Hey Dudes!!
This is my first build ever. For those of you that already know me, I am very particular and have a horrible sickness called OCD. I'm very particular and try not to cut corners. It makes my life pretty miserable but my projects turn out pretty damn legit. lol
I am a perfectionist and i'm pretty anal about cleanliness.
Kind of excited to see the outcome.
I will give you a little history on my car before I unload all the pictures.
I am the second owner of a beautiful 1997 Cobra. I purchased the car 2.5 years ago with 37K original miles and now the car has 41K. The car is flawless and has been garaged for most of the 12 years. I now keep it in my buddies Hangar along with our other toys at a local airport and work on it every weekend.
The reason why I started this project in the first place was becuase of a leaky oil pan & I was pushing my stock bottom end to its limits at 480RWHP. Pretty much pulled the pin on a grenade and was waiting for some sort of explosion and an oily mess on the pavement. I've been saving my money and I decided to start a one of a kind build.
OEM B Head work to be done by Ron @ FoxLake Racing:
Stage 3 CNC 5 Axis Port & Polish
SS Ferrera Valves
Bronze Valve Guides
Titanium Valve Springs & Retainers
Stock 97 Cams
Every bolt replaced with ARP
OEM Short Block work to be done:
OEM Teksid Block-.10 over
9:0-9:5 Compression Ratio
Forged I or H Beam Rods
Diamond Pistons-Ceramic Top Coating/Teflon Side Skirts/Notched
Possible Stroker Motor-Not Sure Yet
Every bolt replaced with ARP
ALKY Control Meth Injection[Dual-Nozzle]
My goal is 600-650 RWHP
I will be using a Vortech V1 Si-Trim with an Air to Air cooler.
Every OEM bolt/nut/washer on the engine and suspension has been replaced!! I'm not kdding either. Almost every single OEM bolt has been taking off the car. This is what took me the most amount of time. I've been working with Dave over at ProWeld on sizes and thread pitches.
Pro Weld Performance Parts
All the engine bolts are Allen Head Stainless Steel and all the suspension bolts are Allen Head Grade 12 Black Oxide.
Just about all old and new parts have been powdercoated. I've spent over $1200 in powdercoating. Nothing in my engine bay will look old or worn out.
Here is the eye candy!!
Right before the start of Project OCD
And the fun begins
All recyclable trash:rockon:
My OCD Table's full of top of the line HP Parts epper:
BGG 8 Rib Setup with 10% Overdrive Crank
Vortech Si-Trim with huge Turbonetic's FMIC (3.1" Ultra Grip Pulley)
"Big Red" Bypass Valve(Open)
60# injectors
Accufab Race TB
Custom Anderson Power Pipe Powder-Coated Silver
Custom Oil Catch Can
Red Monster's COP Harness
03 Cobra Coils
etc
IW 10% Overdrive 8 Rib Crank Pulley
Set of 03 Cobra Valve Covers purchased from SVTP Member 03DSGSnake
Had them powdercoated Ford Wrinkle Blue through Action Powdercoating
Canton Power Steering Res. -Before-
After
Bung welded on Canton RR Pan for Blower Return
Oil Pan was then fully flat clear-coated to protect Zinc Finish
Intake Manifold -Before-
-After-
I even powder coated my EGR Valve silver and flat black.
Coolant Crossover Tube "Head Cooling Mod" -Before-
Powder-Coated and Clear Coated. New Sensors and XRP Fitting -After-
Some of the Stainless Hardware & XRP Fittings
More Stainless Hardware! ;-)
Maximum Motorsport K Member Package (Street)
Powder-Coated front Sway Bar and Sway Bar Brackets
Bilstein HD Struts w/300lb Springs
Grade 12 Strut Bolts and Nuts
Grade 12 K-Member Bolts
Brand New OEM 04 Cobra Rack and Pinion from Tousley Ford (Thanks Steve)
Grade 12 Steering Rack Bolts
MM Bumpsteer Kit and Solid Rack Bushings
MM Caster Camber Plates
Power Slot Rotors
Hawk HPS Pads
MM Steel Braided Lines
Speed-Bleeders
New Motorcraft Hub Nuts and Hub Dust Caps
Stainless Steel Guide pin and Anti-Rattle Clips
New OEM Powder-Coated Dust Sheilds
Powder-Coated Spindles
Powder-Coated Cobra Calipers and Brackets (Color-Mirror Red) (Thanks Mike from ThePowdercoater.com)
New Timken Hubs with ARP Studs
Suspension and Brakes all Installed
-More pics and More Install-
-Continued on Page 5 Post 108-
This is my first build ever. For those of you that already know me, I am very particular and have a horrible sickness called OCD. I'm very particular and try not to cut corners. It makes my life pretty miserable but my projects turn out pretty damn legit. lol
I am a perfectionist and i'm pretty anal about cleanliness.
Kind of excited to see the outcome.
I will give you a little history on my car before I unload all the pictures.
I am the second owner of a beautiful 1997 Cobra. I purchased the car 2.5 years ago with 37K original miles and now the car has 41K. The car is flawless and has been garaged for most of the 12 years. I now keep it in my buddies Hangar along with our other toys at a local airport and work on it every weekend.
The reason why I started this project in the first place was becuase of a leaky oil pan & I was pushing my stock bottom end to its limits at 480RWHP. Pretty much pulled the pin on a grenade and was waiting for some sort of explosion and an oily mess on the pavement. I've been saving my money and I decided to start a one of a kind build.
OEM B Head work to be done by Ron @ FoxLake Racing:
Stage 3 CNC 5 Axis Port & Polish
SS Ferrera Valves
Bronze Valve Guides
Titanium Valve Springs & Retainers
Stock 97 Cams
Every bolt replaced with ARP
OEM Short Block work to be done:
OEM Teksid Block-.10 over
9:0-9:5 Compression Ratio
Forged I or H Beam Rods
Diamond Pistons-Ceramic Top Coating/Teflon Side Skirts/Notched
Possible Stroker Motor-Not Sure Yet
Every bolt replaced with ARP
ALKY Control Meth Injection[Dual-Nozzle]
My goal is 600-650 RWHP
I will be using a Vortech V1 Si-Trim with an Air to Air cooler.
Every OEM bolt/nut/washer on the engine and suspension has been replaced!! I'm not kdding either. Almost every single OEM bolt has been taking off the car. This is what took me the most amount of time. I've been working with Dave over at ProWeld on sizes and thread pitches.
Pro Weld Performance Parts
All the engine bolts are Allen Head Stainless Steel and all the suspension bolts are Allen Head Grade 12 Black Oxide.
Just about all old and new parts have been powdercoated. I've spent over $1200 in powdercoating. Nothing in my engine bay will look old or worn out.
Here is the eye candy!!
Right before the start of Project OCD
And the fun begins
All recyclable trash:rockon:
My OCD Table's full of top of the line HP Parts epper:
BGG 8 Rib Setup with 10% Overdrive Crank
Vortech Si-Trim with huge Turbonetic's FMIC (3.1" Ultra Grip Pulley)
"Big Red" Bypass Valve(Open)
60# injectors
Accufab Race TB
Custom Anderson Power Pipe Powder-Coated Silver
Custom Oil Catch Can
Red Monster's COP Harness
03 Cobra Coils
etc
IW 10% Overdrive 8 Rib Crank Pulley
Set of 03 Cobra Valve Covers purchased from SVTP Member 03DSGSnake
Had them powdercoated Ford Wrinkle Blue through Action Powdercoating
Canton Power Steering Res. -Before-
After
Bung welded on Canton RR Pan for Blower Return
Oil Pan was then fully flat clear-coated to protect Zinc Finish
Intake Manifold -Before-
-After-
I even powder coated my EGR Valve silver and flat black.
Coolant Crossover Tube "Head Cooling Mod" -Before-
Powder-Coated and Clear Coated. New Sensors and XRP Fitting -After-
Some of the Stainless Hardware & XRP Fittings
More Stainless Hardware! ;-)
Maximum Motorsport K Member Package (Street)
Powder-Coated front Sway Bar and Sway Bar Brackets
Bilstein HD Struts w/300lb Springs
Grade 12 Strut Bolts and Nuts
Grade 12 K-Member Bolts
Brand New OEM 04 Cobra Rack and Pinion from Tousley Ford (Thanks Steve)
Grade 12 Steering Rack Bolts
MM Bumpsteer Kit and Solid Rack Bushings
MM Caster Camber Plates
Power Slot Rotors
Hawk HPS Pads
MM Steel Braided Lines
Speed-Bleeders
New Motorcraft Hub Nuts and Hub Dust Caps
Stainless Steel Guide pin and Anti-Rattle Clips
New OEM Powder-Coated Dust Sheilds
Powder-Coated Spindles
Powder-Coated Cobra Calipers and Brackets (Color-Mirror Red) (Thanks Mike from ThePowdercoater.com)
New Timken Hubs with ARP Studs
Suspension and Brakes all Installed
-More pics and More Install-
-Continued on Page 5 Post 108-
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