BOOOSTD'S Build Thread

BOOOSTD · Aug 21, 2015

Two free and easy mods:

1) Cobra light mod - allows the fog lights to operate separate from the headlights

2) Key/light chime delete - the chime was super annoying especially when your working on the car and the key is in the ignition

BOOOSTD · Aug 22, 2015

Mrstangerbanger said:
Did you switch to a A9L computer or do you still have the Tm40 computer ? Also what tuning software are you using Binary editor or something else? I am going to be putting 2 breathers on each valve cover soon because of blow bye and was wondering how the cars drive ability is?

It's a stock TM40 with an SCT Chip and custom dyno tuning. My tuner/builder, D'Sousa Performance in my area is known to be one of the best tuners in the biz. The tune is amazing and the car drives like a stocker until I lean into it. It purrs like a kitten, easily cruises at low speed/rpm no problem and is a monster when I need it to be.

Mrstangerbanger said:
Also i have a double din dash unit you can have? i have about 20 of them you pay for shipping and you can put a DVD player in your car if you want? Its black just like your interior.

Thanks for the offer, but I have a simple stereo/CD player setup that I'm good with. My music is the engine notes!

BOOOSTD · Aug 26, 2015

Speedo Corrected
Replaced parking brake rubber
Cut 3.5lbs from center console

I finally corrected my speedometer as it was +20km/h. The speedo and odometer are now bang on according to GPS.

I then pulled the center console and replaced the parking brake rubber. I installed a '98 style rubber which is slightly different the '95.

Before:

After:

While I had the center console out I ended up removing 3.5lbs from it. The bulk of the weight was from a steel supporting plate as seen in the pics.

Further items that I pulled = 3.5 lbs

For my reference - 3,396.5 lbs.

BOOOSTD · Aug 30, 2015

Rear interior panel swapped
Mounting plates removed
Weight reduction: -7 lbs

My car use to have a half azz 6 point cage that I cut out when I first got it. The rear bar mounting plates were connected to the wheel wells which Iâ€™m not a fan of and were only pinched welded in. The rear quarter panels had also been sliced in half and cut open to accommodate the bars. When I initially cut the cage out, I left all the mounting plates in place and patched the panels.

I removed the interior with my little man; actually he did the full removal to swap the rear interior panels and remove the mounting plates.

Little man in action

Removed the insulation behind the panels and from under the rear seat. Those three pieces were 2.5 lbs

The mounting plates were then grinded out. Just the rear two were 4.5 lbs. I'm going to remove the other 4 plates eventually as they're mickey mouse too.

I then added some heat tape to the floor tunnel area and under the seat as I was getting a bit of heat coming up. Weâ€™ll see how that works.

With everything removed, I then coated all the panels/floor with the truck bed liner spray that Iâ€™ve been using. This stuff works great and really does reduce noise and vibrations!

New panels installed and everything back together

Current - 3,389.5 lb

BOOOSTD · Sep 3, 2015

Some tools of the trade for my next step. I'll be honest and say that I'm chicken shiat of cracking the original paint

1998cobrasvt · Sep 3, 2015

^ Nice. Youl do fine.

Nice job on the weight reduction. Any goal in mind for the weight/plans to go to the track? Id love to see this beast run.

BOOOSTD · Sep 3, 2015

1998cobrasvt said:
^ Nice. Youl do fine.

Nice job on the weight reduction. Any goal in mind for the weight/plans to go to the track? Id love to see this beast run.

Thanks man!

No goal per say other than to pull out as much free weight as possible before starting with the parts weight reduction - wheels, seats, K-member etc. So far I've pulled out 97.5 lbs for free with more to come!

I still have the rear end to beef up, so I'm hoping to make some passes in October.

1998cobrasvt · Sep 3, 2015

BOOOSTD said:
Thanks man!

No goal per say other than to pull out as much free weight as possible before starting with the parts weight reduction - wheels, seats, K-member etc. So far I've pulled out 97.5 lbs for free with more to come!

I still have the rear end to beef up, so I'm hoping to make some passes in October.

Sick man, 100 lbs of free sounds good to me. Whats your plans with the seats? Lighter fronts gut the rear?

Hope to see a video in the fall

BOOOSTD · Sep 3, 2015

1998cobrasvt said:
Sick man, 100 lbs of free sounds good to me. Whats your plans with the seats? Lighter fronts gut the rear?

Hope to see a video in the fall

Just lighter fronts. The rears are staying as I still cruise with the family and the little guy goes in the back.

1998cobrasvt · Sep 3, 2015

BOOOSTD said:
Just lighter fronts. The rears are staying as I still cruise with the family and the little guy goes in the back.

Nice. I tossed the idea around of throwing out my back seat then decided against it.

BOOOSTD · Sep 8, 2015

Fenders Rolled:

I wasn't looking forward to rolling the fenders but I got it done with no damage. It took longer than I expected but I went super slow as suggested by others who have already done this. Total time from setup to clean-up was 4.5 hrs, not including the 3 hrs I let the car bake in the sun.

I'm happy with the end result and its given me some more space to fit in a beefier tire; at least a 315 DR with no other massaging.

Before:

Setup and ready to go:

Rolled:

No distortion to fenders:

BOOOSTD · Sep 12, 2015

New to me drag wheels
Weight Reduction: - 65lbs

Picked up some much needed drag wheels. The fronts are 17x4.5 which easily cleared the cobra brakes and the rears are 17x9.5 with a 295 DR which had clearance stationary, but rubbed just a smidge on the inside fenders around the corners. I pulled the rears back off and massaged the inside of the fenders and rolled that seem inwards which created +1.5" of clearance. I have a ton of room on the outside of the fender and with the addition of a spacer I will easily fit a 315 DR. The difference in weight between these wheels and the Saleens were -65lbs with the bulk of the weight, 42lbs coming off the front.

Dressed in drag

Down to 3,324.5 lbs

BOOOSTD · Sep 13, 2015

BOOOSTD said:
New to me drag wheels
Weight Reduction: - 65lbs

Picked up some much needed drag wheels. The fronts are 17x4.5 which easily cleared the cobra brakes and the rears are 17x9.5 with a 295 DR which had clearance stationary, but rubbed just a smidge on the inside fenders around the corners. I pulled the rears back off and massaged the inside of the fenders and rolled that seem inwards which created +1.5" of clearance. I have a ton of room on the outside of the fender and with the addition of a spacer I will easily fit a 315 DR. The difference in weight between these wheels and the Saleens were -65lbs with the bulk of the weight, 42lbs coming off the front.

Down to 3,324.5 lbs

Oops, I miscalculated the wheel weights by 8lbs so it's a reduction of -57 lbs. My bad :chair:

Here's my current reductions in total:

-97.5 lbs removed for free
-57 lbs removed from parts
--------------------------
-154.5 lbs so far

Current = 3,331.5 lbs

1998cobrasvt · Sep 13, 2015

Looks great man as always! Great job on the fender roll. Digin the drag shoes. At that weight and hp i see low tens in your future. If possible, have the wifey record your run when you go i want to see it go fast :thumbsup:

BOOOSTD · Sep 13, 2015

1998cobrasvt said:
Looks great man as always! Great job on the fender roll. Digin the drag shoes. At that weight and hp i see low tens in your future. If possible, have the wifey record your run when you go i want to see it go fast :thumbsup:

Hoping to go in October. The goal is to drive to the track, crack into the 10's on the DR and then drive home. A video will definately be taken and posted. Thanks man!!