‘97 Cobra Restomod

[badass98svt]

Ahhh ok I gotcha. Like me, you're skirtless. Yeah the pinchwelds are visible from certain angles.

 

[Makoto]

yeah, eventually i want to tie them to the belly pan... that doesn't exist... yet.

 

[Makoto]

its still very early in the development process (its literally resting on the exhaust and some hockey picks ) but you can see what I'm going for here.

here's the reasoning:

1. hide the pinch welds
2. add some brushed aluminum for class
3. it accents the wheels
4. ties the exhaust into the body lines so it doesn't seem so tacked on
5. harkens back to the first mustang.

 

[Makoto]

 

[Snorky]

Interesting side pipes and aluminum shrouds, what subframe connectors do you have that the pipes clear so well?

 

[Makoto]

team z

 

[Snorky]

LOL thats right.. floor through ones. Badass. Leaves a lot of ground clearance at least.

 

[Makoto]

LOL thats right.. floor through ones. Badass. Leaves a lot of ground clearance at least.

they're pretty much better in every way apart from forcing some creative seat bracketry at times, depending on what you wanna run.

 

[ttocs]

Interesting side pipes and aluminum shrouds, what subframe connectors do you have that the pipes clear so well?

spintech use to make some some sub frame connectors that were stepped to allow for side exhaust. I was glad to get them before they quit making them.

 

[Makoto]

im drillin holes! nutserts on the underside of the car with one at the end of the trim piece becaase the bolt has to go in from the top.

 

[Makoto]

mounting points done. i'm going to do the other side now and then after both are to my liking I will get the front and rear parts all finished out in a way that keeps both sides symmetrical. you gotta get on the ground to see the pinch welds now.

 

[badass98svt]

I sprayed my pinch welds with flat black paint the day after I removed the OEM sideskirts. They virtually disappeared.

 

[Makoto]

i would have probably done that but i wanted the sidepipes to have a little help looking like more than an afterthought.

 

[Makoto]

got em fitting how i want, time to weld em up solid.

 

[Makoto]

im gonna weld the whole seam all the way down.

 

[Musturd]

Nice work on the pinch weld plates , I like the side exhaust to it’s different

 

[Makoto]

got the front brackets done. don't hate my less than stellar tiggery, im a newb. they're strong tho. now i just have to get the front ends sorted and maybe change up the sidepipes a smidge.

 

[Makoto]

this is it. the culmination of the vision.

 

[Tillerman77]

Nice work - now go drive it!

 

[Makoto]

just did