How I spent saturday

Blind · 03-08-2010, 12:56 PM

Out with the stick!

Poly cradle bushings, and a billetflow IRS diff brace already installed on it

Upper brackets mount where the quad shocks used to

(No it isn't leaking, it rained a bit when I had the car jacked up and all the water trapped above the trunk poured out when I lowered the car)

In case you don't know my car, I have a `96 cobra DOHC motor in it too -

now I just need a blower and T56 to complete the transformation

aestrello · 03-08-2010, 02:01 PM

good luck with the shafts... my friend got rid of his in his cobra and went solid...due to breaking 4 of the 1000hp rated ones

Blind · 03-08-2010, 02:07 PM

I don't drag race this car and never will, it's strictly my daily, the only tracks it sees are auto-x events, I've got one coming up on the 28th and I can't wait

aestrello · 03-08-2010, 03:19 PM

then enjoy the new ride and handling

musturbo · 03-08-2010, 05:58 PM

Gotta love maximum motorsports. They make good stuff. I am working on a 96 cobra s trim and a 93 coupe/03 cobra conversion as we speak. Nice work on the 97!

Blind · 03-08-2010, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by musturbo

Gotta love maximum motorsports. They make good stuff. I am working on a 96 cobra s trim and a 93 coupe/03 cobra conversion as we speak. Nice work on the 97!

I love MM stuff, they're local to me and I've got basically their whole catalog in my `89 coupe LOL

Harley#356 · 03-08-2010, 07:08 PM

nice project!!!

Was the IRS pretty much a bolt in swapover?

Looks like a fun DD

Blind · 03-08-2010, 07:14 PM

bolt in, but 4 holes had to be drilled to mount verticle bolts on the upper bracket, from the factory they welded nuts into the frame rails, but the common swap way (and the way I did it) is to just drill all the way up into the trunk and use long bolts with large washers or plates in the trunk.

the lower mounting holes that were for the old lower control arms also had to be enlarged, from 12mm to 14mm, which was a ***** because my drill snagged a couple times and I damn near broke my arm.

it's MUCH nicer now for a DD, even with H&R Race 770lb/in rear springs it handles bumps and rough roads with a lot less impact to my butt.

It's slow as **** right now because it still has the stock gears in it, but I've already picked up a set of ford racing 4.30 gears to throw into it, just waiting to sell my solid axle parts before getting them installed.

03-08-2010, 12:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blind Word Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Socal, 805 Posts: 963 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	How I spent saturday Out with the stick! Poly cradle bushings, and a billetflow IRS diff brace already installed on it Upper brackets mount where the quad shocks used to (No it isn't leaking, it rained a bit when I had the car jacked up and all the water trapped above the trunk poured out when I lowered the car) In case you don't know my car, I have a `96 cobra DOHC motor in it too - now I just need a blower and T56 to complete the transformation

03-08-2010, 02:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
aestrello Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,333 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	good luck with the shafts... my friend got rid of his in his cobra and went solid...due to breaking 4 of the 1000hp rated ones __________________ Anthony

03-08-2010, 02:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blind Word Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Socal, 805 Posts: 963 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	I don't drag race this car and never will, it's strictly my daily, the only tracks it sees are auto-x events, I've got one coming up on the 28th and I can't wait __________________ 2002 DSG HD #09617 Stiegemeier stage IV ported blower/plenum/tb MMR Stage I ported heads 4lb lower, lightning upper pulleys OBX Longtube headers w/Magnaflo CARB legal cats JLP ram air SCT BA-2600 MAF Factory Tech valve body shift kit SCT tuned by www.bottleblownracing.com Hotchkiss swaybars fr/rr Lightning spec Bilsteins all around Belltech shock extenders in rear + JLP drop shackles Pioneer Avic F700BT double din nav Pioneer 400Wx4 amp Phoenix Gold 6.5" components in front, 5x7 coaxials in rear

03-08-2010, 03:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
aestrello Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,333 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	then enjoy the new ride and handling __________________ Anthony

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03-08-2010, 05:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
musturbo traction needed Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Palm Coast Florida Posts: 1,698 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	Gotta love maximum motorsports. They make good stuff. I am working on a 96 cobra s trim and a 93 coupe/03 cobra conversion as we speak. Nice work on the 97!

03-08-2010, 07:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Harley#356 Worlds Fastest HD F150!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Week-Philly; Weekend-Souf Jerz Posts: 31,622 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	nice project!!! Was the IRS pretty much a bolt in swapover? Looks like a fun DD

03-08-2010, 07:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
Blind Word Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Socal, 805 Posts: 963 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	bolt in, but 4 holes had to be drilled to mount verticle bolts on the upper bracket, from the factory they welded nuts into the frame rails, but the common swap way (and the way I did it) is to just drill all the way up into the trunk and use long bolts with large washers or plates in the trunk. the lower mounting holes that were for the old lower control arms also had to be enlarged, from 12mm to 14mm, which was a *** because my drill snagged a couple times and I damn near broke my arm. it's MUCH nicer now for a DD, even with H&R Race 770lb/in rear springs it handles bumps and rough roads with a lot less impact to my butt. It's slow as ** right now because it still has the stock gears in it, but I've already picked up a set of ford racing 4.30 gears to throw into it, just waiting to sell my solid axle parts before getting them installed.