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<blockquote data-quote="tntcobra" data-source="post: 8496303" data-attributes="member: 4421"><p>Great start. Just a bit of advice - stay with it! My own car was 2 years from purchase of the car to the first autocross. And the car is really still not done, just safe to compete with.</p><p>I swapped the entire rear axle rather than changing shafts & converting. I got a great deal on a '96 Cobra rear with brakes so it made sense ($300 picked up and I sold the 4 lug rear for $150!) I have 255/40 RA1s on the car and have no clearance issues. </p><p>RE the brakes, I have 2004 Cobra calipers up front & '96 calipers in the rear. The research I did seemed to imply the factory drum booster was not sufficient for the size increase in the brake calipers. Not sure if that is true or not, but I was at Harry's and pulled a booster with master cylinder from a '95 GT. I think it was $30 or $35 for the assembly. With a little massaging of 2 mounting holes, the entire assembly fit just fine. In hindsite, the '99 up M/C might be a better choice because of the built in bleeding valves.</p><p>I had to plum the rear line. I went off of the center soft line and just added hard lines to the Cobra axle. Then I used factory '96 soft lines to the calipers. That seemed to be a better/easier fix than plumming hard lines on the body and routing the soft lines from there. I will say this - the car STOPS.</p><p>I also used the Maximum 3-2 conversion along with their proportioning valve elimination kit. (Frustrating because it's just 2 couplers!) I have an SSBC adjustable proportioning at the firewall joint. </p><p>I weighed the car after it was painted but before I pulled the climate control, power windows, locks, and with the factory front seats. Then it was 2900 lbs. I figure it's closer to 2800 now. That is a full 800 pounds lighter than my '96 Cobra convertible. With the same size brakes & tires! </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/trccc/1992%20Mustang%20GT%20Road%20Race%20project/?albumview=slideshow" target="_blank">Slideshow of my build</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tntcobra, post: 8496303, member: 4421"] Great start. Just a bit of advice - stay with it! My own car was 2 years from purchase of the car to the first autocross. And the car is really still not done, just safe to compete with. I swapped the entire rear axle rather than changing shafts & converting. I got a great deal on a '96 Cobra rear with brakes so it made sense ($300 picked up and I sold the 4 lug rear for $150!) I have 255/40 RA1s on the car and have no clearance issues. RE the brakes, I have 2004 Cobra calipers up front & '96 calipers in the rear. The research I did seemed to imply the factory drum booster was not sufficient for the size increase in the brake calipers. Not sure if that is true or not, but I was at Harry's and pulled a booster with master cylinder from a '95 GT. I think it was $30 or $35 for the assembly. With a little massaging of 2 mounting holes, the entire assembly fit just fine. In hindsite, the '99 up M/C might be a better choice because of the built in bleeding valves. I had to plum the rear line. I went off of the center soft line and just added hard lines to the Cobra axle. Then I used factory '96 soft lines to the calipers. That seemed to be a better/easier fix than plumming hard lines on the body and routing the soft lines from there. I will say this - the car STOPS. I also used the Maximum 3-2 conversion along with their proportioning valve elimination kit. (Frustrating because it's just 2 couplers!) I have an SSBC adjustable proportioning at the firewall joint. I weighed the car after it was painted but before I pulled the climate control, power windows, locks, and with the factory front seats. Then it was 2900 lbs. I figure it's closer to 2800 now. That is a full 800 pounds lighter than my '96 Cobra convertible. With the same size brakes & tires! [url=http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/trccc/1992%20Mustang%20GT%20Road%20Race%20project/?albumview=slideshow]Slideshow of my build[/url] Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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