Big Changes...

[98Viperblue]

:wave: All! Well, If any of you guys remember, I had a 1998 V6 mustang, custom painted viper blue with a Cobra hood and Cobra R front bumper, along with 18" DD Chrome Bullitts. Well the story is, I put it on craigslist just to see if I would get any offers at the asking price of $6,000, yeah...high right? Well, for a V6 that is... To my surprise I got 2 emails, and one of the guys fell through with a sale simply because he just loved the look of my car. I sold it to him for 5,500 cash. Now was the perfect time to upgrade...! ccasion14:
Well, after waiting a good week or two for a good condition SN95 GT to show up on craigslist at a fair price, I finally found one! But to my luck it wasn't a GT but a 1996 DOHC SVT Cobra! Listed for $5,000 with 120,000 miles on the clock. Yeah, you think well, 120K that's pretty high mileage, but when I met the guy that owned the car, this is what changed my mind about the mileage. The guy was the original owner, and he pretty much babied it maintenance wise, but couldn't keep up the paint just because he was pretty old and all and he did not have a garage to keep the car in. To make a long story short, I sold my v6 mustang for 5,500 and got a completely stock 96 cobra for 4,700.
The 1998 V6 I sold

The 1996 SVT cobra

Really, the only bad thing about the car as of now is one rim has a little wear in the chrome, and is pretty dull. (front left) And the paint is faded in the usual spots (front bumper, and rear bumper) I have plenty of mods planned. Starting with visual. I already got new headlights, as well...

plans...
-drop
-shorty antenna
-cobra front emblem
-smoked fogs
-S281
-respray entire car
-chrome bumper inserts
-(maybe) 18" 9/10 chrome saleens

My question to you is...
Did I do good?

 

[mikey94gt]

Nice swap!!! you definitely did good, as you now have a V8 car (i suppose you wanted one) and a Cobra to boot!!! nicely done!

 

[got5.0]

Yes, nice swap... Now you have two more cylinders.

 

[Matt94GT]

looks good and sounds like you got a pretty good deal out of the sale and purchase!

 

[98Viperblue]

Thanks all! I'd say it's definitely a change from an automatic singleport! :tongue3:

 

[eliyarbrough]

I think you did good! I love you got a black 'Stang! Not bad at all!!

 

[EastBayStang98]

you are a very lucky individual

 

[97stanger]

good deal man

 

[dafizuck]

That license plate looks familiar.. was that a member on here?? Nice job

 

[Brian]

Sweet, now we can trade cars!

 

[2REDSTANGS]

nice pick up

 

[98Viperblue]

Nice swap!!! you definitely did good, as you now have a V8 car (i suppose you wanted one) and a Cobra to boot!!! nicely done!

Yes!! That was the plan the 3.8 was just way too slow, and I wanted a stick

Yes, nice swap... Now you have two more cylinders.

6+2=8 +DOHC = LOVE!

That license plate looks familiar.. was that a member on here?? Nice job

Aaha, yess, on my old car.

Sweet, now we can trade cars!

ahahha, trade rims?!?

 

[loud_pony]

Thats a hell of a buy, nice

 

[ARdoller]

nice. some fresh smoked headlights and a drop, and that car will look slick. hard to tell what kind of condition the paint is in from those pictures though. i did see the fading around the headlights you mentioned, but couldnt really notice anything else otherwise.

 

[ProKiller]

thats a great deal on that cobra. good job!

 

[5.Woahhh]

Good deal.

I am picking up one for a similar price. 97 Cobra with a 98 Motor Swap. 180 on the body. 88k on the Motor. Same suspension as I had on the GT. 3.73's. Light bar. Otherwise bone stock. 4900.Needs a new top, and I am just going to swap mine over.

 

[x182dan]

Good deal.

I am picking up one for a similar price. 97 Cobra with a 98 Motor Swap. 180 on the body. 88k on the Motor. Same suspension as I had on the GT. 3.73's. Light bar. Otherwise bone stock. 4900.Needs a new top, and I am just going to swap mine over.

where is this stang from? There was one in my local craigslist for a while now that seems the same as your describing

 

[FaykSaleen]

You got an awesome deal!

Honestly it looks like if you buff your front bumper out it will start shining again. I had a black fox with the paint faded like that except it was the WHOLE car!! It buffed right out and was shining again within a couple of hours.

I can't say the same about your rear as I can't really see it in the pics.

 

[dutch]

from V6 to 32v.. what's not to like?! great snake

 

[ARdoller]

from V6 to 32v.. what's not to like?! great snake

i made the same move, from an npi v6 to a 4V, and i was still VERY dissapointed with how much these 4V's suck in stock form.


with stock gears in the cobra, my npi v6 felt like it pulled harder than the cobra. and thats not an exaggeration.