StreetPilot
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Please feel free to vote in the horsepower options poll above. I'd like to know what you guys think of the ideas that have been stewing in my head (NO, not THOSE ideas!!:angel
. All comments and suggestions are welcome!
I've been looking at this essentially bone stock '94 GT that my dad picked up 10 years ago. It's a real project that was in really rough shape needing body work, paint, a new interior, and troubleshooting on electrical gremlins and a non-functional A/C and heater. The real surprise is that believe it or not, this car runs and drives fine!
First day I started pulling it apart:
At the body shop:
As it sits now (Yes, paint jail is a dirty place):
-'94 GT with OEM Ford '96 Cobra hood and OEM front bumper cover.
-New black paint with all emblems shaved, mirrors painted body color and spoiler deleted. Car is still at the paint shop because the guy who did the paint is also doing some of the mechanical repair for me.
-Completely rebuilt (zero miles) 8.8 from a '99 GT with all new bearings, races, seals, Ford Racing 3.73s and a TFS rear cover.
-5.0 has 30K on rebuild. Engine is bone stock internally.
-Has shorties, offroad H and dumped Flowmaster Super 40 series mufflers.
-T-5 trans has maybe 250 miles on the rebuild.
Here's what I'm thinking so far:
Wheels:
-Sell the fresh '99 8.8 and order 18" staggered black chrome Saleens.
Exhaust:
-Custom side exhaust. I've been sitting on an SVO kit for a decade and have decided to use it on this car. I'm going to create a custom 2.5" oval setup and use the skirts. I've been thinking about using Dzus fasteners with a bracket/slider rail system (basically armor for the SVO skirts) to attach and protect the skirts and allow for removal when necessary.
Suspension:
-Rebuild and revalve my old blown '03 Cobra front Bilsteins with the MM coilover kit from my Cobra. 300 lb. springs
-Sell or trade my spare 31 spline Eaton-T2-equipped '96 8.8 rearend for a FTBR-equipped IRS.
-Griggs front suspension. Had it on my Cobra. Good stuff.
-S197 brake kit up front. I read the R&D thread on this here on the forum. Looks like a great option that leaves me with more kay$h for other mods.
Interior:
-I've already bought a complete (EVERYTHING) '01 Bullitt interior for this car that I found in TX. It's currently pissing off my wife in our walk-in closet waiting for the car to arrive for installation.
Exterior:
-Envoy fogs.
-Just enough low to keep the skirts safe.
Not looking to make big power with this just yet. I still have my Incon TTI kit for modular motor that I was going to install on my Cobra, so once I get all of the bugs worked out of the car maybe I'll do a modular swap and throw it on. A lot of the issues with the car have been addressed over the past year. I'll be doing a build thread here, but before I start posting pics of all of the progress, I'd like to know what ideas you guys have for the car.
. All comments and suggestions are welcome!I've been looking at this essentially bone stock '94 GT that my dad picked up 10 years ago. It's a real project that was in really rough shape needing body work, paint, a new interior, and troubleshooting on electrical gremlins and a non-functional A/C and heater. The real surprise is that believe it or not, this car runs and drives fine!
First day I started pulling it apart:
At the body shop:
As it sits now (Yes, paint jail is a dirty place):
-'94 GT with OEM Ford '96 Cobra hood and OEM front bumper cover.
-New black paint with all emblems shaved, mirrors painted body color and spoiler deleted. Car is still at the paint shop because the guy who did the paint is also doing some of the mechanical repair for me.
-Completely rebuilt (zero miles) 8.8 from a '99 GT with all new bearings, races, seals, Ford Racing 3.73s and a TFS rear cover.
-5.0 has 30K on rebuild. Engine is bone stock internally.
-Has shorties, offroad H and dumped Flowmaster Super 40 series mufflers.
-T-5 trans has maybe 250 miles on the rebuild.
Here's what I'm thinking so far:
Wheels:
-Sell the fresh '99 8.8 and order 18" staggered black chrome Saleens.
Exhaust:
-Custom side exhaust. I've been sitting on an SVO kit for a decade and have decided to use it on this car. I'm going to create a custom 2.5" oval setup and use the skirts. I've been thinking about using Dzus fasteners with a bracket/slider rail system (basically armor for the SVO skirts) to attach and protect the skirts and allow for removal when necessary.
Suspension:
-Rebuild and revalve my old blown '03 Cobra front Bilsteins with the MM coilover kit from my Cobra. 300 lb. springs
-Sell or trade my spare 31 spline Eaton-T2-equipped '96 8.8 rearend for a FTBR-equipped IRS.
-Griggs front suspension. Had it on my Cobra. Good stuff.
-S197 brake kit up front. I read the R&D thread on this here on the forum. Looks like a great option that leaves me with more kay$h for other mods.
Interior:
-I've already bought a complete (EVERYTHING) '01 Bullitt interior for this car that I found in TX. It's currently pissing off my wife in our walk-in closet waiting for the car to arrive for installation.
Exterior:
-Envoy fogs.
-Just enough low to keep the skirts safe.
Not looking to make big power with this just yet. I still have my Incon TTI kit for modular motor that I was going to install on my Cobra, so once I get all of the bugs worked out of the car maybe I'll do a modular swap and throw it on.
A lot of the issues with the car have been addressed over the past year. I'll be doing a build thread here, but before I start posting pics of all of the progress, I'd like to know what ideas you guys have for the car.
