster, camber and toe settings are the three most important settings that need to be adjusted when aligning your Mustang. A good front-end alignment provides greater cornering and straight line stability, better steering response, increased front tire grip, and longer tire life. There are no drawbacks to having the proper alignment! The Maximum Motorsports Caster/Camber Plates are engineered to provide the widest range of alignment settings possible. This ensures that a proper alignment can be achieved for any type of casual or performance driving.

Lowered Mustangs
When a Mustang is lowered it loses available suspension travel and may bottom-out the suspension frequently. The lower ride height results in excessive negative camber, which often causes uneven tire wear. The Maximum Motorsports (MM) Caster/Camber Plates have the adjustment capability to allow an alignment to correct any excessive negative camber caused by lowering. The MM Caster/Camber Plates will also allow regaining lost suspension travel, which will improve both performance and ride comfort.

[BRUTAL64]

Is it true that Ponyboys CS got beat by a V6 Impala--more than once??:judge::nutkick:

[SeanPlunk]

Is it true that Ponyboys CS got beat by a V6 Impala--more than once??:judge::nutkick:

HAHAHAHA, true story :nutkick:

[silvertermi04]

Man are you gonna regret wanting comments. . .


You can see that the stock Cobra is not quite heavy enough. So what we do is weld in a big ass piece of steel tubing to correct the issue.
Ah, just teasing.

Always busting my chops arent u lol

[silvertermi04]

Thank you Adam and Sean. I love the Ride. Its not as stiff as i though it would be so im really happy with it. Next is bushing kitt all around and maybe some more powaaaaa.

[BRUTAL64]

Thank you Adam and Sean. I love the Ride. Its not as stiff as i though it would be so im really happy with it. Next is bushing kitt all around and maybe some more powaaaaa.

Ben:
You notice how he didn't thank us. What he would thank us for, I'm not sure. But hell, we should be thanked. :leaving:

[Vettezuki]

Ben:
You notice how he didn't thank us. What he would thank us for, I'm not sure. But hell, we should be thanked. :leaving:

Yeah, how rude. Especially after all the insightful advice we've given.

[silvertermi04]

Its cause u guys are vette owners thats why i dint thank u. lol No thanks guys and hope to see u guys next meet at the cruise, ill make sure to take it easy on u guys.

[BRUTAL64]

ill make sure to take it easy on u guys.

Thanks, you know how easy my feelings get hurt.:(

[silvertermi04]

Thanks, you know how easy my feelings get hurt.:(

U got it. :thumbs_up: