Bikewiz's METAL 5.0

[bikewiz]

Hey guys, it started as a 1995 GTS that I bought 3/31/2005 (weird that I remember that date off the top of my head). Here is what I have done to the car that I can remember off the top of my head:

Exterior

Cobra front bumper
Cervini’s 3.5†hood
APC black projector headlight
XtraXenon 7000k HIDs
New LF fender
Rear wheel well lips rolled
OEM GT spoiler
Painted mirror
Whole car painted w/ STANDOX single stage (I hate it)
’95 Cobra R wheels w/ Nitto rubber
“302†fender badges
Custom painted pony emblem

Interior

Retrofitted power windows and door locks w/ alarm system & door panels
FR500 Steering wheel (column painted to match for now)
Alpine radio w/iPod cable
2000 OEM Cobra R seats (actual originals, not the Ford racing ones)
Kenny Brown Super Street cage
A1 Auto replacement carpet
GT cloth rear seat
Auto meter gauges & shift light
White face gauges w/ red painted needles
Ford racing shift knob
99-04 e-brake handle & boot
Ford racing pedals
03/04 cobra gas pedal recall plate
Simpson 5 point harnesses
Agent 47 seat belt guides for roll bar

Engine

DSS built 347 Big Bore, 8.8:1 CR
Dart Iron Eagle block 4.125†bore
DSS Forged 331 stroker crank
DSS Forged H-beam rods
DSS custom CNC made pistons
DSS custom pushrods
Comp hydraulic roller lifters
FTI (Ed Curtis) custom cam (0.605â€Â/0.600†valve lift
AFR 205cc CNC ported heads
Comp Springs, Teflon valve seals
Cometic head gaskets
Scorpion 1.6 roller rockers
Trick flow valve covers
Edelbrock Performer RPM II
Edelbrock 75mm TB
MSD Pro billet distributor
Canton 7qt pan
HP Performance 66mm stage 2 turbo system
Tial 44mm wastegate
Billet bosch style bypass valve
Siemens 60lb injectors
SCT BA2400 MAF
MSD 6AL
MSD coil
Taylor spark plug wires
Autolite XP3923 plugs
ROMAC 28oz. balancer
Modified March alternator bracket
Moroso breathers w/custom vacuum pump system
Twin Pierburg 255lph fuel pumps
3.8L Taurus fan
3 core aluminum radiator
DC Control fan controller
Ford racing water pump
SLP Loudmouth II exhaust
Energy poly mounts


Drivetrain

Mcleod Twin-disc clutch
Mcleod SFI bellhousing
Driveshaft loop
Tremec TKO-600 trans
Strange custom 3†driveshaft
Moser 9†rear end 3.50 ratio, widened ¾†each side
Steeda Tri-ax shifter
MGW shifter handle

Front Suspension

Energy poly bushings & isolators
Bilstein HD struts
MM caster/camber plates
’95 Cobra R Eibach springs
Eibach sway bar
’00 Cobra R tie rod ends
MM steering rack bushings
’00 Cobra R Brembo brakes w/hawk pads & slotted rotors, braided hoses
Quantum motorsports brake duct kit
MM steering shaft

Rear suspension
Evolution Motorsports Tri-link (modified to fit 9†housing)
MM adjustable LCAs w/spherical bushing
MM Torque arm springs (H&R)
Eibach sway bar
Cobra rear disc setup with slotted rotors and hawk pads, braided hoses
Bilstein HD shocks
MM Panhard bar

Chassis

Edelbrock strut tower brace
Steeda full length subframe connectors
Kenny brown jacking rails
UMI upper and lower torque box reinforcements
Custom front and rear tow hooks

Street tires: Nitto NT555RII’s 275/40-17 front/ NT555R’s 315/35-17 rear
Road race: Nitto NT-01 275/40-17 front & rear
Drag race: Hoosier Drag Radial 335/35-17 rear


And of course, some pics (they go in chronological order if that helps):

Kurgan sent me a base tune via UPS just to get the car running and mobile. Well I drove it for like 2 or 3 days and I had the wastegate hooked up wrong. 23+ psi blew the stock head gasket on the #4 cylinder. Time for a new motor:

That's me on the left

Moderate timing, 93 octane, 13psi boost, fucked up boost controller, 2 burned plug wires, misc issues

 

[bikewiz]

BTW, heres more info on the buildup:

http://corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=838784

Just had the car dyno tuned again after all the work I've done to it this summer. Here were the results:

Boost falls off above 4500, will figure that out next year. Happy with it for the work that has gone into it and now its time to enjoy some end of season racing!

Thanks again to Bob Kurgan for all the help!

 

[AaRoN]

WOW Very impressive! Love it O0 O0

 

[Black97GT]

wow looks like a lot of work was put into it..and it shows!

Beautiful car.

 

[Suspect]

ha just recently i was reading ur thread on the corral. awesome job on the car man!!! :thumb:

 

[DropTopPony]

Very Nice O0

Is that cage NHRA legal? wondering mainly about the front bars...i could live with them in my car.

 

[95KBGT]

at first i was like eh nice car, then at the end i was like holy shit..sleeper

 

[Sn95Willis]

That car is so freaking simple and and and hell i love it....

 

[Red96GT]

I'm extremely impressed this is almost identical to what type of car I want to turn mine into.

 

[destructo]

MHMMM!

That's nice.

 

[Knuckles@Empire]

very nice car, its great to see a road racing mustang great job :thumb:

 

[GaryG]

i absolutely love ur car man, thats definately a sleeper

 

[sonicsn95]

That is one awesome build, Great job!! That is some very nice work u did! The car turned out great,what a difference from start to finish.

 

[bigjohnson4.6gt]

wow, pretty much sums up everything i have to say

 

[trav_19]

Very Nice O0

Is that cage NHRA legal? wondering mainly about the front bars...i could live with them in my car.

i believe it is ...and i think they are called street bars.... i know they also have the swing outs....i believe most bolt in kits have the desired door bars

 

[Late4Work]

im impressed

 

[bikewiz]

Very Nice O0

Is that cage NHRA legal? wondering mainly about the front bars...i could live with them in my car.

i believe it is ...and i think they are called street bars.... i know they also have the swing outs....i believe most bolt in kits have the desired door bars

I'm not sure if it is, because it is a bolt in setup. The rears are welded to the floor just because I couldn't bolt them in. It is a Kenny Brown Super Street Cage. They haven't been produced for a while. If the entire bar was welded in, I might have a chance at being legal. The tracks around my house really dont seem to car unless you are running in the single digits.

My personal best is a high 11 pass with missing the 2-3 shift and a 1.8 60'. I'm going out this Sunday to take one last stab at making a good pass for the season. This car does, daily street driving, road race, and drag race. I built it to do it all. One day, the bugs will all be worked out LOL

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL THE COMPLIMENTS!!!! The car is still a work in progress with a single 3.5" exhaust, coil overs with MM tubular k-member, and a change from the 3.50 gear to a 3.25 gear for next year. Also gonna fab up a different air inlet pipe that will give me room to run a larger filter and help that turbo inhale a little easier.

 

[Whistler98]

Nice car and great job. O0

 

[scarface]

WOW!

 

[WyoTechMSA]

BOOIIIIIINNNNGGGGGG!!!!!