[Nemo]

In a few hours, I am towing the Cobra down to Langley at LKMotorsports in Hermosa Beach for a few upgrades, replacing the Bilsteins, and a few repairs of what the original owner had hacked apart. Jeff "Batman" Miller is going to pick up the body Friday or Saturday to take back to the batcave and do the body/paint. Its been fun talking to Jeff about all the crazy ideas I have had for paint. He has kept my grounded with my strange ideas. BTW, anyone else notice its hard to pick colors when every single color on earth is available to you?????

Unless Jeff is willing to take and send me pictures of the body in progress, I might not get any pictures. But, Langleys shop is near my work, so I will be stopping in from time to time and snapping progress pics.

Here's how she looked a few days ago. Change is in the wind.......

1994 302 with over 100,000 miles

Trunk, where the battery slides around, and you gotta love the prop-rod!!

Cockpit with tons of extra silicone. Most gauges don't function properly.

 

[The Gess Brothers]

Many body guys don't like to shoot pictures during the process. Your hands are always caked in something. It looks downright scary and it leads to many, many, many hours on the phone.
At least that's what a little birdie told me:yes:
Karl

 

[6243]

. He has kept me grounded with my strange ideas. ....

DA BAT steered YOU away from strange ideas? Holy cow!! I can't imagine what you had in mind, if Jeff reigned you in! :biggrinking:

Greg

 

[KC Wildcat]

I agree with Greg, Bat thinking your ideas are too far out is the pot calling the kettle black!

 

[Nemo]

Only time I have been happy to see one of my cars on a flat bed.

 

[Nemo]

Well, the fun has begun. Unearthing all the problems the original builder added to the project.

So, the body is off. Batman is picking up today. Give you an idea what we're painting.

Once off, we started noticing the problems. Like not riveting in the sheet, no silicone, and well, all that wiring MUST GO!!

Going to change over the rear to coilovers.

 

[Nemo]

Lots of loose panels, nothing sealed/siliconed around firewall. The MF'er even ran the gas line UNDER the frame!! There are also a few spots where he grinded out parts of the frame. Next to passenger door, and on the right front spring mount. Sheesh.

Lastly, gonna leave the motor alone for the most part. I want a 427W someday anyway, so why put any extra $$ into it. Although we are ixing the leaky Main seal, and the carberutor thats leaking on the manifold.

So, I have a list of about 100 things we are going to do. Looks like it will be done by Christmas-ish time.

Oh, and LK's '33 Larry is coming along nice!! You'll see it at SEMA.

 

[Nemo]

Here's the To Do List:

* new hood (old hood latches were mounted wrong and unrepairable)
* new PBR 2-piston front brakes and single piston rear brakes - new Emergency Brake
* install 7" standard Brake booster * new S95 master cylinder
* FFMetal Battery Drop-down box with Optima Red-Top with Marine grade 2AWG wiring
* FFR Radiator, stainless hoses, new electric fan * Summit overflow tank * New shroud around radiator
* Painless Thermo switch * Hella horn
* new MSD distributor, MSD 6AL-2 ignition box, coils and new spark wires(black) * new Autolite spark plugs
* eliminate clutch and neutral starter safety switch
* Roush air cleaner and valve covers
* FFR lower tubular A-Arms * FFR Bumpsteer Kit
* replacing stock Mustang rear suspension with tubular control arms and Koni coilovers
* replacing front Bilsteins with Koni Coilovers
* Finishline engine louvres, grommets, Sunvisors and windwings, and clear front signals
* redo of the dash, still original look though(signed by Jack Roush and Carroll Shelby)
* Finish interior with Mercedes wool carpet * FFR Logo floor mats
* Orange piping sewn into Cobra seats and carpet seams - pockets sewn into transmission tunnel
* install Cobraheat.com Seat Heaters - custom switches under dash
* install new speedometer cable
* 4cyl. power steering pump to replace 8cyl. version
* AC pedals * Fix pedals and footbox
* Clutch quadrant adjuster
* Cobra shift knob * FFR Steering Wheel Badge
* Powdercoat Quick Jacks and all other metal Flat Black
* Batman's invisible hinges * custom fabricated trunk prop rod
* Cobraheat.com seatheaters
* complete re-wire of car - all wiring wrapped in sleeving
* new T5 "Z" transmission
* powdercoat rims flat black(not spinners)
* replace worn clutch * new fuel pump
* Marcus Motorsports 1.5" equal length flat black headers
* new Demon Speed 575 4V carb with mechanical secondaries



Lastly, of course, Batman paint. So, basically, fixing everything but the motor. Gotta leave something to do later.

Pics to come as I get them.

 

[65' Cobra]

I can say it will look like this from the side. range:

Pink?:scared:

 

[Nemo]

More of the teardown. Rear end is out. Gonna clean it up. Already has 3.73s, which is good. Koni's to come also.(edit)

Speaking of, some parts we no longer need.

Plenty of room to get at headers. Also, the transmission is 100K T5 that is on its last leg. Falls out of gear, misses gear, etc. I also have a bad rear main leak.
Lang just happened to have a brand new Z T5, so that got added to the list.

Lastly, a little peek into LK Motorsports. Cobra on left, Larry in middle, and GTM on right. More on the Larry elsewhere....

 

[ClemsonS197]

Going to pull the axles to flip the Konis

:confused1:

 

[EFNFAST]

You mean he ran the fuel line underneath the 4'' round tubes, so the fuel line is essentially 'protecting' the tube? WTF? :huh:

 

[Nemo]

Clemson, Im sure something got lost in my translation. I will edit it.

But from what I remember, the Koni's get mounted upside down and don't clear the caliper, so the brakes need flipped to the opposite side of rotor. Gotta pull the c-clip to pull the axles.

Hope that makes sense.

EFNFAST, yes, the gas line went under the main cross-tube in the back. As far as I could tell, it was the lowest part of the car.

 

[Nemo]

Just saw this current thread also. About the changes needed for the rear Koni's.

http://www.ffcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198108

 

[canuck1]

* 4cyl. power steering pump to replace 8cyl. version

roush,

I don't think the actual pumps are any different, but I do know the 4 cyl and V6 Mustangs use a different size pulley on the PS pump.

I had the same PS pump you currently have and removed the pulley to swap it with one from a 3.8l T-bird (don't remember the vintage, but I think it was late 80's, maybe early 90's?), and it was almost 5/8" larger which gives you something like a 12% underdrive effect (to the PS only).

It looks like you have 94-95 front dress on that engine. This can be quite limiting when it comes to finding accessory components (pulleys, brackets etc.). I don't think you have any plan to replace these right away, but it is one more thing to be aware of as you go through your planned upgrades.

Sean

 

[Nemo]

The interior and wiring are all pulled. Ready for Mercedes carpet and re-wiring.

Couple more things to replace. Going to replace clutch while motor is out.

Almost back to square one. Amazing how quick Alister and Lang have ripped this apart. (batman is in the backgoround btw, helping get the body ready for the Larry)

Got to talk with Batman, here's what the paint will look like.

 

[Nemo]

Thanks so much to Mark06GT for all the help in choosing a final paint scheme.

 

[pdari]

02Roush,

Would you please tell Lang to stop dragging his feet and taking long breaks and get your Cobra out of there asap so mine can come in? :001_tongue: Just kidding.

I can't wait to see yours finished and transformed.

Philip

 

[NiceGuyEddie]

next time i go to Bob's Big Boy in burbank, i'll hit you up, i want you to come down so i can meet you.

.

 

[Nemo]

pdari, I would love to get it done quicker, but some guy named Larry is holding it up.....
http://www.ffcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198208

And Eddie, I definetly want to see your car and meet. I wish I had all Fridays off, I only get there once awhile. But I definetly wanna do something when its completed. I didn;t get much respnse, but a place in Burbank offered to host a Cobra GTG. I wanna try to get something done.

Anyways, parts are arriving. Radiator, clutch quadrant, Battery box, lower rear arms. Found out the front tubular A-arms and Konis are on backorder. So pdari, Larry might not be the onyl thing slowing it down.

But, they did get the Hellas mounted. :devil2: