my new project for mw08

[svt_cpe]

well i finally got my new project car for next year. its a 97 cobra coupe red/tan with a vortech s-trim. i am pulling the engine this winter and going through it. car currently has about 450hp but when it finished it will have 650-700 on the back tires. i will have some pics up soon. maybe i will have it ready to show by july....... mw07 was a blast cant wait till mw08. oh car is already sporting a mustang week windsheild sticker......

[UGOTTBIT]

Cool can't wait to see the pics of the car! Post'em when you get the chance!

Rusty

[svt_cpe]

i have been trying to post pics but for some reason it wont let me what url's will work?? coral photo bucket?? i have tried attatching and it wants me to resize it to 620x280 or something small. i am trying to get a big pic on the thread.

[svt_cpe]

well still not having any luck with the pics says file not correct format its a jpeg so not sure.

well the engine is out and 5.1 stroker kit is on its way along with full exhaust, cams and other goodies.. by mw08 the car should be putting down 650-750 rwhp. cant wait to wake the strip up with this car next year....

slp loud mouth with cams gotta luv it

[svt_cpe]

well its been a while now and i have got most of the parts in for the cobra. i hope to have it up and running by feb. also getting a new camera for christmas so hopefully i can get pics up soon. its going to be nice have my cobra running agian

[UGOTTBIT]

Keep us posted!

Rusty

[svt_cpe]

here is a pic of the cobra.

[svt_cpe]

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[svt_cpe]

http://www.corral.net/photopost/data/506/thumbs/97_cobra_011.jpg

[svt_cpe]

here is some pics of my short block. 97 teksid block bored .20 new forged cobra crank and manley h-beam rods w/2000 bolts. hopefuly i will have more done this weekend and some new pics up.

[SM69Mach]

Looking good. Should be ready for the road by July!

[svt_cpe]

thanks.. i hope to have it at pro dyno by the end of feb. and i hapoe to have spray on it by mw. and i am trying my best to have around 650 rwhp by mw

[UGOTTBIT]

Is that your stock block? Man that thing is clean! The pic's look great and so do the car. I hope to see it this year. I hope your build and progress go well this time.

Rusty

[svt_cpe]

yup stock block. block was bored .20, decked, honed and line honed. she is good as new now. its all forged and all new. i am going to try and get my heads on it this weekend and get more pics up next week. i was hoping to have the car painted before mw so i could show it but i will just probably have it at the cruise in this year.

[UGOTTBIT]

Are you having any head work done? Are you building it yourself or having someone else do it for you. The pics look great, keep us updated on your progress and good luck to ya.

Rusty

[svt_cpe]

yeah building it myself its really not all that hard just have to watch all of the torque and timming specs. no major head work just put new guids, seals and cleaned up the seats. deburd the exhaust ports but thats about it. mainly forged the bottom end that was the weakest link. but i am going with a stage3 clutch and some other goodies. this weekend was a good one finished up building the engine just have to get a new water pump and a gator belt and its ready to go in the car. i will have new pics up later this week.

[svt_cpe]

yup building it myself. i will have more pics up later this week

[UGOTTBIT]

Cool, just take your time and double check every bolt on the bottom end and recheck all of the touque #'s. Keep us updated. It looks like you are making great progress.

Rusty

[svt_cpe]

sorry for the triple post that was my bad. yeah engine is coming along great i think. and its looking good to. i am hoping to drop it back in the car in about 2 weeks. then i will get to start putting on all my goodies then.

[svt_cpe]

http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x138/kjoye3/th_97cobra0452.jpghttp://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x138/kjoye3/th_97cobra0462.jpghttp://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x138/kjoye3/th_97cobra0442.jpg

here are some pics of my weekend work. i hope these pics turn out ok

[svt_cpe]

http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x138/kjoye3/th_97cobra042.jpg

[svt_cpe]

what do you guys think about the painted valve cover and upper intake? i hope to have the s-trim bolted on by the weekend.

[UGOTTBIT]

I love it! I think that will really set the engine bay off. Just make sure the under hood area is clean and detailed as well and it should all look great!

Rusty

[svt_cpe]

here are some new pics under the hood is cleaned and ready for the engine. just finished wiring the engine and painting the trans. installed 4.30 gear and cleaned under the car also put a 4.10 in the wifes car also. its been a busy weekend and hopefully i can get my engine in next week end.. its getting closer to being ready for the guys at PRO DYNO i cant wait to get the car to them..

[SM69Mach]

Looking Good

[UGOTTBIT]

It's looking great, what color is the intake? Is is powder coated or painted? I love the metal flake on the intake. Now you just need some pics of the engine in the car and some dyno #'s to go with it.

Rusty

[svt_cpe]

the intake and vavle covers are painted for now i just used the dark charcol gray wheel paint and cleared it. if it looks good in the car then i am going to have it powder coated sometime later i would like to have everything chromed but that isn't the budget right now. i hope to have the engine in this week end if it doesn't rain

[UGOTTBIT]

the intake and vavle covers are painted for now i just used the dark charcol gray wheel paint and cleared it. if it looks good in the car then i am going to have it powder coated sometime later i would like to have everything chromed but that isn't the budget right now. i hope to have the engine in this week end if it doesn't rain

Just remember anything that is polished or chromed plated holds heat! But it does look good though. I just hate having to polish and do alot of cleaning under the hood. I'm more of a powder coat person.. if it gets dirty just rinse it off and go. And no more back aches from being under the hood for long periods of time. But to each his own.

Rusty:cool:

[rodcobra]

Just remember anything that is polished or chromed plated holds heat! But it does look good though. I just hate having to polish and do alot of cleaning under the hood. I'm more of a powder coat person.. if it gets dirty just rinse it off and go. And no more back aches from being under the hood for long periods of time. But to each his own.

Rusty:cool:

if it gets dirty just rinse it off and go. And no more back aches from being under the hood for long periods of time. But to each his own.

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT !!!!!:p

[svt_cpe]

i know what you mean. i like the shiny look BUTT...... foamy engine brite and some armoral and it looks just as good or even better and takes oh about like 15-20 min or so not hours on top of hours polishing. well when the cobra is finished other than a new paint job i feel like its going to look really good it might not be the trophie winner my orange 91 coupe was but i will be one nice cruise in car and a ball of fun to drive.

[aaronstiles]

Looks nice, Surprised you didn't upgrade to 03/04 Cobra heads an 99 intake.

[svt_cpe]

i had thought about it but i like the way the 96-98 intake looks and other than some color and a wheel change i didn't wont to go to far from what it was stock. sometimes simple is better. plus with 650 rwhp being the goal it wasn't worth the money to find another set of heads and all of the intake stuff and buy a new inlet for the aftercooler. and the goal also being that the engine look almost stock but build good power. no one can see whats inside :)

[Zacharyx]

Looks great, I do think the color on the intake and valve covers will set off the red, are you going to carry the color overonto anything else under the hood?? with the engine out looks like a great time to clean up some of the wiring in the engine bay

[UGOTTBIT]

Looks great, I do think the color on the intake and valve covers will set off the red, are you going to carry the color overonto anything else under the hood?? with the engine out looks like a great time to clean up some of the wiring in the engine bay

+1 might as well go ahead and do while it is easy to do!:tup:

Rusty:cool:

[svt_cpe]

well the engine is in the car now just have to finish up all of the little thing like putting my wheels on it and putting my gauges in. and more cleaning

[Zacharyx]

Looks good

[svt_cpe]

here's just a little update on the cobra. car is up and running and i think i have all of the bugs worked out of it. i will post new pics soon. i hope i can make it to pro dyno in the next weekend or so and have dan work some magic on it.

[svt_cpe]

here's just a little update on the cobra. car is up and running and i think i have all of the bugs worked out of it. i will post new pics soon. i hope i can make it to pro dyno in the next weekend or so and have dan work some magic on it.

[UGOTTBIT]

Good work and keep us updated on the dyno session!

Rusty

[SM69Mach]

Still after seeing and working on these, it is amazing how much stuff can be crammed into that engine bay!

Looking good. Keep us updated

[svt_cpe]

pics taken behind pro dyno yesterday

[SM69Mach]

Numbers?

[svt_cpe]

not yet alternator went bad and plugs went south. then front caliper started leaking going back in a couple of weeks to finish it up car feels good though.

[UGOTTBIT]

I know what ya mean about things happening. If it isn't one thing it is another.

Rusty

[svt_cpe]

yeah stuff like that happens when a car has been sitting for about a year. caliper leak was a bad seal. i rebuilt all of the calipers when i painted them and i guess i either cut a seal or it got torn putting the front pistons back in. oh well i just fixed that so now on to the alternator. car looks better than when i first got it though.

[UGOTTBIT]

After all of the hard work and head aches it feel good to see the light at the end of the tunnel!

Rusty

[SM69Mach]

Keep us updated, and yes I know about projects and problems when they sit. Mine sat for about 5 years with nothing done to it, with a blown motor. Just keep after it, sound like you are on the way!!