cheebs127
Member
Hey all,
Im new to this forum but Ive done plenty of lurking and reading before actually signing up. I've always loved the SN95. I had a 96 V6 in high school that I started to Cobra swap but unfortunately I had to part out the project when I enlisted. Fast forward seven years and I'm back at it again chasing an old dream.
This car started out as a 1997 V6. I bought it and a 98 GT for $800 with the original plan being to swap the GT into the 97 and then do a built Mark VIII motor swap with some sort of power adder. Pretty much a swap in a swap. I changed gears a few months in once both cars were torn down and I came across a good deal on a whole 03 Cobra that had been wrecked. So thats where Im at now. I have a complete Cobra in the garage and the 97 is awaiting some torque box reinforcements and subframe connectors before I start swapping over wiring and fuel systems.
My goal for the car was mostly street use. I'll probably take it to the strip a time or two just to see what it does and maybe run it against my dads 65' Fastback just for the hell of it if I ever take the car home. I decided to keep the 8.8 solid axle. I had already picked up everything to build the axle and rear suspension for whatever I was going to throw at it before the termi came along. Below is a list of parts Ive compiled for the build.
Front Suspension/Brakes
-Team Z autocross k-member
-03 Cobra rack w/ offset bushings
-Strange adjustable struts w/ coil over kit
-MM caster/camber plates
-Modified spindles + custom bracket to accept 14 inch rotors and 2015+ 4 piston calipers
-13.8" rear rotors and 2015 calipers with custom brackets (in design phase)
-Maximum Motorsports steering shaft
-Steeda bumpsteer kit
-ABS delete
Chassis
-MM subframe connectors
-Team Z bumper support
-Team Z radiator support
-Maximum Motorsports strut tower brace
-UPR shock tower brace
-Trunk Battery relocation
Rear Suspension/Axle
-03 IRS
-Diff Brace
-FTBR bushing kit
-FTBR toe link
-FTBR sway bar end links
-H&R race springs
Engine/Exhaust/Fuel
-Steig Stage 3 blower
-2.76 Pulley
-LFP single blade TB and elbow
-FRPP 60lb injectors
-KB Boost-a-pump
-SCT 2600 MAF
-JBA Shorties
-Bassani catted x-pipe
-Bora Stinger cat-back
-13' GT500 heat exchanger with twin electric fans
-Canton battery location heat exchanger reservoir.
Transmission
-Spec Aluminum flywheel
-Spec Stg 3+ clutch w/low pedal option
-Tremec 26 spline input shaft
-MGW short throw Shifter
-Stifflers Transmission crossmember
Interior
-Braum Elite Series Seats
-Autometer clock and instrument cluster pods
-Speedhut Oil Press., Coolant Temp, Volt, and WB AFR
-Painted clock pod, radio and shifter bezels to match exterior color
Im new to this forum but Ive done plenty of lurking and reading before actually signing up. I've always loved the SN95. I had a 96 V6 in high school that I started to Cobra swap but unfortunately I had to part out the project when I enlisted. Fast forward seven years and I'm back at it again chasing an old dream.
This car started out as a 1997 V6. I bought it and a 98 GT for $800 with the original plan being to swap the GT into the 97 and then do a built Mark VIII motor swap with some sort of power adder. Pretty much a swap in a swap. I changed gears a few months in once both cars were torn down and I came across a good deal on a whole 03 Cobra that had been wrecked. So thats where Im at now. I have a complete Cobra in the garage and the 97 is awaiting some torque box reinforcements and subframe connectors before I start swapping over wiring and fuel systems.
My goal for the car was mostly street use. I'll probably take it to the strip a time or two just to see what it does and maybe run it against my dads 65' Fastback just for the hell of it if I ever take the car home. I decided to keep the 8.8 solid axle. I had already picked up everything to build the axle and rear suspension for whatever I was going to throw at it before the termi came along. Below is a list of parts Ive compiled for the build.
Front Suspension/Brakes
-Team Z autocross k-member
-03 Cobra rack w/ offset bushings
-Strange adjustable struts w/ coil over kit
-MM caster/camber plates
-Modified spindles + custom bracket to accept 14 inch rotors and 2015+ 4 piston calipers
-13.8" rear rotors and 2015 calipers with custom brackets (in design phase)
-Maximum Motorsports steering shaft
-Steeda bumpsteer kit
-ABS delete
Chassis
-MM subframe connectors
-Team Z bumper support
-Team Z radiator support
-Maximum Motorsports strut tower brace
-UPR shock tower brace
-Trunk Battery relocation
Rear Suspension/Axle
-03 IRS
-Diff Brace
-FTBR bushing kit
-FTBR toe link
-FTBR sway bar end links
-H&R race springs
Engine/Exhaust/Fuel
-Steig Stage 3 blower
-2.76 Pulley
-LFP single blade TB and elbow
-FRPP 60lb injectors
-KB Boost-a-pump
-SCT 2600 MAF
-JBA Shorties
-Bassani catted x-pipe
-Bora Stinger cat-back
-13' GT500 heat exchanger with twin electric fans
-Canton battery location heat exchanger reservoir.
Transmission
-Spec Aluminum flywheel
-Spec Stg 3+ clutch w/low pedal option
-Tremec 26 spline input shaft
-MGW short throw Shifter
-Stifflers Transmission crossmember
Interior
-Braum Elite Series Seats
-Autometer clock and instrument cluster pods
-Speedhut Oil Press., Coolant Temp, Volt, and WB AFR
-Painted clock pod, radio and shifter bezels to match exterior color