Vengeance's Build Thread

[Vengeance]

Hello, i figured this would be a great place to start my build thread, as I mod the car i will post the changes on here.

Back ground about the car


Picked up the car 1.5 years ago. Got it for cheap because it needs a bit of TLC.

• Windows didn't work
• A/C didn't work (still doesn't)
• Didn't pass Cali smog (fixed with a simple tune up)
• Worn out Shifter
• Faded paint on the hood, dented front passenger fender, clear coat peeling on passenger door.
• Nasty carpet
• F'ed up stereo (4 aftermarket speakers powered by a 2 channel amp???)
• broken fog light housing

Good points for the car

• Its a Cobra
• 3.73 gears
• magnaflow magna packs exhaust (love this)
• lowered on eibach sportlines (love the stance hate the ride)
• tokico d-spec adj. shocks (not really a fan of adj. shocks)
• 18x9/10 fr500s black with polished lip (not really a fan of the tire cost, ride quality, color of these rims)

Things I've Done!!!

• Pro 5.0 shifter with steeda tri-ax handle and leather wrapped 5 speed shift nob
• j&m camber caster plates
• new sony head unit, new kenwood speakers, and new jensen power 4 channel amp (i love the way this stereo sounds, 75 watt rms to each channel is perfect for me)
• American muscle cheap fender well intake
• black carpet
• swapped to 03 cobra wheels (so happy with the choice)

Things to come

suspension-

• panhard bar (unless i find a great deal on IRS)
• lower adj. control arms (lower it more!!)
• subframe connectors
• front coilover kit (lower it more!!)
• 03 cobra A-arms (maybe or maybe not)
• front and rear sway bars

interior-

• some nice bucket seat
• rear seat delete
• gauge explosion (as many gauges as i can fit would be cool)
• dyna-mat everywhere would be nice

brakes-

• stock brakes are fine for what i need
• SS braided lines
• good pads
• good fluid
• drilled and slotted rotors

performance-

• 302 or 351 (not sure yet)
• AFR or Trickflow heads
• stock cam (1.7 RR) or VERY VERY mild cam
• professional products upper and lower intake mani.
• 70/75mm TB
• vortech V3 S-trim supercharger
• i would love to swap over to a t-56 (6 speed)

So thats my starting point. hopefully i can get a promotion at my company and afford some of this stuff sooner but for now i am just going to part it together one piece at a time.


Now for the PICs

This is the day a got it


And the way it sits now

 

[5-oh-MUSTANG]

I like what you have planned... You should also do a black dash swap. Got a sound clip of that exhaust?

 

[Vengeance]

I like what you have planned... You should also do a black dash swap. Got a sound clip of that exhaust?

thank you you know i really like the tan/black interior i feel an all black interior would be to much. I will have to get a sound clip up. She sounds fantastic though.