ren
New Member
Hey all, been checking out this forum for quite awhile, never posted an intro thread though
Picture from old owner before being stolen (didn't come with the 2000r wheels, had 5 spoke stockers)
Car has a bit of history, originally from the east coast, driven a ton its first few years, then got to California. Owner here upgraded and babied it until it was stolen and recovered when he took out all the performance parts for his 67 (I believe). Ended up in pieces at my fathers work with the engine next to it where my dad stepped in and put it all back together. My brother spent just over a year with it driving the hell out of it and it developed an oil pressure issue which couldn't be solved. I took over and had the engine replaced with another 95 5.0 stock engine from a junkyard.
Final tally before me
156,XXX miles on rolling chassis
swapped in a 70,XXX mile donor 5.0
Now it is my car. I've driven it for several years, it has served me well. Always started (except when roommate left radio on overnight but just jumped it), never stranded me on the side of the road, been a great car. I plan on keeping it my entire life, its the only constant through many different jobs, women, and friends.
After the engine swap in July of 2009 I put 17x9 and 17x10.5 2003 Machined Cobras on it with 315's out back
Sitting pretty at 172,XXX miles. I live close to work so it is not daily driven. Had an emissions issue late last year so I put a full exhaust on it
BBK Shorty headers
Magnaflow 4 cat CARB Legal X Pipe (thanks CA)
Magnaflow Magnapacks
Old
Parts in trunk
New getting smogged
New pipes
Came out exactly how I wanted it, great sound, not too loud, emissions legal including visual inspection (no headaches)
Put new headlights on last weekend (LRS diamond)
Old
New
Plans
Fix oil pan gasket leak
Export tails (just bought a set but they are damaged, looking for saleen covers to hide the damage)
3.73 gears (possibly new axles as well need to decide)
Bilstein HD's all round
MM Subframes, Strut tower brace
MM Torque arm setup in rear
MM K member package with coil over fronts
Black interior with better seats
Cobra bumper
S281 Spoiler
Badges removed and filled
Antenna removed and filled
Paint
Motor and transmission (built NA 347 with TKO 600 most likely, possible power adder) but not for several years
As it sits now
I'll be seeing you guys around
Picture from old owner before being stolen (didn't come with the 2000r wheels, had 5 spoke stockers)
Car has a bit of history, originally from the east coast, driven a ton its first few years, then got to California. Owner here upgraded and babied it until it was stolen and recovered when he took out all the performance parts for his 67 (I believe). Ended up in pieces at my fathers work with the engine next to it where my dad stepped in and put it all back together. My brother spent just over a year with it driving the hell out of it and it developed an oil pressure issue which couldn't be solved. I took over and had the engine replaced with another 95 5.0 stock engine from a junkyard.
Final tally before me
156,XXX miles on rolling chassis
swapped in a 70,XXX mile donor 5.0
Now it is my car. I've driven it for several years, it has served me well. Always started (except when roommate left radio on overnight but just jumped it), never stranded me on the side of the road, been a great car. I plan on keeping it my entire life, its the only constant through many different jobs, women, and friends.
After the engine swap in July of 2009 I put 17x9 and 17x10.5 2003 Machined Cobras on it with 315's out back
Sitting pretty at 172,XXX miles. I live close to work so it is not daily driven. Had an emissions issue late last year so I put a full exhaust on it
BBK Shorty headers
Magnaflow 4 cat CARB Legal X Pipe (thanks CA)
Magnaflow Magnapacks
Old
Parts in trunk
New getting smogged
New pipes
Came out exactly how I wanted it, great sound, not too loud, emissions legal including visual inspection (no headaches)
Put new headlights on last weekend (LRS diamond)
Old
New
Plans
Fix oil pan gasket leak
Export tails (just bought a set but they are damaged, looking for saleen covers to hide the damage)
3.73 gears (possibly new axles as well need to decide)
Bilstein HD's all round
MM Subframes, Strut tower brace
MM Torque arm setup in rear
MM K member package with coil over fronts
Black interior with better seats
Cobra bumper
S281 Spoiler
Badges removed and filled
Antenna removed and filled
Paint
Motor and transmission (built NA 347 with TKO 600 most likely, possible power adder) but not for several years
As it sits now
I'll be seeing you guys around
